The Repair Shop (2017–…): Season 7, Episode 15 - Episode #7.15 - full transcript

Welcome to The Repair Shop, where
precious but faded treasures...

This is bad!

I don't think I've ever seen a chair
quite so broken as this.

..are restored to their former
glory. That's lovely!

It is, isn't it?
That's lovely, isn't it?

Furniture restorer Jay Blades...

Bringing history back to life is
what makes The Repair Shop

so special. ..and a dream team
of expert craftspeople... Amazing!

It's a bit like brain surgery!

..come together to work their magic.
Yahoo!

When you look at something that
looks so hopeless like this,



it makes me even more determined
to get it back. That's teamwork.

Employing heritage crafts skills
passed down the generations...

It is a privilege to be able to do
something for somebody that

means so much to them. ..preserving
irreplaceable heirlooms...

To bring those pieces back to life
is just the most wonderful

thing and I'd like to do it forever.
..the team will restore the items...

Whoa! ..the memories...
I'm so happy to see it!

..and unlock
the stories that they hold.

That's made it all worthwhile.

In The Repair Shop today, Suzie's
after a helping hand... Will?

I need your assistance, please.

..to tame a stubborn old rocking
horse... Something's moving!

Something's moving.
That's a good sign!

..while Brenton gets a prized
pair of boxers back on their feet.



This is the moment of truth.

Absolutely fantastic!

But today's first arrival is
Michel Mason from Ipswich, who's

brought along a truly mammoth repair
for ceramics expert Kirsten Ramsay.

Hello. Hello. Hello.
What's in there?

Um, this is bits and pieces
of a clay sculpture and then...

A little eye. That's an eye? An eye
of what? It's an eye of an elephant.

OK. There's another layer, which
is his legs. Oh, my goodness!

Gosh! He's a very tall elephant!
He is very tall. Yeah.

I'm loving your optimism,
bringing me this!

Goodness! He's quite quirky,
isn't he? I think...

An elephant with long legs
and a little body...

It don't look like no elephant
I know. It was one of those...

Yeah, that's right. It isn't.
Does the elephant have a name?

Yeah, the elephant's called Derrick.

My husband Paul
and I were living in New Zealand

and we lived
there for about 12 years.

And we had a special place, which
is where we bought Derrick,

called the Coromandel... Coromandel.
..and it's... What is that?

It's a little peninsula... OK. ..up
on the North Island, New Zealand.

Um... You know when you sort
of see something

and you both just look at each other
and a big grin

comes across your face and you just
know that something's right... Wow!

And I just sort of looked at Paul
and he just looked at me

and we just sort of...
We've got to have one of these!

Where is Paul today? Paul passed
away ten years ago. Oh. Yeah.

Sorry to hear that. Yeah.
He passed away from pneumonia.

He had an arthritic
condition in his back

and the medication that he was
given weakens the system.

It made his immune system quite
weak. Yeah. So it was...

Yeah, unexpected.

He went into hospital on the
Wednesday and didn't come out.

Yeah. On Saturday,
he passed away, so... Yeah.

God, that's very shocking!

Yeah, it was... I was expecting him
to come home. Yeah. Mm. Yeah.

And I could see it on your face...
Yeah. Yeah.

He was a very special man. Yeah.

Um...

He was just such a...beautiful
person. Very sensitive.

Very shy.
Completely opposite to me. Erm...

I consider myself a very lucky woman
to have met him. Yeah.

I notice every time you speak about
him, you start touching Derrick.

Well, yeah.
Special, Derrick is, yeah?

Yeah. Yeah... Yeah. And I don't
like seeing it like this.

Mm. So, how did this happen?
What was the story...?

When Paul passed away,
I realised it was time to come back

and be with family. Right.

And I put Derrick on the windowsill
in the bedroom and I was going out

to work and when I came back, the
window was open and it was all...

Derrick was on the floor.
..smashed on the floor, yeah.

Urgh! I couldn't believe it. I burst
into tears. Oh... Oh, did you? Yeah.

I didn't know what to do,
so I just sort of packed it up
and there it stayed... OK. Yeah.

With the intention to getting him
fixed? Yeah. OK.

