The Great British Sewing Bee
The Great British Sewing Bee is a game show on BBC2. Ready, steady, sew! Amateur sewers compete to impress judges Patrick Grant and Esme Young, hoping to be crowned Britain’s most sensational seamster. The popular program has been available since 2024. A total of 10 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in September 2025.
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The Great British Sewing Bee
It’s week eight, and the sewers head to the movies with a jacket from The Birds, cinema curtains and a horrifying Made to Measure challenge.
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It’s the semi-final. Three challenges stand between the sewers and the final: plus fours, polo shirts and 1920s-inspired party outfits.
It’s Art Week. The challenges are to create a baby-doll dress inspired by Grayson Perry, transform a pair of used painter’s overalls and produce a garment that embraces the bold designs of pop art.
The sewers create adaptive dungarees, repurpose maternity wear into toddler outfits and design outfits inspired by their childhood dream jobs.
It’s Reduce, Reuse, Recycle week, with sewers creating a zero-waste jacket, transforming discarded tents and, inspired by the Make Do and Mend campaign, raiding wardrobes to create new outfits.
It’s week 4, and we're celebrating Korea with sewing challenges inspired by the jeogori, tae kwon do and cheollik.
It’s week 3, and we’re celebrating design icons: Diane von Furstenberg, Vivienne Westwood and Versace.
It’s week 2 as sewers tackle activewear: a seven-panel cap, a cycling kit transformation and stylish athleisure to take you from gym to coffee shop.
The Great British Sewing Bee returns as 12 new sewers tackle shape with tie-front blouses, transform circle skirts, and use pleats in a dramatic Made-to-Measure challenge.
In this year’s Christmas Sewing Bee, Ian 'H' Watkins, EastEnder Kellie Bright, comedian Fatiha El-Ghorri and TV personality Charlotte Crosby put their sewing skills to the test.