The Great Pottery Throw Down series 1
Appearance
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The Great Pottery Throw Down | |
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Series 1 | |
Presented by | Sara Cox |
Judges | |
No. of contestants | 10 |
Winner | Matthew Wilcock |
No. of episodes | 6 |
Release | |
Original network | BBC Two |
Original release | 3 November 8 December 2015 | –
Series chronology |
The first series of The Great Pottery Throw Down began on 3 November 2015 on BBC Two, and concluded on 8 December 2015. The series was hosted by Sara Cox and was judged by Keith Brymer Jones and Kate Malone.[1][2] Also appearing was "kiln man Rich", Richard Miller, who acted as behind-the-scenes technician.[3]
Contestants
[edit]Potter | Age | Occupation | Hometown |
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James Greenwood | 31 | Vet | Bristol |
Jane Williams | 40 | College tutor | North Wales |
Jim Ranson | 52 | Part-time painter and decorator | Bognor Regis |
Joanna Morris | 42 | Parish Councillor | West Sussex |
Matthew Wilcock | 23 | Teacher | Giggleswick |
Nigel Matthews | 52 | Builder | Bakewell |
Rekha Sameer | 49 | Conceptual artist | Buckinghamshire |
Sally-Jo Bond | 33 | Interior designer | Petersfield |
Sandra Whyles | 52 | Project Manager | Leeds |
Tom Knowles Jackson | 41 | Retired Army Major | Gloucestershire |
Results summary
[edit]Elimination chart | ||||||
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Potter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Matthew | WIN | Winner | ||||
Jim | WIN | Runner-Up | ||||
Sally-Jo | Runner-Up | |||||
Tom | WIN | Runner-Up | ||||
Jane | ELIM | |||||
Sandra | ELIM | |||||
James | ELIM | |||||
Joanna | EXIT | |||||
Nigel | ELIM | |||||
Rekha | ELIM |
Colour key:
- Potter was eliminated
- Potter won Pot of the Week
- Potter walked from the series
- Potter got through to the next round
- Potter was one of the least favourite
- Potter was one of the favourites
- Potter was a series finalist
- Potter was the series winner
Episodes
[edit]- Potter was eliminated
- Potter walked from the series
- Top Potter
- Winner
Episode 1
[edit]Potter | Main Make | Spot Test | Throw Down |
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Set of Nested Bowls | Pulled Handles | Egg Cups | |
James | — | ||
Jane | |||
Jim | |||
Joanna | |||
Matthew | |||
Nigel | |||
Rekha | |||
Sally-Jo | |||
Sandra | |||
Tom |
Episode 2
[edit]Potter | Main Make | Spot Test | Throw Down |
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Wash Basin | Surface decorated tiles | Blind-folded cylinder | |
James | — | ||
Jane | |||
Jim | |||
Joanna | |||
Matthew | |||
Nigel | |||
Sally-Jo | |||
Sandra | |||
Tom |
Episode 3
[edit]Potter | Main Make | Spot Test | Throw Down |
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5 Raku Long-neck Vases | Slip decorating | Candlesticks | |
James | — | ||
Jane | |||
Jim | |||
Joanna | |||
Tom | |||
Sally-Jo | |||
Sandra | |||
Matthew |
Episode 4
[edit]Potter | Main Make | Spot Test | Throw Down |
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5 ft Slab-Built Garden Sculpture | Strawberry Pot | Widest Plate | |
Jane | — | 5th | 33 cm 6th |
Jim | 1st | 36 cm 5th | |
Matthew | 4th | 36.5 cm 1st | |
Sally-Jo | 3rd | 32 cm 4th | |
Sandra | 6th | 34 cm 3rd | |
Tom | 2nd | 35 cm 2nd |
Episode 5
[edit]Potter | Main Make | Spot Test | Throw Down |
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Bone China Chandelier | Banding | Closed Sphere | |
Jane | — | 2nd | 4th |
Jim | 1st | 1st | |
Matthew | 5th | 2nd | |
Sally-Jo | 4th | 5th | |
Tom | 3rd | 3rd |
Episode 6
[edit]Potter | Main Make | Spot Test | Throw Down |
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12-piece Porcelain Tea set | The Devil's Work | High-shouldered Jugs | |
Jim | — | 4th | 4th |
Matthew | 2nd | 2nd | |
Sally-Jo | 1st | 3rd | |
Tom | 3rd | 1st |
Ratings
[edit]Episode no. |
Airdate | Total viewers (millions)[4] |
BBC Two weekly ranking[4] |
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1 | 3 November 2015 | 2.29 | 8 |
2 | 10 November 2015 | 2.47 | 10 |
3 | 17 November 2015 | 2.49 | 7 |
4 | 24 November 2015 | 2.16 | 11 |
5 | 1 December 2015 | 2.37 | 7 |
6 | 8 December 2015 | 2.55 | 7 |
References
[edit]- ^ Alastair McKay (6 November 2015), "Catch up TV: The Great British Pottery Throw Down", Evening Standard
- ^ Tim Dowling (11 November 2015), "The Great Pottery Throw Down review: if your pot doesn't make the judge cry, you aren't trying hard enough", The Guardian
- ^ "When pottery gets political…". Stratford-upon-Avon Herald. March 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Weekly top 30 programmes on TV sets (July 1998 - Sept 2018)". BARB. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
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