0:00:02 > 0:00:03Welcome to The Repair Shop,
0:00:03 > 0:00:06where cherished family heirlooms are brought back to life.
0:00:06 > 0:00:09Anything can happen. This is the workshop of dreams.
0:00:09 > 0:00:12Home to furniture restorer Jay Blades.
0:00:12 > 0:00:14Nowadays, things are not built to last,
0:00:14 > 0:00:16so we've become part of this throwaway culture.
0:00:16 > 0:00:20It's all about preserving and restoring.
0:00:20 > 0:00:22We bring the old back to new.
0:00:22 > 0:00:24Working alongside Jay
0:00:24 > 0:00:27will be some of the country's leading craftspeople...
0:00:27 > 0:00:29I like making things with my hands.
0:00:29 > 0:00:32I love to see how things work and I want to know how things work.
0:00:32 > 0:00:35Whether its a Rembrandt or somebody's family piece,
0:00:35 > 0:00:37every painting deserves the same.
0:00:38 > 0:00:41..each bringing their own unique set of skills.
0:00:41 > 0:00:43You're about to witness some magic.
0:00:43 > 0:00:44They will resurrect...
0:00:45 > 0:00:46..revive...
0:00:46 > 0:00:47Oh, yes!
0:00:47 > 0:00:50..and rejuvenate...
0:00:50 > 0:00:51treasured possessions
0:00:51 > 0:00:55and irreplaceable pieces of family history...
0:00:55 > 0:00:58Oh, my goodness me! It looks like it's new!
0:00:58 > 0:01:00..bringing both the objects...
0:01:00 > 0:01:01SHE GASPS
0:01:01 > 0:01:02Oh, wow!
0:01:02 > 0:01:05..and the memories that they hold...
0:01:05 > 0:01:06back to life.
0:01:06 > 0:01:08Oh, thank you. Oh!
0:01:15 > 0:01:17Today in The Repair Shop,
0:01:17 > 0:01:21vintage-electronics expert Neil Fairley
0:01:21 > 0:01:24battles some ageing Doctor Who baddies.
0:01:24 > 0:01:26We're coming to the really tricky part now.
0:01:29 > 0:01:32- It's getting clearer.- It is getting clearer. I'll give it that.
0:01:32 > 0:01:36And The Repair Shop's very own Time Lord, Steve Fletcher,
0:01:36 > 0:01:39tackles a time-travelling conundrum of his own.
0:01:39 > 0:01:43So, the balance isn't turning very nicely.
0:01:43 > 0:01:45You're blinding me with science now.
0:01:48 > 0:01:50You all right? Hi, guys. How's it going? I'm Nick.
0:01:50 > 0:01:51- All right? I'm Jay. - Hi, Jay, how's it going?
0:01:51 > 0:01:53What you got for us? It's in there?
0:01:53 > 0:01:56Yeah, I've got a Victorian-era davenport that's been
0:01:56 > 0:01:58badly treated by some horrible burglars.
0:01:59 > 0:02:03First to pull up today is Nick Fiaca, with a highly prized
0:02:03 > 0:02:07family peace in serious need of rescuing by furniture restorers
0:02:07 > 0:02:10Jay Blades and Will Kirk.
0:02:10 > 0:02:12So, what's the history behind this, then?
0:02:12 > 0:02:14It belonged to a family friend of ours, Olive.
0:02:14 > 0:02:16She lived next door when we were kids.
0:02:16 > 0:02:19She never married, so we were kind of like her second family.
0:02:19 > 0:02:24So, yeah, she used to take us to the park to play, and cinema,
0:02:24 > 0:02:27that sort of thing. Almost like a surrogate mum to us.
0:02:27 > 0:02:31This davenport sat in her front room all the years that I've known her.
0:02:32 > 0:02:36Sadly, her house got burgled a couple of times.
0:02:36 > 0:02:41During one of the burglaries, the side there got, er,
0:02:41 > 0:02:44completely demolished. There's some false drawers which they obviously
0:02:44 > 0:02:46didn't realise are actually false drawers and don't open,
0:02:46 > 0:02:50- so they tried to force them. - One, two, three, four.
0:02:50 > 0:02:51Four holes they've drilled in there.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54- Oh, gosh.- That's crazy! Like, to get in there.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57They must have sussed that these are no drawers.
0:02:57 > 0:02:59They've gone almost all the way right down.
0:03:00 > 0:03:01They've really made sure.
0:03:01 > 0:03:03- I've never seen any damage like this before.- No.
0:03:03 > 0:03:05That's quite remarkable.
0:03:05 > 0:03:08It looks like they've taken a samurai sword or an axe to it.
0:03:08 > 0:03:10- Yeah.- Either/or. It's really bad.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13And on this right-hand side, where there ARE proper drawers,
0:03:13 > 0:03:18they just ripped the top of the drawer off, trying to get inside.
0:03:18 > 0:03:20- That lock looks... - That's from the drawer, isn't it?
0:03:20 > 0:03:22- ..a bit busted. - How come you have it?
0:03:22 > 0:03:24Did she leave it to you?
