The Great Pottery Throw Down
2015 · TV Series · TV-14 · 50 min · ★ 7.5
A group of home potters travel to Stoke-on-Trent to compete in a pottery contest and try to earn the title of Top Potter. The series follows their creative challenges as they test their skills in the home of British pottery.
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Details
- Years
- 2015
- Release date
- 2015-11-03
- Network
- BBC Two, Channel 4, More4
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-14
- Runtime
- 50 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.5/10 (15 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like warm, skill-based competition shows such as Junior Bake Off or The Great British Sewing Bee; Not for you if pottery as the main focus sounds too niche.
Pros: creative pottery challenges; welcoming competition setup; distinctive craft focus | Cons: narrow subject appeal; familiar contest structure
Themes
- reality competition
Cast & crew
Keith Brymer Jones
as Self - Judge
- RM
Richard Miller
as Self - Judge
- SC
Sara Cox
as Self - Host
- MS
Melanie Sykes
as Self - Host
Siobhán McSweeney
as Self - Host
- SP
Sue Pryke
as Self - Judge
- KM
Kate Olivia Malone
as Self - Judge
- ET
Ellie Taylor
as Self - Host
Episodes9 seasons · 84 episodes
Season 16 episodes
- S1E1Episode 150mHBO Max
- S1E2Episode 250mHBO Max
- S1E3Episode 350mHBO Max
- S1E4Episode 450mHBO Max
- S1E5Episode 550mHBO Max
- S1E6Episode 650mHBO Max
Season 28 episodes
- S2E1Episode 150mHBO Max
- S2E2Episode 250mHBO Max
- S2E3Episode 350mHBO Max
- S2E4Episode 450mHBO Max
- S2E5Episode 550mHBO Max
- S2E6Episode 650mHBO Max
- S2E7Episode 750mHBO Max
- S2E8Episode 850mHBO Max
Season 310 episodes
- S3E1Breakfast Set & Egg Cups59mHBO Max
- S3E2Chess Set & Mini Vases47mHBO Max
- S3E3Raku & Animal Figurines47mHBO Max
- S3E4Multi-Coloured Slip Cast & Blindfolded Throwing47mHBO Max
- S3E5Matching Lamp Bases & a Ceramic Challenge47mHBO Max
- S3E6Nude Greek Statues & Greek Jugs47mHBO Max
- S3E7Handmade Tiles & a Chimney47mHBO Max
- S3E8Ginger Jars & a Scraffito Challenge47mHBO Max
- S3E9Victorian Week & a Fully Functioning Toilet47mHBO Max
- S3E10The Final: Quirky Tea Set & a Throwing Challenge48mHBO Max
Season 410 episodes
- S4E1Cheese Set & Port Chalices57mHBO Max
- S4E23D Slab-Build & Handmade Bricks57mHBO Max
- S4E3Fruit Bowls & a Blindfolded Throw Down47mHBO Max
- S4E4Naked Raku & a Floral Challenge48mHBO Max
- S4E5Music Legend Busts & Mini Musical Instruments47mHBO Max
- S4E6Terracotta Cookware & Engraved Tiles47mHBO Max
- S4E7Animal Water Feature & a Strawberry Planter47mHBO Max
- S4E8Native American Acoma Pottery & an Alabama Ring Bottle47mHBO Max
- S4E9A Pedestal Sink & a Chamber Pot47mHBO Max
- S4E10The Final: 1920s Art Deco Punch Bowl & Decanters48mHBO Max
Season 510 episodes
- S5E1Crockery Set and Ceramic Milk Bottles57mHBO Max
- S5E2Pendulum Wall Clock56mHBO Max
- S5E3Inanimate Objects and a Bottle Kiln Challenge56mHBO Max
- S5E4Japanese Tea Set and a Handle Pulling Challenge57mHBO Max
- S5E5Character Gnomes and a Sea Kale Forcer56mHBO Max
- S5E61960s Glazed Vessels and Repeating Patterns56mHBO Max
- S5E7Wildlife Week and Hand-Built Table Lamps57mHBO Max
- S5E8Self-Sculpture, Sawdust Kilns and Candlesticks57mHBO Max
- S5E9Urinals and Wedgwood Jasperware57mHBO Max
- S5E10The Final: Garden Totem Sculpture and a Devil's Work Challenge57mHBO Max
Season 610 episodes
- S6E1Birthday Tea Set and Handleless Jug57m
- S6E2Keepsake Box and Blindfold Challenge57m
- S6E3Trio of Birds and Hot Water Bottle Challenge56m
- S6E4Hanging Planters and a Decorative Challenge56m
- S6E5Gargoyles and Chimney Pots56m
- S6E6Embossed Table Light and Decadent Design Skills57m
- S6E7Endangered Animal Sculptures and a Tall Vase56m
- S6E8Abstract Coffee Set and Rice Bowls57m
- S6E9Turkish Bath Sinks and Moorcroft Ginger Jar56m
- S6E10The Final: Pyramid Vase and Sgraffito Globe57m
Season 710 episodes
- S7E1Roast Dinner Set and Identical Side Plates56m
- S7E2Gluggle Jugs and a Surprise Blindfold Challenge57m
- S7E3Staffordshire Flatbacks and a Surprise Challenge56m
- S7E4Raku Week and Animal Busts57m
- S7E5Water Features and Hedgehog Houses56m
- S7E6Novelty Teapots and Majolica Mugs56m
- S7E7Illuminating Light Sculptures56m
- S7E8Vintage Water Filters and a Coffee Filter57m
- S7E9Bathroom Week56m
- S7E10The Final: Chandeliers and Faceted Bowls57m
Season 810 episodes
- S8E1A Salad Set and Sangria Jugs56m
- S8E2Mantlepiece Clock and Blindfold Challenge56m
- S8E3Noah's Ark and Potties56m
- S8E4Raku Vessels and a Decorative Challenge57m
- S8E5Shop Fronts and Greek Psykter Vases56m
- S8E6Vegetable Lamps and a Double-Walled Challenge56m
- S8E7Bird Baths and a Sculpting Challenge56m
- S8E8Double Gourd Vases and Posset Pots57m
- S8E9Hellmouth Fireplaces56m
- S8E10The Final: Statement Greek Amphoras57m
Season 910 episodes
- S9E1Soup Sets and Galleried Jars68m
- S9E2Bookends and Brickmaking56m
- S9E3Puzzle Jugs and a Surprise Challenge56m
- S9E4Raku Week and Animal Sculptures56m
- S9E5Seaside Souvenir Sets and Candlestick Holders56m
- S9E6Terracotta Tagines56m
- S9E7Floral Posies and Vases56m
- S9E8Body Part Pots and Sculptures56m
- S9E9Mosaics and Water Fountains57m
- S9E10Mini Model Theatres57m