Not really knowing whether it was
going to be possible. So...

LAUGHTER

No pressure(!) I like that!

Please?

Because it is...

I've never seen you have something
in so many pieces like this.

Do you have a picture?
I do. Phew! That's good.

I do. Would it be possible to send
it over to us? Yeah, no problem.

That would be really helpful,
thank you. Yeah.

I'm assuming that all
the pieces are here. OK.

I can't wait to get started,
so thank you so much.

Thank you for taking it on. It's a
pleasure. Taking the project on.

No problem. You take care now.
And you, take care, bye-bye.
See you, bye. Thank you.

I want to get Derrick repaired now
because it's the tenth year since

Paul passed away and it's
part of that kind of remembrance

and part of acknowledging that Paul

is still very much part of who

I am as a person and Derrick
the elephant as a sculpture,

kind of, is part of that
identity that we had as a couple.

I'm really just trying to get
a feel for what I've got here.

There's a lot of pieces.
Sort of 50 plus, so...

..it is quite daunting.

And what I normally do is actually
just sit down and try

and work out the main bits
that I've got.

A little bit like doing a jigsaw.
I've clearly got some ears here.

I've got a little bit of the face,
with a cheeky eye.

And trying to find the front of the
face that the trunk attaches to.

And at the moment, I'm not seeing
any pieces that obviously

make up that front section,
which is slightly worrying.

I am quite baffled, actually.

If I could get this photograph
that Michel said that she's got,

it would be really helpful.
It would just give me

a little bit more of an idea of what
I'm trying to recreate here.

As Kirsten puzzles over her jumbo
jigsaw, the barn's next visitors,

Emma Jones and mother Lisa, have
a broken animal of their own.

They're relying on the joint
expertise of Will Kirk

and Suzie Fletcher to breathe new
life into a precious childhood toy.

Hello, there. Hello!
Nice to meet you both.

This must be your rocking horse.
It is. It is. It's wonderful.

It was made for me when I was five
years old. My dad made it for her.

Dad was actually an architect and
he took up woodworking as a hobby.

And then when Emma
was the first grandchild,

he just wanted to make her
something.

I must have been about four or five,
it was for a birthday.

It was a massive surprise

and overjoyed to have a
real-life rocking horse.

SUZIE: I can imagine!
What sort of person was he?

Oh, my dad was lovely. He was...

He had a quirky sense of humour.
He was always there,

he was dependable and... Yeah.

..I was very lucky to have
the relationship I did.

I was there with him and my nan
before school, after school,

every day. There was
a close bond between you and he.

Yeah, I then went on to
have my first child, Tamsin,

so my daughter's now two.

And he wanted to actually restore
the rocking horse,

as a secret, for his first
great-granddaughter, but

unfortunately, he was taken ill and
then within a week, he passed away.

Oh, dear. Sorry.
Got stolen from us. Yeah.

So... So, where has the horse been
kept, up to recent days?

Well, I am ashamed to say
he's been kept in my shed,
in the rabbit's shed, which

is why it was completely covered in
hay and a little bit worse for wear.

What would you like me
and Suzie to do?

To be honest, anything is
an improvement on what we've got.

That tail... I know! ..I'll be
honest, that doesn't look great!

It did used to be quite silky! I
know. Previously, it had a saddle...

Yeah, proper reins that you could
hold, as well as the handles.

I mean,
we even remember this being green.

Yeah, the base was painted green.
Really? Yeah.

Even if it could just have
two eyes would be...

Would be better than what it is!

Just any kind of improvement we'd
be grateful for, to be honest.

Ladies, this is a fabulous horse and
I think both Will and I are going to

look forward to putting it back into
really good condition for Tamsin.

LISA: Oh, thank you. Thank you ever
so much. That would be lovely.

Very excited. Yeah,
so grateful and excited. Thank you.

We'll see you soon.
We'll be in touch. Take care.
Thank you. Bye-bye.

Tamsin is my grandad's
first great-grandchild

and so it was always in the plan
that he would restore it,

but sadly he never got a chance.
The bond that we had was so special.

It will mean a great deal to
have that restored,

cos it is just like keeping...
It will be...

