The Repair Shop left viewers in tears when it shared the story of a pair of children’s cowboy boots bought by Elton Jonh’s drummer.
The heartwarming series returned for its ninth year on Wednesday night, and fans admitted they were blown away when they heard the backstory of the little boots.
Over the six new episodes, Jay Blades and his highly experienced team of experts will complete a range of fascinating and heartwarming repairs.
In the shed were a pair of children’s cowboy boots, an instrument called a saz and a lamp beautifully restored.
Once again, viewers were delighted by the ‘intriguing objects and amazing stories’, calling the show their ‘weekly cry’.
Fans shared their thoughts on Tears will flow…’: ‘Hooray! One of my favorite shows is back.’
The Repair Shop is back for its ninth series and fans were left in tears just minutes after the first episode on Thursday
Throughout the six new episodes, Jay Blades and his highly experienced team of experts will complete a range of fascinating and heartwarming repairs
They added: ‘A very warm welcome back #therepairshop. The story behind those sweet little cowboy boots is beautiful. I didn’t get a lump in my throat when we heard that Elton John had paid tribute to his dear musician friend by singing ‘Don’t let the Sun go Down on Me’. Who am I kidding? Sweet.
‘#TheRepairShop must become a repeat prescription for the entire country. A hit of positive human warmth, intriguing objects and great stories and wonderful, dedicated craftsmen. Healing things. We needed this show more than we realized.
The weekly cry is back with a bang! I love #TheRepairShop. Everyone in the gang is brilliant, but again, Kirsten just blows me away working on such ‘impossible’ pieces’: ‘No, I’m not crying over a lamp, I’ve got something in my mind.’
The show also saw a pair of cowboy boots associated with legendary singer Elton John restored to their former glory.
The latest series will also feature one of the show’s biggest challenges ever: an attempt to save an armchair, which tells a gripping story about the AIDS crisis of the 1980s.
Host Jay said: ‘If you’re super excited about the return of The Repair Shop, you’re not alone.
“We work really hard to make people’s dreams come true, so it’s so exciting to be able to show you what we’ve done.”
Once again, viewers were delighted by the ‘intriguing objects and amazing stories’, calling the show their ‘weekly cry’.
In the shed were a pair of children’s cowboy boots, an instrument called a saz and a lamp beautifully restored
He added: ‘The show is going from strength to strength, and I think that’s simply because we’re talking about community, it’s all about working together as a team and achieving a common goal for someone.’
Jay, 54, and the BBC One program’s experts have rescued more than a thousand valuable objects and historical artefacts since it launched in 2017.
Some of the most memorable repairs over the years have included the rocking horse, a Jewish prayer book that survived the Theresienstadt concentration camp, a handle used to travel on the Windrush ships, and a 2,000-year-old Chinese statue.