The Great Celebrity Pottery Throw Down (2026)

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Synopsis

Six famous faces swap the spotlight for the pottery wheel as they take on a series of creative ceramic challenges, learning the craft from scratch with expert guidance. With no weekly eliminations, all six remain in the competition throughout the series, earning points for their pottery as the challenges become increasingly ambitious. Their creativity, technique and finished pieces are judged along the way, with the accumulated scores determining who reaches the final and has the chance to be crowned the winner.

First Air Date: 2026-09-13

Last Air Date: 2026-09-20

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 5

Networks: Channel 4

Top Cast

Liza Tarbuck as Self - Host
Keith Brymer Jones as Self - Expert
Richard Miller as Self - Expert
Lucy Beaumont as Self - Contestant
Fatiha El-Ghorri as Self - Contestant
Richard Herring as Self - Contestant
Paul Merson as Self - Contestant
Layton Williams as Self - Contestant
Denise Van Outen as Self - Contestant

Seasons

Series 1 (2026)

Wobbly bases and famous faces… let the celebrity battle of the clay commence! Lucy Beaumont, Fatiha El-Ghorri, Richard Herring, Paul Merson, Denise Van Outen and Layton Williams enter the pottery.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Breakfast Sets and Toothbrush Holders (2026-09-13)

Our celebs sink their teeth into creating breakfast sets and a surprise second challenge: to throw the most toothbrush holders on the wheel. Who'll secure valuable points on the leaderboard?
Ep. 2: Childhood-Inspired Desk Sets and Sprigging (2026-09-20)

Our celebs create a kids’ desk set inspired by their childhoods, and face a surprise sprigging second challenge. Who’ll find it child’s play and get more points on the leaderboard?
Ep. 3: Raku Week: Animal Sculptures (2026-09-27)

It’s Raku week in the pottery and our celebrity novice potters make animal sculptures and face the infamous bucket of doom in their second challenge! Whose creations will the judges go wild for?
Ep. 4: Garden Gnomes and Handle-Making (2026-10-04)

It's all to clay for, as our celebs make garden gnomes and face a handle-making challenge. Who handles the pressure to make it through to the final, and whose gnome sends them home?
Ep. 5: The Final (2026-10-11)

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