Overview

• John from Holywell brought a working replica of a Welsh coal mine built by his grandfather in 1904 that had stopped after a botched repair.
• Clock specialist Steve Fletcher rebuilt the missing mechanisms, while art conservator Lucia Scalisi restored the model’s painted surfaces.
• The model usually resides in a local mining museum run by John, underscoring its connection to Wales’s coal-mining heritage.
• The same episode featured restorations of a Victorian writing box, a 75-year-old doll named Rosebud, and an original 1930s Humber Bridge blueprint, handled by Will Kirk, Chris Shaw, Charlotte Abbott, and Angelina Bakalarou.
• Viewers responded on social media to the emotional reveal as John offered tearful thanks, and the programme is available to stream on BBC iPlayer.