Episode 1
Episode 1
1h
Joe Lycett presents as the sewers create a 'wiggle dress' and transform three items of denim clothing, before having to fit real live models with made-to-measure jumpsuits.
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TV series
The Great British Sewing Bee
2013NR12 seasons7.9 / 10
Amateur sewers take on challenges as they compete to be named Britain's best home sewer.
Availability
Not streaming in United States
The Great British Sewing Bee premiered April 2, 2013. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
Amateur sewers take on challenges as they compete to be named Britain's best home sewer.
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Episode 2
Episode 2
1h
Joe Lycett hosts as the nine remaining home sewers return to the sewing room for children's week. The garments are a mammoth challenge being fiddly to sew.
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Episode 3
Episode 3
1h
With Joe Lycett hosting, the remaining home sewers head back in time to the 1970s, attempting to revive the glamorous, rebellious and sometimes ridiculous, style of the decade.
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Episode 4
Episode 4
59m
The fabrics in the haberdashery go technical, as the seven remaining home sewers take on man-made fabrics designed for sport and the great outdoors.
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Episode 5
Episode 5
1h
The fashion industry is the biggest polluter of our planet next to oil, so for the first time on The Great British Sewing Bee, it is Reduce, Reuse and Recycle Week.
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Episode 6
Episode 6
59m
With Joe Lycett hosting, the quarter-finalists face British and Irish fabrics week. Patrick Grant and Esme Young ask the sewers to create a 'worker's jacket' from linen.
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Episode 7
Episode 7
59m
Joe Lycett hosts the semi-final, as the four remaining sewers go global, taking on garments and techniques from around the world.
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Episode 8
Episode 8
59mfinale
The three finalists take on a trio of evening wear challenges. The judges begin by asking the sewers to follow the most complex pattern yet, a double-breasted waistcoat.
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More about The Great British Sewing Bee
Cast
Patrick GrantSelf - Judge
Esme YoungSelf - Judge
Sophie WillanSelf - Presenter
May MartinSelf - Judge
Claudia WinklemanSelf - Presenter
Joe LycettSelf - Presenter
Sara PascoeSelf - Presenter
Kiell Smith-BynoeSelf - PresenterCredits
- Written by
- Adam Hess, Celya AB
Production details
- Status
- Returning Series
- Series type
- Reality
- Episodes
- 97
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
BBC OneUnited Kingdom
BBC TwoUnited Kingdom
Love ProductionsUnited Kingdom
Themes
reality competitionsewing