Great British Sewing Bee

Technical Replacement

Simulcast of network BBC Two in high definition.

BBC Two

Knowledge, drama, comedy and the arts for a broad adult audience.

BBC Two is a lively channel of depth and substance, carrying a range of knowledge-building programming complemented by great drama, comedy and arts.

BBC Two HD

The Great British Sewing Bee

Talent Shows

Factual: Beauty & Style

Entertainment

Amateur sewers compete to be crowned Britain’s most sensational seamster.

Amateur sewers compete to impress judges Patrick Grant and Esme Young, hoping to be crowned Britain’s most sensational seamster.

Series 5

BBC Scotland

BBC Two England

England

Until 03/01/2009 BBC Two Wales (analogue) was known simply as BBC Two Wales. BBC Two Wales (digital) was BBC 2W. From 03/01/2009 BBC Two Wales schedules on both analogue and digital became identical

BBC Two Wales

Simulcast of BBC Two Wales in high definition

BBC Two Wales HD

BBC Two Northern Ireland

Simulcast of BBC Two Northern Ireland in high definition

BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

BBC Two Scotland

A BBC TV channel for Scotland which will broadcast every evening and will show drama, factual, comedy and news programmes made in Scotland

BBC Scotland HD

Joe Lycett

Susanne Rock

Holly Flynn

The Great British Sewing Bee: Series 5: Episode 3

Episode 3

BBC One - The Great British Sewing Bee, Series 5, Episode 3

The remaining eight sewers attempt to create the perfect bell-bottomed trousers.

With Joe Lycett hosting, the remaining home sewers head back in time to the 1970s, attempting to revive the glamorous, rebellious and sometimes ridiculous, style of the decade.

With Joe Lycett hosting, the eight remaining home sewers head back in time to the 1970s, attempting to revive the glamorous, rebellious and sometimes ridiculous style of the decade. This is more than a stroll down memory lane as they tackle the decade’s most fiddly, floaty and anarchic garments.
 
First up, judges Patrick Grant and Esme Young challenge the sewers to get their groove on with the trickiest pattern so far, flared jeans. Creating the perfect bell-bottomed trousers involves grappling with vintage machines, heavyweight fabrics and taking on such daunting technical hurdles as the zip fly and flat-felled seam, hopefully without getting in a flap. For the transformation challenge, fabric flies and anarchy rules as the sewers let rip with their imagination, turning t-shirts and tartan into provocative punk-inspired outfits in just 90 minutes.
 
In the made to measure challenge the sewers take on their final icon of 70s fashion, the maxi dress. Working with sheer, slippery fabrics, they must create a form-fitting bodice and floaty skirt that embodies the glamour that makes the maxi dress popular to this day. Who will boogie their way to garment of the week, and for whom will 70s week signal the end of an era, as they become the third sewer to wave goodbye to the Great British Sewing Bee?

The Great British Sewing Bee: Series 5

BBC One

Joe Lycett hosts as ten talented home sewers create beautiful garments.

Joe Lycett hosts as ten home sewers create beautiful garments, competing under the scrutiny of judges Esme Young and Patrick Grant for the title of Britain’s Best Amateur Sewer.

Joe Lycett hosts as ten talented home sewers create beautiful garments, competing under the scrutiny of judges Esme Young and Patrick Grant for the title of Britain’s Best Amateur Sewer.

Accessibility links

Programme Index

The Great British Sewing Bee

Series 5

Episode 3

Contributors

Genres

Brand

Series

BBC Two HD

About BBC Two