Best TV Tonight: The Repair Shop

The current series of The Repair Shop concludes tonight at 8pm on BBC One.

The restoration team takes on the intricate task of reviving four cherished heirlooms, each holding significant sentimental value. Among the items is a shattered ceramic poppy with a poignant history—a symbolic piece created for the 2014 art installation at the Tower of London commemorating the centenary of WW1. Steph and her stepmother Alex entrust ceramics conservator Kirsten Ramsay with the broken poppy, a tangible reminder of their late father and husband, Pete. Pete, who proudly served in the Royal Artillery, had purchased the poppy during the installation as a cherished memento of their day together. Unfortunately, the poppy broke into pieces when Alex moved it inside for safekeeping after Pete's passing in 2017. Kirsten faces the challenge of piecing together this emotionally charged artifact.

Barber Panos Adamou brings in a vintage hot towel machine, a relic from the 1950s, passed down by his Cypriot father, Peter. The machine once played a crucial role in Peter's successful barbershop, where it produced hot towels for wet shaves. Panos, inspired by his father's legacy, aims to restore the machine in his own barbershop as a tribute to Peter, who recently passed away. Metal master Dom Chinea faces the task of reviving the vintage tool, dealing with limescale issues and multiple leaks to bring it back to working order.

Horologist Steve Fletcher steps into the spotlight as Jasvinder seeks to restore her father Darshan's beloved wall clock from the 1960s. The clock, known as a 30-day clock, holds sentimental value for Jasvinder and her brother, who fondly remember its distinctive chime. Steve takes on the challenge of addressing gummed-up main springs, endeavoring to recreate the resonating sound that holds precious memories of Jasvinder's father, lost when she was just eight years old.

Lastly, sisters Tiffany and Sarah present a stained portrait of their elder sister, Tracy, who tragically passed away as a teenager. The pastel artwork holds immense sentimental value, and the sisters turn to paper conservator Louise Drover in the hope of improving and preserving it. Louise employs various ingenious techniques to transform and wow the sisters with the revitalized portrait.