Series 6 Plot
The battle of the clay returns, as 12 home potters compete to become champion of the pottery
The Great Pottery Throw Down Series 6 aired on January 8th, 2023.
Series 6 Episodes
1. Birthday Tea Set and Handleless Jug
The potters take on a birthday tea set challenge, and a surprise second challenge that sees them making handleless milk jugs that must survive the bucket of doom
2. Keepsake Box and Blindfold Challenge
The 11 remaining potters craft a keepsake box with a disguised lid before facing a surprise blindfold challenge. Who will be potter of the week and who will leave the pottery?
3. Trio of Birds and Hot Water Bottle Challenge
It's Retro Week, and Siobhán McSweeney takes the remaining potters back in time as they make a trio of flying birds and tackle an old-fashioned hot water bottle surprise challenge.
4. Hanging Planters and a Decorative Challenge
It's Raku Week, and the potters hope to impress the judges with their hanging planters. And series two semi-finalist Freya Bramble-Carter sets a challenge with a decorative flourish.
5. Gargoyles and Chimney Pots
The remaining potters head for the roof to create gargoyles and chimney pots for expert guest judge Gabriel Nichols. Who will be named potter of the week and who'll be cast out of the pottery?
6. Embossed Table Light and Decadent Design Skills
It's an illuminating week, as the potters make an embossed table light, before guest judge, fashion and lifestyle designer Henry Holland, really tests their decadent design skills
7. Endangered Animal Sculptures and a Tall Vase
The six remaining potters go wild as they create metallic-effect endangered animal sculptures fired in oil drums, before throwing a tall, thin-necked vase for a place in the quarter-final
8. Abstract Coffee Set and Rice Bowls
The remaining potters face an altered reality as they radically alter a coffee set and throw high-footed rice bowls. But whose shapeshifting creations will transport them to the semi-final?
9. Turkish Bath Sinks and Moorcroft Ginger Jar
It's a bathroom-themed semi-final as the potters make Turkish bath-style sinks and tiles and attempt Moorcroft tube lining. Who will be feeling flush, and will there be waterworks?
10. The Final: Pyramid Vase and Sgraffito Globe
The remaining potters create a stacking pyramid vase centrepiece and a daring sgraffito globe. But who will be on top of the world when they're crowned the winner?