The Repair Shop
Season 11 Episode 2 of 40
Cobbler Dean Westmoreland restores a pair of incomplete leather baby boots belonging to visitor Ashley's mum Margaret. Art conservator Lucia Scalisi is challenged by an intricately painted Venetian jewellery box that has survived a house fire. After being passed down through generations of women in her family, Vikki is hoping Lucia can repair the box and bring it back to its former glory as originally created by her Italian grandmother. David Burville meets professional tap dancing identical twins Jannette and Janice who have brought him a portable wooden dance mat they have used since they were children. After all the usage they've had from it the slats of the mat are splitting and the carry strap is long gone, but with any luck David will be able to fix it up for many more performances to come