The Repair Shop Australia
Host Dean Ipaviz will lead a team of highly-skilled craftspeople, who try to rescue the cherished posessions of Australians from their special workroom. Dean, who is a builder and sustainability expert himself, will work with the experts to help restore precious, broken and battered family heirlooms to their former glory. Each week, families bring along their damaged historical treasures in the hope they can be fixed. As each item is painstakingly restored by the skilled craftspeople, we hear the personal stories behind the heirloom and why it's so cherished by the family.
Episodes
Episode 1
Jeweller Erin turns her talents to a fire-damaged necklace; horologist Andrew tests his skills on a clock that hasn't chimed for 60 years; electrical technician Paul gets an antique train set back on track.
Episode 2
Metal worker Majella restores a rare leather shoe sewing machine; electrical technician Paul brings an Edison Voice Recorder back from the brink; furniture restorer Britta resurrects a headless rocking horse.
Episode 3
The team are joining forces working on a handmade miniature doll's house; leather-worker Aaron is recreating an 18th-century stagecoach whip from scratch; jeweller Erin repairs a beloved gold ring.
Episode 4
Furniture restorer Britta refurbishes a century-old chaise lounge; leather worker Aaron tends to a rare six-sided concertina; metalworker Majella gives a historic pub beer bottling machine a makeover.
Episode 5
Resident horologist Andrew repairs a cuckoo clock that has lost its voice; furniture restorer Britta takes on a mid-century Australian classic; Majella navigates the revival of a ship's telegraph.
Episode 6
Jeweller Erin has her work cut out restoring a prized diamond eternity ring; a World War II Gurkha knife tests craftsman Aaron's leather skills; repair all-rounder Paul rebuilds a late-19th-century 3D slide viewer.
Episode 7
The team restore a toy truck that survived the 2007 Newcastle floods; a bird cage clock needs horologist Andrew's expertise; a delicate Singer sewing machine has survived within a family for four generations.
Episode 8
Upholsterer Britta refurbishes an immigrant steamer trunk; horologist Andrew puts the tick-tock back in a century-old heirloom pocket watch; metalworker Majella is tasked with restoring a vintage pedal car.
Top Cast
Dean Ipaviz
Himself - Host
