Saved and Remade
2021 · 29m · Reality
Sabrina Grant helps contributors choose which of a team of crafts people they think has the vision and ability to convert objects that have meaning but are gathering dust, into items that can take pride of place in their lives.
Episodes
1. Episode 129m · Jane brings in her late mother's wedding dress, pink suede jacket and best dress to be transformed. Graeme arrives with an unused tea trolley with a squeaky wheel. Eric wants something to be done with a propeller from an outboard motor.
2. Episode 229m · A traditional Chinese dowry box, an old family tent and a single bowling pin are the three items brought in today. Each has special meaning for their owner but needs a design to transform them into something memorable.
3. Episode 329m · A sailing club's training boat which was damaged in a storm, a professional trombone player's first trombone and an old coffee table are the three items brought in for the team to pitch to reuse today.
4. Episode 429m · Metalwork specialists Titch and Leigh pitch ideas when Chia-Yu arrives with a replica post box, an item from her wedding. Kay brings in a battered-looking armchair that belonged to her grandad. Allan and Yvette bring in an old church pew.
5. Episode 529m · Linda brings a beautiful and unusual Polish cloak that belonged to her father to the workshop. Ken arrives with a collection of family rings and gemstones. Mechanics and metals expert Titch has a favour to ask of seamstress Elizabeth.
6. Episode 629m · An old hi-fi, a much-loved childhood bicycle and a wartime Royal Navy kit bag are among the items transformed into new and useful items for their owners by the skilled team of crafters.
7. Episode 729m · Michelle and Carl have brought a stunning 1930s gramophone to the workshop. Kate brings an old slide projector into the workshop. And an intriguing item gives interior design craftsman Rob a challenge. It's an old steamship lamp.
8. Episode 829m · A collection of T-shirts, a clapped-out trailer, a huge wooden playhouse that doesn't fit a new garden and traditional Jamaican fabric that connects a mother and daughter six thousand miles apart are the items brought in today.
9. Episode 929m · Caroline brings in a special recumbent tricycle that once carried an Olympic torch. Widow, Irene asks jewellery expert Disa to transform her engagement and wedding rings. Sculptor Leigh asks Rob to transform his old wooden sled.
10. Episode 1029m · Daisy and Rob offer their ideas of what an old upright piano that is beyond repair could become. Seamstress Chinelo transforms a wedding dress brought in by Teresa. Can Titch find a new use for a rare 1920s petrol pump?
11. Episode 1129m · Niel and Sarah have an old sideboard that belonged to Sarah’s grandad, who rescued it from a skip in the 1950s.
Linda’s dad was into auctions and once bought a large and ornate table clock, which he adored.
Remaker and motorcycle fan Titch has brought in some items for Chinelo to transform: his old motorcycle racing leathers.
12. Episode 1229m · Aylwyn has fond memories of playing with her mum’s old steamer trunk as a child. It contained all her mum’s belongings when she moved to India aged 20 with Aylwyn’s dad.
Carpentry expert Shelley gets her dancing shoes on as Frazer arrives playing the accordion.
And Michael needs a new life for some old gym equipment.
13. Episode 1329m · Today, an old grandfather clock stands tall in the workshop.
Melodie arrives in the workshop to see what carpentry expert Shelley can do with a drum kit that belonged to her musician father, Barry.
And seamstress Elizabeth finds a playful way to transform a shearling lambskin coat.
14. Episode 1429m · Rebecca brings in a pedal-start moped that dates from the 1950s that belonged to her grandad.
An old wooden hand-crank butter churn presents a challenge for interior design expert Rob.
Remaker and fabric specialist Elizabeth is a keen swimmer. She has competed in dozens of events over many years, including swimming in extreme cold or adverse conditions.
15. Episode 1529m · A vintage car – once a father and son project, now rusting away – and a cake stand with huge sentimental value are among the objects transformed into functional items.
16. Episode 1629m · Sabrina Grant brings her own precious item, a denim collection that belonged to her late sister. Emotions and memories are beautifully captured in all of today’s transformations.
17. Episode 1729m · The transformation of a beloved car leaves its owner astounded, and a pair of ballet shoes are given a new lease of life.
18. Episode 1829m · A collection of beautiful fabrics collected in the Middle East and some vintage games consoles that represent a happy childhood are among the transformations for the skilled remakers.
19. Episode 1929m · A vintage sewing table with great sentimental value and a martial arts expert’s karate belts are among the transformations by the team of exceptionally skilled craftspeople.
20. Episode 2029m · A Swiss clock that caused a honeymooning couple’s first argument 40 years ago and a collection of skateboards in need of a new purpose are among the radical transformations.