# The Great British Sewing Bee series 10
The tenth series of *The Great British Sewing Bee* is the 2024 season of the [BBC One](https://www.edgepedia.org/bbc-one) amateur sewing competition, in which twelve home sewers compete in weekly pattern, transformation, and made-to-measure challenges judged by [Patrick Grant](https://www.edgepedia.org/patrick-grant-designer) and [Esme Young](https://www.edgepedia.org/esme-young). It premiered on 21 May 2024 and introduced a new permanent host, the actor and comedian Kiell Smith-Bynoe, known for the sitcom *Ghosts*, who had previously presented the show's Christmas special.[1](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/article/2024/may/21/tv-tonight-a-new-host-joins-the-bbcs-sewing-bee) • [2](https://www.fabricsgalore.co.uk/blogs/fabric-news/great-british-sewing-bee-series-10-2024-round-up)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Premiere | 21 May 2024, 9pm, BBC One[1](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/article/2024/may/21/tv-tonight-a-new-host-joins-the-bbcs-sewing-bee) |
| Host | Kiell Smith-Bynoe, made permanent after helming the Christmas special[1](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/article/2024/may/21/tv-tonight-a-new-host-joins-the-bbcs-sewing-bee) |
| Judges | Patrick Grant and Esme Young, both returning[2](https://www.fabricsgalore.co.uk/blogs/fabric-news/great-british-sewing-bee-series-10-2024-round-up) |
| Contestants | Twelve home sewers[2](https://www.fabricsgalore.co.uk/blogs/fabric-news/great-british-sewing-bee-series-10-2024-round-up) |
| Episodes | 10, each about 57 minutes[3](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/the-great-british-sewing-bee/season-10) |
| Winner | Luke (Luke-Matthew Iveson)[4](https://www.cinemablend.com/streaming-news/watch-the-great-british-sewing-bee-2025) |
| US streaming | Season 10 free with ads on The Roku Channel[3](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/the-great-british-sewing-bee/season-10) |
## Host change
Series 10 was the first regular series presented by Kiell Smith-Bynoe, who made the role permanent after hosting the show's Christmas special.[1](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/article/2024/may/21/tv-tonight-a-new-host-joins-the-bbcs-sewing-bee) He presented alongside the returning judges Patrick Grant, a [Savile Row](https://www.edgepedia.org/savile-row)-trained designer long associated with the show, and Esme Young.[2](https://www.fabricsgalore.co.uk/blogs/fabric-news/great-british-sewing-bee-series-10-2024-round-up)
## Format and challenges
Each episode follows the show's established three-round structure: a pattern challenge in which all sewers follow the same pattern and are ranked, a transformation challenge in which they turn existing garments or materials into something new, and a made-to-measure challenge creating a bespoke garment for a live model. Each week the judges award one garment of the week and one contestant is sent home.[5](https://www.whattowatch.com/watching-guides/the-great-british-sewing-bee-2025-everything-we-know-about-season-11) • [6](https://cstonline.tv/great-british-sewing)
**Opening episode.** To mark the show's tenth series, the first episode repeated the first challenge ever set on the program: making an A-line skirt in denim with contrast thread, a choice designed to catch out any "wibbly wobbly" stitching lines. The sewers also transformed T-shirts and made day dresses in the made-to-measure round.[1](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/article/2024/may/21/tv-tonight-a-new-host-joins-the-bbcs-sewing-bee) • [7](https://watch.plex.tv/en-GB/show/the-great-british-sewing-bee/season/10)
The ten episodes were organized into themed weeks: Back to Basics, Sports, Holiday, Reduce, Reuse and Recycle, India, Children's, Lingerie, Diva, a semi-final, and the final.[3](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/the-great-british-sewing-bee/season-10) In Sports Week the pattern challenge was a color-block half-zip fleece with a collar, long sleeves, a breast pocket, and a zipped pocket.[8](https://www.sewmag.co.uk/blog/the-great-british-sewing-bee-series-10-episode-2) Lingerie Week required satin pyjama blouses with contrasting flat piping and five buttons in just over three hours, with the sewers making their own piping from two different fabrics.[9](https://www.sewmag.co.uk/blog/the-great-british-sewing-bee-series-10-episode-seven) In Diva Week, the quarter-final, the five remaining sewers had four hours to make a dress inspired by [Tina Turner](https://www.edgepedia.org/tina-turner)'s 1970s fringed mini dress, featuring a simple base dress with tiers of fringing, straps, and an invisible zip.[10](https://www.sewmag.co.uk/blog/the-great-british-sewing-bee-series-10-episode-eight)
