Discover the best and most memorable episodes of The Great Pottery Throw Down, from fan favorites to critically acclaimed moments. Explore detailed ratings, episode summaries, and visualize how the show's quality evolved over time.
Ten home potters from around the country head to Stoke-on-Trent, the home of pottery, in their quest to become Top Potter.
The search for a top potter begins with a four-day assignment to make stackable kitchen bowls from lumps of earthenware clay.
★ 0.0/10
#2
Episode 2
S1:E2
Nine potters return to Stoke-on-Trent for more tests of their skills and creativity, all aiming to be named top potter. This week they must make a decorative hand basin.
★ 0.0/10
#3
Episode 3
S1:E3
The potters return to Stoke-on-Trent for more tests of their skills and creativity. In the main make, they must make ten identical long-necked vases using the raku technique.
★ 0.0/10
#4
Episode 4
S1:E4
The potters return to Stoke-on-Trent for more tests of their skills and creativity. The six potters must build a five-foot garden sculpture and transform an ordinary chimney pot.
★ 0.0/10
#5
Episode 5
S1:E5
It's semi-final week in Stoke-on-Trent, and just five potters remain. They face their most technically demanding challenge yet - creating a decorative chandelier in bone china.
★ 0.0/10
#6
Episode 6
S1:E6
It is the grand final and the four remaining potters have just three tests left before one is crowned the winner of the Great Pottery Throw Down.
Aokiji29
Jun 14, 2023
Glad The Right Person Won ^_^
★ 0.0/10
#7
Episode 1
S2:E1
Ten home potters compete to become the new champion of British pottery. They must test their technical prowess in front of a special guest judge, ceramic designer Emma Bridgewater.
★ 0.0/10
#8
Episode 2
S2:E2
In the throw down challenge this week, king of the wheel Keith demonstrates how to build a double-walled pot.
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#9
Episode 3
S2:E3
It's week three and the eight remaining potters must master the art of Japanese-style ceramics.
★ 0.0/10
#10
Episode 4
S2:E4
It is garden week, and the seven remaining potters must make stunning ceramics for the great outdoors.
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#11
Episode 5
S2:E5
In week five, the six remaining potters try one of the most exhilarating techniques in ceramics - pit firing.
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#12
Episode 6
S2:E6
In the quarter-final, the potters have ten minutes to throw the widest bowl they can while blindfolded.
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#13
Episode 7
S2:E7
Comedian Johnny Vegas, a former pupil of Kate Malone, demonstrates how to throw a teapot in just one minute.
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#14
Episode 8
S2:E8
In the final, the potters make a pair of identical, fully functioning light features out of porcelain.
Aokiji29
Jun 21, 2023
B.S! ...Clover was the true winner ! ಠ︵ಠ
★ 0.0/10
#15
Breakfast Set & Egg Cups
S3:E1
Melanie Sykes hosts as 12 amateur potters compete against one another, with judges Keith Brymer Jones and Sue Pryke asking the contenders to throw a breakfast set and then egg cups.
KatWaterflame
May 3, 2021
I trip on flat ground, while holding nothing!! I just can't imagine having to bring all your fragile...
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#16
Chess Set & Mini Vases
S3:E2
The eleven remaining potters are tasked with hand-building an elaborate chess set and throwing miniature vases at the wheel.
★ 0.0/10
#17
Raku & Animal Figurines
S3:E3
The remaining potters tackle raku firing, hand-build two animal figurines and face the tricky ceramic technique of nerikomi.
★ 0.0/10
#18
Multi-Coloured Slip Cast & Blindfolded Throwing
S3:E4
The potters face a multi-coloured slip cast challenge to make two vases, and a blindfolded throwing challenge to throw the widest bowl.
★ 0.0/10
#19
Matching Lamp Bases & a Ceramic Challenge
S3:E5
The eight remaining potters are challenged to build a pair of matching lamp bases. Guest judge Emma Bridgewater drops in to set an emotional ceramic challenge for the contestants.