..a piece of Grandad with us.
Yeah. Still be with us.

So, what are you going to do?

Well, fill all the holes,
sand everything back, re-polish.

OK. And then it'll be
over to you, Suzie. Yeah.
No, this is going to be fun.

So I love this little bridle,
so I really want to try and keep

this and then of course, the tail
is definitely needing some help.

You mean putting it in the bin?
I think I can save it. Really?

Yeah... You can't save...
Well, I'm going to try. Wonderful!

I have a bit of a thing for
rocking horses and I was very,

very fortunate as a child
to have my own.

What I hope to do is to be able
to re-use the bridle,

but leather being leather,
sometimes just gets so dry

and brittle that there's
really no saving it.

At the moment,
it's looking encouraging.

I also need to tackle this tail,

which has definitely seen
better days. Mm!

That didn't work!

The difficulty I'm experiencing
is that the wood is actually

disintegrating
when I put any pressure on it.

And I don't want to force anything
and for it to crack.

Will? I need your assistance,
please. Do you? Right, let me have
a look.

I've got a very stubborn tail here.
It will not come out.

Well, there's a little
bit of doweling on the top.

I think if I can unpick that,
there might be a screw underneath.
Brilliant.

Mm! Yeah! Well done!

Well, there's a screw head.
It's going to be super rusty.

I'll see if I can unscrew it though.
OK.

I can feel it...
It's moving. Something's moving.

Something's moving.
That's a good sign!

Oh, I like it!

Brilliant!

Well, you can see from back here,
it's all glued in place, but what

I could do is excavate that last
bit there, take out the tail,

then I can give that
back to you. OK.

Well, I've got a saddle to get on
and make. OK, then.

The rocking horse may be proving
tricky to pull apart,

but with a picture now in hand,

Kirsten is starting to piece
together the ceramic elephant.

What a sweetheart, he is!

So, I've got most of the parts
allocated,

but I've still got this little
pile here, which the

impact must have just been...on
the front of his face.

I mean,
that's where it's most shattered.

Some of it's missing and pieces
have sheared off, so... Yeah.

I might have to tackle this slightly
differently to how I normally work.

My plan is to get some bits
bonded in place, let that cure,

and then move onto another section.
I don't normally work like that

because I like to have the
option of moving the pieces around,

but I don't think I'm going to be
able to do that with this.

I think it's all just too unstable.

I have to be quite mindful that
I'm not going to lock pieces out,

that I work in an order where
I can fit everything in.

Oops! He's coming apart.

Yeah, this is going to be
a nightmare!

It's been really difficult,

trying to assemble these
tiny little fragments here.

It wasn't
really obvious what went where.

My plan is to use a colour
fill technique,

where actually you're getting
the colour in the fill.

This is going to give a good finish,

but it's also going to
give added strength.

That is starting to
disappear already.

When you get it right,
it's incredibly satisfying,

if you look at it and you think,
"Wow!"

You know, "I can't tell where
that's been filled," then, yeah...

That's a really good feeling.

With Derrick and his great,
big, long legs,

it's an absolute nightmare,
in terms of balance.

So, I've come up with this nest idea

and I'm going to pop Derrick
upside down in the nest,

and then I'm going to introduce
the legs and use the box

and the towels to support the legs.
I don't know if it'll work.

It's a bit of an experiment,
so here we go.

They're just so long, these legs.
It's, like, mad!

So, I just need to wedge these
legs into place now

and...wait for the adhesive to cure.

Then I can look forward to turning
Derrick the right way up

and once again seeing him
as he should be.

All Kirsten can do now
is stand and wait.

Meanwhile, the barn's next
visitors are fast approaching.

Brothers Max and Joe Fallone have
brought a prized possession.

It's a job that fits silversmith
Brenton West like a glove.

Hello. How are you doing? You all
right? Yeah, good, thank you.

Hello there. Hello.
What have we got in the box?

So, here we've got our dad's
replica boxing ring.

He was a professional boxer.
This was an award he got...

Oh, it's an award? Yeah, it's
an award for his services to boxing.

And what's your dad's name? Ray.
Ray? Yeah. OK.

Cool. So, was your dad a good boxer,
then? Yeah, he was good.

