Steve, Suzie and Fred Fletcher join Fred Fletcher Repair Shop first time
Steve, Suzie and Fred Fletcher work together on fred fletcher repair shop for the first time tonight. The family appearance brings three members of the same workshop dynasty into one episode, and Steve Fletcher says he wished his parents were still alive to see it.
Steve Fletcher and family workshop
Steve Fletcher, who runs the family clock workshop away from the show, is one of the regular faces on The Repair Shop alongside Dominic Chinea and Will Kirk. The workshop itself was founded by his grandfather, Fred, before passing to Steve’s father, John, and then to Steve, who now runs it with his own son, Fred.
That background makes this episode more than a simple family cameo. It ties the programme to a business that has already moved through three generations, and it puts Steve, Suzie and Fred into the same working space for the first time on television.
Suzie Fletcher on nine years
Suzie Fletcher said the family atmosphere on the show feels natural and special. “It is special. But it’s also incredibly natural. We’re such a close group. The three of us are related, but it feels like we’re related to everyone down there. It does have that family atmosphere, so we just feel really grateful for the fact we get to work together.”
She also said the show has become part of the family’s daily lives over nine years. “It’s become such a huge part of our personal lives as well. It’s been nine years and we still thoroughly enjoy being part of the team. I think that says a lot for the whole of the production and how much the public enjoy the show. That’s really what we are doing it for. So, we’re glad the viewers love what we are doing. Because we love doing it.”
Fred Fletcher’s first day
Fred Fletcher said he felt nervous at first about joining the show, then settled in quickly. “It was nice to have Suzie and dad there, I felt a bit more comfortable going it it with that support. As Suzie said, everyone is a family. It wasn’t long before everyone was welcoming me into that.”
Steve Fletcher put the emotional weight more plainly. “I just really wish our parents were still alive to watch the show and see us together on it. I think they would have been so proud. We just love working down there together as well. It’s so very reassuring.”
For viewers, that makes tonight’s episode the one that matters: not because the family has a new storyline, but because it puts the workshop’s next generation, and the loss that sits behind it, in the same frame.