★ 0.0/10
#20
Nude Greek Statues & Greek Jugs
S3:E6
It's Greek Week, and the remaining contestants are challenged to sculpt a nude Greek statue and throw Greek jugs at the wheel.
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#21
Handmade Tiles & a Chimney
S3:E7
The six remaining potters are challenged to produce handmade tiles for a fireplace and to throw a chimney for a place in the quarter-final.
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#22
Ginger Jars & a Scraffito Challenge
S3:E8
The remaining five potters make two ginger jars and face a Scraffito challenge spot test for a place in the semi-final.
★ 0.0/10
#23
Victorian Week & a Fully Functioning Toilet
S3:E9
The potters face their biggest challenge yet, to produce a fully functioning toilet for a place in the final.
★ 0.0/10
#24
The Final: Quirky Tea Set & a Throwing Challenge
S3:E10
Melanie Sykes hosts the grand finale as the three potters make a quirky tea set and face a throwing challenge to impress the judges and be crowned the winner.
★ 0.0/10
#25
Cheese Set & Port Chalices
S4:E1
Judges Keith Brymer Jones and Rich Miller set the 12 new potters two challenges against the clock: to throw a cheese set and port chalices.
sikanderx6
Mar 3, 2021
Excellent start to the series. Super creative people.
★ 0.0/10
#26
3D Slab-Build & Handmade Bricks
S4:E2
It's all about bricks and mortar, as the 11 remaining potters slab-build a 3D building and, in a Throw Down first, judge Rich Miller tasks the potters with hand-making bricks.
sikanderx6
Mar 4, 2021
Wow, the buildings were amazing. I would've chosen 🍄 though.
★ 0.0/10
#27
Fruit Bowls & a Blindfolded Throw Down
S4:E3
The remaining potters get fruity when they're challenged to make a bowl full of realistic ceramic fruits, and face a blindfolded throw down with a twist.
★ 0.0/10
#28
Naked Raku & a Floral Challenge
S4:E4
It's naked raku week and the remaining potters throw, burnish and fire a pair of vases, and are set a floral challenge by guest judge and flower-making expert Rita Floyd.
★ 0.0/10
#29
Music Legend Busts & Mini Musical Instruments
S4:E5
It's Music Week and the remaining potters sculpt a life-like bust of a music legend, receive a surprise special message from an iconic artist, and make mini musical instruments.
★ 0.0/10
#30
Terracotta Cookware & Engraved Tiles
S4:E6
It's Terracotta Week in the pottery, and the potters are tasked to make their own range of cookware. Judge Rich Miller sets a second terracotta challenge to engrave tiles.
★ 0.0/10
#31
Animal Water Feature & a Strawberry Planter
S4:E7
It's Garden Week, and the remaining potters face a green-fingered challenge: to build an animal water feature and throw a strawberry planter for a place in the quarter-finals.
★ 0.0/10
#32
Native American Acoma Pottery & an Alabama Ring Bottle
S4:E8
It's an all-American-themed quarter-final, as the remaining potters make Acoma pottery fired in cow dung and throw an Alabama ring bottle for a place in the semi-final.
★ 0.0/10
#33
A Pedestal Sink & a Chamber Pot
S4:E9
It's the semi-final, and the remaining potters produce an elaborate and fully-functional pedestal sink and decorate a chamber pot in Bathroom Week, all for a place in the grand final.
★ 0.0/10
#34
The Final: 1920s Art Deco Punch Bowl & Decanters
S4:E10
In an art deco-inspired final, the potters make a punch bowl and decanter, before facing the tiniest throwing challenge ever set.
aptona
Mar 14, 2021
:pound_symbol:JusticeForPeter :pound_symbol:Robbed Jodie should not have won
★ 0.0/10
#35
Crockery Set and Ceramic Milk Bottles
S5:E1
Judges Keith Brymer Jones and Rich Miller set the 12 brand-new potters two challenges: to throw a children's crockery set and ceramic milk bottles.
★ 0.0/10
#36
Pendulum Wall Clock
S5:E2
The 11 remaining potters hand-build a pendulum wall clock and face a surprise blindfold challenge.
