The Repair Shop - Season 1 - Eps 5: Italian Chair
Today in the repair shop, a precious 19th-century Italian chair tests Jay Blades's soft and hard furnishing skills. Resident ceramicist Kirsten Ramsey painstakingly puts the broken bits of a shattered piece by Jean Lurcat, a contemporary of Picasso's, back together again. And furniture restorer Will Kirk sets to work on a very special jewellery box.
About The Repair Shop
Title: The Repair Shop
First Air Date: 2017-03-27
Last Air Date: 2025-10-29
Status: Returning Series
Rating: 6.9/10 (from 28 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 16
Total Episodes: 342
Network: BBC One BBC Two
Genres: Reality
Production Companies: Ricochet
Synopsis
The Repair Shop is a workshop of dreams, where broken or damaged cherished family heirlooms are brought back to life. Furniture restorers, horologists, metal workers, ceramicists, upholsterers and all manner of skilled craftsmen and women have been brought together to work in one extraordinary space, restoring much-loved possessions to their former glory.
Cast
Bill Paterson
Self - Narrator
Lucia Scalisi
Self - Expert
Dominic Chinea
Self - Expert
Steven Fletcher
Self - Expert
Brenton West
Self - Expert
Pete Woods
Self - Expert
Julie Tatchell
Self - Expert
Will Kirk
Self - Expert
Suzie Fletcher
Self - Expert
Sonnaz Nooranvary
Self - Expert