0:03:24 > 0:03:27When she passed away, things were left to us.
0:03:27 > 0:03:31And when we were clearing out the house, I saw the davenport
0:03:31 > 0:03:33and I just didn't want to throw it away.
0:03:33 > 0:03:37I was obviously close to Olive and also in memory of her, really,
0:03:37 > 0:03:39I didn't want it to end up in a skip somewhere.
0:03:39 > 0:03:44If it can be repaired and restored to anything like its former glory,
0:03:44 > 0:03:46it would be fantastic because I'd like to actually pass it on
0:03:46 > 0:03:50to my niece, who's actually going to university next year.
0:03:50 > 0:03:52She's the brains in the family.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55This would be a nice place to put her work.
0:03:55 > 0:03:58This is the workshop of dreams and anything can happen.
0:03:58 > 0:04:00Well, if you can, I'll take my hat off.
0:04:00 > 0:04:02- Literally. - Literally take the hat off.
0:04:02 > 0:04:05- Be brilliant if you could. Good luck with it.- Thanks very much, cheers. Bye-bye.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10- Looks like you've got your work cut out for you, ain't you, son?- Well...
0:04:11 > 0:04:14Olive was like a second mum to me.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17Kind of nice to think that there's this keepsake,
0:04:17 > 0:04:20this permanent reminder of her, that's going to survive
0:04:20 > 0:04:21for many more years to come.
0:04:21 > 0:04:23I haven't got a clue how you're going to do those.
0:04:23 > 0:04:25I'll be able to do an amazing job from that.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28- On this bit?- Yeah.- You sure?
0:04:28 > 0:04:30- Ye of little faith! Come on! - You're too right there.
0:04:33 > 0:04:36From bringing damaged desks back from the brink
0:04:36 > 0:04:39to retouching antique works of art,
0:04:39 > 0:04:44the Repair Shop team is ready and able to tackle any restoration task.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47Steve is the gentleman you need to see, just in that corner.
0:04:47 > 0:04:49- Hello.- Hello there.
0:04:49 > 0:04:51I have a little travel clock for you.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54The next challenge is for clockmaker Steve -
0:04:54 > 0:04:55a precious timepiece that has been
0:04:55 > 0:04:59in Ian Wyn Powell's family for three generations.
0:04:59 > 0:05:01It belonged to my grandparents,
0:05:01 > 0:05:04so I don't know its date or anything.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06It was on their mantelpiece.
0:05:06 > 0:05:07It's one of the few possessions
0:05:07 > 0:05:11that they had left after internment in Changi, in Singapore.
0:05:11 > 0:05:15- Oh, really?- I treasured it, and wanted it ever since.
0:05:15 > 0:05:18And when they died, they gave it to my parents.
0:05:18 > 0:05:20And when my parents died, they gave it to me.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23And I'd love it back on our mantelpiece to give to our children.
0:05:23 > 0:05:25When was it last working?
0:05:25 > 0:05:27It has been working in the last 20 years,
0:05:27 > 0:05:31but I took it to someone who sort of tried to repair it
0:05:31 > 0:05:34- but it didn't work properly.- OK.
0:05:34 > 0:05:37Well, it's Swiss, as you probably know.
0:05:37 > 0:05:42It's Swiss made and I see it's got a silver mark.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45- Oh, has it?- It's a Birmingham mark.
0:05:45 > 0:05:47A Birmingham mark? On a Swiss-made watch.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50- So, 1925 is when it was made.- 1925.
0:05:52 > 0:05:55Now that he knows when and where the clock was made,
0:05:55 > 0:05:58next Steve must find out why it's not working.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04So, the balance isn't turning very nicely.
0:06:04 > 0:06:07You're blinding me with science now.
0:06:07 > 0:06:10The spindle that goes through the centre's called a balance staff.
0:06:10 > 0:06:14And, quite often, if a clock is knocked, or a watch is knocked,
0:06:14 > 0:06:16- the balance staff breaks.- OK.
0:06:16 > 0:06:18This one hasn't broken.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21But I do need to strip the movement down to have a look and see why
0:06:21 > 0:06:23it's not working correctly.
0:06:23 > 0:06:26- Brilliant.- OK.- Thank you very much indeed.- Nice to meet you.- And you.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30Knowing that it was 1925 and it was silver, and it's hallmarked,
0:06:30 > 0:06:33that was quite amazing, cos I wasn't sure what the metal was,
0:06:33 > 0:06:35cos it didn't look like dirty silver.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38It just looked like some shiny metal.
0:06:38 > 0:06:41The power's getting through to the balance
0:06:41 > 0:06:43but the balance isn't turning.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46I'm actually hoping, because it's been stopped for such a long time,
0:06:46 > 0:06:50that it might just be stopped through dirt and grime.
0:06:50 > 0:06:55And a good clean-through might just get it going really well.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07While Steve starts deconstructing his clock,
0:07:07 > 0:07:10Will is getting to grips with the davenport desk,
0:07:10 > 0:07:14much of which was reduced to splinters by burglars.
