09x10 - The Final

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The Sewing Bee started with 12.

Nervous?
ALL: Yes.

And now just three remain.

The winner of The Great British
Sewing Bee is...

This year's three Sewing Bee finalists...

Let's get going, guys.

...each have their own very
distinctive style.

Oh!

Youngest sewer Mia's fashion-forward
outlook...

I'm thinking of doing,
like, a swoosh.

...combined with her spirited
creative attitude...

The fingers give good pleats.

...has helped her impress,

particularly in the Transformation challenge.

Very iconic for Madonna.

And in the Made-to-measure...
Mia!

...she has won Garment Of The Week twice.

Mia, I think, is absolutely fearless.

She delivers amazing-looking
garments

from absolutely nothing.

She takes an old shower curtain
and produces something

that looks like haute couture.

And I think she could be a real
inspiration to younger sewers.

Good luck.

I can't believe I'm actually here.

I made my very special glitter top.

I thought, coming on the final,
you have to wear glitter.

Right, here goes nothing.

Tony stepped away from the safety
of menswear...

It's just a dress, innit?

...but stayed true to his unique
style throughout.

Big fan of the skull?
Love the skull.

His use of graphic prints

and unusual fabrics impressed
the judges...

I really like the 3D-ness.

...and he scored one...
CHEERING

...Garment Of The Week.

Tony is a real character,

and he's really put himself
out there.

He's gone, "Right, I'll just
go for it."

He has got a really
individual style,

and he's got better and better
and better.

I'm ecstatic.

Being a man of a certain age,

you don't get many new experiences,
so this is just incredible.

Who'd have thought?
I hadn't have thought.

Ooh, last page!

Asmaa's proved her technical
prowess by dominating

the Pattern challenges.

PATRICK: It's pretty close
to perfection.

Garment Of The Week, however, remained

just out of her grasp -

until she won...
Asmaa!

...three in a row.

What Asmaa has learnt to do
over the last nine weeks

is rein in some of those slightly
too exuberant flourishes.

She's still very ambitious but
she's brought it back to a level

where she can use that
amazing ability

to deliver fantastic-looking
garments

that fit beautifully and that are
made fantastically well.

To be amongst Tony and Mia is
actually quite daunting.

My stomach is all over the place
with butterflies,

but also looking forward to it.

I'm really excited to see
what they do

because they're all so different.

Wow!

You guys looks stunning.

I wish I'd have dressed up now.

LAUGHTER

Good morning, sewers.

Come forward.

Come on, then. Come on.

Come on now, baby.

So this is it.

The showdown.

The conclusion.

The cl*max. The denouement.

The one where I most used
my thesaurus!

For the final, you'll be asked to
make clothes that ooze glamour.

So, listen, it's time to glisten.

And someone who always brightens up
our lives,

over to Esme for the Pattern challenge.

Here we go.

Thank you.

You ready?
One, two, three.

Ah! Oh! Ah, OK.

What we want you to make
is an evening dress

for a special occasion.

It's got a fitted bodice,

puffed sleeves with two frills
on the bottom

and a skirt with one frill.

This Victoriana style has been
hugely popular

on the red carpet of late,

so pick a luxurious fabric
that will do it justice.

You have 4.5 hours

and your time starts now!

Right, let's give it a go.

Which ones are we heading for?

For a fantastically
frivolous frock...

Possibly.

...the sewers will need a fabric that
stands out in the spotlight.

Probably that one is good, isn't it?

That's the same as what I've got
here but in silver.

I chose this fabric
because it's got,

like, a metallic-y
element to it.

It looks quite glamorous.

Tony and I have exactly
the same fabric,

but mine is silver,

which I think is going to look
absolutely stunning.

This is a fabric I've never
used before.

I think it's going to be very
fray-y.

But it's glamour, isn't it?

And when you think of glamour,
you've got to think of gold.

I have never heard of this dress -
Victoriana -

so it's going to be a fun one to
see how this turns out.

