Episode 1
Episode 1
59m
Joe Lycett kicks off ten weeks of the most perplexing patterns, eye-popping transformations and stunning made-to-measure garments yet.
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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.
Season 6 episodes
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Episode 2
Episode 2
59m
The 11 remaining sewers return for holiday week and are challenged to create palazzo pants, beach cover-ups and colourful shirts.
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Episode 3
Episode 3
59m
Joe Lycett welcomes the ten remaining home sewers back to the nation's most famous sewing room for children's week.
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Episode 4
Episode 4
59m
It's sportswear week, and the sewers must create rugby shirts, waterproof onesies for toddlers and tennis outfits.
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Episode 5
Episode 5
59m
The eight remaining sewers return to the sewing room for lingerie and sleepwear week.
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Episode 6
Episode 6
1h
For reduce, reuse and recycle week, all the fabric in the haberdashery is replaced with charity shop clothes and soft furnishings.
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Episode 7
Episode 7
1h
The six remaining home sewers head back in time to the 1980s, attempting to revive the glamorous - and sometimes ridiculous - style of that decade.
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Episode 8
Episode 8
59m
Five sewers do battle in the quarter-final, where they must master techniques and styles from France, Spain and the Philippines.
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Episode 9
Episode 9
59m
For their semi-final challenge, the four remaining sewers go to the movies, taking on garments and techniques from the silver screen.
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Episode 10
Episode 10
59mfinale
The competition reaches its dramatic denouement as the final three sewers tackle celebration wear challenges and the series winner is crowned.
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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