0:07:14 > 0:07:17I don't think I've worked on anything with such, sort of,
0:07:17 > 0:07:20blunt trauma to it. It's in a bit of a sorry state.
0:07:20 > 0:07:24Davenport desks are named after Captain Davenport,
0:07:24 > 0:07:27who commissioned the design in the 18th century.
0:07:27 > 0:07:31Often, they feature a set of drawers down both sides -
0:07:31 > 0:07:33one real, one false.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36It was the false drawers that fooled the burglars.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39I really want to get this surface flat again.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41Right now, it's just the preparation,
0:07:41 > 0:07:44getting everything glued back in place, clamped really tightly.
0:07:44 > 0:07:48I'm just trying to work as much of the glue
0:07:48 > 0:07:50into the crack as I can.
0:07:53 > 0:07:57So, I've got this piece of wood here, flat piece of wood.
0:07:57 > 0:08:00The idea is to put the flat piece of wood over the crack
0:08:00 > 0:08:02and clamp it down from either side.
0:08:02 > 0:08:04I put some blue tape on one side
0:08:04 > 0:08:06to prevent the wood from sticking to the glue.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09But wood that's over a century old
0:08:09 > 0:08:12isn't as supple as it was in its youth.
0:08:15 > 0:08:17Can't you put a clamp in there?
0:08:18 > 0:08:22- You need one here, don't you?- How am I going to get a clamp in there?
0:08:22 > 0:08:25Unless I had a big deep-throated clamp.
0:08:25 > 0:08:27Deep-throated clamp?
0:08:27 > 0:08:28- Ya-huh. - I tell you what you could put -
0:08:28 > 0:08:30you could put a strap round there
0:08:30 > 0:08:33to go around that bit and that'll push that down, like that.
0:08:33 > 0:08:35- I've got one.- A band clamp?
0:08:35 > 0:08:36I call it a thingamajig.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39- Thingamajig?- Thingamajig.
0:08:39 > 0:08:41- All right, stick it on here, then. - There you are.
0:08:53 > 0:08:56Perfect. Any more than that, you'll hear it crack.
0:08:56 > 0:08:58I was going to do this anyway, Jay.
0:08:58 > 0:09:00I just thought I'd aid you,
0:09:00 > 0:09:01just a little bit, because I knew...
0:09:01 > 0:09:04- You had it all under control, didn't you?- All under control!- Yeah.
0:09:04 > 0:09:06I could see that bead of sweat just dripping off your brow.
0:09:08 > 0:09:10Always watching over me, Jay - thanks, mate.
0:09:10 > 0:09:13- Like an angel.- It's got to be done, man. It's got to be done.
0:09:13 > 0:09:15While the glue sets,
0:09:15 > 0:09:18Will turns his attention to the drawer and lock
0:09:18 > 0:09:19broken by the burglars
0:09:19 > 0:09:22and makes a 999 call of his own.
0:09:22 > 0:09:24Steve?
0:09:24 > 0:09:27- What do you think of this? - It's got to be a lock, hasn't it?
0:09:27 > 0:09:28Let's have a look.
0:09:29 > 0:09:32Oh, my word.
0:09:32 > 0:09:33That's well mullered, isn't it?
0:09:33 > 0:09:36When you say "well mullered", is it too mullered?
0:09:36 > 0:09:38I'm not sure, without taking it apart.
0:09:38 > 0:09:39- Have you got a key for it?- No.
0:09:39 > 0:09:42- There's no key. - Have you got that bit?
0:09:42 > 0:09:45I'm about to piece it all together now.
0:09:45 > 0:09:48- OK.- That'll be the final piece in my puzzle, a working lock.
0:09:48 > 0:09:49Oh, right. OK.
0:09:49 > 0:09:51Careful you don't lose any bits.
0:09:51 > 0:09:52- Cool?- Yup, OK.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55You the man. Thanks, Steve. Cheers.
0:09:55 > 0:09:59Nick's done a really good job at keeping all of these puzzle pieces.
0:09:59 > 0:10:04I think they should all pretty much...
0:10:04 > 0:10:05I say that now. Hold on.
0:10:09 > 0:10:11I think they all pretty much fit together.
0:10:20 > 0:10:21This one has been bent...
0:10:22 > 0:10:26..and almost destroyed by the thieves.
0:10:26 > 0:10:29While Will puzzles over his wooden jigsaw,
0:10:29 > 0:10:32Steve has his own metal mystery to solve.
0:10:32 > 0:10:35Got to fit a key to it now.
0:10:35 > 0:10:36I've got a pot of spare keys.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40Hopefully, I can get one of them to fit.
0:10:42 > 0:10:45He always tells me it's really tricky cos he puts his hand into,
0:10:45 > 0:10:49like, a jar of loads of keys and so has to test each key,
0:10:49 > 0:10:52and it's usually the last key in the box that works.
0:10:52 > 0:10:57If I ever see pots of keys in antique shops, car-boot sales,
0:10:57 > 0:11:00I'll always buy them to add to the collection.
0:11:05 > 0:11:08- Look at that - found one. - Have you?- Yeah.
