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For the recent series, see The Great British Sewing Bee (series 3).
The Great British Sewing Bee
GenreSewing
Presented byClaudia Winkleman
JudgesMay Martin
Patrick Grant
Theme music composerIan Livingstone
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series3
No. of episodes18 (as of 12 March 2015)
Production
Executive producerAnna Beattie
ProducersSusanne Rock
Suzanne McGairl
Production locationsOther Cafe and Gallery (2013)
Metropolitan Wharf (2014–)
EditorSusanne Rock
Running time60 minutes
Production companyLove Productions
Original release
NetworkBBC Two
Release2 April 2013 (2013-04-02) –
present
Related
The Great British Bake Off
The Great Pottery Throw Down

The Great British Sewing Bee is a BBC Two television reality television programme in which amateur sewers compete to be named "Britain's best home sewer".[1] A spin-off of the format of The Great British Bake Off, the programme is presented by Claudia Winkleman and the first series ran for four episodes between 2 April and 23 April 2013.[2]

The judges are May Martin from the Women's Institute and Savile Row's Patrick Grant. The first series was won by 81-year-old Ann Rowley, the second by Heather Jacks[3] and the third by Matt Chapple.

Following the success of the first series, it returned for an extended second series in 2014, consisting of eight episodes[4] and a third series in 2015.

Main series results

Series 1 (2013)

Main article: The Great British Sewing Bee (series 1)

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.

Series 2 (2014)

Main article: The Great British Sewing Bee (series 2)

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.

Series 3 (2015)

Main article: The Great British Sewing Bee (series 3)

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 BBC Children in Need Sewing Bee

The Great British Sewing Bee
GenreSewing
Presented byJenny Eclair
Sara Cox
Anita Rani
JudgesMay Martin
Patrick Grant
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes3
Production
Executive producersAnna Beattie
Susanne Rock
ProducerSuzanne McGairl
Production locationMetropolitan Wharf
Running time60 minutes
Production companyLove Productions
Original release
NetworkBBC Two
Release21 (21) –
24 October 2014 (2014-10-24)
Related
The Great British Sewing Bee

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.[5]

  Winner

Episode 1

Sewer Pattern Challenge
(A Line Skirt)		 Alteration Challenge
(Hawaiian Shirt)		 Made-to-measure
(A Dress from their favourite era)		 Presenter Originally Aired Viewers
(Millions)[6]
Edith Bowman 2 Cape 2 1950s Flared Dress Jenny Eclair 21 October 2014 2.25
Dave Myers 4 Child's Dress 3 1960s A Line dress
Dawn Harper 1 Tunic Dress 4 1920s Flapper Dress
Wendi Peters 3 Sundress 1 1950s V-Neck Dress

Episode 2

Sewer Pattern Challenge
(Pyjama Bottoms)		 Alteration Challenge
(Onesie-Animal Costume)		 Made-to-measure
(Childhood Story Skirt)		 Presenter Originally Aired Viewers
Gaby Roslin 3 Dinosaur 2 Alice in Wonderland Tea Party Sara Cox 23 October 2014 1.87
Louie Spence 2 Ladybird 3 Ra-ra Skirt
Mark Watson 4 Zebrafish The Emperor's New Clothes
Pam Ferris 1 Cockerel 1 London Skyline at Night

Episode 3

Sewer Pattern Challenge
(Jersey T-shirt)		 Alteration Challenge
(Old Prom Dress)		 Made-to-measure
(Child's Garment)		 Presenter Originally Aired Viewers
Gemma Cairney 4 Covered Prom Dress 4 Silk Brocade Cape Anita Rani 24 October 2014 1.86
Helen Lederer 3 Camden Lock '84 3 Silk Party Dress
Kathryn Flett 2 Playsuit 2 Little Red Riding Hood Cloak
Timmy Matley 1 Gathered Skirt 1 Michael Jackson Pleather Jacket

Transmissions

Series Start date End date Episodes
1 2 April 2013 23 April 2013 4
Christmas 15 December 2013 1
2 18 February 2014 8 April 2014 8
Children in Need 21 October 2014 24 October 2014 3
3 5 February 2015 12 March 2015 6

International broadcast

International versions

Country Local title Host(s) Judges Channel Premiere
 Denmark Klar, parat, sy[8][9]
(Ready, Set, Sew)		 Lene Beier Jesper Høvring
Jette With[10]		 TV 2 FRI 14 March 2015[11]
 France Cousu Main[12]
(Hand Sewn)		 Cristina Córdula Amparo Lellouche
Julien Scavini		 M6[13] 30 August 2014
 Germany Geschickt eingefädelt
(Skillfully Woven In)		 Guido Maria Kretschmer Inge Szoltysik-Sparrer
Anke Müller		 VOX 3 November 2015
 Netherlands Door Het Oog Van De Naald
(Through the Eye of the Needle)		 Nicolette van Dam Nelleke Rimmelzwaan
Maik de Boer		 RTL 4 28 January 2015
 Norway Det store symesterskapet[14]
(The Great Sewing Championship)		 Christina Hope Tine Solheim
Andreas Feet[15]		 NRK[13] 19 November 2014
 Sweden Hela Sverige Syr[16]
(The Whole of Sweden Is Sewing)		 Linda Lindorff Lisbeth Stålborg
Frederik Andersen		 Sjuan[13] 14 October 2014[17]

Etymology

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.[18]

References

  1. ^ The Great British Sewing Bee at BBC Online
  2. ^ Review: The Great British Sewing Bee, The Guardian, 10 April 2013
  3. ^ Grandma Ann aged 81 wins Great British Sewing Bee The Independent, 23 April 2013
  4. ^ Great British Sewing Bee to return for six-part second series, Independent, 25 April 2013
  5. ^ Fletcher, Harry (13 October 2014). "Edith Bowman and Louie Spence for Children in Need Sewing Bee specials - TV News". Digital Spy. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  6. ^ "Weekly Top 30". Broadcasters Audience Research Board. 20 October – 26 October 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2014. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. ^ Higgins, D. (15 December 2014). "NEW THIS WEEK: The Newsroom finale, The Killing S3, Cordon, Test match cricket and Christmas programs". The Green Room. Foxtel. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  8. ^ White, Peter (18 July 2014). "Sewing Bee heads to Denmark's TV2". Brroadcast. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  9. ^ Sørensen, Sola Kruchov (21 August 2014). "Topdesigner i nyt program på TV 2 FRI". Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  10. ^ "Sewing Bee". Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  11. ^ http://play.tv2.dk/programmer/underholdning/tv-shows/klar-parat-sy/hvem-er-danmarks-bedste-amatoerskraedder-89534/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. ^ http://www.m6.fr/emission-cousu_main/concept.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. ^ a b c Krewen, Nick (18 July 2014). "BBCWW sends "Sewing Bee" to Denmark". realscreen. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  14. ^ http://willy.foreviget.no/en/sewing-bee. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  15. ^ http://tv.nrk.no/serie/det-store-symesterskapet/DVFJ67006114/sesong-1/episode-1. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  16. ^ http://www.tv4play.se/program/hela-sverige-syr. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  17. ^ "De kämpar med nål och tråd i Hela Sverige syr (They compete with needle and thread in Whole Sweden Sews)". 11 September 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  18. ^ [3], noun Merriam-Webster: bee [3]
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