Taking inspiration from
the high neck lines

and statement frills of classic
Victorian fashion,

Victoriana dresses with their
flattering silhouettes

and flouncy details are a hit
with celebrities

and even royalty.

It is exactly my style.

And I've made similar dresses,
so I'd better do well.

A Victoriana dress for the final -
why have you chosen it?

This style of dress has firmly made
the leap from the catwalk

to the everyday wardrobe of women
across the UK.

And it presents an interesting challenge.

We've asked them to sew it
in a luxurious fabric,

so probably a fabric that is going
to reflect the light

in some way or other,

which will show up any imperfections
in their sewing.

And there's some really, really
tricky elements in here.

We've got gather on the sleeve head
with some net,

and we've got a fitted top
with a French dart

that goes from the nipple down
to the side at an angle.

There's also two rows
of gathered frills

on the end of each sleeve,

and we've got a layer at the bottom
of the skirt.

So all of that gathering needs to be
really evenly created.

And what we have on the end of the
frill is a baby lock edge.

It's a very fine overlocked finish

just encasing that raw edge. Yeah.

But you need to be able
to control it.

There have been some very difficult
Pattern challenges,

but this presents a combination
of difficult techniques

and a requirement for a real
deftness of touch.

Well, this is fascinating,

but I'm going to do a lap
and see if I know anyone.

How's it already the final? Already.

Time flies when you're having fun!

There's a lot of stuff in here
that I've not done.

But look at that.

One could say that's the only time
I'm going to get gold today.

Oh, no, don't say things like that!

We've all got gold already.

To start the dress, angled
French darts are sewn

into the front bodice and the back
panels are attached.

Next, the sleeve heads are gathered,

pleated net is sewn inside
to create volume.

Two frills finished with
a baby locked hem

are attached to each sleeve,

which are then inserted
into the bodice.

Next, the skirt is sewn together
and attached at the waist.

Then a zip is inserted.

And to finish, one final frill is
gathered and attached at the hem.

Hello. Hello.

Your last Pattern challenge. Yep.

I'm so surprised.
Are you?

I can't even believe. I feel like
I've just kind of slipped through

and I'm suddenly here.

Well, no, you've done a lot more
than slip through, for sure.

Mia learnt to sew in lockdown,

which only added to her long list
of creative hobbies.

Within two years, she had sewn
herself a handmade wardrobe

and was inspired to apply for
a costume design course,

which she starts this year.

For her whole life,
Mia's been creative.

She's always thinking of new things
and building things.

I've got two boys and Mia,

and Mia is the only one I've bought
a toolkit for

because she actually uses it.
SHE LAUGHS

Well, when we found out that
Mia was in the final,

we just couldn't believe it,
could we?

To have picked up a skill so well

in such a short period of time
was amazing.

We're just so proud of her,
I could burst!

LAUGHTER
And you might well later.

I might do.

I am glad it's a dress and gathers.

I like gathers.
Yep. Look.

I've got double gathers today. Yeah.

So it should be fun.
You've practised.

Yeah, did my homework.
SHE CHUCKLES

I am nervous, though, because I've
never really used any fabric

that's this slinky,

so new things for the final.

Mia may have concerns about
her slinky fabric...

Oh, my goodness!

It's too slippy!

...but Tony and Asmaa's
metallic lame...

Tony, I think our fabric
is a nightmare.

...comes with a whole new
set of challenges.

My initial fears over this fabric
have been realised.

It's just going to fall apart
in front of my eyes.

The fraying of this fabric is an
absolute nightmare already.

You'd think these sort of luxurious
fabrics would be easier

to work with.

I don't want to handle this
too much.

Is this another sort of
"Tony, I'm learning"?

It's a "Tony, I'm learning" -

it's a complete out of
the comfort zone.

Supposed to be! It's the final.
But almost...

Yeah, you'd think it was the final,
wouldn't you?

