The Great Pottery Throw Down
| The Great Pottery Throw Down | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Reality Game show |
| Presented by | Sara Cox |
| Judges | Kate Malone Keith Brymer Jones |
| Opening theme | "I Can't Explain" by The Who (Series 1) "Making Time" by The Creation (Series 2) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 14 |
| Production | |
| Production locations | Middleport Pottery, Middleport, Staffordshire, England, UK |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company | Love Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Two |
| Release | 3 November 2015 – 23 March 2017 |
| Related | |
| The Great British Bake Off The Great British Sewing Bee | |
The Great Pottery Throw Down is a television programme first broadcast on the BBC Two from 3 November 2015. It is a contest in the style of The Great British Bake Off and The Great British Sewing Bee but with the craft of pottery rather than baking or sewing.
The presenter is Sara Cox and the expert judges are Kate Malone and Keith Brymer Jones.[1][2] It was filmed in Middleport Pottery.[3]
Series overview
| Series | Episodes | Premiere | Finale | Winner | Average UK viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 3 November 2015 | 8 December 2015 | Matthew | 2.39 |
| 2 | 8 | 2 February 2017 | 23 March 2017 | Ryan | 3.34 |
Series 1 (2015)
Potters
| Potter | Age | Occupation | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|
| James | 31 | Vet | Bristol |
| Jane | 40 | Farmer's daughter | North Wales |
| Jim | 52 | Part-time painter and decorator | Bognor Regis |
| Joanna | 42 | Parish Councillor | West Sussex |
| Matthew | 23 | Teacher | Giggleswick |
| Nigel | 52 | Builder | Bakewell |
| Rekha | 49 | Conceptual artist | Buckinghamshire |
| Sally-Jo | 33 | Interior designer | Petersfield |
| Sandra | 52 | Project Manager | Leeds |
| Tom | 41 | Retired Army Major | Gloucestershire |
Results summary
| Elimination chart | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Potter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Matthew | BP | Winner | ||||
| Jim | BP | Finalist | ||||
| Sally-Jo | Finalist | |||||
| Tom | BP | Finalist | ||||
| Jane | OUT | |||||
| Sandra | OUT | |||||
| James | OUT | |||||
| Joanna | LEFT | |||||
| Nigel | OUT | |||||
| Rekha | OUT | |||||
Colour key:
- Potter was eliminated
- Potter won Pot of the Week
- Potter walked from the series
- Potter got through to the next round
- Potter was one of the least favourite
- Potter was one of the favourites
- Potter was a series finalist
- Potter was the series winner
Episodes
- Potter was eliminated
- Potter walked from the series
- Top Potter
- Winner
Episode 1
| Potter | Main Make | Spot Test | Throw Down |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stackable Kitchen Bowls | Pulling | Egg Cups | |
| James | — | 6th | 23 |
| Jane | 7th | 28 | |
| Jim | 2nd | 32 | |
| Joanna | 4th | 18 | |
| Matthew | 5th | 28 | |
| Nigel | 8th | 23 | |
| Rekha | 9th | 19 | |
| Sally-Jo | 3rd | 31 | |
| Sandra | 10th | 20 | |
| Tom | 1st | 36 |
Episode 2
| Potter | Main Make | Spot Test | Throw Down |
|---|---|---|---|
| Decorative Hand Basin | Surface Design | Tallest Cylinder | |
| James | — | 9th | 15cm |
| Jane | 2nd | 20cm | |
| Jim | 6th | 19cm | |
| Joanna | 7th | 17.5cm | |
| Matthew | 1st | 22cm | |
| Nigel | 8th | 13cm | |
| Sally-Jo | 5th | 12cm | |
| Sandra | 3rd | 18cm | |
| Tom | 4th | 20cm |
Episode 3
| Potter | Main Make | Spot Test | Throw Down |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long-necked Vases | Slip Decoration | Ornate Candlestick Copies | |
| James | — | 4th | 6th |
| Jane | 6th | 5th | |
| Jim | 5th | 3rd | |
| Joanna | — | — | |
| Matthew | 3rd | 1st | |
| Sally-Jo | 2nd | 7th | |
| Sandra | 6th | 4th | |
| Tom | 1st | 1st |
Episode 4
| Potter | Main Make | Spot Test | Throw Down |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garden Sculpture | Strawberry Pot | Widest Plate | |
