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Dame Judi Dench appearing in live star-studded episode of The Repair Shop to celebrate show’s fifth anniversary-Stella Akinwumi-Entertainment – Metro
The show is celebrating its fifth anniversary.
The Hollywood legend will appear in the upcoming special (Picture: PA)
Dame Judi Dench is set to feature in a live episode of BBC’s The Repair Shop to mark the programme’s fifth anniversary.
The veteran actor, 87 will appear alongside Strictly Come Dancing judge Craig Revel Horwood in a special edition at the Edinburgh TV Festival.
The show – hosted by furniture restorer turned presenter Jay Blades – sees customers pay a visit to Jay and his team of experts to have a cherished family heirloom brought back to life.
The beloved programme has inspired many a tearjerking moment, as customers share their touching personal stories, and are reunited with their restored item.
In the celebrity edition, Dame Judi will bring a pocket watch she gifted to her late husband, actor Michael Williams, in 1972 – one year after they married – where horologist Steve Fletcher will work his magic.
While choreographer Craig brings in a cherished item of his own, a life-like chimp from Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical, Sunset Boulevard, which was gifted to him during his opening night.
The James Bond actress and the theatre performer will join host Jay on stage in Edinburgh to reveal their fixes live.
Managing director of production company Ricochet Joanna Ball said: ‘The team, on and off screen, has done an extraordinary job and our heartfelt thanks to Dame Judi and to Craig for sharing their precious stories with us.
‘As always we’re a little bit nervous sharing the finished fixes but we hope that they love the work our experts have delivered as much as we loved working on them.’
Craig Revel Horwood is also part of the special (Picture: PA)
Dame Judi recently joined forces with Jay and the team for Comic Relief where she went to restore an old China doll and had to pretend that she fancied the host.
‘All my teddies have names and, of course, I’ve named this one. He’s called JB. After Jay Blades. He is really a remarkable man.’
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Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders also appeared in the sketch with the legendary actress and Dawn said she heard Judi cry: ‘Oh, he stole my beating heart!’
The Repair Shop is available to watch on BBC iPlayer.
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