The Repair Shop Mark Stuckey's life away from show including business and house fire

The Repair Shop: Mark attempts to repair broken radio The Repair Shop has become a hit success on BBC One thanks to its emotional scenes, quality repairs and togetherness among its experts and presenter Jay Blades. The family of experts has grown, with radio and electronics expert Mark Stuckey welcomed into the fabled barn five years ago.The Repair Shop has seen Mark Stuckey revive broken radios and retro jukeboxes using his incredible skills and eye for detail.The radio and electronics expert will return for the latest instalment on BBC One and give more precious items another lease of life.

But what do we know about his life outside of the barn? Here is what we know.

Mark Stuckey's early life and career

The Repair Shop's Mark Stuckey, with Julianna Smith, and host Jay Blades (Image: BBC)

From an early age, Mark began a love of electronics and repairing items. He left school at 15 because he was regularly moving around the country and Mark was unable to fully enjoy school.

After leaving school, he worked at a mechanical engineering workshop, but "couldn't stand it". He opted to join a friend working at a local radio and television shop and he was offered a job after six months.

He studied radio and television servicing at college and this sparked a career of more than 25 years. He worked in electro-mechanical and electronic design, worked on a number of high-profile MOD contracts from marine detection to nuclear weapons systems and explosive detectors.

He also completed a physics degree alongside his day job. He added: "Over my years I have had an exciting and broad study of electrical and electronic systems from domestic, commercial to top secret atomic clearance which is the highest security level you could have in this country."

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Mark Stuckey has worked for around 25 years in electro-mechanical and electronic design and later started his own business Classic Radio Shop from his garden workshop.

He has been repairing and restoring vintage electronic equipment from radios, amplifiers, tape recorders, radiograms, to jukeboxes for many years. It was his rich experience in repairs and interest in electronics that sparked a phone call for him to work on a new project at the Repair Shop.

He told the BBC: "One of the associate producers had worked with me years ago, and he phoned me up to ask if I could repair transistor radios. I came to the barn to fix what is called a Dunkirk radio, and I’ve been here ever since."

Ever since joining the beloved BBC series, Mark has become a firm favourite on The Repair Shop’s ever-growing collection of expert tinkerers. When asked which area of your skill do you find most rewarding, he replied: "Probably the problem-solving aspect.

"My way of looking at it is that I've got a victim, someone's done a murder, none of the suspects are talking, so as a detective, I have to go and ask the right questions and in this case, use my equipment and knowledge to look at the right places to see if I can get a clue to find the smoking gun and solve the mystery."

Is Mark Stuckey married?

Mark Stuckey is the Repair Shop's radio and electronics expert (Image: BBC)

The restoration expert is currently married to his wife Linda and they live together in the Norfolk coastal town of Cromer. He usually tends to keep his personal life out of the spotlight, but the pair were hit by personal tragedy when their home was severely damaged in a house fire in June 2019.

The couple lost about 85 per cent of their possessions in the bungalow blaze, which is believed to have been caused accidentally. Mark Stuckey told the local press that fireworks were stolen from their garage a month later, with the property cordoned off.

Mark told North Norfolk News: "Sometimes individuals take advantage of other people's loss.

"Maybe, at first, they were just curious and looked inside the property, and then greed got the better of them. We have now had alarms fitted, so we will hear anything in the future."

Thanks to his work on The Repair Shop, Mark Stuckey is a local celebrity and recently was invited to crown Miss Cromer at Cromer Carnival this summer. Mark also opened a new ‘community shed’ in Cromer in August 2023, which gives men a place to craft and socialise for anyone.

Mark Stuckey told Film Is Fabulous how he is an enthusiastic film collector with a 12-seater home cinema. He projects everything from Super 8 to 35mm film.

The Repair Shop Mark Stuckey's life away from show including business and house fire

The Repair Shop Mark Stuckey's life away from show including business and house fire

The Repair Shop Mark Stuckey's life away from show including business and house fire

The Repair Shop Mark Stuckey's life away from show including business and house fire

The Repair Shop Mark Stuckey's life away from show including business and house fire