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Worst episode
S7E14 Hand-Made Toy Racing Car
6.36 votes
Best episode
S1E2 Vintage Telephone
8.636 votes
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Season 2
8.3avg
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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    The Repair Shop Season 7 Episode 14 - Hand-Made Toy Racing Car
    6.3/10(6 votes)

    S7:E14

    Jay Blades and the team bring three treasured family heirlooms, and the memories they hold, back to life. Mechanical maestro Steve Fletcher and metal man Dominic Chinea tackle the motor and body of a hand-made toy racing car. Leather expert Suzie Fletcher get to grips with a leather bowls bag that is due to be passed on to the fifth generation of a sports-mad family. And wood expert Will Kirk works his magic on an intricately carved box from the Far East.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Repair Shop Season 11 Episode 5 - Episode 5
    6.7/10(7 votes)

    S11:E5

    Jay Blades and the team revitalise a painting with woodworm, an Arabic musical instrument and a flying helmet owned by a trailblazing female pilot.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Repair Shop Season 11 Episode 6 - Episode 6
    6.8/10(7 votes)

    S11:E6

    A giant toy lion, a vintage cash register and an old harbourmaster's telescope are mended.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Repair Shop Season 11 Episode 7 - Episode 7
    6.8/10(7 votes)

    S11:E7

    The team restore a camera, a draughts board and a toy owned by author Dick King-Smith.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Repair Shop Season 14 Episode 25 - Episode 25
    6.9/10(8 votes)

    S14:E25

    The Bear Ladies restore a stuffed monkey that turned royal heads. The team also fix a cake topper emblematic of a circus childhood and a Second World War helmet that survived the Blitz.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Repair Shop Season 16 Episode 5 - Episode 5
    6.6/10(5 votes)

    S16:E5

    The team revive a cherished rocking horse, a spectacular set of conga drums, and a logbook that played a key role in British LGBTQ+ history.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Repair Shop Season 11 Episode 12 - Episode 12
    6.8/10(6 votes)

    S11:E12

    Three highly sentimental heirlooms are thrown a lifeline, including an old fishing reel and a quirky leather footstool shaped like a pig.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Repair Shop Season 12 Episode 8 - NHS Special
    6.8/10(6 votes)

    S12:E8

    The team celebrates 75 years of the NHS by reviving items that include a hospital food trolley and a patient diary belonging to writer Michael Rosen.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Repair Shop Season 8 Episode 4 - Grandma's Running Shoes
    6.9/10(7 votes)

    S8:E4

    Jay Blades and the team takes on a pair of running shoes used in Hitler’s 1936 Berlin Olympics, a photograph of an ANC activist, a cherished clarinet and a push-along donkey.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Repair Shop Season 7 Episode 6 - Indian Sitar
    7.0/10(8 votes)

    S7:E6

    Jay Blades and the team bring three treasured family heirlooms, and the memories they hold, back to life. Jay invites new expert Kaviraj Singh to the barn to try to fix a broken Indian stringed instrument once played by a much-missed father. Brother and sister Kesar and Parveen were devastated when their father's sitar was accidentally broken. Leather expert Suzie Fletcher gets to grips with an iconic flying jacket that was worn by a brave RAF Spitfire pilot during the Second World War. Now his grandson longs to wear the cherished item and pass it on to his fledgling family when they grow up. And mechanical maestro Steve Fletcher works his magic on a damaged mechanical toy bird that has lost its tweet. With its wounded wing and broken bellows, it is a tricky task to get the little bird twirling and tweeting once again.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Repair Shop Season 14 Episode 19 - Episode 19
    7.0/10(8 votes)

    S14:E19

    The team restore a silver statuette that survived a shipwreck, a traditional Iranian baby hammock, a remarkable concrete portrait and a flight case once owned by a rock legend.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The Repair Shop Season 14 Episode 7 - Episode 7
    7.1/10(10 votes)

    S14:E7

    Enter a workshop filled with expert craftspeople, bringing loved pieces of family history and the memories they hold back to life. A heartwarming antidote to throwaway culture.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The Repair Shop Season 5 Episode 28 - Art Deco Chiming Clock
    7.1/10(9 votes)