0:11:08 > 0:11:11If I just go like that...
0:11:11 > 0:11:13- it works perfectly.- Wow!
0:11:13 > 0:11:16- And the other thing, it wasn't the last one.- Aha!
0:11:20 > 0:11:21How are you doing?
0:11:21 > 0:11:23Young lady you need to see is Kirsten, just over there.
0:11:23 > 0:11:27Expert at taking on the problems other fear to fix,
0:11:27 > 0:11:31no restoration project fazes The Repair Shop team.
0:11:31 > 0:11:32Hello, how are we doing?
0:11:32 > 0:11:36And Brian Mattox has some childhood treasures he hopes
0:11:36 > 0:11:40electronics expert Neil Fairley can jump-start back to life.
0:11:40 > 0:11:42- What have we got? - It's very delicate.- What is it?
0:11:42 > 0:11:44This is from my childhood.
0:11:44 > 0:11:46These are two talking Daleks.
0:11:46 > 0:11:49- Wow!- Oh, man, look at that.
0:11:49 > 0:11:51Right, this is taking me back. Taking me back.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53They came out in two colours.
0:11:53 > 0:11:56Red Dalek. And this is the grey Dalek.
0:11:56 > 0:11:59I remember watching Doctor Who and seeing the Daleks,
0:11:59 > 0:12:02and being so scared of these when they first came out.
0:12:02 > 0:12:03Behind-the-sofa stuff.
0:12:03 > 0:12:07So, what I can see is that there's a kind of theme running through here.
0:12:07 > 0:12:09You've got the scarf. Is these the only collect...
0:12:09 > 0:12:12- Only things you've got in your collection?- Gosh, no. Golly, no.
0:12:12 > 0:12:14I've got a whole roomful.
0:12:15 > 0:12:19In a galaxy far, far away, near Wigan...
0:12:20 > 0:12:24..Brian has collected a stellar store of Doctor Who memorabilia.
0:12:28 > 0:12:30This is the Doctor Who room.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33This is my Doctor Who DVD cabinet.
0:12:33 > 0:12:34Doctor Who costumes.
0:12:34 > 0:12:36Every Doctor Who magazine.
0:12:36 > 0:12:38There's even a Doctor Who chess set down here.
0:12:38 > 0:12:39Blow-up Dalek.
0:12:39 > 0:12:42There's just Doctor Who everything you can imagine.
0:12:43 > 0:12:47In the 1970s, I was a very, very bullied child.
0:12:47 > 0:12:49Every day when I'd come home from school,
0:12:49 > 0:12:51I'd be straight in there with my Doctor Who toys.
0:12:51 > 0:12:53They were my escape into another world.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56They were my friends.
0:12:56 > 0:12:58The toys were more than just toys.
0:12:58 > 0:13:00Just holding them and the feel of them
0:13:00 > 0:13:02reminds me of the games that we used to play
0:13:02 > 0:13:04and the adventures that we used to have,
0:13:04 > 0:13:07climbing the icy wastes of the stairs.
0:13:08 > 0:13:10So, what's wrong with them, then?
0:13:10 > 0:13:13The grey one is a bit slurry, so he sounds, usually, a little bit drunk.
0:13:13 > 0:13:14That one, yeah.
0:13:18 > 0:13:20Right, and the red one here?
0:13:20 > 0:13:21That one doesn't talk at all.
0:13:21 > 0:13:24Oh, man. And then these go in there.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27They're very easy to lose, obviously, when you're a kid,
0:13:27 > 0:13:30but these fit in just as simple as that.
0:13:30 > 0:13:32Now he looks like a proper Dalek, yeah.
0:13:32 > 0:13:35Now he looks like the fearsome predator of the universe.
0:13:36 > 0:13:37We've got to get these working.
0:13:37 > 0:13:41It would mean an awful lot to hear everything work as near perfect as possible.
0:13:41 > 0:13:43We're going to get it perfect, not near per...
0:13:43 > 0:13:46Cos he's drunk, and we've got to get him sobered up.
0:13:46 > 0:13:49- Thanks a lot. See you. - Take care.- Bye.
0:13:50 > 0:13:53INDISTINCT DALEK SPEECH
0:13:55 > 0:13:57THEY CHUCKLE
0:13:57 > 0:14:00Oh, it'd be amazing if it could be made
0:14:00 > 0:14:03so they could all talk in exactly the way they used to do again.
0:14:03 > 0:14:05So, we're going to have some challenges here, then.
0:14:05 > 0:14:08We're going to have some challenges but it's going to be good fun.
0:14:08 > 0:14:13To fix them, Neil first has to find out what makes them speak.
0:14:13 > 0:14:15This is the voice box of the Dalek.
0:14:15 > 0:14:17I've never worked with a voice box before of any kind.
0:14:19 > 0:14:23And - aha! - the discy thing is actually a record.
0:14:23 > 0:14:28The Dalek's voice box works exactly like a record player in miniature,
0:14:28 > 0:14:32with a tiny needle and a turntable powered by a small electric motor.
0:14:32 > 0:14:36And Neil's already honing in on the possible source of the problem.