★ 0.0/10
#37
Inanimate Objects and a Bottle Kiln Challenge
S5:E3
The remaining potters make inanimate objects and judges Keith Brymer Jones and Rich Miller pay tribute to the pottery hometown of Stoke, as they set a bottle kiln challenge.
★ 0.0/10
#38
Japanese Tea Set and a Handle Pulling Challenge
S5:E4
It's Raku week and the remaining potters throw a Japanese-inspired tea set, before guest judge and social media sensation Florian Gadsby sets them a handle pulling challenge.
★ 0.0/10
#39
Character Gnomes and a Sea Kale Forcer
S5:E5
It's Garden Week and the eight remaining potters create a trio of character gnomes, before guest judge Adam Keeling sets them the task of making a sea kale forcer.
★ 0.0/10
#40
1960s Glazed Vessels and Repeating Patterns
S5:E6
It's back to the Swinging Sixties, as the potters create a psychedelic pair of highly decorative glazed vessels, before guest judge Orla Kiely tests their repeating-pattern skills.
★ 0.0/10
Episode 1
S1:E1
The search for a top potter begins with a four-day assignment to make stackable kitchen bowls from lumps of earthenware clay.
★ 0.0/10
Episode 2
S1:E2
Nine potters return to Stoke-on-Trent for more tests of their skills and creativity, all aiming to be named top potter. This week they must make a decorative hand basin.
★ 0.0/10
Episode 3
S1:E3
The potters return to Stoke-on-Trent for more tests of their skills and creativity. In the main make, they must make ten identical long-necked vases using the raku technique.
★ 0.0/10
Episode 4
S1:E4
The potters return to Stoke-on-Trent for more tests of their skills and creativity. The six potters must build a five-foot garden sculpture and transform an ordinary chimney pot.
★ 0.0/10
Episode 5
S1:E5
It's semi-final week in Stoke-on-Trent, and just five potters remain. They face their most technically demanding challenge yet - creating a decorative chandelier in bone china.
★ 0.0/10
Episode 6
S1:E6
It is the grand final and the four remaining potters have just three tests left before one is crowned the winner of the Great Pottery Throw Down.
Aokiji29
Jun 14, 2023
Glad The Right Person Won ^_^
★ 0.0/10
Episode 1
S2:E1
Ten home potters compete to become the new champion of British pottery. They must test their technical prowess in front of a special guest judge, ceramic designer Emma Bridgewater.
★ 0.0/10
Episode 2
S2:E2
In the throw down challenge this week, king of the wheel Keith demonstrates how to build a double-walled pot.
★ 0.0/10
Episode 3
S2:E3
It's week three and the eight remaining potters must master the art of Japanese-style ceramics.
★ 0.0/10
Episode 4
S2:E4
It is garden week, and the seven remaining potters must make stunning ceramics for the great outdoors.
★ 0.0/10
Episode 5
S2:E5
In week five, the six remaining potters try one of the most exhilarating techniques in ceramics - pit firing.
★ 0.0/10
Episode 6
S2:E6
In the quarter-final, the potters have ten minutes to throw the widest bowl they can while blindfolded.
★ 0.0/10
Episode 7
S2:E7
Comedian Johnny Vegas, a former pupil of Kate Malone, demonstrates how to throw a teapot in just one minute.
★ 0.0/10
Episode 8
S2:E8
In the final, the potters make a pair of identical, fully functioning light features out of porcelain.
Aokiji29
Jun 21, 2023
B.S! ...Clover was the true winner ! ಠ︵ಠ
★ 0.0/10
Breakfast Set & Egg Cups
S3:E1
Melanie Sykes hosts as 12 amateur potters compete against one another, with judges Keith Brymer Jones and Sue Pryke asking the contenders to throw a breakfast set and then egg cups.
KatWaterflame
May 3, 2021
I trip on flat ground, while holding nothing!! I just can't imagine having to bring all your fragile...
★ 0.0/10
Chess Set & Mini Vases
S3:E2
The eleven remaining potters are tasked with hand-building an elaborate chess set and throwing miniature vases at the wheel.
