The Repair Shop

S05:E03 - POW Satchel, Spy Catcher's Clock and Sea Serpent Pen Holder

Today in the Repair Shop, Jay Blades and the team bring three treasured family heirlooms, and the memories they hold, back to life. Master Saddler Susie Fletcher has her work cut out with a treasured leather satchel that's been through the wars. Owner John's grandfather bought it in a Cairo market while serving in WW2. The market was bombed but the lucky soldier escaped with just a shrapnel wound. The satchel itself bears the blood stain. Susie and her trusty sewing machine set to work restoring the satchel and preserving the memory of a much loved member of the family.Horologist Steve Fletcher brings all his expertise to the repair of a Victorian clock that is that is linked to an incredible wartime story that made national headlines. The clock has been in owner Wendy's family for over a hundred years, for most of its life sitting proudly on the mantle of her grandparents' pub in Kent. It was in this very pub that Wendy's grandmother was suspicious of a stranger, who turned out to be a spy! In the last few years it has become increasingly unreliable and has not chimed in decades. Steve needs to do some detective work of his own to decipher just what has gone wrong.And Silversmith Brenton works his magic on a mythical creature. The bronze sea serpent pen holder was made by owner Alan's great grandfather, who had a passion for making such curiosities. However it's fallen into disrepair - tarnished with twisted limbs and a missing foot and had been banished to a cupboard for years. Brenton fashions replacement parts including the pen supports and returns the creature's purpose in life.