The Great British Sewing Bee (2013)

Genre

reality

Country

United Kingdom

Length

12 seasons, 97 episodes

Rated

NR

Rating

7.9 of 10 from 16 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Amateur sewers compete in challenges to be named the best home sewer. They make garments under time pressure and receive judging based on skill and creativity.

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What happens

The Great British Sewing Bee is a BBC reality show that began airing on BBC Two on 2 April 2013. In the show, talented amateur sewers compete to be named "Britain's best home sewer". A spin-off of the format of The Great British Bake Off, the programme was presented by Claudia Winkleman for the first four series, with judges Patrick Grant, May Martin (series 1–3), and Esme Young (since series 4). After a three-year hiatus, the series returned in 2019, with Joe Lycett taking over as presenter. The sixth series began airing on BBC One in April 2020 and the seventh began airing in April 2021. Sara Pascoe took over as presenter from series 8, which began airing in April 2022. Kiell Smith-Bynoe took over presenting for series 10 in May 2024, with Pascoe returning for series 11. Sophie Willan replaced Pascoe as host of the 2025 Christmas Celebrity Special and will host the 2026 season. Since 2022 Sunny Bank Mills in Farsley, West Yorkshire has served as the new filming location for series 8 onwards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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