    S5:E28

    Jay Blades and the team tackle an art deco clock, a teddy bear and a 3D photograph viewer.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. The Repair Shop Season 14 Episode 13 - Episode 13
    7.1/10(9 votes)

    S14:E13

    The team completes a father’s unfinished project holding precious childhood memories, the Bear Ladies work on a treasured doll with a history from the Troubles in Northern Ireland, Jayesh restores a moth-eaten fez for a Tommy Cooper fan, and ceramics expert Kirsten revives a very unusual piece of family history relating to a prisoner-of-war.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The Repair Shop Season 14 Episode 14 - Episode 14
    7.1/10(9 votes)

    S14:E14

    The Bear Ladies harness their skills to transform a life-sized horse, Sonnaz restores a classic chair that holds memories of a daring escape from Paris during World War II, Steve tackles a unique 1930s clock, and Suzie repairs a treasured darts case.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. The Repair Shop Season 11 Episode 3 - Episode 3
    7.0/10(7 votes)

    S11:E3

    Jay Blades and the team transform a child’s bike symbolising young love, a fluffy toy that’s provided much-needed support and a lamp smashed into smithereens.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. The Repair Shop Season 14 Episode 22 - Episode 22
    7.0/10(7 votes)

    S14:E22

    The team restore a puppet who has lost his limbs, a piece of plaster holding a loved one's message, a pioneering film-maker's award, and a unique pair of cowboy boots.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. The Repair Shop Season 15 Episode 9 - Episode 9
    7.0/10(7 votes)

    S15:E9

    The Bear Ladies revive a 1960s teddy with a rock ’n’ roll past, Pierro Pozella fixes a camera that saw action in World War II, and Will Kirk restores a garden bench that honours a lost husband.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. The Repair Shop Season 15 Episode 10 - Episode 10
    7.0/10(7 votes)

    S15:E10

    The team's restorations include an exquisite Guyanese bangle, an electric guitar with a past, a leather tallit bag and a family's rediscovered set of Kent peg tiles.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. The Repair Shop Season 16 Episode 2 - Episode 2
    7.0/10(7 votes)

    S16:E2

    The team revive a powered football wheelchair, some meticulously handcrafted jewellery, a bagatelle board and a speedway flag that tells a remarkable Glaswegian love story.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. The Repair Shop Season 8 Episode 2 - Seized-up Roundabout
    7.1/10(8 votes)

    S8:E2

    Jay Blades and the team restore a sit-on roundabout, a Texan side saddle, a WWI dominoes box and a mechanical teddy gifted to an adopted girl on arrival in the UK.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The Repair Shop Season 14 Episode 3 - Episode 3
    7.1/10(8 votes)

    S14:E3

    A blind photographer’s cosy and comforting boots are restored to their former glory, an 1820s printing press gets a complete strip down, a well-travelled toy needs help, and a school clock gifted by Florence Nightingale is revived.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. The Repair Shop Season 14 Episode 18 - Episode 18
    7.1/10(8 votes)

    S14:E18

    The team take on a pair of battered seats from Arsenal’s Highbury stadium, a broken locket that once belonged to some wartime sweethearts, a 120-year-old family-run shop ledger, and a crumbling relic from a much-loved Somerset model village.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. The Repair Shop Season 5 Episode 12 - Antique Bridle
    7.3/10(15 votes)

    S5:E12

    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 arrives with Ella Woolls and her father Jon: an antique bridle, while Steve Fletcher is tasked with restoring and renovating a very old mechanical calculator. Suzie Fletcher tackles the old bridle, with some help on the decorative metalwork from Brenton West.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. The Repair Shop Season 6 Episode 9 - Cast-Iron Garden Gate
    7.0/10(6 votes)

    S6:E9

    Jay Blades and the team take on a garden gate, a rocking chair, a First World War soldier’s watch and a vintage arcade game.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Hand-Made Toy Racing Car" is the worst rated episode of The Repair Shop. It scored 6.3/10 from 6 votes. Written and directed by Unknown, it aired on April 1, 2021. This episode scored 0.4 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Episode 5".

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