The Repair Shop

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Season 6, Episode 14

Jay Blades and his team of experts meet Liz from Dorset who brings in a crumbling cast-iron gate built by her brother as a gift for her and her late husband. Horologist Steve Fletcher and leather expert Suzie Fletcher are brought a century-old watch by Nancy who's father was awarded the watch for his bravery on his return from the First World War. Upholsterer Sonnaz Nooranvary takes on a rocking chair that has been at the heart of Anna's family home for decades and is in desperate need of some TLC. Last into the shop is Ruth and her Auntie Roz who bring in a penny arcade game from the 1920s

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Cast & Crew

Jay Blades (Presenter)

Bill Paterson (Narrator)

Dominic Chinea (Contributor)

Steve Fletcher (Contributor)

Suzie Fletcher (Contributor)

Sonnaz Nooranvary (Contributor)

Geoff Harvey (Contributor)

Hannah Lamb (Executive producer)

Rob Butterfield (Executive producer)

Emma Walsh (Executive producer)

Helen Page (Series producer)

Tanveer Bari (Series 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.