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Who is the narrator on The Repair Shop?

BBC ONE viewers just can't get enough of the heartwarming show, The Repair Shop.

But some fans are curious to know who narrates the show, and who that soothing Scottish accent belongs to.

Bill Paterson is the narrator of The Repair Shop
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Bill Paterson is the narrator of The Repair ShopCredit: Getty Images - Getty

Who is the narrator on The Repair Shop?

Since the show began in 2017, The Repair Shop has had two narrators, with Bill Paterson the current voice of the show.

Paterson was the narrator for the first series, before being replaced by former Game of Thrones actor Robert Pugh for the second, third and fourth seasons.

But Paterson returned for the fifth series, and has remained on the show ever since.

Speaking about how much he loves the show he told the Sunday Pots: “The joy really is to watch fantastically skilled people who are very articulate about what they do.

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“Until you do it yourself you don’t realise what a terrible hash you could make of it. But not one of them does.

“You really see an insight in a time when we’re very aware experts are not supposed to know anything.

"We don’t talk to experts any more, we just let crazy politicians decide what to do.

“Here you see real experts, who really know what they’re doing. I think people have warmed to that, enormously.”

What else has Bill Paterson been in?

The Scottish actor has starred in plenty of well-known TV shows.

This includes Foyle's War, Law & Order UK and more recently Fleabag, and Brassic.

He has also featured in films such as Amazing Grace, and Truly, Madly, Deeply.

When was former narrator Robert Pugh in Game of Thrones?

In 2012 Robert joined the cast of Game of Thrones.

He played Craster - the master of Craster's Keep in seasons two and three.

He was in six episodes of the show up until 2013.

How can I watch The Repair Shop?

The Repair Shop can we watched on the .

A Christmas special of the show will also be screened on Boxing Day at 8pm on BBC One.

The show is also often repeated on BBC One, and you can get a.

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