Episode 1

Wheeling in the next item are a father and his three sons, dad Rob joined by Mark, Adam and Nick, who have brought a career first for bike restorer Tim Gunn. The polo bike and mallet belonged to the absent fifth family member and teammate, Joe, who tragically passed away in a motorbike accident in 2015. Tim’s stunning restoration not only rekindles fond memories but also gets the brothers back onto their own bikes, much to their dad’s delight.

Next, hoping for the healing hands of ceramics conservator Kirsten Ramsay, Janaki brings in a precious link to her Sri Lankan heritage. The ceramic statue of Buddha has been in her family for over 70 years and was passed to her by her mum. Back in Sri Lanka, her mother had - unusually for the times - left the family home and started work as a nanny for a wealthy family. After a few years, the family decided to emigrate to the UK and asked Janaki’s mum if she’d like to go with them. Quite the adventurer, she jumped at the chance. Once settled in London, she married and had children of her own. Times were tight, but she remained a devout Buddhist, and Janaki recalls the statue was always the centrepiece of her mother’s shrine at home. But time has not been kind to the little statue. With damage to the all-important gesture of the Buddha and a broken base, Kirsten must undertake some delicate repairs to sympathetically restore this beautifully dainty piece.

Last, an heirloom from the golden age of cinema. Sisters Georgie and Lydia need the help of upholsterer Sonnaz Nooranvary to honour a couple who played a starring role in their lives. Their great uncle built a cinema with his brother in Knighton, Powys, which opened in 1947 to a huge queue of people wanting to experience the local cinema. Their great aunt Enid was also involved in the business. The building was demolished in the 1990s, so the siblings never saw the cinema, but they were delighted to find some cinema seats stored under their great uncle and aunt’s house. Sonnaz and Dom join forces not only to bring the chairs back to life but also to give the two young women the 1940s cinema experience they’ve never known.