Yeah, he had 100 professional
fights, without being knocked

out or stopped, which was
a Guinness world record for...
Hold on, slow down a minute.

100 fights... 100 fights. ..without
being knocked out. Or stopped.

Or stopped? Yeah. He went the full
distance? Yeah. All the time?

Yeah, every time. So,
he's tough as nails then, isn't he?

Yeah, he's only a little guy,

but he's really tough and he was
pretty well known around...

Especially round the London area.
He grew up in Battersea

and he was a bit of a local
celebrity in his time.

When did he start boxing?
So he started boxing when he was 15.

He turned pro when he was 22
and then, yeah,

he went on to have 100 professional
fights. Wow!

2016, he was entered
in the Hall Of Fame. Yeah.

And there was so many pros there,
all standing up, clapping him...

Yeah. It was so... It was amazing!

So he's got other trophies, but this
one... Why is this one so special?

It's his recognition for his
services to the sport, so after

he retired,
he opened a gym in Battersea

where he'd bring in kids from the
street and teach them how to box.

He was kind of a father
figure for them

and gave them an opportunity to stay
on the straight and narrow. Wow!

So, for him, I think,

it's almost better than anything
he won inside the ring

because it's something to look back
after his career and think,
"Yeah, this is what I've achieved

"and this is what I've given
back to the sport." Quality.

Now, you're his two sons... Yeah.
..and me and my brother used to
destroy a lot of stuff

when we was growing up.
Why is it like that?

Over the years, it's just...got
a bit damaged, to say the least!

A little bit of blushing,
there! Yeah.

Might have been messing round with
it when we was young.

So, what did it used to look like?
The two boxers, they would obviously
stand up in the ring, wouldn't they?

Yeah, so they was in there
and this guy had a base as well,

which would go in there. OK.

And the felt was a nice... We've got
a nice photo of it.
It was all yellow...

If you could let me have that,
that would be very helpful.
Yeah, for sure. Thank you. Yeah.

At home, he keeps his awards
kind of pride of place.

We'd like this to go next to it.
We'll get to work straight away.

Brilliant. Thank you very much.
Thank you. OK.

We're so proud of our dad,
everything that he's
achieved in his life.

The way he's brought us up,
we owe everything to him, really.

Yeah, we're so proud.

This trophy was given to
Dad for everything he's given to the

young boxers he was coaching.

What an amazing thing to give it
back to Dad after he's been

giving his whole life, really.

I've seen you fix some trophies in
your time, but never one like that.

Never.

What's the most difficult part
you've got to do?

So, this guy's fine,
but this one's lost his base

and he obviously won't
stand up by himself

and his feet are missing as well,

so I've got to make
a base like this, with feet on it,

which I can attach this guy to,
so he'll stand up by himself. OK.

So that'll be the most
challenging part.

The rest of it is just working
through it.

New ropes, new pads, new canvas.
Just get it looking like a ring
again. So, the picture's important.

Yeah. Yeah. All right. Well, I'll
check out the picture... OK.

..you get on with what you've got
to do. OK. See you soon.

So, looking at this, there's not
really any good bits to it at all.

This guy couldn't do 100 fights,
if he tried, I don't think,

and this ring looks like it's done
more than 100 fights.

In fairness, the boxers are
white metal, maybe pewter,

and they're very frail.

Really, really thin at the ankles
and I do notice on this, one leg

is actually coming apart, so he's
going to need repairing as well.

So putting them to one side,
I'm going to dismantle the ring

to clean it all up
and we'll be good to fight again.

Whilst Brenton makes
headway in his corner,

Suzie's progressing with the leather
work for the old rocking horse.

So I decided to do
a two-tone saddle.

The seat's going to be red, but
the flaps that come down the side,

they're going to be tan.

I've made a template,
so I'm just going to

draw around this on two pieces
of leather I've glued together.

This is actually old
remnants of leather.

That's going to look really nice
when it's mounted onto the horse.

What I need to do now is cut out the
leather that's going to be used to

cover the seat and get it stained as
close to the red bridle as possible.

I've sanded back the horse
and the base.

Parts are nice and smooth,
other parts are still really rough

because woodworm has completely
ravaged the surface.

