Some of Britain's most skilled restoration experts breathe new life into much-cherished family heirlooms that are dropped off by members of the public, who reveal the personal stories behind the items.
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15 Episodes
Pocket Watch
E1
Pocket WatchSteve Fletcher tackles a pocket watch that spent four years in a Second World War Japanese internment camp undetected while secretly sewn in to the hem of a dress.
Walking Stick
E2
Walking StickLucia Scalisi must draw on all her 30 years of experience to mend a serious tear in a portrait that was accidentally inflicted many years ago by the owner's son with his dart gun.
Music Box
E3
Music BoxMusic box expert Stephen Kember and furniture restorer Will Kirk come together to work on a music box that is housed in a replica Swiss chalet.
Armchair
E4
ArmchairUpholsterer Sonnaz Nooranvary takes on a real labour of love, a battered but beloved armchair that holds treasured memories of owner Michelle's grandfather.
Japanese Portrait
E5
Japanese PortraitLucia Scalisi works on a 1930s portrait of the Japanese martial arts master Yukio Tani. The painting takes pride of place in the country's most prestigious martial arts club.
Art Deco Lamp
E6
Art Deco LampJay Blades and the team bring three treasured family heirlooms back to life. Steve Fletcher and Kirsten Ramsay turn their skills to fixing an art deco lamp in the shape of a lady.
Teddy Bear
E7
Teddy BearJay Blades and the team bring three treasured family heirlooms back to life. Soft toy restorers Amanda Middleditch and Julie Tatchell work their magic on an old teddy called Fred.
Wall Clock
E8
Wall ClockJay Blades and the team bring family heirlooms back to life. Steve Fletcher restores an 18th-century wall clock that is a much-loved heirloom from the owner's grandfather.
Landscape Painting
E9
Landscape PaintingJay Blades and the team bring family heirlooms back to life. Lucia Scalisi repairs a much-loved landscape that has been left hanging together by a few threads of canvas.
Pendulum Clock
E10
Pendulum ClockJay Blades and the team bring family heirlooms back to life. Steven Fletcher is in receipt of an unusual timepiece - a statue of a barmaid holding a swinging pendulum clock dial.
Pilots Bomber Jacket
E11
Pilots Bomber JacketJay 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.
Rocking Horse
E12
Rocking HorseJay Blades and the team bring family heirlooms back to life. Furniture restorer William Kirk takes on a cherished family rocking horse that is in desperate need of some TLC.
Hercules Statue
E13
Hercules StatueJay Blades and the team bring family heirlooms back to life. Suzie Fletcher and Sonnaz Nooranvary restore a badly damaged suspended chair from the 1960s, known as a 'leaf chair'.
Royal Doulton Figurine
E14
Royal Doulton FigurineJay Blades and the team bring family heirlooms back to life. Kirsten Ramsay takes on a very rare Royal Doulton figurine of a First World War soldier.
Military Chest
E15
Military ChestJay Blades and the team bring family heirlooms back to life. Ceramic conservator Kirsten Ramsay carefully restores a cherished but chipped piece of 1960s pottery.
Cast of Season 3
Robert PughNarrator (voice)
Jay BladesSelf - Presenter
Steven FletcherSelf
William KirkSelf
Suzie FletcherSelf
Kirsten RamsaySelf
Catherine GuilderSelf
Alastair SimmsSelf
Dominic ChineaSelf
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