The Repair Shop - Season 2 - Eps 1: Violin
Today in the Repair Shop, Jay Blades and the team bring three treasured family heirlooms, and the memories they hold, back to life. Resident antique photography expert Brenton West brings his expertise to bear on a camera that survived the First World War but hasn't taken a picture in over a hundred years, while leather expert Suzie adds a surprise touch that leaves the camera's owner Phil lost for words. Furniture restorer Will Kirk and horologist Steve Fletcher joins forces to get a 20th-century designer wooden screen back on its feet. And violin restorer John Dilworth works on a treasured instrument that spent World War II in Auschwitz concentration camp.
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