0:14:36 > 0:14:40I think he's slurring because something in here
0:14:40 > 0:14:43is not lubricated properly.
0:14:43 > 0:14:44It could be these shafts.
0:14:44 > 0:14:46It could be the motor itself.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49So the first thing I'm going to do is some lubrication.
0:14:49 > 0:14:52And, hopefully, that will stop the slurriness.
0:14:59 > 0:15:01Meanwhile, Will is hoping that
0:15:01 > 0:15:04his latest piece of handiwork doesn't come unstuck.
0:15:04 > 0:15:06Big reveal, yeah?
0:15:06 > 0:15:09Time to remove the clamps and Jay's thingamajig
0:15:09 > 0:15:12from the damaged davenport desk.
0:15:13 > 0:15:14Hey.
0:15:16 > 0:15:18Well done!
0:15:19 > 0:15:22- Flat?- That's cool! Yeah, that is flat.
0:15:23 > 0:15:26That's pretty flat. That's a lot better, isn't it?
0:15:26 > 0:15:27Well done.
0:15:29 > 0:15:31Now the structure is secure,
0:15:31 > 0:15:34Will can start repairing the gaping wound.
0:15:35 > 0:15:38That's looking all right, innit? So, what have you got next?
0:15:38 > 0:15:41I'm going to put a bit of polish on the front now.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44When I get polish on there, I can colour-match it
0:15:44 > 0:15:46- to the actual colour. - The real colour.- Yeah.
0:15:46 > 0:15:49For the final stage, Will's drawing on another skill
0:15:49 > 0:15:52from his restoration treasure chest -
0:15:52 > 0:15:56one that will need all his craftsmanship and eye for detail.
0:15:56 > 0:16:01It's pretty intricate, blending in the filler bit by bit,
0:16:01 > 0:16:05building up the layers with the different parts of the grain.
0:16:05 > 0:16:09Just trying to work between the different colours of pigment,
0:16:09 > 0:16:11the orange, the browns and every
0:16:11 > 0:16:13colour that you can find in the veneer.
0:16:15 > 0:16:20I went to art school for a year - one of the best years of my life.
0:16:20 > 0:16:24And I really liked painting and fine art and stuff.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27But never had the chance, really, to use that.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30So when I went into antique furniture restoration,
0:16:30 > 0:16:33things like this allowed me to, sort of,
0:16:33 > 0:16:37pick up a paintbrush again and mix around a few colours, and...
0:16:38 > 0:16:40..be creative with a brush again.
0:16:40 > 0:16:44Once this is dried, I'll give everything a wax over,
0:16:44 > 0:16:47and a bit of a buff, and it'll be ready to hand it back to Nick.
0:16:55 > 0:16:57- Jay?- Ooh!
0:16:57 > 0:16:59What do you think?
0:16:59 > 0:17:00HE SIGHS
0:17:00 > 0:17:02HE INHALES SHARPLY
0:17:02 > 0:17:04No. I have to...
0:17:04 > 0:17:07- take my hat off to you, sir.- Take your hat off again?- Well done.
0:17:07 > 0:17:09- Lovely.- Your finest work, mate.
0:17:09 > 0:17:11- This is...- Really?
0:17:11 > 0:17:15It's remarkable. There was a hole here, there, one there,
0:17:15 > 0:17:17and there was a massive crack down the middle there.
0:17:17 > 0:17:20It reminded people of a really bad memory
0:17:20 > 0:17:22and you've just erased that completely.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25Sorry, I know I've touched it and I don't want to ruin your work.
0:17:25 > 0:17:29I saw those eyes. Let me have a look at the inside.
0:17:29 > 0:17:30Well done. Well done.
0:17:30 > 0:17:33That was all broken, across there.
0:17:33 > 0:17:35This lock wasn't on there originally.
0:17:35 > 0:17:36The lock was on a piece...
0:17:36 > 0:17:38- Oh, a piece of timber? - ..inside there.
0:17:38 > 0:17:42Yeah. But Steve was really kind enough to straighten up the lock.
0:17:42 > 0:17:45If I ever get locked out of my house, I know who to call.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47Steve! Do you want to have a look at this, mate?
0:17:47 > 0:17:48Kirsten, come and have a look.
0:17:48 > 0:17:51Will has, er... He's been busy.
0:17:51 > 0:17:54- Finally finished. - KIRSTEN: That's amazing.
0:17:54 > 0:17:58- Which is the side that was... It's this side, isn't it?- Ah!
0:17:58 > 0:18:01She's got the charm of a queen, hasn't she?
0:18:01 > 0:18:02THEY CHUCKLE
0:18:02 > 0:18:04Isn't that just fabulous?
0:18:04 > 0:18:06- Absolutely fabulous. - It is, isn't it?
0:18:06 > 0:18:08Can't deal with all the praise! I don't know how to take it.
0:18:08 > 0:18:12- But it's true!- It's true. You've got to give credit where credit's due. - That's amazing.
0:18:12 > 0:18:17- It is, isn't it?- It's just got a new lease of life, really, hasn't it?
