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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 9 Episode 2 - Bookends and Brickmaking
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Bookends and Brickmaking

    S9:E2

    The potters create a statement pair of bookends and face some surprise brickmaking.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Great Pottery Throw Down Season 4 Episode 8 - Native American Acoma Pottery & an Alabama Ring Bottle
    6.3/10(27 votes)

    #2 - Native American Acoma Pottery & an Alabama Ring Bottle

    S4:E8

    It's an all-American-themed quarter-final, as the remaining potters make Acoma pottery fired in cow dung and throw an Alabama ring bottle for a place in the semi-final.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Great Pottery Throw Down Season 7 Episode 3 - Staffordshire Flatbacks and a Surprise Challenge
    7.1/10(12 votes)

    #3 - Staffordshire Flatbacks and a Surprise Challenge

    S7:E3

    The remaining potters make Staffordshire flatbacks and face a close shave in a surprise challenge.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Great Pottery Throw Down Season 6 Episode 1 - Birthday Tea Set and Handleless Jug
    7.2/10(15 votes)

    #4 - Birthday Tea Set and Handleless Jug

    S6:E1

    The potters take on a birthday tea set challenge, and a surprise second challenge that sees them making handleless milk jugs that must survive the bucket of doom.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Great Pottery Throw Down Season 7 Episode 9 - Bathroom Week
    7.2/10(11 votes)

    #5 - Bathroom Week

    S7:E9

    In a bathroom-themed semi-final, the potters take on the infamous toilet challenge.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Great Pottery Throw Down Season 8 Episode 9 - Hellmouth Fireplaces
    7.2/10(10 votes)

    #6 - Hellmouth Fireplaces

    S8:E9

    Our semi-finalists stare into the mouth of hell as they create Hellmouth fireplaces, and take on a transferware challenge.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Great Pottery Throw Down Season 3 Episode 4 - Multi-Coloured Slip Cast & Blindfolded Throwing
    7.3/10(23 votes)

    #7 - 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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  8. The Great Pottery Throw Down Season 4 Episode 3 - Fruit Bowls & a Blindfolded Throw Down
    7.3/10(22 votes)

    #8 - Fruit Bowls & a Blindfolded Throw Down

    S4:E3

    The remaining potters get fruity when they're challenged to make a bowl full of realistic ceramic fruits, and face a blindfolded throw down with a twist.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Great Pottery Throw Down Season 5 Episode 6 - 1960s Glazed Vessels and Repeating Patterns
    7.3/10(8 votes)

    #9 - 1960s Glazed Vessels and Repeating Patterns

    S5:E6

    It's back to the Swinging Sixties, as the potters create a psychedelic pair of highly decorative glazed vessels, before guest judge Orla Kiely tests their repeating-pattern skills.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Great Pottery Throw Down Season 8 Episode 10 - The Final: Statement Greek Amphoras
    7.3/10(11 votes)

    #10 - The Final: Statement Greek Amphoras

    S8:E10

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Great Pottery Throw Down Season 2 Episode 1 - Episode 1
    7.4/10(29 votes)

    #11 - 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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  12. The Great Pottery Throw Down Season 3 Episode 5 - Matching Lamp Bases & a Ceramic Challenge
    7.4/10(23 votes)

    #12 - 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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  13. The Great Pottery Throw Down Season 4 Episode 5 - Music Legend Busts & Mini Musical Instruments
    7.4/10(22 votes)

    #13 - Music Legend Busts & Mini Musical Instruments

    S4:E5

    It's Music Week and the remaining potters sculpt a life-like bust of a music legend, receive a surprise special message from an iconic artist, and make mini musical instruments.

    Director:Unknown
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  14. The Great Pottery Throw Down Season 4 Episode 6 - Terracotta Cookware & Engraved Tiles
    7.4/10(21 votes)

    #14 - Terracotta Cookware & Engraved Tiles

    S4:E6

    It's Terracotta Week in the pottery, and the potters are tasked to make their own range of cookware. Judge Rich Miller sets a second terracotta challenge to engrave tiles.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The Great Pottery Throw Down Season 6 Episode 3 - Trio of Birds and Hot Water Bottle Challenge
    7.4/10(14 votes)

    #15 - Trio of Birds and Hot Water Bottle Challenge

    S6:E3

    It's Retro Week, and the remaining potters are taken back in time as they make a trio of flying birds and tackle an old-fashioned hot water bottle surprise challenge.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. The Great Pottery Throw Down Season 7 Episode 1 - Roast Dinner Set and Identical Side Plates
    7.4/10(18 votes)

    #16 - Roast Dinner Set and Identical Side Plates

    S7:E1

    As the battle of clay kicks off at the wheel, the potters make a roast dinner set and identical side plates that must survive the bucket of doom.

    Director:Unknown
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  17. The Great Pottery Throw Down Season 7 Episode 6 - Novelty Teapots and Majolica Mugs
    7.4/10(11 votes)

    #17 - Novelty Teapots and Majolica Mugs

    S7:E6

    It's teatime and the potters make novelty teapots and majolica decorated mugs. Plus, it's the return of the bucket of doom.

    Director:Unknown
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  18. The Great Pottery Throw Down Season 8 Episode 7 - Bird Baths and a Sculpting Challenge
    7.4/10(9 votes)

    #18 - Bird Baths and a Sculpting Challenge

    S8:E7

    The remaining potters take on a sculpting challenge and hark to Stoke-on-Trent with bird bath creations.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. The Great Pottery Throw Down Season 8 Episode 8 - Double Gourd Vases and Posset Pots
    7.4/10(9 votes)

    #19 - Double Gourd Vases and Posset Pots

    S8:E8

    It's the quarter-final and the potters take on double gourd vases and old-fashioned posset pots.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. The Great Pottery Throw Down Season 1 Episode 1 - Episode 1
    7.5/10(42 votes)

    #20 - 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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  21. The Great Pottery Throw Down Season 2 Episode 4 - Episode 4
    7.5/10(25 votes)

    #21 - 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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  22. The Great Pottery Throw Down Season 3 Episode 3 - Raku & Animal Figurines
    7.5/10(23 votes)

    #22 - 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
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. The Great Pottery Throw Down Season 3 Episode 7 - Handmade Tiles & a Chimney
    7.5/10(22 votes)

    #23 - 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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  24. The Great Pottery Throw Down Season 3 Episode 9 - Victorian Week & a Fully Functioning Toilet
    7.5/10(20 votes)

    #24 - 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
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. The Great Pottery Throw Down Season 4 Episode 2 - 3D Slab-Build & Handmade Bricks
    7.5/10(25 votes)

    #25 - 3D Slab-Build & Handmade Bricks

    S4:E2

    It's all about bricks and mortar, as the 11 remaining potters slab-build a 3D building and, in a Throw Down first, judge Rich Miller tasks the potters with hand-making bricks.

    Director:Unknown
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Worst Episodes Summary

"Bookends and Brickmaking" is the worst rated episode of "The Great Pottery Throw Down". It scored 6/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/11/2026. This episode scored 0.3 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Native American Acoma Pottery & an Alabama Ring Bottle".