The team restore a designer handbag gifted to a plucky young woman for the part she played in trying to make 1960s Britain better. Christine and her granddaughter Daisy have brought the accessory with attitude for the attention of leather expert Suzie Fletcher. Back in 1967, when the country was in recession, Christine was working as a typist with four other girls in an office. In response to a memo asking workers for ideas on how to help the country out, the girls came up with a cunning plan that caught the attention of newspapers. The ensuing publicity resulted in an Italian doctor sending each of them their very own exclusive, designer bag. The stylish accessory still means the world to Christine, but after half a century of use, it’s suffering its own setbacks. Suzie must enlist the help of Brenton West to get the treasured possession back to its Swinging Sixties best.\n\nFarming family Vanessa and children Will, Jess and Ellie have brought a mini machine that holds memories of someone very special. Vanessa’s husband Rob was a third-generation farmer who was bought this toy tractor when he was just four years old. Tractors became a huge part of Rob’s life. He even travelled to his wedding on one and transported his daughter to her school prom on a tractor too! But a tragic accident whilst repairing a barn roof on the farm meant Rob died when he was only 52 years old. Dominic Chinea knows it’s a hugely important fix for the family and sets to work to create a stunning transformation that leaves them marvelling at his metalwork.\n\nThe final visitors to the barn are Sindy and her son Gopal, with a family heirloom that has lost its edge. Jonathan Reid is one of only a handful of scissor makers, or putters, left in Britain, and he is tasked with reviving the blunt instrument so that Sindy can continue a family tradition of making garments for her son’s upcoming nuptials.
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Series 13: Episode 3
The barn welcomes Anthony from Norwich, who has brought in a very rare model car for the attention of Brenton West. The gold-plated model of the Lotus Esprit, the submarine car, ...
01-05-2024
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Series 13: Episode 2
First into the barn is Hannah Smart, with a moss-covered garden gate which is essentially just a pile of sticks. It comes from the cottage Hannah has just bought which is the fo ...
29-04-2024
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Series 4 (shortened Versions): Episode 1
Jay Blades and the team bring three treasured family heirlooms, and the memories they hold, back to life.\n\nResident clockmaker Steven Fletcher rescues a very special skeleton ...
17-04-2024
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Series 13: Episode 1
Stepping into the barn is a pair of tiny cowboy boots, treasured by the family of Elton John's former drummer, while queen of the invisible fix Kirsten faces her biggest challen ...
15-04-2024
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Series 10: Episode 11
Jay Blades and the team bring four treasured family heirlooms, and the memories they hold, back to life.\n\nGreg Silvester won numerous medals at Special Olympics events over th ...
03-04-2024
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Series 10: Episode 9
Jay Blades and the team bring four treasured family heirlooms, and the memories they hold, back to life.\n\nMei-Mei Heryet is the first to arrive at the barn, with an ornately c ...
27-03-2024
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Series 10: Episode 8
Jay Blades and the team bring three treasured family heirlooms, and the memories they hold, back to life.\n\nMaster cobbler Dean Westmoreland is put through his paces when Neil ...
20-03-2024
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Series 10: Episode 5
Jay Blades and the team bring four treasured family heirlooms, and the memories they hold, back to life. \n \nFirst to arrive today is a musical challenge for the barn’s i ...
13-03-2024
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Series 4 (shortened Versions): Episode 11
Jay Blades and the team bring three treasured family heirlooms, and the memories they hold, back to life.\n\nMetal worker Dom Chinea takes on the challenge of restoring a batter ...
08-03-2024
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Series 11: Episode 38
It’s silversmith Brenton West’s time to shine as he is called upon to give a worn and bent brass key ring a new lease of life. The treasured trinket was made for Nei ...
01-03-2024
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Series 7: Episode 33
Jay Blades and the team bring three treasured family heirlooms, and the memories they hold, back to life.\n\nThe first visitor to the barn is Sue Kent from Manchester, with an h ...
25-10-2023
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Series 4 (shortened Versions): Episode 15
Jay Blades and the team bring three treasured family heirlooms, and the memories they hold, back to life.\n\nNinety-seven-year old Audrey is the owner of a beautiful vintage con ...
21-01-2022
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Series 7: Episode 4
Jay Blades and the team bring three treasured family heirlooms, and the memories they hold, back to life.\n\nMetal expert Dominic Chinea takes on a toy carriage which originally ...
02-12-2021
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Series 11: Episode 4
The experts are excited to work their magic on three new items.\n\nBookbinder Chris Shaw cannot believe his luck when visitor Tara walks through the barn doors clutching an inst ...
15-01-2024
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Series 11: Episode 14
Jay Blades and the Repair Shop team bring three cherished possessions, and the memories they hold, back to life.\n\nAs the team set up for the day, there’s a new expert ea ...
29-01-2024
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60-minute Versions: Episode 26
Today in the Repair Shop, Jay Blades and the team bring three treasured family heirlooms, and the memories they hold, back to life.\n\nUpholsterer Sonnaz Nooranvary revamps a fa ...
21-10-2020
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Series 11: Episode 32
Jay Blades and his talented team work wonders on three family heirlooms.\n\nJustine is hoping that goldsmith Richard Talman can rescue her engagement ring in the nick of time. T ...
22-02-2024
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Series 11: Episode 30
First into the barn are Billie and her grandmother Doreen with a cherished baby doll which has lost its sheen. Doreen’s father brought the doll, called Suzy, back from nav ...
20-02-2024
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Series 11: Episode 15
The team is tasked with putting the spice back into three cherished heirlooms.\n\nFirst into the barn is Pablo with a cherished item linked to his Spanish heritage. The ground-d ...
30-01-2024
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Series 11: Episode 25
There’s a little bit of mischief to be had at the barn when Jenny and her brother Mark arrive with a very special delivery marked for the attention of musical instrument e ...
13-02-2024
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