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Episode 11

Episode 11 of 15

Jay Blades and the team bring family heirlooms back to life. Resident clock expert Steven Fletcher and ceramics conservator Kirsten Ramsay toil on a fragile 19th-century clock.

Today in the Repair Shop, Jay Blades and the team bring three treasured family heirlooms, and the memories they hold, back to life.

Resident clock expert Steven Fletcher and ceramics conservator Kirsten Ramsay toil on a fragile 19th-century clock. Several of the porcelain details were broken off when the clock took a tumble several years ago but with Steve's mind for mechanisms and Kirsten's eye for detail, the pair soon have it looking and sounding as good as new.

Saddle maker Suzie Fletcher answers a mayday call from a young man who wants to surprise his father by having a WW2 pilot's bomber jacket restored. The ripped and weathered jacket was worn by his grandfather while serving in the RAF's Coastguard Command, protecting our home coast from attack. Suzie rises to the challenge and carefully restores this important piece of history, much to the delight of the family. Meanwhile, antique type writer restorer George Blackman completely dismantles and rebuilds a type writer with impressive military and royal connections.

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44 minutes

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Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

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    Chris Constantinou and Paul Frazer

    Everyday Hero

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Role Contributor
Expert Jay Blades
Expert Steve Fletcher
Expert Suzie Fletcher
Expert George Blackman
Expert Kirsten Ramsay
Executive Producer Rob Butterfield
Executive Producer Emma Walsh
Series Producer Alex Raw
Production Company Ricochet Limited

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