| Jane | — | 5th | 33cm 6th |
| Jim | 1st | 36cm 5th | |
| Matthew | 4th | 36.5cm 1st | |
| Sally-Jo | 3rd | 32cm 4th | |
| Sandra | 6th | 34cm 3rd | |
| Tom | 2nd | 35cm 2nd |
Episode 5
| Potter | Main Make | Spot Test | Throw Down |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bone China Chandelier | Banding | Closed Sphere | |
| Jane | — | 2nd | 4th |
| Jim | 1st | 1st | |
| Matthew | 5th | 2nd | |
| Sally-Jo | 4th | 5th | |
| Tom | 3rd | 3rd |
Episode 6
| Potter | Main Make | Spot Test | Throw Down |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12-piece Porcelain Tea set | The Devil's Work | High-shouldered Jugs | |
| Jim | — | 4th | 4th |
| Matthew | 2nd | 2nd | |
| Sally-Jo | 1st | 3rd | |
| Tom | 3rd | 1st |
Series 2 (2017)
The second series began on 2 February 2017 on BBC Two. Some episodes will have a guest judge, these will include Emma Bridgewater (episode 1) and Johnny Vegas.[citation needed]
Potters
| Potter | Age | Occupation | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cáit | 31 | Quaker Meeting House worker | Reading |
| Carole | 63 | Pottery Teacher | Hertfordshire |
| Clover | 33 | Accountant and Part-time Illustrator | London |
| Daniel | 55 | Mortgage adviser | Hampshire |
| Elaine | 55 | Banana import business owner | Buckinghamshire |
| Freya | 24 | Student | London |
| James | 25 | Tour guide in National Glass Centre | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Nam | 27 | Cage fighter and Kick boxer | London |
| Richard | 53 | Pub landlord | Banbury |
| Ryan | 30 | Model | Ipswich |
Results summary
| Elimination chart | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Potter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5[a] | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||
| Ryan | BP | BP | Winner | |||||||||
| Clover | BP | Runner-up | ||||||||||
| Richard | BP | Runner-up | ||||||||||
| Freya | BP | OUT | ||||||||||
| Cáit | OUT | |||||||||||
| Nam | BP | OUT | ||||||||||
| Elaine | BP | OUT | ||||||||||
| James | OUT | |||||||||||
| Daniel | OUT | |||||||||||
| Carole | OUT | |||||||||||
[a] Because the judges were unable to agree, no-one was eliminated this week. As a result, two potters were eliminated the following week.
Colour key:
- Potter was eliminated
- Potter won Pot of the Week
- Potter walked from the series
- Potter got through to the next round
- Potter was one of the least favourite
- Potter was one of the favourites
- Potter was a series finalist
- Potter was the series winner
Ratings
Series 1
| Episode no. |
Airdate | Viewers | BBC Two weekly ranking[4] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 November 2015 | 2,245,000 | 8 |
| 2 | 10 November 2015 | 2,402,000 | 10 |
| 3 | 17 November 2015 | 2,437,000 | 7 |
| 4 | 24 November 2015 | 2,160,000 | 11 |
| 5 | 1 December 2015 | 2,354,000 | 7 |
| 6 | 8 December 2015 | 2,530,000 | 7 |
Series 2
| Episode no. |
Airdate | Viewers | BBC Two weekly ranking[5] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 February 2017 | 2,197,000 | 5 |
| 2 | 9 February 2017 | 2,387,000 | 5 |
| 3 | 16 February 2017 | 2,373,000 | 4 |
| 4 | 23 February 2017 | 2,578,000 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 March 2017 | 2,604,000 | 4 |
| 6 | 9 March 2017 | 2,576,000 | 4 |
| 7 | 16 March 2017 | 3,140,000 | 1 |
| 8 | 23 March 2017 | 3,340,000 | 1 |
References
- ^ Alastair McKay (6 November 2015), "Catch up TV: The Great British Pottery Throw Down", Evening Standard
- ^ Tim Dowling (11 November 2015), "The Great Pottery Throw Down review: if your pot doesn't make the judge cry, you aren't trying hard enough", The Guardian
- ^ Roberts, Sophie (16 March 2017). "Here's where The Great Pottery Throw Down filmed and how you can visit". The Sun. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^ "Weekly Top 10 Programmes". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- ^ "Weekly Top 10 Programmes". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