0:18:17 > 0:18:20Honestly, it was so dilapidated before.
0:18:20 > 0:18:22- Well done.- Thanks, guys.
0:18:22 > 0:18:25Enjoy it, enjoy it, cos you have done good.
0:18:25 > 0:18:28The davenport was a really challenging job.
0:18:28 > 0:18:31I mean, it was pretty severe, what the burglars had done.
0:18:31 > 0:18:32And the pressure of getting it right...
0:18:32 > 0:18:37I mean, the story behind it - Olive, what she's done for Nick's family...
0:18:37 > 0:18:42So I really hope that what I've done now will help remove any negative
0:18:42 > 0:18:44associations, and he can look at it now
0:18:44 > 0:18:47and just think of the good times with Olive.
0:18:50 > 0:18:52NARRATOR: Bidding farewell to The Repair Shop,
0:18:52 > 0:18:55the desk makes the 100-mile journey back to its owner Nick
0:18:55 > 0:18:57and his sister-in-law Michelle -
0:18:57 > 0:19:02now fully functional and ready to be passed onto Nick's niece Ellie.
0:19:02 > 0:19:05So, Ellie, I bet you're wondering what's going on.
0:19:05 > 0:19:07We've actually got a surprise for you.
0:19:07 > 0:19:09Hiding underneath this red cloth
0:19:09 > 0:19:12is something which I hope you're going to really enjoy.
0:19:12 > 0:19:14It's something that belonged to Olive,
0:19:14 > 0:19:16something that was in her family for a long time.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19I'm actually really excited to see it, because I haven't seen it yet.
0:19:20 > 0:19:23- One, two, three.- Three, two...
0:19:23 > 0:19:27Whoa! Gosh, that's really old school. Isn't it lovely?
0:19:27 > 0:19:29They've done a fantastic job on it.
0:19:29 > 0:19:31I don't know if you can see this - right from the top,
0:19:31 > 0:19:35all the way to the bottom, was this massive crack half an inch wide.
0:19:37 > 0:19:39They've done a fantastic job there,
0:19:39 > 0:19:41because you wouldn't be able to tell.
0:19:41 > 0:19:43It's given it a whole new lease of life.
0:19:43 > 0:19:45- It's brilliant, isn't it?- Fantastic. - Good craftsmanship, isn't it,
0:19:45 > 0:19:48the way they've been able to do that? So, are you pleased?
0:19:48 > 0:19:52- Yeah, really pleased.- Lovely, isn't it?- Yeah. Thank you.- No problem.
0:19:52 > 0:19:56Just really hope you enjoy it and get lots of use out of it.
0:19:56 > 0:19:58I really do appreciate it, because it's such a nice gift
0:19:58 > 0:20:00and it reminds me of Olive.
0:20:00 > 0:20:03And having that to take with me and also pass on,
0:20:03 > 0:20:06like, future generations, it's just, like, really thoughtful.
0:20:06 > 0:20:08I was absolutely staggered. Unless someone had told you,
0:20:08 > 0:20:11you wouldn't have known it had suffered so much damage.
0:20:11 > 0:20:13They're just magicians - I don't know how they did it!
0:20:14 > 0:20:17It's a really nice ending to the story that Ellie's now got
0:20:17 > 0:20:20something that can remind her of someone who meant so much to her.
0:20:20 > 0:20:22I know it would have given Olive a lot of joy knowing that
0:20:22 > 0:20:25it was going to be passed on to Ellie, as well.
0:20:31 > 0:20:37Back in the workshop, Neil is still trying to sober up the drunk Daleks.
0:20:37 > 0:20:39- How are we getting along, Neil? - We're doing well, Jay.
0:20:39 > 0:20:41I'm about to fill this one with oil because,
0:20:41 > 0:20:44having used solvent to clean out the old oil and grease,
0:20:44 > 0:20:46we now need to put new oil and grease.
0:20:46 > 0:20:50What we're going to do is put some oil on this end
0:20:50 > 0:20:52and on that end of the motor, which is where the bearings are.
0:20:52 > 0:20:55Where'd you get one of these from, then? I like this.
0:20:55 > 0:20:57You can buy them on the internet. It's not sharp,
0:20:57 > 0:21:00so you don't need to worry about touching it with your fingertip.
0:21:00 > 0:21:02- Cool.- It's a blunt needle. - And it comes...
0:21:02 > 0:21:03Oh, what? Now, that is smart.
0:21:03 > 0:21:06- So you can get it right into the little...- You can get it right in.
0:21:06 > 0:21:07So, that should do it?
0:21:07 > 0:21:08We hope so. OK.
0:21:08 > 0:21:10So, it's all oiled up, yeah?
0:21:10 > 0:21:13It's all oiled up. I'm going to give the motor a good spin
0:21:13 > 0:21:15to make sure the oil's got to the parts.
0:21:16 > 0:21:20I've oiled the shaft just by putting a little bit of oil on my hands
0:21:20 > 0:21:21and rubbing it like that.
0:21:21 > 0:21:23So we start to reassemble now.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27The record goes into the right place.
