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Episode 31

Episode 31 of 40

The team restores a dearly loved but dilapidated leather chair, a vintage letterpress and a mechanical toy plane that鈥檚 been grounded for 50 years.

Jay Blades and the team bring three treasured family heirlooms, and the memories they hold, back to life.

Leather expert Suzie Fletcher and furniture restorer Will Kirk join forces to revive a dilapidated strap chair that鈥檚 seen better days. The chair serves as a precious reminder of a much-missed husband and father. It鈥檚 a meticulous mend but when mother and daughter Jamila and Aaliya set eyes on their revamped chair the memories come flooding back.

Letterpress owner Kitt Moss is hoping Dominic Chinea can rejuvenate her grandfather鈥檚 vintage printing machine so she can use it to make invitations for her forthcoming wedding. Dom鈥檚 love of metal means he鈥檚 in his element as he gets the precious press printing once again.

And mechanical maestro Steve Fletcher faces a tricky fix on a motorised toy war plane that鈥檚 been grounded for over fifty years.

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44 minutes

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Role Contributor
Presenter Jay Blades
Narrator Bill Paterson
Expert Dominic Chinea
Expert Steve Fletcher
Expert Suzie Fletcher
Expert Will Kirk
Director Rich Merritt
Series Producer Paula Fasht
Production Company Ricochet Limited

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