The Great British Sewing Bee

The Great British Sewing Bee Series 5

TV Show

Series 5 Episodes

1. Cotton Week

February 12th, 20191 hr

Joe Lycett presents as the sewers create a 'wiggle dress' and transform three items of denim clothing, before having to fit real live models with made-to-measure jumpsuits.

2. Children's Week

February 19th, 20191 hr

Joe Lycett hosts as the nine remaining home sewers return to the sewing room for children’s week. The garments might be mini but they are a mammoth challenge being fiddly to sew.

3. 70's Week

February 26th, 20191 hr

With Joe Lycett hosting, the remaining home sewers head back in time to the 1970s, attempting to revive the glamorous, rebellious and sometimes ridiculous, style of the decade.

4. Technical Fabric Week

March 5th, 20191 hr

The fabrics in the haberdashery go technical, as the seven remaining home sewers take on man-made fabrics designed for sport and the great outdoors.

5. Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle Week

March 12th, 20191 hr

The fashion industry is the biggest polluter of our planet next to oil, so for the first time on The Great British Sewing Bee, it is Reduce, Reuse and Recycle Week.

6. British and Irish Fabric Week

March 19th, 20191 hr

With Joe Lycett hosting, the quarter-finalists face British and Irish fabrics week. Patrick Grant and Esme Young ask the sewers to create a ‘worker's jacket’ from linen.

7. World Sewing Week

March 26th, 20191 hr

Joe Lycett hosts the semi-final, as the four remaining sewers go global, taking on garments and techniques from around the world.

8. Special Occasion Week

April 2nd, 20191 hr

The three finalists take on a trio of evening wear challenges. The judges begin by asking the sewers to follow the most complex pattern yet, a double-breasted waistcoat.

All Seasons

Series 10

Series 10

May 21, 2024
Series 9

Series 9

May 24, 2023
Series 8

Series 8

Apr 27, 2022
Series 7

Series 7

Apr 14, 2021
Series 6

Series 6

Apr 21, 2020
Series 5

Series 5

Feb 12, 2019
Series 4

Series 4

May 16, 2016
Series 3

Series 3

Feb 5, 2015
Series 2

Series 2

Feb 18, 2014
Series 1

Series 1

Apr 2, 2013
Specials

Specials

Dec 15, 2013