{"id":51762,"date":"2024-05-20T13:14:01","date_gmt":"2024-05-20T11:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2043203"},"modified":"2024-05-20T14:30:14","modified_gmt":"2024-05-20T12:30:14","slug":"the-great-british-sewing-bee-2024-release-date-cast-and-judges","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/the-great-british-sewing-bee-2024-release-date-cast-and-judges\/","title":{"rendered":"The Great British Sewing Bee 2024: Release date, cast and judges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> A new season begins! <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Katelyn Mensah\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Monday, 20 May 2024 at 11:14 AM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>The Great British Sewing Bee marks its 10th anniversary this year, as 12 new craftspeople enter the sewing room for a truly delightful competition.<\/p>\n<p>To mark its 10th season, judges Patrick Grant and Esme Young will include a nod to the very first season with the opening challenge of the run.<\/p>\n<p>The Pattern Challenge will see the sewers create denim A-line midi skirts, followed by turning a T-shirt into a brand new garment in the 90-minute Transformation Challenge.<\/p>\n<p>In the final challenge, the sewers will meet their models and make an interpretation of a casual day dress.<\/p>\n<p>Each sewer will be welcomed into the tent by new host Kiell Smith-Bynoe, but just how will each fare in the competition?<\/p>\n<p>As the season kickstarts, here\u2019s everything you need to know about The Great British Sewing Bee 2024.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>When is The Great British Sewing Bee on TV?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Viewers can get in on all the sewing action on <strong>Tuesday 21st May at 9pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Episodes will continue every Tuesday, with the next episode set to air on 28th May.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>The Great British Sewing Bee cast<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"image-handler__container image-handler__container--aspect\" style=\"padding-bottom: calc(100% \/ 1.501210653753);\"> <picture> <source media=\"(max-width: 320px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/the-great-british-sewing-bee-35b413d.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/the-great-british-sewing-bee-35b413d.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=45&amp;resize=599%2C399 2x, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/the-great-british-sewing-bee-35b413d.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=45&amp;resize=899%2C599 3x, 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Georgie, Janet, Marcus, Ailsa and Suzy. They are all stood in the middle of the studio and are smiling ahead.\" title=\"The Great British Sewing Bee 2024 cast\"\/>\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div><div class=\"caption-hold\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-copy\"><i class=\"icon-arrow icon-camera-circle\"\/> Don, Alex, Marcus, Pascha, Luke, Lauren, Esme Young, Kiell Smith-Bynoe, Patrick Grant, Comfort, Georgie, Janet, Marcus, Ailsa and Suzy.<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"im-image-caption\"> <i>BBC\/Love Productions\/James Stack<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p>There are 12 new sewers all ready to prove they have what it takes to be named the best in Britain.<\/p>\n<p>The cast of The Great British Sewing Bee 2024 are as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ailsa<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Alex<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Comfort<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Don<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Georgie<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Janet<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Lauren<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Luke<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Marcus<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Neil<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Pascha<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Suzy<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>The Great British Sewing Bee judges<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Patrick Grant and Esme Young<\/strong> will return as judges of The Great British Sewing Bee.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of the new season, Grant told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prima.co.uk\/leisure\/tv-and-film\/a39762591\/sewing-bee-judge-patrick-grant\/#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Prima<\/a>: \u201cIt\u2019s such a fun and jolly show, and the standard has got better and better. But it delivers some really important messages about finding joy in making your own clothes and embracing your style.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re all amazing people. They\u2019re so proud that they\u2019ve made these things. Fifteen years ago, there\u2019s no way that this show could have existed.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Who won The Great British Sewing Bee 2023?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"image-handler__container image-handler__container--aspect\" style=\"padding-bottom: calc(100% \/ 1.501210653753);\"> <picture> <source media=\"(max-width: 320px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/05\/SewingBee-Asmaa-359af0c.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/05\/SewingBee-Asmaa-359af0c.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=45&amp;resize=599%2C399 2x, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/05\/SewingBee-Asmaa-359af0c.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=45&amp;resize=899%2C599 3x, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/05\/SewingBee-Asmaa-359af0c.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=45&amp;resize=1199%2C799 4x\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source 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