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The Best Episodes of The Great Pottery Throw Down Season 5

Every episode of The Great Pottery Throw Down Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Great Pottery Throw Down Season 5!

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Ten home potters from around the country head to Stoke-on-Trent, the home of pottery, in their quest to become Top Potter.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Great Pottery Throw Down Season 5 Episode 1 - Crockery Set and Ceramic Milk Bottles
    7.7/10(23 votes)

    #1 - Crockery Set and Ceramic Milk Bottles

    S5:E1

    Judges Keith Brymer Jones and Rich Miller set the 12 brand-new potters two challenges: to throw a children's crockery set and ceramic milk bottles.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Great Pottery Throw Down Season 5 Episode 2 - Pendulum Wall Clock
    8.1/10(18 votes)

    #2 - Pendulum Wall Clock

    S5:E2

    The 11 remaining potters hand-build a pendulum wall clock and face a surprise blindfold challenge.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Great Pottery Throw Down Season 5 Episode 3 - Inanimate Objects and a Bottle Kiln Challenge
    8.0/10(17 votes)

    #3 - Inanimate Objects and a Bottle Kiln Challenge

    S5:E3

    The remaining potters make inanimate objects and judges Keith Brymer Jones and Rich Miller pay tribute to the pottery hometown of Stoke, as they set a bottle kiln challenge.

    Director:Unknown
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  4. The Great Pottery Throw Down Season 5 Episode 4 - Japanese Tea Set and a Handle Pulling Challenge
    8.9/10(17 votes)

    #4 - Japanese Tea Set and a Handle Pulling Challenge

    S5:E4

    It's Raku week and the remaining potters throw a Japanese-inspired tea set, before guest judge and social media sensation Florian Gadsby sets them a handle pulling challenge.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Great Pottery Throw Down Season 5 Episode 5 - Character Gnomes and a Sea Kale Forcer
    8.9/10(18 votes)

    #5 - Character Gnomes and a Sea Kale Forcer

    S5:E5

    It's Garden Week and the eight remaining potters create a trio of character gnomes, before guest judge Adam Keeling sets them the task of making a sea kale forcer.

    Director:Unknown
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  6. The Great Pottery Throw Down Season 5 Episode 6 - 1960s Glazed Vessels and Repeating Patterns
    7.3/10(8 votes)

    #6 - 1960s Glazed Vessels and Repeating Patterns

    S5:E6

    It's back to the Swinging Sixties, as the potters create a psychedelic pair of highly decorative glazed vessels, before guest judge Orla Kiely tests their repeating-pattern skills.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Great Pottery Throw Down Season 5 Episode 7 - Wildlife Week and Hand-Built Table Lamps
    8.6/10(13 votes)

    #7 - Wildlife Week and Hand-Built Table Lamps

    S5:E7

    It's Wildlife Week and the potters hand-build a table lamp, go wild in a Throw Down first, and get a surprise visit from a familiar face.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Great Pottery Throw Down Season 5 Episode 8 - Self-Sculpture, Sawdust Kilns and Candlesticks
    8.6/10(8 votes)

    #8 - Self-Sculpture, Sawdust Kilns and Candlesticks

    S5:E8

    Siobhán McSweeney's back, as the remaining potters create a self-sculpture, build their own sawdust kilns and make candlesticks under pressure, for a place in the semi-final.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Great Pottery Throw Down Season 5 Episode 9 - Urinals and Wedgwood Jasperware
    8.0/10(9 votes)

    #9 - Urinals and Wedgwood Jasperware

    S5:E9

    It's the semi-final and the potters are left feeling flushed as they make fully functional urinals, before recreating the iconic Wedgwood Jasperware, for a place in the final.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Great Pottery Throw Down Season 5 Episode 10 - The Final: Garden Totem Sculpture and a Devil's Work Challenge
    8.2/10(11 votes)

    #10 - The Final: Garden Totem Sculpture and a Devil's Work Challenge

    S5:E10

    The potters make a garden totem sculpture that tells their life story, followed by a regal devil's work challenge set by Rich Miller, before the winner is crowned.

    Director:Unknown
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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Crockery Set and Ceramic Milk Bottles" is the best rated episode of "The Great Pottery Throw Down" season 5. It scored 7.7/10 based on 23 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/2/2022. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Pendulum Wall Clock".