★ 0.0/10
Raku & Animal Figurines
S3:E3
The remaining potters tackle raku firing, hand-build two animal figurines and face the tricky ceramic technique of nerikomi.
★ 0.0/10
Multi-Coloured Slip Cast & Blindfolded Throwing
S3:E4
The potters face a multi-coloured slip cast challenge to make two vases, and a blindfolded throwing challenge to throw the widest bowl.
★ 0.0/10
Matching Lamp Bases & a Ceramic Challenge
S3:E5
The eight remaining potters are challenged to build a pair of matching lamp bases. Guest judge Emma Bridgewater drops in to set an emotional ceramic challenge for the contestants.
★ 0.0/10
Nude Greek Statues & Greek Jugs
S3:E6
It's Greek Week, and the remaining contestants are challenged to sculpt a nude Greek statue and throw Greek jugs at the wheel.
★ 0.0/10
Handmade Tiles & a Chimney
S3:E7
The six remaining potters are challenged to produce handmade tiles for a fireplace and to throw a chimney for a place in the quarter-final.
★ 0.0/10
Ginger Jars & a Scraffito Challenge
S3:E8
The remaining five potters make two ginger jars and face a Scraffito challenge spot test for a place in the semi-final.
★ 0.0/10
Victorian Week & a Fully Functioning Toilet
S3:E9
The potters face their biggest challenge yet, to produce a fully functioning toilet for a place in the final.
★ 0.0/10
The Final: Quirky Tea Set & a Throwing Challenge
S3:E10
Melanie Sykes hosts the grand finale as the three potters make a quirky tea set and face a throwing challenge to impress the judges and be crowned the winner.
★ 0.0/10
Cheese Set & Port Chalices
S4:E1
Judges Keith Brymer Jones and Rich Miller set the 12 new potters two challenges against the clock: to throw a cheese set and port chalices.
sikanderx6
Mar 3, 2021
Excellent start to the series. Super creative people.
★ 0.0/10
3D Slab-Build & Handmade Bricks
S4:E2
It's all about bricks and mortar, as the 11 remaining potters slab-build a 3D building and, in a Throw Down first, judge Rich Miller tasks the potters with hand-making bricks.
sikanderx6
Mar 4, 2021
Wow, the buildings were amazing. I would've chosen 🍄 though.
★ 0.0/10
Fruit Bowls & a Blindfolded Throw Down
S4:E3
The remaining potters get fruity when they're challenged to make a bowl full of realistic ceramic fruits, and face a blindfolded throw down with a twist.
★ 0.0/10
Naked Raku & a Floral Challenge
S4:E4
It's naked raku week and the remaining potters throw, burnish and fire a pair of vases, and are set a floral challenge by guest judge and flower-making expert Rita Floyd.
★ 0.0/10
Music Legend Busts & Mini Musical Instruments
S4:E5
It's Music Week and the remaining potters sculpt a life-like bust of a music legend, receive a surprise special message from an iconic artist, and make mini musical instruments.
★ 0.0/10
Terracotta Cookware & Engraved Tiles
S4:E6
It's Terracotta Week in the pottery, and the potters are tasked to make their own range of cookware. Judge Rich Miller sets a second terracotta challenge to engrave tiles.
★ 0.0/10
Animal Water Feature & a Strawberry Planter
S4:E7
It's Garden Week, and the remaining potters face a green-fingered challenge: to build an animal water feature and throw a strawberry planter for a place in the quarter-finals.
★ 0.0/10
Native American Acoma Pottery & an Alabama Ring Bottle
S4:E8
It's an all-American-themed quarter-final, as the remaining potters make Acoma pottery fired in cow dung and throw an Alabama ring bottle for a place in the semi-final.
★ 0.0/10
A Pedestal Sink & a Chamber Pot
S4:E9
It's the semi-final, and the remaining potters produce an elaborate and fully-functional pedestal sink and decorate a chamber pot in Bathroom Week, all for a place in the grand final.
