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The Great British Sewing Bee (2013)

Game-Show · Reality-TV

Amateur sewers take on challenges as they compete to be named Britain's best home sewer.

IMDb rating
7.9 (982 votes)
Episode average
8.3 +0.4 vs IMDb
Seasons
12
Status
Still airing
Language
EN
Type
TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 12 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2013)

8.50 avg 5 episodes 8.8 → 8.5 59 min avg

Ep 1: 8.8 · 26 votesEp 2: 8.4 · 20 votesEp 3: 8.3 · 21 votesEp 4: 8.5 · 21 votesEp 5: 8.5 · 16 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1A-Line Skirt, Neckline and Casual Dress8.826
2Men's Trousers, Patch Pockets and Silk Blouse8.420
3Child's Dress, Pleated Dress and Jackets8.321
4Man's Shirt, Evening Bag and Evening Dress8.521
5Christmas Special8.516

Season 2 (2014)

8.06 avg 8 episodes 8.0 → 8.1 60 min avg

Ep 1: 8.0 · 21 votesEp 2: 7.9 · 19 votesEp 3: 8.2 · 16 votesEp 4: 8.2 · 17 votesEp 5: 8.1 · 17 votesEp 6: 7.9 · 14 votesEp 7: 8.1 · 15 votesEp 8: 8.1 · 15 votes
Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Episode #2.18.021
2Episode #2.27.919
3Episode #2.38.216
4Episode #2.48.217
5Episode #2.58.117
6Episode #2.67.914
7Episode #2.78.115
8Episode #2.88.115

Season 3 (2015)

8.47 avg 6 episodes 8.3 → 8.5 60 min avg

Ep 1: 8.3 · 14 votesEp 2: 8.6 · 13 votesEp 3: 8.4 · 12 votesEp 4: 8.3 · 14 votesEp 5: 8.7 · 12 votesEp 6: 8.5 · 13 votes
Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Episode #3.18.314
2Episode #3.28.613
3Episode #3.38.412
4Episode #3.48.314
5Episode #3.58.712
6Episode #3.68.513

Season 4 (2016)

8.56 avg 8 episodes 8.8 → 8.4 59 min avg

Ep 1: 8.8 · 14 votesEp 2: 8.6 · 13 votesEp 3: 8.6 · 11 votesEp 4: 8.6 · 10 votesEp 5: 8.4 · 10 votesEp 6: 8.4 · 10 votesEp 7: 8.7 · 12 votesEp 8: 8.4 · 11 votes
Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Basic Construction8.814
2Children's Week8.613
3Lingerie Week8.611
4International Week8.610
51960s Week8.410
6Activewear8.410
7Puzzling Patterns and Pattern Cutting8.712
8Evening Wear8.411

Season 5 (2019)

8.69 avg 8 episodes 8.6 → 8.9 59 min avg

Ep 1: 8.6 · 19 votesEp 2: 8.4 · 19 votesEp 3: 8.7 · 17 votesEp 4: 8.6 · 17 votesEp 5: 8.7 · 16 votesEp 6: 8.8 · 14 votesEp 7: 8.8 · 14 votesEp 8: 8.9 · 15 votes
Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Episode #5.18.619
2Episode #5.28.419
3Episode #5.38.717
4Episode #5.48.617
5Episode #5.58.716
6Episode #5.68.814
7Episode #5.78.814
8Episode #5.88.915

Season 6 (2020)

8.40 avg 12 episodes 8.1 → 8.0 59 min avg

Ep 1: 8.1 · 17 votesEp 2: 8.2 · 15 votesEp 3: 8.0 · 15 votesEp 4: 8.3 · 14 votesEp 5: 8.5 · 16 votesEp 6: 8.3 · 16 votesEp 7: 8.5 · 16 votesEp 8: 8.6 · 15 votesEp 9: 8.6 · 14 votesEp 10: 8.7 · 15 votesEp 11: 9.0 · 12 votesEp 12: 8.0 · 10 votes
Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Episode #6.18.117
2Episode #6.28.215
3Episode #6.38.015
4Episode #6.48.314
5Episode #6.58.516
6Episode #6.68.316
7Episode #6.78.516
8Episode #6.88.615
9Episode #6.98.614
10Episode #6.108.715
11Christmas Special9.012
12New Year Special8.010

Season 7 (2021)

