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Lucy Wigley

‘It was deliberately and monstrously broken’ - the heartbreaking story behind Helen Mirren’s wartime instrument on The Repair Shop at Christmas

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Dame Helen Mirren on The Repair Shop at Christmas.

Dame Helen Mirren is making an appearance on The Repair Shop at Christmas this year, and it's an unmissable episode.

Airing on Boxing Day on BBC One at 7.30pm, the festive special sees the legendary actress present the workshop crew with a wartime cello that has the most heartbreaking backstory - and they've got their work cut out to restore it to its former glory.

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