The back of the horse here,
so many holes,

they've chewed through
the back of the neck here as well.

I think that any water that has
soaked into the wood over

a long period of time
has rusted the screw

and it's almost
fused in with the wood.

I don't think there's any chance of
me being able to unscrew that with a

screwdriver, so I'm going
to have to saw that out,

in order to stick
in my new block of wood.

Right. Now I've cut through
that screw, I'm going

to use this block here
to mark out...

..the area I need to cut out.

There we are.
That's a nice straight cut there.

That's a really nice fit.
Right, I'm going to dust that off.

I can get some glue on there, clamp
up the block and leave it to dry.

Now I've got the tail
securely bound together,

I can start with the
washing process.

This is the time that
I get a little bit excited to see

if I can actually save
this original tail.

It is actually genuine horse hair.

So now I've got that thoroughly wet,
I'm going to start with

the shampooing and just work
that through all the strands

and what I'm hoping is it'll sort
of break down whatever's in there,

holding it all together
in that bird's nest.

At the moment,
it's looking encouraging.

I think we might have a really
nice end result.

Suzie? Yep.
I've got a friend here for you.

Well, that looks a bit different,
doesn't it? Yeah. My goodness!

Look at the eyes! I know.

Well, he is ready to trot over...
Oh! ..to you.

I cannot wait to see the saddle.
Thank you.

I look forward to getting started.

What I've got is this piece
of leather that I've stained red
to match the bridle

and I'm just going to tack
this in position at the back here.

That foam's going to go on there.

And then, bring that
over on top of the foam. A-ha!

That's so much better! Love that!

Just going to glue
the foam in position

and then I can tack that
leather over the top.

As the rocking horse repair
hits its stride, Kirsten's facing

the delicate task of flipping
over the long-legged elephant.

Right, I'm going to extract
him from his nest.

Fingers crossed,
he will hold together.

It's so lovely to see Derrick back
standing on his own four legs again.

I can absolutely see why Paul
and Michel fell in love with him.

I'm just going to get his ears
back on, his trunk, and I think

he'll really start to look
like Derrick that Michel remembers.

When it arrived at the barn,

the elephant was
shattered into over 50 pieces.

Today, Michel has returned to be
reunited with the precious

sculpture that she bought
with her late husband.

Paul's certainly
been at the forefront of my mind,

more than usual.

I can hear his voice,
just sort of saying to me, you know,

"This is great.
This is a good thing to be doing."

Hello. Hello. Hi, Michel!
Welcome back.

Look at that smile.
I like the look of that!

I'm very excited to see this.
That's if...

You know, hopefully, he's complete.
Yeah, I'm sure he is.

He's standing up, which is
a good sign!

OK, are you ready?

Oh, wow!

That's in... That's incredible!

Oh, look at you!
You're all together again!

Oh, that is absolutely stunning!

Thank you so much!

You're very welcome.

I'm...speechless, which is
very rare for me,

I have to say, but that is
just...amazing! Absolutely amazing.

It is, isn't it?

Yeah, beautiful. Absolutely
beautiful. Look at his ears!

Marvellous!

That's fantastic! You are amazing.
Amazing. Thank you so much.

Absolute pleasure. Yeah. Yeah.

It's just a shame he's not huggable,
really.

Do you know what I mean? Yeah. Yeah!
Cos that's what you want to do.

Yeah. Sort of hold it close.
Yeah, no hugging!

That's not really his function.

If Paul's looking down at us now...
Yeah. ..what do you reckon?

Yeah, he is. He would be happy,
that's for sure. Yeah.

So he's not going back on a window
sill, then? No! Absolutely not!

Absolutely not!

You've got a lovely space for him.
Nowhere near a windowsill! Yeah,

it's got its own space...dedicated.
Yeah. Lovely.

Yeah. Can I take him home now, then?
Absolutely. He's all yours.

Come on, you're coming with me.

I'll get the door for you.
Thank you. Thank you. Bye-bye.
Bye-bye. Thank you, Kirsten.

Thank you. Thank you, Jay.
All right.