## Final and winner
Of the twelve sewers who started the series, three reached the final: Ailsa, praised for her originality and understanding of shape; Pascha, who at 20 years old had won six individual challenges and three garments of the week and was recognized by Esme for her technical prowess and burgeoning creativity; and Luke, described as creative throughout and sometimes over-ambitious.[11](https://www.sewmag.co.uk/blog/the-great-british-sewing-bee-series-10-the-final) The final's pattern challenge asked the three finalists to make two identical, perfectly sewn opera gloves in three hours, each choosing from a selection of stretchy fabrics.[11](https://www.sewmag.co.uk/blog/the-great-british-sewing-bee-series-10-the-final)
**Winner.** Luke, the classically trained musician Luke-Matthew Iveson, was crowned the winner and took the 2024 title of Britain's best home sewer, with creations during the series including a pastel napkin dress and a monochrome masc/femme gown.[4](https://www.cinemablend.com/streaming-news/watch-the-great-british-sewing-bee-2025)
## Availability
In the United Kingdom, the series aired weekly on BBC One at 9pm and streamed on [BBC iPlayer](https://www.edgepedia.org/bbc-iplayer).[1](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/article/2024/may/21/tv-tonight-a-new-host-joins-the-bbcs-sewing-bee) In the United States, season 10 became available free with advertisements on [The Roku Channel](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-roku-channel); the season runs about 57 minutes per episode and holds a 7.9 rating on IMDb based on roughly 960 user ratings.[3](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/the-great-british-sewing-bee/season-10) The series also aired internationally, including on BBC Nordic on weekdays from 12 October at 18:05, and from 16:55 in Norway and Sweden.[12](https://www.bbcnordic.com/programs/the-great-british-sewing-bee-s10?country=NO)
## References
1. [TV tonight: a new host joins the BBC's Sewing Bee, The Guardian (21 May 2024)](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/article/2024/may/21/tv-tonight-a-new-host-joins-the-bbcs-sewing-bee)
2. [Great British Sewing Bee Series 10 2024 Round-Up, Fabrics Galore](https://www.fabricsgalore.co.uk/blogs/fabric-news/great-british-sewing-bee-series-10-2024-round-up)
3. [The Great British Sewing Bee Season 10, JustWatch](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/the-great-british-sewing-bee/season-10)
4. [How To Watch The Great British Sewing Bee 2025 Online, CinemaBlend](https://www.cinemablend.com/streaming-news/watch-the-great-british-sewing-bee-2025)
5. [The Great British Sewing Bee 2025: everything we know about season 11, WhatToWatch](https://www.whattowatch.com/watching-guides/the-great-british-sewing-bee-2025-everything-we-know-about-season-11)
6. [Great British Sewing Bee: Winner, Host, CST Online](https://cstonline.tv/great-british-sewing)
7. [The Great British Sewing Bee Series 10, Plex](https://watch.plex.tv/en-GB/show/the-great-british-sewing-bee/season/10)
8. [The Great British Sewing Bee Series 10: Episode 2, Sew Magazine](https://www.sewmag.co.uk/blog/the-great-british-sewing-bee-series-10-episode-2)
9. [The Great British Sewing Bee Series 10: Episode Seven, Sew Magazine](https://www.sewmag.co.uk/blog/the-great-british-sewing-bee-series-10-episode-seven)
10. [The Great British Sewing Bee Series 10: Episode Eight, Sew Magazine](https://www.sewmag.co.uk/blog/the-great-british-sewing-bee-series-10-episode-eight)
11. [The Great British Sewing Bee Series 10: The Final, Sew Magazine](https://www.sewmag.co.uk/blog/the-great-british-sewing-bee-series-10-the-final)
12. [The Great British Sewing Bee, S10, BBC Nordic](https://www.bbcnordic.com/programs/the-great-british-sewing-bee-s10?country=NO)
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