The Great British Sewing Bee

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2025
Season 11
10 episodes

Lifestyle
Reality

Summary

Ready, steady, sew! Amateur sewers compete to impress judges Patrick Grant and Esme Young, hoping to be crowned Britain’s most sensational seamster.

Episode 9: Episode 9

Summary

The remaining sewers take on three 1920s-inspired challenges in the hope of making it to the final. They begin by recreating the iconic plus fours, a staple of outdoor pursuits from the era, then go on to make modern, block-coloured garments from a selection of polo shirts, invented by tennis player René Lacoste. In the made-to-measure challenge, the semi-finalists embrace the revolutionary fashion of this iconic decade to make an outfit for a 1920s party

Review

Jane Rackham

There are only four sewers remaining in the competition, so it’s perhaps appropriate that the pattern challenge for 1920s week is to make plus fours. Although one person rather cockily greets the task by saying, “I know how to make trousers — I probably don’t even need a pattern,” it’s a challenge for even the most experienced stitcher.

The nightmares continue, as the made-to-measure challenge sees the sewers creating outfits suitable for a special occasion, such as a ball. There are two people who have consistently done well over the weeks and who I had pegged as potential winners — but after this round, I’m not so sure…

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There are no live broadcasts scheduled for this show. But it is available via the streaming provider below.

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Released on

2025-09-09

Languages

English

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rolenamePresenterSara PascoeJudgeEsme YoungJudgePatrick GrantDirectorIvan YouldenExecutive producerTom DaviesSeries producerRebecca Cray

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Episode 9

Episode 9

Summary

The remaining sewers take on three 1920s-inspired challenges in the hope of making it to the final. They begin by recreating the iconic plus fours, a staple of outdoor pursuits from the era, then go on to make modern, block-coloured garments from a selection of polo shirts, invented by tennis player René Lacoste. In the made-to-measure challenge, the semi-finalists embrace the revolutionary fashion of this iconic decade to make an outfit for a 1920s party

Review

Jane Rackham

There are only four sewers remaining in the competition, so it’s perhaps appropriate that the pattern challenge for 1920s week is to make plus fours. Although one person rather cockily greets the task by saying, “I know how to make trousers — I probably don’t even need a pattern,” it’s a challenge for even the most experienced stitcher.

The nightmares continue, as the made-to-measure challenge sees the sewers creating outfits suitable for a special occasion, such as a ball. There are two people who have consistently done well over the weeks and who I had pegged as potential winners — but after this round, I’m not so sure…

How to watch

Next showing

There are no live broadcasts scheduled for this show. But it is available via the streaming provider below.

Streaming
- BBC iPlayer
Details

Released on

2025-09-09

Languages

English

Formats

Colour

Credits

Crew

rolenamePresenterSara PascoeJudgeEsme YoungJudgePatrick GrantDirectorIvan YouldenExecutive producerTom DaviesSeries producerRebecca Cray

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