0:21:27 > 0:21:30- I want to hear it! I want to hear it played.- Fingers crossed, you will.
0:21:30 > 0:21:33But we're coming to the really tricky part now.
0:21:33 > 0:21:34I'm putting the needle on.
0:21:34 > 0:21:37We've got to get that tiny spring to fold back
0:21:37 > 0:21:39so it goes inside the top part of the case.
0:21:41 > 0:21:43I think I missed it.
0:21:43 > 0:21:44So, here we go again.
0:21:45 > 0:21:47- All done?- I think it's back together.
0:21:47 > 0:21:49OK. So, we'll put the batteries in.
0:21:49 > 0:21:52- DALEK:- Exterminate! Exterminate!
0:21:52 > 0:21:54He's getting proper excited there!
0:21:54 > 0:21:56Attack! Attack! Attack!
0:21:56 > 0:21:58Yeah! That sounds good.
0:21:58 > 0:22:01Exterminate! Exterminate!
0:22:01 > 0:22:04- Wow! He's sobered up now, hasn't he? - He has.
0:22:04 > 0:22:07So, you've got lubrication, made him work, and that's it -
0:22:07 > 0:22:09- everything's good?- Everything's good from the silver Dalek.
0:22:09 > 0:22:12- How about this guy?- Well, we're going to get to him next.
0:22:12 > 0:22:14- OK, cool.- Let me put this one back together first.
0:22:14 > 0:22:15Oh, right. I'll leave you to it, then.
0:22:17 > 0:22:19With Dalek number one refreshed,
0:22:19 > 0:22:22revived and keen to get back to the day job...
0:22:22 > 0:22:25Exterminate! Exterminate!
0:22:25 > 0:22:28..it should be a simple matter of repeating the process
0:22:28 > 0:22:30for Dalek number two.
0:22:30 > 0:22:34That's not a promising sign. These two screws,
0:22:34 > 0:22:37which hold the two halves of the voice box together,
0:22:37 > 0:22:38they are absolutely chewed to rags.
0:22:38 > 0:22:40The heads of the screws have gone.
0:22:40 > 0:22:42Basically, they've had it.
0:22:42 > 0:22:44With the red Dalek resisting the force of
0:22:44 > 0:22:49Neil's not-so-sonic screwdriver, he resorts to drastic measures -
0:22:49 > 0:22:54injecting his special solution into any opening he can find.
0:22:54 > 0:22:55We'll give it a good shake.
0:22:57 > 0:22:59The solvent will now have evaporated.
0:22:59 > 0:23:01So I've gone for my second syringe,
0:23:01 > 0:23:04and I'm putting some oil on the pivots.
0:23:04 > 0:23:06And keep our fingers crossed and see if it works.
0:23:11 > 0:23:14Meanwhile, time is standing still for Steve
0:23:14 > 0:23:17and the silver travel clock.
0:23:17 > 0:23:22There's real thick oil on the underside of the dial there.
0:23:22 > 0:23:25Just wipe that off and show you.
0:23:25 > 0:23:27It's had loads of oil put on.
0:23:27 > 0:23:32There's no way you should put as much oil onto a clock like this.
0:23:33 > 0:23:36Steve now needs to dismantle the gummed-up clock,
0:23:36 > 0:23:41thoroughly clean the intricate parts and reassemble it again,
0:23:41 > 0:23:45all before Ian returns to collect his treasured family timepiece.
0:23:47 > 0:23:50It's quite a nice part of the job, cleaning up the silver,
0:23:50 > 0:23:51cos it does come up really, really well.
0:23:52 > 0:23:56Going to start putting the main part of the clock together now.
0:23:58 > 0:23:59There we are - all done.
0:24:00 > 0:24:05It's quite incredible to think that this survived Ian's grandparents
0:24:05 > 0:24:07being in a Japanese camp.
0:24:07 > 0:24:11They must've had it hidden away somewhere...incredibly safe.
0:24:12 > 0:24:14- Hello, Ian.- Hi, Steve.
0:24:14 > 0:24:16- How are you?- Nice to see you again.
0:24:16 > 0:24:17- You, too.- How have you got on, sir?
0:24:17 > 0:24:21- Yeah, really well. I'll just go and get your clock for you.- Thank you.
0:24:24 > 0:24:26- Oh, wow. I can see...- There we are.
0:24:26 > 0:24:29Wow! I can see from here you've done a lot of work on that.
0:24:29 > 0:24:31That is really glistening, isn't it?
0:24:32 > 0:24:36- I've never seen the silver look like that.- Oh, right.- Never.
0:24:36 > 0:24:38That is amazing. Actually, can I...
0:24:38 > 0:24:40I haven't heard it tick for so long.
0:24:43 > 0:24:46- Oh, it does.- Yeah. - That's beautiful, isn't it?
0:24:46 > 0:24:48- And is that the right time? I've got no idea.- Yes, it is.
0:24:49 > 0:24:51It's absolutely amazing.
0:24:51 > 0:24:54I did not expect it to come back looking like that.