I know, it's barmy. How do you feel
about being a finalist?

TONY SIGHS

I'd like to say I still don't think
it's sunk in.

I mean, it has a little bit.

I've had a good old cry to myself.
Have you?

And to my wife and kids.
Yeah, it's overwhelming, isn't it?

Yeah, most definitely,

because you don't expect this sort
of thing to happen.

I'm nearly, nearly again. Yeah!
Nearly! Nearly!

Postman Tony started sewing to make
himself some mountain biking gear,

but quickly moved onto shorts,

then a whole wardrobe of
statement shirts.

My dad's quite crazy.

He doesn't really care about what
other people think about him.

He'll just do what he wants
or wear what he wants.

I think he's pretty cool.

When he's not being embarrassing.

If I could give him any advice
for the final, I would say

keep doing you and try not to cry
too much at the end.

I think winning would probably be
the best thing he's ever done.

I don't think he'd ever get over it.

You wouldn't hear the end of it.

So I say to you "glamour",
and what do you think of?

I've worn a black tie once.
By itself?

Yeah, just that, nothing else.

It shocked everybody as I walked in.

SHE LAUGHS

OK, my French dart time.

French darts - are they the same
as normal darts?

I think it's a French dart
because it's at an angle

and it points towards the bust.

So now we have the front
bodice with the darts.

Guys, are your darts really pointy?

Yeah.
Like, look.

Yes, there you go.

Yeah, they're pointy.
Yeah, good grief.

Hi. It's cold!
MIA LAUGHS

And the darts aren't the only
prominent feature on this dress.

Everyone's darted up, ready to go.

Once the front and back bodice
are attached... Right.

...they need to turn their attention
to the puffed-up shoulders.

So I'm gathering now the top
of the sleeve cap,

but I'm not a big fan of gathering.

And this stuff, man,
is just horrible.

How are you getting on?
It's not the easiest to sew with.

You look at it and it sheds.

You're getting a bit of fray,
aren't you?

Yeah, so I'm just minimal sort of...
Minimal touching.

Delicate. Delicately goes.

Yeah, absolutely.

Asmaa is a breast surgeon

and no stranger to delicate sewing,

as she often sews lingerie -

both for herself and making bespoke
bras for her cancer patients.

My mum's awesome.

She's incredibly talented at sewing

but I don't think she realises
just how good she is.

She made my suit for my prom

and everyone complimented it
at the time.

I'm very proud of my mum for
making it to the final.

If I could give one piece of advice,
it would be

don't stress yourself out too much,
you've made it incredibly far

and we're all very proud of you.

It's very odd being in the final.

I think Tony's going to cry
no matter who wins.

Oh, God, yeah.

Mind you, I keep saying I'm not
an emotional person

but I've been feeling a bit
emotional as well. Yeah.

So has Sewing Bee broken you?

Have we made you more emotional?

Sewing Bee's completely broken me.
In a good way!

THEY LAUGH

So this is the net, because we're
making a shoulder pad.

You use net to create some volume.

I've got a dress with this in.
Is that comfortable, though?

It doesn't bother you.
Oh, OK, cool.

Cos I can't imagine...
Thank you for your empathy.

"Ooh, these poor women!"
But why do you wear that?!

Lovely shoulders, but they're
absolute agony!

Goodness gracious me.

I'm doing some origami over here.

So this is going to go on there,
isn't it?

Cos that's going to give that
some foofy loft.

That's quite satisfying, that.

Foofy loft.
TONY LAUGHS

That is a pointy sleeve. Come on.

That's a lot.

GLASS DINGS

Thank you so much for all
being here today.

You're halfway through.

I'm gathering now the first frill.

The sleeve frills require gathering
four long strips.

I might lose my mind by the time
it's done.

But with unstable fabric...

I am gathering very gingerly,
cos look at this!

...to get the accurate neat finish
the judges are looking for...

