The Repair Shop - Season 7 - Eps 17: Cigar Box Ukulele
Jay Blades and the team bring three treasured family heirlooms, and the memories they hold, back to life. Metal maestro Dominic Chinea is blown away by a prewar ride-on toy aeroplane that has been grounded for decades. Owner Charlotte is hoping to restore her grandpa's vintage toy for her own daughter Phoebe to enjoy. Rusty and in pieces, getting the plane fit for piloting again is going to be a mammoth job for Dom. Luthier Julyan Wallis is tasked with reviving a make-do-and-mend ukulele fashioned from an old cigar box. This hand-crafted instrument was made by owner Kate's father in the 1920s and was played at family gatherings throughout her childhood. And ceramics expert Kirsten Ramsey works wonders on a collection of badly broken zoo animals made from wood pulp.
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
