9.2/109 votesLoading...#1 - Special Occasion Week
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 4/2/2019
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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9.0/1016 votesLoading...#2 - Episode 1
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/2/2013
Contestants make an A-line dress, alter a top and create a made-to-measure dress.
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#3 - Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle Week
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 3/12/2019
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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#4 - British and Irish Fabric Week
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 3/19/2019
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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#5 - World Sewing Week
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 3/26/2019
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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9.0/107 votesLoading...#6 - Music and the Movies Week
Season 7 Episode 8 - Aired 6/2/2021
Joe Lycett hosts as the five remaining sewers tackle challenges inspired by music and the movies, taking on garments and techniques from the silver screen. First, they must follow a pattern like none they’ve encountered before, as judges Patrick Grant and Esme Young ask them to make a dress inspired by Baby from Dirty Dancing. The techniques involved in creating the iconic dance dress include a tightly fitted bodice and perfect full circle skirt. Next up, it’s the Transformation Challenge, and just like Julie Andrews's Maria in The Sound of Music, the sewers are asked to adapt old curtains into play clothes for children. For their final challenge, the Made to Measure, the sewers take on the disco era with an outfit inspired by the movie Dreamgirls.
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#7 - Technical Fabric Week
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 3/5/2019
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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8.9/1010 votesLoading...#8 - Celebration Week
Season 6 Episode 10 - Aired 6/24/2020
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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8.8/1013 votesLoading...#9 - Episode 4
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/23/2013
In the final, the three finalists must create a luxury, made-to-measure evening dress.
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#10 - Construction
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 5/16/2016
Under the scrutiny of Savile Row's Patrick Grant and Central St Martin's Esme Young, ten fresh-faced home sewers face three challenges designed to test their skill and understanding of basic garment construction. First the sewers follow a pattern for a woman's top made up of four pieces.
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#11 - 70's Week
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 2/26/2019
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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8.8/1010 votesLoading...#12 - Week One
Season 7 Episode 1 - Aired 4/14/2021
The sewing competition returns for a seventh series and in week one the judges settle the contestants in with a trio of challenges based on everyday wardrobe staples - sleeveless blouses, t-shirts and dresses.
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8.8/1010 votesLoading...#13 - Episode 4
Season 8 Episode 4 - Aired 5/18/2022
Scraps are put to use in Reduce, Reuse, Recycle week to create quilted patchwork jackets. Old coats are given a new lease of life, and second-hand duvets become maxi dresses.
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8.8/1011 votesLoading...#14 - Reduce, Reuse and Recycle
Season 9 Episode 4 - Aired 6/14/2023
It’s Week 4, and the remaining sewers create zero-waste trousers, upcycle tote bags and repurpose crochet blankets in Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. week.
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8.8/108 votesLoading...#15 - Finals Week
Season 9 Episode 10 - Aired 7/26/2023
It’s the final of The Great British Sewing Bee, and after challenges including a Victoriana dress, fabulous men’s outfits and a two-in-one dress, only one sewer will be crowned winner.
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8.7/1012 votesLoading...#16 - Episode 2
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/9/2013
Contestants follow a men's trouser pattern and create a made-to-measure silk blouse.
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#17 - Cotton Week
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 2/12/2019
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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8.7/109 votesLoading...#18 - World Sewing Week
Season 6 Episode 8 - Aired 6/10/2020
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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8.7/109 votesLoading...#19 - Movie Week
Season 6 Episode 9 - Aired 6/17/2020
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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8.7/1011 votesLoading...#20 - Art Week
Season 9 Episode 5 - Aired 6/21/2023
It’s Week 5 and Art Week as the sewers take on modernist skirts, transform canvasses and make surrealist, made-to-measure dresses.
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8.6/1013 votesLoading...#21 - Episode 3
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/16/2013
It is the semi-final and the sewers compete in three more challenges.
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8.6/1012 votesLoading...#22 - 90's Week
Season 9 Episode 7 - Aired 7/5/2023
It's Week 7, and we’re going back to the 90s with cargo pants, 90s icon fancy dress and body-skimming supermodel dresses.
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8.5/1010 votesLoading...#23 - Lingerie and Sleepwear Week
Season 6 Episode 5 - Aired 5/20/2020
The eight remaining sewers return to the sewing room for lingerie and sleepwear week.
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8.5/1010 votesLoading...#24 - 1980's Week
Season 6 Episode 7 - Aired 6/3/2020
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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8.5/108 votesLoading...#25 - 1940s Week - Semi-Final
Season 7 Episode 9 - Aired 6/9/2021
Joe Lycett hosts the semi-final, as the four remaining sewers go back in time to the 1940s. Attempting to revive both the glamorous and thrifty styles of the decade, they tackle its most elegant and innovative garments. First up, judges Patrick Grant and Esme Young challenge the sewers to make the decade’s most famous trousers, Oxford bags, perfect for dancing the jitterbug and swing, but tricky to make. For the Transformation Challenge, it’s time to take a leap of faith, as the sewers are set a wartime task to turn old parachutes into glamorous dresses. In the Made to Measure challenge, the sewers take on their final icon of 1940s fashion, Dior’s New Look. Characterised by an hourglass silhouette and involving masses of fabric, this style means each sewer must exaggerate their model’s figure to create the iconic shape.
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The Best Episodes of The Great British Sewing Bee
Every episode of The Great British Sewing Bee ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Great British Sewing Bee!
Amateur sewers take on challenges as they compete to be named Britain's best home sewer.
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Best Episodes Summary
"Special Occasion Week" is the best rated episode of "The Great British Sewing Bee". It scored 9.2/10 based on 9 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 4/2/2019. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Episode 1".