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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. #1 Fan Favorite
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    The Great Pottery Throw Down Season 5 Episode 4 - Japanese Tea Set and a Handle Pulling Challenge
    8.9/10(17 votes)

    #1 - Japanese Tea Set and a Handle Pulling Challenge

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  2. The Great Pottery Throw Down Season 5 Episode 5 - Character Gnomes and a Sea Kale Forcer
    8.9/10(18 votes)

    #2 - Character Gnomes and a Sea Kale Forcer

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Great Pottery Throw Down Season 4 Episode 10 - The Final: 1920s Art Deco Punch Bowl & Decanters
    8.6/10(19 votes)

    #3 - The Final: 1920s Art Deco Punch Bowl & Decanters

    S4:E10

    In an art deco-inspired final, the potters make a punch bowl and decanter, before facing the tiniest throwing challenge ever set.

    Director:Unknown
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  4. The Great Pottery Throw Down Season 5 Episode 7 - Wildlife Week and Hand-Built Table Lamps
    8.6/10(13 votes)

    #4 - Wildlife Week and Hand-Built Table Lamps

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Great Pottery Throw Down Season 5 Episode 8 - Self-Sculpture, Sawdust Kilns and Candlesticks
    8.6/10(8 votes)

    #5 - Self-Sculpture, Sawdust Kilns and Candlesticks

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Great Pottery Throw Down Season 2 Episode 8 - Episode 8
    8.5/10(27 votes)

    #6 - Episode 8

    S2:E8

    In the final, the potters make a pair of identical, fully functioning light features out of porcelain.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Great Pottery Throw Down Season 2 Episode 7 - Episode 7
    8.3/10(24 votes)

    #7 - Episode 7

    S2:E7

    Comedian Johnny Vegas, a former pupil of Kate Malone, demonstrates how to throw a teapot in just one minute.

    Director:Unknown
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  8. The Great Pottery Throw Down Season 4 Episode 9 - A Pedestal Sink & a Chamber Pot
    8.3/10(19 votes)

    #8 - A Pedestal Sink & a Chamber Pot

    S4:E9

    It's the semi-final, and the remaining potters produce an elaborate and fully-functional pedestal sink and decorate a chamber pot in Bathroom Week, all for a place in the grand final.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Great Pottery Throw Down Season 1 Episode 6 - Episode 6
    8.2/10(29 votes)

    #9 - Episode 6

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  10. The Great Pottery Throw Down Season 3 Episode 1 - Breakfast Set & Egg Cups
    8.2/10(35 votes)

    #10 - Breakfast Set & Egg Cups

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  11. The Great Pottery Throw Down Season 5 Episode 10 - The Final: Garden Totem Sculpture and a Devil's Work Challenge
    8.2/10(11 votes)

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

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  12. The Great Pottery Throw Down Season 6 Episode 10 - The Final: Pyramid Vase and Sgraffito Globe
    8.2/10(14 votes)

    #12 - The Final: Pyramid Vase and Sgraffito Globe

    S6:E10

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

    Director:Unknown
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  13. The Great Pottery Throw Down Season 8 Episode 5 - Shop Fronts and Greek Psykter Vases
    8.2/10(11 votes)

    #13 - Shop Fronts and Greek Psykter Vases

    S8:E5

    The potters create shop fronts filled with memories and ancient Greek psykter vases.

    Director:Unknown
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  14. The Great Pottery Throw Down Season 2 Episode 3 - Episode 3
    8.1/10(24 votes)

    #14 - Episode 3

    S2:E3

    It's week three and the eight remaining potters must master the art of Japanese-style ceramics.

    Director:Unknown
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  15. The Great Pottery Throw Down Season 2 Episode 6 - Episode 6
    8.1/10(23 votes)

    #15 - Episode 6

    S2:E6

    In the quarter-final, the potters have ten minutes to throw the widest bowl they can while blindfolded.

    Director:Unknown
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  16. The Great Pottery Throw Down Season 3 Episode 10 - The Final: Quirky Tea Set & a Throwing Challenge
    8.1/10(20 votes)

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

    S3:E10

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  17. The Great Pottery Throw Down Season 4 Episode 4 - Naked Raku & a Floral Challenge
    8.1/10(25 votes)

    #17 - Naked Raku & a Floral Challenge

    S4:E4

    It's naked raku week and the remaining potters throw, burnish and fire a pair of vases, and are set a floral challenge by guest judge and flower-making expert Rita Floyd.

    Director:Unknown
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  18. The Great Pottery Throw Down Season 5 Episode 2 - Pendulum Wall Clock
    8.1/10(18 votes)

    #18 - Pendulum Wall Clock

    S5:E2

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

    Director:Unknown
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  19. The Great Pottery Throw Down Season 7 Episode 10 - The Final: Chandeliers and Faceted Bowls
    8.1/10(14 votes)

    #19 - The Final: Chandeliers and Faceted Bowls

    S7:E10

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

    Director:Unknown
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  20. The Great Pottery Throw Down Season 2 Episode 5 - Episode 5
    8.0/10(23 votes)

    #20 - Episode 5

    S2:E5

    In week five, the six remaining potters try one of the most exhilarating techniques in ceramics - pit firing.

    Director:Unknown
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  21. The Great Pottery Throw Down Season 5 Episode 3 - Inanimate Objects and a Bottle Kiln Challenge
    8.0/10(17 votes)

    #21 - Inanimate Objects and a Bottle Kiln Challenge

    S5:E3

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  22. The Great Pottery Throw Down Season 5 Episode 9 - Urinals and Wedgwood Jasperware
    8.0/10(9 votes)

    #22 - Urinals and Wedgwood Jasperware

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. The Great Pottery Throw Down Season 6 Episode 5 - Gargoyles and Chimney Pots
    8.0/10(13 votes)

    #23 - Gargoyles and Chimney Pots

    S6:E5

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

    Director:Unknown
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  24. The Great Pottery Throw Down Season 6 Episode 7 - Endangered Animal Sculptures and a Tall Vase
    7.9/10(14 votes)

    #24 - Endangered Animal Sculptures and a Tall Vase

    S6:E7

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  25. The Great Pottery Throw Down Season 6 Episode 9 - Turkish Bath Sinks and Moorcroft Ginger Jar
    7.9/10(12 votes)

    #25 - Turkish Bath Sinks and Moorcroft Ginger Jar

    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

"Japanese Tea Set and a Handle Pulling Challenge" is the best rated episode of "The Great Pottery Throw Down". It scored 8.9/10 based on 17 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/23/2022. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Character Gnomes and a Sea Kale Forcer".