The Repair Shop: Series 5
Season 5 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 4.
- 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 5 Progress Shield
Ornate Wooden Piano Stool
Nov 18, 2019 · 43 min
A beautiful carved walnut piano stool arrives for the attention of furniture restorer Will Kirk. Proud owner Mary treasures the stool as it holds many memories of the lady who took
RAF Mascot Teddy Bear
Nov 19, 2019 · 44 min
Metal worker Dominic Chinea takes on a former fairground family’s water can. The can represents owner David’s childhood travelling around the country, but large sections of it have
Military Drum
Nov 20, 2019 · 43 min
There’s a treat in store for metalworker Dominic Chinea when he comes face to face with a one-of-a-kind bicycle sidecar, designed for junior passengers. Owners Chrissy and Steve ha
Sea Serpent Pen Holder
Nov 21, 2019 · 44 min
Master saddler Susie Fletcher has her work cut out with a treasured leather satchel that’s been through the wars. Owner John’s grandfather bought it in a Cairo market while serving
Boxing Gloves
Nov 22, 2019 · 43 min
Master saddler Suzie Fletcher rescues a pair of tired and torn boxing gloves that once belonged to the owner Andy’s uncle, who died tragically as a young man. Andy is keen to have
Wind-Up Panda
Nov 25, 2019 · 43 min
A once-beautiful mid-century coffee table has been part of owner Graham's life for 60 years. The item belonged to his parents and took pride of place in their living room. Wood res
Wind-Up Train
Nov 26, 2019 · 43 min
The team takes on a wooden desk that has seen some serious swotting, a charming scrapbook charting a fantastic story and a now defunct wind up train. Steve starts off by trying to
Flexiwhirl Seesaw
Nov 27, 2019 · 43 min
Metal worker Dominic Chinea is challenged to revive a rare and curious 1930s children's toy seesaw, while hand embroidery expert Sara Dennis is given the challenge of reviving a ce
WWII Lucky Mascot
Nov 28, 2019 · 43 min
Jay Blades and the team revive and restore a previous brooch, a teddy bear called Chiefy with a suspected moth infestation and a well-traveled trunk, which after a journey of 6,000
Ship's Wheel
Nov 29, 2019 · 43 min
It's all hands on deck as the crew tackles a dilapidated wheel from a scrapped Scottish fishing boat, a worn out football mascot, and a well-worn commemorative cricket ball. Suzie
Ted the Teddy Bear
Dec 2, 2019 · 43 min
Lesley Keller's from London hopes toy restorers Julie Tatchall and Amanda Middleditch can get a very old friend back on his feet. Ted means an awful lot to Lesley as he was one of
Antique Bridle
Dec 3, 2019 · 43 min
Janette Drew and her mother, Margaret Murphy, are hoping that metalwork Expert Dominic Chinea can save a bench that's on its last legs. Meanwhile, a unique piece of family heritage
Vintage Bottle Stopper
Dec 4, 2019 · 43 min
The team takes on a rusty pedal scooter, a keepsake with a theatrical past: an original engraved powder compact, and a whimsical vintage bottle stopper whose smiling face and red n
Smuggler's Telescope
Dec 5, 2019 · 43 min
The team takes on a tippling stick thought to have belonged to George V, a nearly 200-year-old telescope that needs the eye of optics expert Richard Biggs, and a Victorian high cha
Antique Toy Cannon
Dec 6, 2019 · 43 min
Today the team takes on an antique firing toy cannon handed down to Andrew by his grandfather, a novelty Victorian inkwell in the shape of a hat, and a saintly statue that's suffer
Homemade Telescope
Dec 9, 2019 · 43 min
The team takes on a well-traveled leather case, a fantastic homemade telescope built from scrap metal and a century old decorative bowl that survived the Nazis. Suzie and Lucia mak
Iraqi Samovar
Dec 10, 2019 · 43 min
The team takes on a family butcher's trusty (and rusty) sausage making machine, a crumbling Edwardian album full of treasured postcards, a satchel bought in North Africa and an Ira
200-Year-Old Fire Bucket
Dec 11, 2019 · 43 min
The team tackles a small but very precious family heirloom: a 170 year old gold ring, with intricate detailing, that is currently in pieces, a jewellery box bought in Italy, and a
Homemade Gramophone
Dec 12, 2019 · 43 min
The team takes on a smashed piggy bank, a homemade gramophone that has lost its voice and a tarnished 19th-century ceremonial helmet.
Tape-Recording Machine
Dec 13, 2019 · 43 min
The team takes on a broken tape-recording machine, a costume that once belonged to a 1950s strong woman and a broken wind-up car.
Jamaican Pump Organ
Mar 18, 2020 · 57 min
The team takes on a Jamaican pump organ, an RAF bomber pilot's hat, a baby crib made during the First World War and a naval rigging kit.
