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 8: Episode 8

Summary

The sewers tackle three challenges inspired by the silver screen, beginning by following a pattern for a jacket like the one worn by actress Tippi Hedren in Hitchcock classic The Birds. They let their imaginations run wild in the made to measure round as they design an outfit for a horror movie character, and the transformation task sees them turning red cinema curtains and tiebacks into a glamorous outfit for a Hollywood party

Review

Jane Rackham

The Bee is usually a relaxing watch: the contestants are charming, the judges are kind, and sewing is a homely, comforting activity. But Movie Week’s pattern challenge is so stressful that your blood pressure will soar. The remaining five stitchers are making a jacket like the one Tippi Hedren wore in Hitchcock’s The Birds. It’s very challenging, with — dreaded word — gussets. The transformation round is equally tense, although the tailor-made task isn’t a horror show — you’ll see what I mean when you watch. As a postscript, wasn’t Esme’s farewell to last week’s departee sweet?

How to watch

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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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BBC iPlayer

Details

Released on

2025-09-02

Languages

English

Formats

Colour

Credits

Crew

rolenamePresenterSara PascoeJudgeEsme YoungJudgePatrick GrantDirectorIvan YouldenExecutive producerTom DaviesSeries producerRebecca Cray

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Episode 10

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Episode 9

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Episode 8

Episode 8

Summary

The sewers tackle three challenges inspired by the silver screen, beginning by following a pattern for a jacket like the one worn by actress Tippi Hedren in Hitchcock classic The Birds. They let their imaginations run wild in the made to measure round as they design an outfit for a horror movie character, and the transformation task sees them turning red cinema curtains and tiebacks into a glamorous outfit for a Hollywood party

Review

Jane Rackham

The Bee is usually a relaxing watch: the contestants are charming, the judges are kind, and sewing is a homely, comforting activity. But Movie Week’s pattern challenge is so stressful that your blood pressure will soar. The remaining five stitchers are making a jacket like the one Tippi Hedren wore in Hitchcock’s The Birds. It’s very challenging, with — dreaded word — gussets. The transformation round is equally tense, although the tailor-made task isn’t a horror show — you’ll see what I mean when you watch. As a postscript, wasn’t Esme’s farewell to last week’s departee sweet?

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

2025-09-02

Languages

English

Formats

Colour

Credits

Crew

rolenamePresenterSara PascoeJudgeEsme YoungJudgePatrick GrantDirectorIvan YouldenExecutive producerTom DaviesSeries producerRebecca Cray

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