The Repair Shop: Series 13
Season 13 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of The Repair Shop Season 12.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 13 Progress Shield
Episode 1
Apr 10, 2024 · 57 min
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 challenge
Episode 2
Apr 24, 2024 · 57 min
The pressure is on for Will as a garden gate from Roald Dahl’s mother’s house arrives in pieces. Rebecca and Jay get a spring in their step as a dancing dress needs saving.
Episode 3
May 1, 2024 · 57 min
Brenton’s on a special mission to save a gold-plated car from The Spy Who Loved Me. Richard is stunned as he transforms a locket that has been buried for over a century.
Episode 4
May 15, 2024 · 57 min
Bookbinder Chris Shaw restores a notebook containing codebreaking secrets that helped the Enigma team in Bletchley Park. And it's all hands on deck as a 250-year-old fire pump roar
Episode 5
May 29, 2024 · 57 min
A poignant reminder of the Aids crisis that killed so many young men in the 80s as Sonnaz helps Leigh honour his partner, Greg, who was lost.
Episode 6
Jun 12, 2024 · 59 min
It is sequins galore for Jay and Rebecca as they welcome a dress from one of Britain’s most famous drag icons, that’s in need of a nip and tuck. And a 1990s BMX rides again!
Episode 7
Aug 14, 2024 · 57 min
The Willis-Cox family from Northampton hope that Will Kirk can save a treasured family member. Meanwhile, Steve takes on a sketchy job with an iconic toy from the eighties.
Episode 8
Aug 21, 2024 · 57 min
A dictaphone containing a recording of a loved one unheard for 80 years challenges Mark, whilst a barber set and a fruit bowl smashed by accident are also on the list.
Episode 9
Aug 28, 2024 · 57 min
A broken ring, a reminder of great courage in the face of tyranny, and two very heavy pieces of sporting history require the team’s efforts to be restored to their former glory.
Episode 10
Sep 4, 2024 · 57 min
Lilian from Northern Ireland hopes the team can get a tune out of her father’s homemade harp. After learning to make it from a book, he went on to become a world-renowned craftsman
Episode 11
Sep 11, 2024 · 57 min
Textile conservator Rebecca must save an Indian ceremonial coat from the 19th century, while a treasured reminder of a childhood lived in the fast lane is a challenge for Dom.
Episode 12
Sep 18, 2024 · 57 min
A farming family’s butter churn and a fire-damaged teddy bear are given new life, and a guitar amp at the centre of Derry's punk scene in the 1970s is ready to roar again.
Episode 13
Sep 25, 2024 · 57 min
A vintage film projector presents a dream challenge for Mark while a retro pair of earrings create a 3D headache for Richard.
Episode 14
Oct 2, 2024 · 57 min
Silversmith Brenton restores a tray that represents one family’s tale of endurance, while Lucia brings an amateur dramatic society’s painting centre stage.
Episode 15
Oct 9, 2024 · 57 min
The Bear Ladies return a lifelong furry friend to former glory while paper conservator Angelina helps honour victims of one of Britain’s worst mining disasters.
Episode 16
Oct 16, 2024 · 59 min
The iconic original chair from TV’s Mastermind puts furniture restorer Sonnaz’s specialist subject to the test.
Episode 17
Oct 23, 2024 · 59 min
An example of mid-century technology for the blind arrives at the Repair Shop, along with a 19th-century knife-sharpening device.