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The Best Episodes of The Great Pottery Throw Down

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The Best Episodes of The Great Pottery Throw Down

Ten home potters from around the country head to Stoke-on-Trent, the home of pottery, in their quest to become Top Potter.

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  1. 9.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - The Final: Statement Greek Amphoras

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    S8:E10

    Our three finalists create statement Greek amphoras and take on some extreme throwing in their last surprise challenge.

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  2. 8.9/10(17 votes)

    #2 - Character Gnomes and a Sea Kale Forcer

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    S5:E5

    It's Garden Week and the eight remaining potters create a trio of character gnomes, before guest judge Adam Keeling sets them the task of making a sea kale forcer.

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  3. 8.8/10(15 votes)

    #3 - Japanese Tea Set and a Handle Pulling Challenge

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    S5:E4

    It's Raku week and the remaining potters throw a Japanese-inspired tea set, before guest judge and social media sensation Florian Gadsby sets them a handle pulling challenge.

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  4. 8.5/10(12 votes)

    #4 - Wildlife Week and Hand-Built Table Lamps

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    S5:E7

    It's Wildlife Week and the potters hand-build a table lamp, go wild in a Throw Down first, and get a surprise visit from a familiar face.

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  5. 8.5/10(7 votes)

    #5 - Self-Sculpture, Sawdust Kilns and Candlesticks

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    S5:E8

    Siobhán McSweeney's back, as the remaining potters create a self-sculpture, build their own sawdust kilns and make candlesticks under pressure, for a place in the semi-final.

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  6. 8.2/10(29 votes)

    #6 - Episode 6

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    S1:E6

    It is the grand final and the four remaining potters have just three tests left before one is crowned the winner of the Great Pottery Throw Down.

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  8. 8.2/10(34 votes)

    #7 - Breakfast Set & Egg Cups

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    S3:E1

    Melanie Sykes hosts as 12 amateur potters compete against one another, with judges Keith Brymer Jones and Sue Pryke asking the contenders to throw a breakfast set and then egg cups.

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  9. 8.2/10(12 votes)

    #8 - The Final: Chandeliers and Faceted Bowls

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    S7:E10

    It's the grand finale and the potters create striking chandeliers and faceted bowls.

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  10. 8.1/10(19 votes)

    #9 - The Final: Quirky Tea Set & a Throwing Challenge

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    Melanie Sykes hosts the grand finale as the three potters make a quirky tea set and face a throwing challenge to impress the judges and be crowned the winner.

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  11. 8.1/10(17 votes)

    #10 - Pendulum Wall Clock

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    S5:E2

    The 11 remaining potters hand-build a pendulum wall clock and face a surprise blindfold challenge.

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  12. 8.1/10(10 votes)

    #11 - The Final: Garden Totem Sculpture and a Devil's Work Challenge

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    S5:E10

    The potters make a garden totem sculpture that tells their life story, followed by a regal devil's work challenge set by Rich Miller, before the winner is crowned.

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  13. 8.1/10(11 votes)

    #12 - The Final: Pyramid Vase and Sgraffito Globe

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    S6:E10

    The remaining potters create a stacking pyramid vase centrepiece and a daring sgraffito globe.

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  14. 8.0/10(16 votes)

    #13 - Inanimate Objects and a Bottle Kiln Challenge

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    The remaining potters make inanimate objects and judges Keith Brymer Jones and Rich Miller pay tribute to the pottery hometown of Stoke, as they set a bottle kiln challenge.

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  15. 8.0/10(7 votes)

    #14 - Urinals and Wedgwood Jasperware

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    S5:E9

    It's the semi-final and the potters are left feeling flushed as they make fully functional urinals, before recreating the iconic Wedgwood Jasperware, for a place in the final.

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  16. 7.9/10(11 votes)

    #15 - Gargoyles and Chimney Pots

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    S6:E5

    The remaining potters head for the roof to create gargoyles and chimney pots for expert guest judge Gabriel Nichols.

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  17. 7.8/10(31 votes)

    #16 - Episode 2

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    Nine potters return to Stoke-on-Trent for more tests of their skills and creativity, all aiming to be named top potter. This week they must make a decorative hand basin.

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  18. 7.8/10(28 votes)

    #17 - Episode 3

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    The potters return to Stoke-on-Trent for more tests of their skills and creativity. In the main make, they must make ten identical long-necked vases using the raku technique.

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  19. 7.8/10(24 votes)

    #18 - Chess Set & Mini Vases

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    The eleven remaining potters are tasked with hand-building an elaborate chess set and throwing miniature vases at the wheel.

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  20. 7.8/10(10 votes)

    #19 - Keepsake Box and Blindfold Challenge

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    S6:E2

    The 11 remaining potters craft a keepsake box with a disguised lid before facing a surprise blindfold challenge.

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  21. 7.8/10(12 votes)

    #20 - Endangered Animal Sculptures and a Tall Vase

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    The six remaining potters go wild as they create metallic-effect endangered animal sculptures fired in oil drums, before throwing a tall, thin-necked vase for a place in the quarter-final.

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  22. 7.7/10(28 votes)

    #21 - Episode 4

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    The potters return to Stoke-on-Trent for more tests of their skills and creativity. The six potters must build a five-foot garden sculpture and transform an ordinary chimney pot.

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  23. 7.7/10(27 votes)

    #22 - Episode 5

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    It's semi-final week in Stoke-on-Trent, and just five potters remain. They face their most technically demanding challenge yet - creating a decorative chandelier in bone china.

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  24. 7.7/10(10 votes)

    #23 - Embossed Table Light and Decadent Design Skills

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    S6:E6

    It's an illuminating week, as the potters make an embossed table light, before guest judge, fashion and lifestyle designer Henry Holland, really tests their decadent design skills.

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  25. 7.7/10(11 votes)

    #24 - Abstract Coffee Set and Rice Bowls

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    S6:E8

    The remaining potters face an altered reality as they radically alter a coffee set and throw high-footed rice bowls. Whose shapeshifting creations will transport them to the semi-final?

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  26. 7.7/10(9 votes)

    #25 - Turkish Bath Sinks and Moorcroft Ginger Jar

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    S6:E9

    It's a bathroom-themed semi-final as the potters make Turkish bath-style sinks and tiles and attempt Moorcroft tube lining.

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Final: Statement Greek Amphoras" is the best rated episode of "The Great Pottery Throw Down". It scored 9/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 3/9/2025. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Character Gnomes and a Sea Kale Forcer".