Ah, man. I mean, there's nightmares

and then there's what's happening
here today.

...extra precautions may be required.

I think I'm going to recut,
overlock them

and then do it again.

Overlocking will seal the raw edge
and make it more stable

and easier to gather.

Hopefully this will eliminate
the issue.

And Asmaa isn't the only sewer
to ditch their first frill.

I've overlocked it before
I'm going to ruffle it,

and it seems to be working now.

But if you want to see
a really bad one,

that was my first attempt.

Don't touch 'em, they'll fall apart.
HE LAUGHS

Once gathered, the sewers need to
baby lock the bottom of each frill.

It just finishes off the edge
and it looks nice

when you've got, like,
flowing fabric.

But this rolled hem technique
requires precision

and a delicate touch.

TONY SIGHS
It's falling apart.

Especially with a fraying fabric.

I've skipped a few steps ahead
and baby locked

before I do the gathers.

Cos I think, if I leave it
to the end,

there won't be anything left.

Ah, no!

My baby lock's ripping off
the bottom of my frill.

Remind me again, Tony,
why did we choose it?

Because it was gold and silver.

There wasn't any other...
Fair enough.

...informed or educated guess,
I don't think.

Welcome to making poor decisions
in life with Tony!

HE LAUGHS

ASMAA SIGHS

I'm just pinning the frills
onto the sleeves.

What the instruction says
is you have to gather

and then put it on the sleeve.

I'm actually going to gather it
as I'm doing this,

because I just can't handle it
too much.

"Pin the frills to the sleeve
and stitch,

"ensuring the gathering is even."

Can't promise that.

So, at this point of the sleevage,
I am just sewing and praying.

We will worry about the symmetricalness

once it's on the mannequin.

I'm sort of wanting to rush
but I'm trying to slow myself down

because I know rushing always
causes problems.

Oh, sh**t the breeze!

I've caught all my edge and folded
over one of the frills.

But if I cut it out, it'll have to
be all completely regathered

and there's no time to do that.

Canape? You have one hour left.

Oh, my gosh!

I'm feeling a little bit anxious
about actually finishing this.

The sleeve has to go in
in the next five minutes.

So I'm stitching the skirt
side seams next.

Lots to do.

I'm about to ask you
what you think of

when you think of glamour, and it's
obviously someone... Obviously.

...quite close to home. Yeah.

I didn't even put the two
and two together.

As they sew the skirt, they'll
need to take care

not to stretch their seams.

It's taking too long.

Because with such iridescent fabrics,

any lumps or bumps will be accentuated.

I'm trying to flatten the seams
because I've got a feeling

they might've walked a little bit,

but they're actually not too bad.

I am now sewing the bodice
to the skirt.

I haven't ironed cos I just wanted
to get it all in one piece.

Ta-dah! The skirt is now on.

OK, zip time.

Just trying to get it in.

Because of this fabric, I've just
got to be a little bit careful.

If I go too close to the edge,
it's just going to rip out.

You've got half an hour left!
Oh, my God!

I'm still battling with
the bloody zip.

This fabric doesn't like the teeth
nice and neat and close to it.

Ah, no!

My seam's ripping open.

I've fallen out completely
with this dress.

It's back to tracksuit bottoms
for all of us. I think so.

I think so.

This is facing to help
finish the neck.

I will soon have this facing in

but I've still got a whole layer
of gathered skirt to put on.

Asmaa, have you got your skirt
on yet?

The frill?
Yeah.

No, I haven't. That would be
just wishful thinking.

How long have we got left?

Ten minutes left!

God.
34a.

That's the stage I'm at. Mild panic.

This last bit is the frill.

And there's three metres
to gather here.

I don't like this.
Can I go home now?

Please, go faster!

They will want to see that the
gathers are as even

as the time left allows.

My heart has never beat
so fast in my life.

I like it. The adrenaline.

Cos usually you're too calm.
Part of the drama.