8.20 avg 12 episodes 8.6 → 7.5 58 min avg

Ep 1: 8.6 · 16 votesEp 2: 8.2 · 14 votesEp 3: 8.3 · 12 votesEp 4: 8.6 · 12 votesEp 5: 8.2 · 12 votesEp 6: 8.2 · 13 votesEp 7: 8.6 · 11 votesEp 8: 8.7 · 12 votesEp 9: 8.4 · 13 votesEp 10: 8.3 · 12 votesEp 11: 6.8 · 16 votesEp 12: 7.5 · 8 votes
Season 7 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Episode #7.18.616
2Episode #7.28.214
3Episode #7.38.312
4Episode #7.48.612
5Episode #7.58.212
6Episode #7.68.213
7Episode #7.78.611
8Episode #7.88.712
9Episode #7.98.413
10Episode #7.108.312
11Celebrity Christmas Special6.816
12Celebrity New Year Special7.58

Season 8 (2022)

8.02 avg 10 episodes 7.9 → 7.5 58 min avg

Ep 1: 7.9 · 20 votesEp 2: 8.2 · 18 votesEp 3: 8.1 · 19 votesEp 4: 8.7 · 16 votesEp 5: 8.1 · 15 votesEp 6: 8.1 · 16 votesEp 7: 8.2 · 15 votesEp 8: 7.9 · 14 votesEp 9: 7.5 · 12 votesEp 10: 7.5 · 11 votes
Season 8 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Episode #8.17.920
2Episode #8.28.218
3Episode #8.38.119
4Episode #8.48.716
5Episode #8.58.115
6Episode #8.68.116
7Episode #8.78.215
8Episode #8.87.914
9Episode #8.97.512
10Episode #8.107.511

Season 9 (2023)

8.40 avg 10 episodes 7.6 → 8.8 58 min avg

Ep 1: 7.6 · 17 votesEp 2: 8.1 · 16 votesEp 3: 7.8 · 17 votesEp 4: 8.6 · 17 votesEp 5: 8.6 · 16 votesEp 6: 8.4 · 16 votesEp 7: 8.8 · 16 votesEp 8: 8.8 · 16 votesEp 9: 8.5 · 14 votesEp 10: 8.8 · 14 votes
Season 9 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Classics With A Twist7.617
2Travel Week8.116
3West Africa7.817
4Reduce, Reuses, Recycle8.617
5Art Week8.616
6Children's Week8.416
7Nineties Week8.816
8Fashion Icons Week8.816
9Semi-Final8.514
10The Final8.814

Season 10 (2024)

8.31 avg 11 episodes 8.0 → 7.2 58 min avg

Ep 1: 8.0 · 20 votesEp 2: 8.5 · 15 votesEp 3: 8.6 · 16 votesEp 4: 8.4 · 16 votesEp 5: 8.4 · 16 votesEp 6: 8.2 · 16 votesEp 7: 8.3 · 15 votesEp 8: 8.6 · 15 votesEp 9: 8.7 · 15 votesEp 10: 8.5 · 11 votesEp 11: 7.2 · 12 votes
Season 10 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Episode #10.18.020
2Episode #10.28.515
3Episode #10.38.616
4Episode #10.48.416
5Episode #10.58.416
6Episode #10.68.216
7Episode #10.78.315
8Episode #10.88.615
9Semi-Final8.715
10Final8.511
11Celebrity Christmas Special7.212

Season 11 (2025)

8.12 avg 10 episodes 8.5 → 7.9 58 min avg

Ep 1: 8.5 · 15 votesEp 2: 7.9 · 12 votesEp 3: 7.8 · 12 votesEp 4: 8.1 · 12 votesEp 5: 8.1 · 11 votesEp 6: 8.1 · 12 votesEp 7: 8.1 · 12 votesEp 8: 8.2 · 13 votesEp 9: 8.5 · 11 votesEp 10: 7.9 · 12 votes
Season 11 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Episode #11.18.515
2Episode #11.27.912
3Episode #11.37.812
4Episode #11.48.112
5Episode #11.58.111
6Episode #11.68.112
7Episode #11.78.112
8Episode #11.88.213
9Episode #11.98.511
10Episode #11.107.912

Season 12 (2025)

8.07 avg 10 episodes Still airing 7.6 → 8.6 58 min avg

Ep 0: 7.6 · 9 votesEp 1: 7.6 · 10 votesEp 2: 8.0 · 9 votesEp 3: 8.0 · 9 votesEp 4: 8.1 · 9 votesEp 5: 8.0 · 9 votesEp 6: 8.0 · 9 votesEp 7: 8.2 · 6 votesEp 8: 8.6 · 5 votesEp 9: 8.6 · 5 votes
Season 12 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
0Celebrity Christmas Special7.69
1Episode #12.17.610
2Episode #12.28.09
3Episode #12.38.09
4Episode #12.48.19
5Episode #12.58.09
6Episode #12.68.09
7Episode #12.78.26
8Episode #12.88.65
9Episode #12.98.65

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