Episode
The Repair Shop: Armchair
Overview
Upholsterer Sonnaz Nooranvary takes on a real labour of love, a battered but beloved armchair that holds treasured memories of owner Michelle's grandfather.
Details
- Series
- The Repair Shop
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 4
- Air date
- 2018-08-16
- Runtime
- 44 min
Episode context
Armchair is Episode 4 in Series 3 of The Repair Shop. It aired on 2018-08-16. The runtime is 44 min.
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