World-Travelled Stowaway Bicycle
Mar 25, 2020 · 57 min
The team rejuvenates a jukebox owned by widower Geoff, a stowaway bicycle that has travelled the world, the oldest item to be restored - a lantern clock and a compass from the life
Shattered Stained-Glass Door Panel
Apr 1, 2020 · 57 min
Jay Blades and the team tackle a torn leather armchair, a broken music box, a faded portrait and a shattered stained-glass door panel.
Alabaster Light Shade
Apr 8, 2020 · 57 min
The team tackle an alabaster light shade, a piano stool, a toy bus and a pair of binoculars.
Wind-up Bird Cage
Apr 15, 2020 · 57 min
Jay Blades and the team tackle a wind-up bird cage, a host of carved angels, a Georgian peat bucket and a surgeon's leather case.
Grocer's Scales
Sep 7, 2020 · 43 min
Jay Blades and the team take on a set of shopkeeper's scales, a leather keepsake bag and an Egyptian table.
Victorian Automaton
Sep 8, 2020 · 43 min
Jay Blades and the team tackle a bus conductor’s ticket machine, a Victorian automaton and a former world champion’s kick-boxing trophy.
Art Deco Chiming Clock
Sep 10, 2020 · 43 min
Jay Blades and the team tackle an art deco clock, a teddy bear and a 3D photograph viewer.
Air-Powered Toy Car
Sep 11, 2020 · 43 min
Jay Blades and the team tackle a chair used during the investiture ceremony of the Prince of Wales, an air-powered toy car and a RNLI donation box.
1940s Toy Gyroscope
Sep 14, 2020 · 43 min
Jay Blades and the team tackle a refugee family's wooden trunk, a memorial trophy and a gyroscopic toy cyclist.
Victorian Sewing Machine
Sep 15, 2020 · 43 min
Jay Blades and the team tackle a tarnished rugby trophy, a Victorian sewing machine and an accordion.
Marionette Theatre
Sep 16, 2020 · 43 min
Jay Blades and the team tackle a wooden toolbox, a plate camera and a marionette theatre.
100-Year-Old Surveyor's Theodolite
Sep 17, 2020 · 43 min
Jay Blades and the team tackle a surveyor's theodolite, an ice cream bell and a football.
World War II Mascot Doll
Sep 18, 2020 · 43 min
The restoration experts tackle a pewter chess set representing the American War of Independence, an X-shape chair from Syria dating back to the beginning of the 20th century and a
Incident Room 'Murder Box'
Sep 21, 2020 · 43 min
Bear repair team Julie Tatchell and Amanda Middleditch are ready and waiting to give an adored 60s teddy bear called Fred (the threadbare Fred bear) a much needed makeover. He has
Dad's Old Saxophone
Sep 22, 2020 · 43 min
The first visitor to The Repair Shop's barn today is Lorna Douglas who's brought her Dad's old saxophone for Pete Woods to repair and restore. Then John brings in an old, damaged f
Semi-Acoustic Guitar
Sep 23, 2020 · 43 min
Luthier (a maker and repairer of stringed instruments) Julyan Wallis gets to grips with a semi acoustic guitar that has spanned three generations. Pete Rout and his son, Tom, put t
Fire-Damaged Silver Vanity Set
Sep 24, 2020 · 43 min
In the Repair Shop today, the team takes on a fire-damaged silver vanity set, a WW2 secret agent canister and a wooden toy carousel.
Brass Shop Till
Sep 25, 2020 · 44 min
Jay Blades and the team takes on a tarnished brass shop till, a doll's house bestowed to a children's hospice and a communion box.
Beloved Banjo
Sep 28, 2020 · 44 min
Stringed instrument restorer Julyan Wallis sets to work on a beloved banjo. The banjo belonged to Kipper Tranter's dear departed friend, Ted. Ted took a young and wayward Kipper un
18th Century French Clock
Sep 29, 2020 · 44 min
Today, Andy Cronkite brings in an 18th century clock made by renowned French maker Julian Beliard. The prized piece was rescued from a church cellar after an attack during the Lond
Railway Shunter's Lamp
Oct 6, 2020 · 44 min
Woodwork expert Will Kirk is enchanted by a musical jewellery box that miraculously survived a devastating house fire. Pamela Lamb from Devon cherishes this memento, as it belonged
Junior Drum Kit
Oct 1, 2020 · 44 min
Keith Kear from Epping Forest has a junior drum kit for musical instrument expert Pete Woods to work on. The 1920s drums were originally his father's, and then a young Keith played
Battered Old Trumpet
Oct 2, 2020 · 44 min
Jay Blades and the team take on a dented trumpet, a decorative belt awarded to a Victorian sporting hero and a metal roundabout. The first visitors to the barn are Cassie and Sue D
Ploughing World Championship Trophies
Oct 5, 2020 · 43 min
Jay Blades and the team tackle a writing bureau, a pair of dancing clogs and a couple of ploughing trophies.