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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 Worst Episode
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    The Great Pottery Throw Down Season 1 Episode 1 - Episode 1
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    #1 - Episode 1

    S1:E1

    The search for a top potter begins with a four-day assignment to make stackable kitchen bowls from lumps of earthenware clay.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Great Pottery Throw Down Season 1 Episode 2 - Episode 2
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    #2 - Episode 2

    S1:E2

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Great Pottery Throw Down Season 1 Episode 3 - Episode 3
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    #3 - Episode 3

    S1:E3

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Great Pottery Throw Down Season 1 Episode 4 - Episode 4
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    #4 - Episode 4

    S1:E4

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Great Pottery Throw Down Season 1 Episode 5 - Episode 5
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    #5 - Episode 5

    S1:E5

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Great Pottery Throw Down Season 1 Episode 6 - Episode 6
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    #6 - 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
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Great Pottery Throw Down Season 2 Episode 1 - Episode 1
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    #7 - Episode 1

    S2:E1

    Ten home potters compete to become the new champion of British pottery. They must test their technical prowess in front of a special guest judge, ceramic designer Emma Bridgewater.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Great Pottery Throw Down Season 2 Episode 2 - Episode 2
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    #8 - Episode 2

    S2:E2

    In the throw down challenge this week, king of the wheel Keith demonstrates how to build a double-walled pot.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Great Pottery Throw Down Season 2 Episode 3 - Episode 3
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    #9 - Episode 3

    S2:E3

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Great Pottery Throw Down Season 2 Episode 4 - Episode 4
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    #10 - Episode 4

    S2:E4

    It is garden week, and the seven remaining potters must make stunning ceramics for the great outdoors.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Great Pottery Throw Down Season 2 Episode 5 - Episode 5
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    #11 - Episode 5

    S2:E5

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The Great Pottery Throw Down Season 2 Episode 6 - Episode 6
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    #12 - 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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  13. The Great Pottery Throw Down Season 2 Episode 7 - Episode 7
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    #13 - 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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  14. The Great Pottery Throw Down Season 2 Episode 8 - Episode 8
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    #14 - Episode 8

    S2:E8

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

    Director:Unknown
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  15. The Great Pottery Throw Down Season 3 Episode 1 - Breakfast Set & Egg Cups
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    #15 - 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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  16. The Great Pottery Throw Down Season 3 Episode 2 - Chess Set & Mini Vases
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    #16 - Chess Set & Mini Vases

    S3:E2

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. The Great Pottery Throw Down Season 3 Episode 3 - Raku & Animal Figurines
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    #17 - Raku & Animal Figurines

    S3:E3

    The remaining potters tackle raku firing, hand-build two animal figurines and face the tricky ceramic technique of nerikomi.

    Director:Unknown
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  18. The Great Pottery Throw Down Season 3 Episode 4 - Multi-Coloured Slip Cast & Blindfolded Throwing
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    #18 - Multi-Coloured Slip Cast & Blindfolded Throwing

    S3:E4

    The potters face a multi-coloured slip cast challenge to make two vases, and a blindfolded throwing challenge to throw the widest bowl.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. The Great Pottery Throw Down Season 3 Episode 5 - Matching Lamp Bases & a Ceramic Challenge
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    #19 - Matching Lamp Bases & a Ceramic Challenge

    S3:E5

    The eight remaining potters are challenged to build a pair of matching lamp bases. Guest judge Emma Bridgewater drops in to set an emotional ceramic challenge for the contestants.

    Director:Unknown
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  20. The Great Pottery Throw Down Season 3 Episode 6 - Nude Greek Statues & Greek Jugs
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    #20 - Nude Greek Statues & Greek Jugs

    S3:E6

    It's Greek Week, and the remaining contestants are challenged to sculpt a nude Greek statue and throw Greek jugs at the wheel.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. The Great Pottery Throw Down Season 3 Episode 7 - Handmade Tiles & a Chimney
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    #21 - Handmade Tiles & a Chimney

    S3:E7

    The six remaining potters are challenged to produce handmade tiles for a fireplace and to throw a chimney for a place in the quarter-final.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The Great Pottery Throw Down Season 3 Episode 8 - Ginger Jars & a Scraffito Challenge
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    #22 - Ginger Jars & a Scraffito Challenge

    S3:E8

    The remaining five potters make two ginger jars and face a Scraffito challenge spot test for a place in the semi-final.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. The Great Pottery Throw Down Season 3 Episode 9 - Victorian Week & a Fully Functioning Toilet
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    #23 - Victorian Week & a Fully Functioning Toilet

    S3:E9

    The potters face their biggest challenge yet, to produce a fully functioning toilet for a place in the final.

    Director:Unknown
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  24. The Great Pottery Throw Down Season 3 Episode 10 - The Final: Quirky Tea Set & a Throwing Challenge
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    #24 - 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
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. The Great Pottery Throw Down Season 4 Episode 1 - Cheese Set & Port Chalices
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    #25 - Cheese Set & Port Chalices

    S4:E1

    Judges Keith Brymer Jones and Rich Miller set the 12 new potters two challenges against the clock: to throw a cheese set and port chalices.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Episode 1" is the worst rated episode of "The Great Pottery Throw Down". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 11/3/2015. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Episode 2".