The Repair Shop 255x51 - Episode 51

Vladimir, his wife, Helen, and daughter, Lili, arrive witha family heirloom that they have recently inherited. They madean epic road trip across Europe to Serbia to collect theimpressive wooden wall clock. Vlad's great-great-grandfatherbought the clock in the early 1900s, and it has been passeddown five generations of his family. Vlad's ancestors wereaffluent farmers living in what was then Yugoslavia. At the endof the Second World War, it became a communist nation, andhis family were stripped of their land and wealth. They facedgreat hardship for many years, and this clock and its upkeepsoon became a symbol of their determination and family values.Vlad is very proud of his heritage and is honoured to be thecustodian of the clock. It was carefully dismantled and boxedin order to make the 4000 mile journey back to the UK, but asVlad lifted it from the car in his driveway the box broke andcarved wooden casing fell to the ground, breaking into pieces.Horologist Steve Fletcher comes to the rescue giving themechanism the much needed kiss of life, while woodwork wonderWill Kirk gets to grips with the smashed casing.Master HatterJayesh Vaghela takes receipt of a policeman's helmet thatbelonged to an inspector who was admired by all who met him buttragically died young, leaving a wife and six sons. SonsRichard and Peter have kept it safe for years until anunfortunate incident took place with the family dog who made ameal out of it! Much of the front peak has been chewed away andis misshapen. They would dearly like to have if repaired todisplay as a way of preserving their father's memory.The finalvisitor to the barn is Claire, with a small stained-glassangel that was made for her by her much-missed mother,Margaret. Margaret loved learning new skills and hobbies andthis angel has become one of Claire's most treasuredpossessions. It hung on her window for years watching over heruntil it was blown off by a breeze and shattered. Clairedesperately needs expert Matt Nickel's help to piece it backtogether and has a special request as to how that might bedone.