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Great British Sewing Bee

The Great British Sewing Bee
The Great British Sewing Bee Title Card.jpg
Genre Reality game show
Presented by Claudia Winkleman
Judges
Theme music composer Ian Livingstone
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
No. of series 4
No. of episodes 26 (inc. 1 special)
Production
Executive producer(s) Anna Beattie
Producer(s)
  • Susanne Rock
  • Suzanne McGairl
Location(s)
  • Other Cafe and Gallery (2013)
  • Metropolitan Wharf (2014–15)
  • Bermondsey (2016–)
Editor(s) Susanne Rock
Running time 60 minutes
Production company(s) Love Productions
Release
Original network BBC Two
Picture format 16:9
Audio format Stereo
Original release 2 April 2013 (2013-04-02) – 4 July 2016 (2016-07-04)
Chronology
Related shows The Great British Bake Off
The Great Pottery Throw Down
External links
Website www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03myqj2
Production
website
www.loveproductions.co.uk/node/112
The BBC Children in Need Sewing Bee
Genre Sewing
Presented by Jenny Eclair
Sara Cox
Anita Rani
Judges May Martin
Patrick Grant
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
No. of series 1
No. of episodes 3
Production
Executive producer(s) Anna Beattie
Susanne Rock
Producer(s) Suzanne McGairl
Location(s) Metropolitan Wharf
Running time 60 minutes
Production company(s) Love Productions
Release
Original network BBC Two
Original release 21 (21) – 24 October 2014 (2014-10-24)
External links
Website www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04mp80s

The Great British Sewing Bee is a BBC Two reality game show between 2 April 2013 and 4 July 2016, in which amateur sewers compete to be named "Britain's best home sewer". A spin-off of the format of The Great British Bake Off, the programme is presented by Claudia Winkleman.

The first series of the The Great British Sewing Bee started on 2 April and aired for four episodes concluding on 23 April 2013. The series was hosted by Claudia Winkleman and the judges were May Martin and Patrick Grant of Savile Row.
The all-female final was won by Ann, with Sandra and Lauren as runners up.

A second series The Great British Sewing Bee began airing on 18 February 2014 on BBC Two. The series was filmed at Metropolitan Wharf in London, with Claudia Winkleman as host alongside May Martin and Patrick Grant as the judges.
Once again it was an all-female final, which was won by Heather - with Chinelo and Tamara as the runners up.

The third series of The Great British Sewing Bee began airing over 6 weeks from 5 February 2015 on BBC Two. It was once again filmed at Metropolitan Wharf in London, with Claudia Winkleman returning as host alongside resident judges May Martin and Patrick Grant. This time, the final contained one female and two males. After six weeks of fierce competition, the ten sewers were reduced to the 3 finalists where Matt was declared the winner - with Lorna and Neil as the runners up.

The fourth and final series of The Great British Sewing Bee began airing on 16 May 2016. May Martin was replaced by new judge Esme Young. The finalists were Jade, Charlotte, and Joyce, with Charlotte becoming the winner for the fourth series.

The Great British Sewing Bee returned for three special episodes as 12 celebrities took to the sewing machines in a bid to raise money for Children in Need.

     Winner

Historically the word bee has been used to describe a get-together where a specific action is being carried out, such as a husking bee, a quilting bee, or an apple bee. Its etymology is unclear, but the word possibly derives from the Old English word bēn, meaning prayer.


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