0:24:54 > 0:24:55Thank you very much.
0:24:55 > 0:24:59I hope it brings back the memories of your grandparents...
0:24:59 > 0:25:00It certainly will do that.
0:25:00 > 0:25:03..and the life that this has had with your grandparents, as well.
0:25:03 > 0:25:06Well, that's what I'm now desperately keen to find out,
0:25:06 > 0:25:08because I haven't found it out.
0:25:08 > 0:25:11I've spent a long time looking and I haven't quite got to
0:25:11 > 0:25:14- the end of it yet...- Oh, right, OK. - ..to know how it came to them,
0:25:14 > 0:25:17- whether it came from my grandmother or my grandfather, because...- Right.
0:25:17 > 0:25:19..there's a bit in their life that's missing
0:25:19 > 0:25:22and I need to try and see if I can research it a bit more.
0:25:22 > 0:25:27It's re-sparked the desire to go through the family tree
0:25:27 > 0:25:28in a bit more detail.
0:25:28 > 0:25:32I can't believe he's got the silver up the way he has.
0:25:32 > 0:25:34It's never looked like that, all the time I've had it.
0:25:34 > 0:25:38I'm gobsmacked. It's brilliant. It's absolutely brilliant.
0:25:38 > 0:25:41And I know, when I tell the family what's happened,
0:25:41 > 0:25:43they will be absolutely delighted.
0:25:43 > 0:25:46- There we go.- Never thought I'd get it back like that.
0:25:46 > 0:25:48And I wish I'd met you earlier.
0:25:48 > 0:25:50- Oh, thank you.- Cheers. - You take care. Bye-bye, now.
0:25:55 > 0:25:58But as one happy customer leaves the workshop,
0:25:58 > 0:26:01two more recent arrivals are kicking up a fuss.
0:26:01 > 0:26:04DALEK TOYS WAIL
0:26:06 > 0:26:09This red Dalek has been silent for ten years
0:26:09 > 0:26:14and electronics expert Neil is on a one-man mission to make him speak.
0:26:14 > 0:26:18We need the oil to get into all the places the oil needs to go into,
0:26:18 > 0:26:20and the best way of getting the oil to do that
0:26:20 > 0:26:23is to make everything move that needs to move.
0:26:23 > 0:26:25The best way to make everything move that needs to move is,
0:26:25 > 0:26:28of course, to put in batteries and push the button.
0:26:28 > 0:26:30SLURRED:
0:26:32 > 0:26:35- That doesn't sound right. - Shall I take it outside?
0:26:35 > 0:26:37Yeah, it's a bit possessed, yeah.
0:26:37 > 0:26:39I think you need to take it out.
0:26:39 > 0:26:41Nightmare. I'm going to be thinking about that tonight.
0:26:41 > 0:26:43Demonic Dalek coming for me.
0:26:48 > 0:26:51He's asking what our orders are.
0:26:51 > 0:26:54- He's a good Dalek.- I'll give him an order - get the hell out of here!
0:26:58 > 0:27:01- It's getting clearer.- It is getting clearer - I'll give it that.
0:27:01 > 0:27:04With their dulcet tones restored,
0:27:04 > 0:27:07these fearsome warriors can be reassigned to their quest
0:27:07 > 0:27:11for world domination near Wigan
0:27:11 > 0:27:13and return to their master, Brian.
0:27:14 > 0:27:17- How you doing? You all right? - Oh, the tension!
0:27:17 > 0:27:20- The tension! - Good news about the Daleks.
0:27:20 > 0:27:23DALEK: Attack! Attack! Attack!
0:27:23 > 0:27:25- Now, he's on hyperdrive.- Isn't he?
0:27:25 > 0:27:26But even the red one...
0:27:26 > 0:27:29You will obey!
0:27:29 > 0:27:32You need to obey. But, apart from that,
0:27:32 > 0:27:34you need to make the thing work as much as possible,
0:27:34 > 0:27:37so don't be afraid to use it. Use it and use it and use it,
0:27:37 > 0:27:40and the more you use it, the higher its pitch is going to get.
0:27:40 > 0:27:43So he's going to end up speaking like a normal Dalek.
0:27:43 > 0:27:47What are your orders?
0:27:47 > 0:27:49It's so good to hear them both speak, at least.
0:27:49 > 0:27:53Considering they were made in 1975, crikey!
0:27:53 > 0:27:55They are doing very well, both of them.
0:27:55 > 0:27:57They are, really. I'm very impressed with that noise.
0:27:57 > 0:27:58Awesome! Thank you.
0:28:00 > 0:28:02Now I've got them back again,
0:28:02 > 0:28:06perhaps these Daleks can conquer the icy slopes of the stairs again,
0:28:06 > 0:28:08just like they used to do in the 1970s.
0:28:08 > 0:28:10- DALEK:- You will obey!
0:28:10 > 0:28:15Exterminate! Attack, attack, attack!
0:28:16 > 0:28:17Join us next time,
0:28:17 > 0:28:20as more family treasures are rescued
0:28:20 > 0:28:23and precious memories restored in The Repair Shop.