As soon as I walked in,
I could see Derrick was standing up

and I thought, "Oh, OK.
That's great." But I was
absolutely flabbergasted.

The actual craft of it is sublime.

Absolutely sublime. I...

I feel extremely lucky and blessed
that I had that time with Paul

and that's why the sculpture is
so important because it just

represents the quirkiness of Paul as
a person, so in that regard, it's...

It's a beautiful memory.

With one restoration heading home,
inside, work continues.

And Brenton's ready for his next

round of repairs on the beloved
boxing trophy.

So I'm looking at these men now,
ready to get them back in the ring.

And this chap has got no feet.
I need to make a base for him.

I've noticed that this
chap has been broken before

and I'm going to have to take him
apart to repair him properly.

That is a benefit to me

because I can use his base to make
a mould to make the base for this

chap and they're both actually
the same boxer, if you look at them.

I can feel it wibbling.

It's like a loose tooth
and it's just going to come out,

so I'll just break that off.

There you go.

And now we've got
this part that I can cast

and make a new
foot for the poorly chap.

I'm using casting sand
and that holds its shape really well

when you put something into it
and then take it out.

You can then pour molten
metal into it, in this case pewter,

and that will replicate
that shape exactly.

That's really good.
That's come out of there.

I just need to tidy this mould up
a bit and then I can pour

the pewter in and, fingers crossed,
we can make one of these.

So, the pewter is nice and liquid
now and I'll just pour that in.

And let that cool down.

So this is the moment of truth.

It's still a bit hot, so I'm going
to be a bit careful with it.

And...it looks like we've
got some feet in there.

I'll just tap that out of there.

That's worked first time.
Absolutely fantastic.

I've just got to do
a bit of tidying up

and then I can attach the men
to their feet.

Now, I'm going
to solder the feet back on.

I'm now going to put a little
piece of solder on there and try

and heat it up and get it to join
the leg to the foot.

I've got to be really, really
careful that I don't melt this.

I'm being really,
really gentle with the heat.

That's the feet now
soldered on this chap.

He'll stand up by himself
quite happily.

Let that cool down a bit
and I can do the other one.

At his bench, Will is reinstating
the original colour to the

base of the rocking horse

and as Suzie has managed to
fully recondition the tail,

they're now into the final
furlong of the repair.

Perfect timing, Will. I have just
finished putting the tail in.

He's ready to be handed over to you.

Very nice, Suzie! Very nice.
You've done a great job! Thank you.

All I need to do now is bolt him
back together.

The rocking horse
arrived at the barn,

rotten and in dire
need of restoration.

An unfinished job for a much-loved
dad and grandad.

Now, Lisa and Emma have returned
with little Tamsin,

who's longing for a ride.

It feels like we've come full
circle by coming here today.

It's been a tough time for the whole
family, but it feels like we've

actually completed one of his wishes
and I genuinely think he's with us.

Yeah. He would have loved to have
seen the moment with you riding the
horse.

Hello! Hiya. Hello.

Hello. Lovely to see you both.
And you!

And who's this?

This is Tamsin.

Hi, Tamsin! Hello!

Come to see the horsey. Horsey.
Horsey, yeah.

So, how have you been?

We're very excited, aren't we?
We're really excited!

It feels like there's been
a piece of you missing.

I think it's time, don't you?
Yeah, shall we have a look?

Are you ready? Oh, yes, please!
Yeah, please.

GASPS

Oh... Oh, wow!

Wow! What is it, Tamsin?

Horsey. It's a horsey!

It's a horsey
your great-granddad made.

Oh, it's... It's gorgeous!
It's absolutely lovely!

Can we touch it? Please. Yeah.
It's exactly how I remember it.

And it's got two eyes!

It's beautiful! Would you like to
sit on it? Mm-hm.

Is that OK? Yeah, sure.

There we are.

Straight over! That's it.

Oh! Leg over. Good girl!

Yeah. Seesaw. Is that lovely?
Oh, look at her!

LAUGHTER

She is the perfect
size for the rocking horse. She is.

Yeah, it's the exact memory I've
got of the dining room, going in...

Vivid green. Vivid green, yeah!

Suzie's done a fantastic
job on the new saddle. Yeah.

