The Repair Shop 255x21 - Episode 21

The team take on four unique items, each carrying deepemotional weight and powerful personal stories.First throughthe barn doors is a giant plush hound dog, gifted to the UKElvis Presley fan club by Elvis's legendary manager, ColonelTom Parker. After decades of display and devotion, thisone-of-a-kind soft toy is torn, sagging and shedding stuffing.Julie and Amanda must work from nose to tail to restore thistowering tribute to its former splendour. But facing quiteliterally the biggest challenge they have ever worked on,riddled with tears, and with its frame poking through andfabric failing, can the Bear Ladies give this celebrity canineback its pedigree?Ken from County Durham brings in a treasuredclock compendium – part clock, part thermometer, partbarometer – presented to his father, Bob, by fellow minersin recognition of Bob's bravery during the tragic 1951Easington Colliery disaster. With each of its constituentinstruments damaged or broken, horologist Steve Fletcher facesa tricky challenge on three fronts to get them up and runningagain. And an already difficult repair gets harder when Steveidentifies a rogue air bubble in the thermometer's mercury thatwill take all his ingenuity to solve.Sophia and her uncleLambros arrive next, with a remarkable leather shepherd's bagthat once belonged to Sophia's father, a young goat herder inCyprus. The bag survived war, displacement and decades ofuse, only to suffer severe damage by chewing after attractingthe curious attention of their hungry pet dog. Indomitable asever, Suzie sets to the task of repairing the straps, tasselsand corners, hoping to rescue this treasured symbol ofheritage and survival.Finally, Rajinder from London brings ina sewing machine she won in a national fashion competition in1982 when she was an irrepressible 16-year-old with a passionfor textiles and design. It's a cherished reminder of hercreativity and of her late parents, who were her biggestsupporters. But after 20 years of silence, the machine isjammed and lifeless. Mark must navigate unfamiliar territory toget it running again. Can he bring this prizewinner back tolife?