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Episode 9

The Great British Sewing Bee Series 6
Episode 9 of 10

For their semi-final challenge, the four remaining sewers go to the movies, taking on garments and techniques from the silver screen.

Joe Lycett hosts the semi-final, as the four remaining sewers go to the movies, taking on garments and techniques from the silver screen.

First, the semi-finalists must follow a pattern like none they’ve encountered before, as judges Patrick Grant and Esme Young ask them to make a dress inspired by Marilyn Monroe’s in The Seven Year Itch. The techniques involved in creating the iconic halter-neck dress include a bagged-out ruched bodice and perfectly inserted pleated skirt. Next, it’s the transformation challenge, with the haberdashery transformed into a futuristic scrapyard. From the junk, the sewers have to create a science fiction-inspired outfit in just 90 minutes, making imaginative use of the hardware supplied. For their final challenge, the made to measure, the sewers take on the Jazz Age with a flapper dress inspired by films like The Great Gatsby. Tasked with creating a dazzling dress fit for dancing the night away, they must ensure their dresses skim the model’s body, are heavily beaded and stretch out of shape. But only three of these four incredibly talented sewers can make it through to the grand final.

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58 minutes

Last on

Thu 5 Nov 2020 16:15
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Music Played

Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • 00:01

    George Baker Selection

    Little Green Bag

  • 00:02

    Peter Moore

    Asteroid (Pearl & Dean Theme)

  • 00:16

    Marilyn Monroe

    Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend

  • 00:17

    Marilyn Monroe

    Diamonds are a girl's best friend

  • 00:18

    Marilyn Monroe With Jane Russell

    Two Little Girls From Little Rock

  • 00:20

    Doris Day

    Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps

  • 00:21

    Gary Numan

    Are Friends Electric?

    Performer: Tubeway Army.
  • 00:22

    Sarah Brightman & Hot Gossip

    I Lost My Heart To A Starship Trooper

  • 00:25

    Kraftwerk

    The Robots

  • 00:30

    Babylon Zoo

    Spaceman

  • 00:31

    David Bowie

    Space Oddity

  • 00:31

    Ron Grainer

    Tardis - Dr Who

  • 00:32

    Richard Strauss

    Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30

  • 00:33

    Ella Fitzgerald

    Two Little Men in a Flying Saucer

  • 00:51

    Postmodern Jukebox

    I Believe In A Thing Called Love

  • 00:52

    Henry Hall & His Orchestra

    Hush Hush Here Comes The Bogeyman

Credits

Presenter Joe Lycett
Director Justin Lennox-Bradley
Series Editor James Hedge
Series Producer Catherine Lewendon
Executive Producer Sara Ramsden
Production Manager Euan McRae
Production Company Love Productions

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