★ 0.0/10
The Final: 1920s Art Deco Punch Bowl & Decanters
S4:E10
In an art deco-inspired final, the potters make a punch bowl and decanter, before facing the tiniest throwing challenge ever set.
aptona
Mar 14, 2021
:pound_symbol:JusticeForPeter :pound_symbol:Robbed Jodie should not have won
★ 0.0/10
Crockery Set and Ceramic Milk Bottles
S5:E1
Judges Keith Brymer Jones and Rich Miller set the 12 brand-new potters two challenges: to throw a children's crockery set and ceramic milk bottles.
★ 0.0/10
Pendulum Wall Clock
S5:E2
The 11 remaining potters hand-build a pendulum wall clock and face a surprise blindfold challenge.
★ 0.0/10
Inanimate Objects and a Bottle Kiln Challenge
S5:E3
The remaining potters make inanimate objects and judges Keith Brymer Jones and Rich Miller pay tribute to the pottery hometown of Stoke, as they set a bottle kiln challenge.
★ 0.0/10
Japanese Tea Set and a Handle Pulling Challenge
S5:E4
It's Raku week and the remaining potters throw a Japanese-inspired tea set, before guest judge and social media sensation Florian Gadsby sets them a handle pulling challenge.
★ 0.0/10
Character Gnomes and a Sea Kale Forcer
S5:E5
It's Garden Week and the eight remaining potters create a trio of character gnomes, before guest judge Adam Keeling sets them the task of making a sea kale forcer.
★ 0.0/10
1960s Glazed Vessels and Repeating Patterns
S5:E6
It's back to the Swinging Sixties, as the potters create a psychedelic pair of highly decorative glazed vessels, before guest judge Orla Kiely tests their repeating-pattern skills.
★ 0.0/10
Wildlife Week and Hand-Built Table Lamps
S5:E7
It's Wildlife Week and the potters hand-build a table lamp, go wild in a Throw Down first, and get a surprise visit from a familiar face.
★ 0.0/10
Self-Sculpture, Sawdust Kilns and Candlesticks
S5:E8
Siobhán McSweeney's back, as the remaining potters create a self-sculpture, build their own sawdust kilns and make candlesticks under pressure, for a place in the semi-final.
cwintermeyer
Feb 24, 2025
Christine’s “Strength”… wow.
I’m not crying. You’re crying.
★ 0.0/10
Urinals and Wedgwood Jasperware
S5:E9
It's the semi-final and the potters are left feeling flushed as they make fully functional urinals, before recreating the iconic Wedgwood Jasperware, for a place in the final.
★ 0.0/10
The Final: Garden Totem Sculpture and a Devil's Work Challenge
S5:E10
The potters make a garden totem sculpture that tells their life story, followed by a regal devil's work challenge set by Rich Miller, before the winner is crowned.
★ 0.0/10
Birthday Tea Set and Handleless Jug
S6:E1
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.
★ 0.0/10
Keepsake Box and Blindfold Challenge
S6:E2
The 11 remaining potters craft a keepsake box with a disguised lid before facing a surprise blindfold challenge.
★ 0.0/10
Trio of Birds and Hot Water Bottle Challenge
S6:E3
It's Retro Week, and the remaining potters are taken back in time as they make a trio of flying birds and tackle an old-fashioned hot water bottle surprise challenge.
★ 0.0/10
Hanging Planters and a Decorative Challenge
S6:E4
It's Raku Week, and the potters hope to impress the judges with their hanging planters. Series two semi-finalist Freya Bramble-Carter sets a challenge with a decorative flourish.
★ 0.0/10
Gargoyles and Chimney Pots
S6:E5
The remaining potters head for the roof to create gargoyles and chimney pots for expert guest judge Gabriel Nichols.
★ 0.0/10
Embossed Table Light and Decadent Design Skills
S6:E6
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.
★ 0.0/10
Endangered Animal Sculptures and a Tall Vase
S6:E7
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.
★ 0.0/10
Abstract Coffee Set and Rice Bowls
S6:E8
The remaining potters face an altered reality as they radically alter a coffee set and throw high-footed rice bowls. Whose shapeshifting creations will transport them to the semi-final?