And the tail, that's the original
tail? Yeah, the original tail.

Oh, really? Yeah. Oh, wow!
You salvaged that well! Yes.

I didn't think it was salvageable.
Neither did I!

It was a bit moth-eaten, wasn't it?
To see your face is one thing,

but to see Tamsin just rocking it on
the rocking horse, that is just...

Yeah. We couldn't wish for more,
could we? No, no, no.

Thank you so much for everything
you've done. It's lovely.

Thank you so much! Thank you
all for coming down. Thank you.

Thank you very much. Bye-bye.
Bye-bye. Bye-bye.

Oh!

Oh, bless her!

I can't really describe what it
felt like to see Tamsin riding

it like I did when I was younger.

It's kind of reliving history
myself, through my daughter.

It feels like Grandad's come home.
Yeah.

It feels like we've had a piece
missing all this time

and to have it back in its former
glory, he's back home with us now.

Back inside, determined to restore
champion Ray's boxing ring

trophy to its original glory
is Brenton.

I'm going to glue this on here now
with a spray adhesive and then

I can make the holes for the posts
and then glue the posts in.

I've got one chance to get
this right.

It does feel like Ray
might be watching me

from that photograph,
so I'd better get this right.

That looks really good.

Just got to cut
the holes for the posts

and then I can put the rope in.

This is the beginnings of it
starting to look like a boxing ring.

That's the men glued on.

I need to let the glue set, get
the dust off, um... That's champion!

The boxing trophy was presented
to Ray Fallone 50 years

ago for his services to the sport.

Now, his proud sons,
Max and Joe, have returned,

hoping to see it back to its prime.

The award was in a bit of a state
when we dropped it off, so we're

looking forward to seeing it
restored to its former glory really.

It'll be an amazing present to
give back to Dad after giving

so much to us over the years.
It'll be perfect.

Hello. All right? Hiya. How are you
doing? Good to see you. Hello.

First things first, how's Dad?

He's great, yeah. He's excited.
Very excited. He's excited.

He's not annoyed with us in any way?
We don't want him coming up here
with his boxing gloves on or

anything like that. He's cool, yeah?
You're all right. He's all right.
We're safe. We are safe.

We don't want no trouble. All right.

So, when you dropped it off to us,
the trophy, it was a bit, um...

It was tired. Very, yeah.
We're hoping something like...

Cos we never got to see it
when it was... In its heyday.

Yeah, when it was
first given to him.

So we want to see it as close
to that as possible, really. OK.

Let's see if we've done that.

Yeah? Let's do it.
Yes, please. Yeah.

Oh, wow! That's amazing! Wow!

Yeah, thank you. That's so good!

Yeah, that's incredible.

It's just like the pictures. Yeah.

He's going to be over the moon
with that. Definitely. Yeah.

The felt's so nice. That yellow.

So nice and bright,
compared to what it was!

It's amazing.

And the actual boxers themselves,
they've come up so nicely.

Are they brand-new figures as well?
No, same chaps. Wow! That's amazing.

He's going to be so pleased.
Thanks so much.

That's all right. It's amazing.
That's good, man. That's good.

And what will Ray think
of it when he sees it?

Oh, yeah, he's going to love that!

I mean,
he got this award 50 years ago

and it'll probably take him
back to that night

when he got it the first time round
and bring back those memories
of what he's achieved again.

So I think he's going to be over
the moon, isn't he?

Yeah, he'll be so proud.
Great. Yeah.

It is yours to take. Yeah.
Get it to Dad. Thank you so much.

Thank you so much. It's amazing.
All right.

Thank you. See you later.
Cheerio. Bye-bye. Bye.

When he lifted the blanket off,
I thought,

"It looks like it's brand-new!
Everything is completely brand-new!"
It's incredible, yeah.

I just thought of Dad really
and the amazement he's going to feel

when he sees it.
He's going to love it. Yeah.

We can pass it on to
hopefully our kids one day.

His achievements won't be forgotten
through the generations, hopefully.

Join us next time,
as more faded family heirlooms...

I'm getting quite attached
to this little guy.

..are handed down to new
generations... Isn't that beautiful?

Yeah. ..in The Repair Shop.