The Repair Shop - At Christmas 2021 - 6:00 pm Thursday, December 25 on Really

About this Broadcast

At Christmas 2021
Season 2021, Episode 1

Jay Blades and the team of experts restore four beloved festive treasures - a very special mechanical doll, a traditional German decoration, an ageing harmonium and a train set all the way from Kenya. Treasured keepsakes are not the only items on the menu this Christmas as Secret Santa has again challenged each expert to create a gift from scratch for one of their barn mates. As secret plans are made in each nook and cranny of the barn, inspired creations begin to emerge, including a gingerbread replica of the Repair Shop itself. Narrated by Bill Paterson

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Antiques/Collectibles General Leisure Hobbies

Cast & Crew

Jay Blades (Presenter)

Bill Paterson (Narrator)

Dominic Chinea (Contributor)

William Kirk (Contributor)

Suzie Fletcher (Contributor)

Brenton West (Contributor)

Kirsten Ramsay (Contributor)

Lucia Scalisi (Contributor)

Mark Stuckey (Contributor)

David Burville (Contributor)

Rich Merritt (Director)

Rebecca McLaughlin (Series producer)

Alex Raw (Executive producer)

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Did You Know..

Jay Blades (Presenter)

Bill Paterson (Narrator)

Born: June 03, 1945 in Glasgow

Best Known For: A number of small-screen TV roles.

Early-life: Bill Paterson was born on June 3, 1945, in Glasgow. He spent three years as a quantity surveyor before doing a teaching course at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. He was about to accept an educational role when he was offered a place with the Citizen's Theatre. His big break came at the Edinburgh Festival in The Great Northern Welly Boot Show, a satire by Billy Connolly about striking shipbuilders.

Career: Paterson's TV debut came in 1977's Bafta-winning Licking Hitler. A year later he appeared in The Vanishing Army and Smiley's People. He went on to feature in such films as The Killing Fields, A Private Function, Defence of the Realm, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, Chaplin, Bright Young Things and Truly, Madly, Deeply. Other TV projects include The Singing Detective, Traffik, The Crow Road, Doctor Zhivago, Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, and Law & Order: UK. He was also nominated for an Olivier Award for Bertolt Brecht's Schwekyk in the Second World War in 1982 and has done extensive voiceover work on TV and radio.

Quote: "I don't think acting has ever been my passion, but it's a very nice way of making a living."

Trivia: Paterson turned down one of the leads in Alien.