★ 0.0/10
Turkish Bath Sinks and Moorcroft Ginger Jar
S6:E9
It's a bathroom-themed semi-final as the potters make Turkish bath-style sinks and tiles and attempt Moorcroft tube lining.
★ 0.0/10
The Final: Pyramid Vase and Sgraffito Globe
S6:E10
The remaining potters create a stacking pyramid vase centrepiece and a daring sgraffito globe.
★ 0.0/10
Roast Dinner Set and Identical Side Plates
S7:E1
As the battle of clay kicks off at the wheel, the potters make a roast dinner set and identical side plates that must survive the bucket of doom.
★ 0.0/10
Gluggle Jugs and a Surprise Blindfold Challenge
S7:E2
The remaining potters attempt their own take on the popular gluggle jug and face a surprise blindfold challenge.
★ 0.0/10
Staffordshire Flatbacks and a Surprise Challenge
S7:E3
The remaining potters make Staffordshire flatbacks and face a close shave in a surprise challenge.
★ 0.0/10
Raku Week and Animal Busts
S7:E4
It's Raku week and the potters create animal busts before taking on guest judge Jacqui Atkin's decorative challenge.
★ 0.0/10
Water Features and Hedgehog Houses
S7:E5
It's Garden Week and the potters create cascading water features and hedgehog houses.
★ 0.0/10
Novelty Teapots and Majolica Mugs
S7:E6
It's teatime and the potters make novelty teapots and majolica decorated mugs. Plus, it's the return of the bucket of doom.
★ 0.0/10
Illuminating Light Sculptures
S7:E7
It's an illuminating week as the potters take on lighting sculptures and a surprise challenge.
★ 0.0/10
Vintage Water Filters and a Coffee Filter
S7:E8
It's the quarter-final and the potters make vintage-style water filters fired in their own oil drum kilns and throw a coffee filter.
★ 0.0/10
Bathroom Week
S7:E9
In a bathroom-themed semi-final, the potters take on the infamous toilet challenge.
★ 0.0/10
The Final: Chandeliers and Faceted Bowls
S7:E10
It's the grand finale and the potters create striking chandeliers and faceted bowls.
★ 0.0/10
A Salad Set and Sangria Jugs
S8:E1
As the battle of clay begins, the hopefuls take on a salad set challenge and make identical sangria jugs that must survive the bucket of doom.
★ 0.0/10
Mantlepiece Clock and Blindfold Challenge
S8:E2
The potters create a statement mantelpiece clock, and face a surprise blindfolded second challenge.
★ 0.0/10
Noah's Ark and Potties
S8:E3
The remaining potters attempt a toy Noah's ark and animals, and a surprise second challenge sends them potty.
★ 0.0/10
Raku Vessels and a Decorative Challenge
S8:E4
It's Raku week and the potters take on bulbous vessels and guest judge Laima Laurena's decorative challenge.
★ 0.0/10
Shop Fronts and Greek Psykter Vases
S8:E5
The potters create shop fronts filled with memories and ancient Greek psykter vases.
★ 0.0/10
Vegetable Lamps and a Double-Walled Challenge
S8:E6
The remaining potters sculpt realistic vegetable lamp bases and take on a double-walled challenge.
★ 0.0/10
Bird Baths and a Sculpting Challenge
S8:E7
The remaining potters take on a sculpting challenge and hark to Stoke-on-Trent with bird bath creations.
★ 0.0/10
Double Gourd Vases and Posset Pots
S8:E8
It's the quarter-final and the potters take on double gourd vases and old-fashioned posset pots.
★ 0.0/10
Hellmouth Fireplaces
S8:E9
It's the semi-final and the remaining potters stare into the mouth of hell as they create Hellmouth fireplaces.
★ 0.0/10
Episode 10
S8:E10
Our three finalists create statement Greek amphoras and take on some extreme throwing in their last surprise challenge. Who'll be crowned Throw Down winner of 2025?
Glad The Right Person Won ^_^