The Sewing Bee returns for three special Children in Need episodes, as 12 celebrity sewers battle it out over three challenges set by Savile Row's Patrick Grant and sewing expert May Martin. Each programme charts the highs and lows of two intense days in the sewing room as hemlines are hacked into, waistbands fall apart and sewing machines and sewers alike become completely entangled.

All four celebrities are sewing for BBC Children in Need to inspire viewers to get creative at home and raise money for the charity. Each of the three celebrity hosts will also visit an individual project supported by Children in Need within the shows, to get a first-hand view of how donations really can help to improve children's lives.

Sara Cox takes the helm of the second episode. Actress Pam Ferris dusts off her 40-year-old sewing box and skills to see if she can still cut it behind the machine - producing a Peter Pan-inspired skirt fit for a fashionista. TV presenter Gaby Roslin immerses herself fully into the world of fabric, creating some very sparkly results in the pyjama pattern challenge, while Louie Spence goes back to his roots in a flurry of tiered lycra. Sewing novice and comedian Mark Watson gets totally out of his comfort zone as he pins, cuts and sews his way from disaster to disaster. But who will be crowned the Children in Need Sewing Bee winner? Show less