The Repair Shop book restorer Christopher Shaw bid farewell to a colleague on Instagram as fans rushed to share their support and question whether the expert was also leaving.
Christopher shared a picture with TV director James Bainbridge, who worked with the book binder on the BBC show, outside the infamous Repair Shop workshop.
He captioned the post: "So long, farewell to @bain_bow hope to see you in the future. Thank you for all your hard work #repairshop."