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Metal expert Dominic Chinea and wood restorer Will Kirk have the rare opportunity to work on a wooden travel trunk, used by a family of Polish refugees, as they travelled the globe looking for a permanent place to call home. They eventually voyage to Britain aboard the Empire Windrush in 1948, with all their possessions kept in the trunk. Theresa Sothcott and her sister-in-law Jane, from Leicester tell the fascinating story of their mother, aunt and grandmother's adventures and ask the duo to conserve this precious, if battered, heirloom. Dom tackles the rusty metal trim of the trunk with his trusty power tools. Then comes up with a clever trick to work magic on the hinges and handles. While Will carefully cleans and treats the original tired wood, thus reviving and preserving it beautifully. Next to test the Repair Shop's knowledge and expertise…Gil and Sue Duffy from Worcestershire. They bring a precious parcel for the attention of ceramics expert, Kirsten Ramsay. The glass and resin trophy was created in honour of their daughter Krissy, who tragically died at just 31 years of age. She was a keen horsewoman and classic car racing driver. An unfortunate accident meant a large section of glass had snapped off the trophy, the resin horse head fell off and the wooden plinth was scuffed. Will helps with the plinth and sets about crafting a bespoke travel case, to keep the trophy safe. Kirsten has the tricky task of gluing the substantial glass pieces together. Erasing any evidence of a fix is infamously difficult with glass but she does the family proud and the trophy can continue to be awarded at the race that commemorates Krissy's life for the foreseeable future. And clockwork guru and vintage toy enthusiast Steve Fletcher is captivated when Martin and Richard Scott, from Lincolnshire, arrive bearing a 1940s toy gyroscope complete with the original box. The little plastic cyclist should pedal his bike when a cord is pulled but he stalled 70 years ago and hasn't got going since. His plastic limbs and body are disintegrating and both the front wheel and mechanism are broken. Steve comes up with an ingenious plan to get this plucky cyclist back on his bike and race ready! Martin is overjoyed to see his childhood toy whizz around once more.

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Nestled deep in the British countryside is The Repair Shop, where a team of Britain's most skilled and caring craftspeople rescue and resurrect items their owners thought were beyond saving. Together they transform priceless pieces of family history and bring loved, but broken treasures, and the memories they hold back to life.

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