You like the drama. Yes, it's part
of the drama! Yeah.

Ow! Ow!

Yep, that's the frill done.

Oh!
SHE GASPS

I've got a hole in my dress.
Oh, no, I've caught.

How many minutes have we got left?
One minute left!

Ah!

I fixed the hole.

Let's just not tell anyone
about that, shall we?

Nothing to see here.

Get your mannequins dressed! Ah!

That's just pointless, doing this.
Just so many loose threads.

Your time is up!

You have finished your last-ever
Pattern challenge.

Woo!
APPLAUSE

♪ She wants to lead the
glamorous life

♪ She don't need a man's touch...

Three Victoriana dresses made
in just 4.5 hours,

but are they red carpet material?

Mia.

♪ Without love, it ain't much

♪ It ain't much. ♪

Mia, this looks terrific.

The fabric is a great choice.

It's got that hint of luxury and
it gathered well,

but I think your net could've been
a little plumper.

The baby lock is very neat,

but this top frill is slightly shorter.

But only slightly.

And the gathering on the bottom
looks really even.

Overall, I think it's fantastic.

♪ Dress you up in my love

♪ All over, all over... ♪

The fabric has a ton of impact,
and actually,

you've achieved a fantastic finish

with all of the fraying issues
that you had.

The quality of the gathering over
the top of the sleeve head

is impeccable, and I think the baby
locking around the frills

has worked extremely well.

Where you have struggled a bit is
the big seams down the skirt.

That back seam is a little
bit bouncy.

Let's look at the gathers
at the bottom.

Hmm, something's happened here.

This fabric... Yeah. ..was just
falling apart.

Tricky.
Mm.

And you've also got a slight
tear where the zip is.

♪ All that glitter

♪ And all that gold

♪ Won't buy you happy. ♪

From a distance, it's absolutely shimmering.

And the quality of the gathering

over the top of the sleeves
is really good.

But you've struggled with the
gathers around the frills

and you've caught it in here,
so it's not perfectly even.

And it's a shame you didn't get rid
of these threads.

Also, the baby lock, it's come off. Yeah.

You've struggled a bit also with
the gathering around the bottom.

Here. I don't know what you've done.

When I was sewing in
the bottom frill,

I caught a bit of the fabric so I've
just managed to just snip it out,

but I didn't get chance to
press that bit out. OK.

Esme and Patrick will now rank
the dresses from sham to glam.

Third place is Tony.

It was a very tricky fabric. Yes.

In second place...

...Asmaa. Fantastically well-sewn.

Just a couple of seams that got
away from you a little bit.

So, in first place, Mia.

Yay! Wahey!

You chose a really sensible fabric,
and it's really well-sewn.

Is that the first one?
Yeah. Woohoo.

I know!

Huge congratulations.

Now head to the kitchen
for chips and dip,

and we'll see you in a bit.

Well done, you.

TONY LAUGHS

Never, ever, ever did I ever imagine
I would get a first

in a Pattern challenge,

but I think wearing the glitter top
invigorated me this week.

Tony, we'd just better not
mention it.

I'm not going to lie and say
I'm not disappointed,

because I've always felt that the
Pattern challenge was my thing,

and the Transformation always
fills me with a bit of dread.

A fabric like that just made it
such a tricky challenge.

But looking forward to
a top three finish

in the Transformation today.

TONY LAUGHS

It's time for your last-ever
Transformation.

Patrick, what are we transforming
this week?

We think you're going to have
a dandy old time

with this Transformation.

Ooh, men's.

Currently, there is a big trend
for opulence in menswear.

We're returning to the era
of the Regency

or the '70s peacock revolution.

Think Timothee Chalamet

or Billy Porter on the red carpet.

We want you to create an exciting
and fun outfit,

and it must fit your male mannequin.

Now, this one is judged blind,

so these guys are off to practise
the Dirty Dancing lift.

Off you go, spaghetti arms.

You have 90 minutes, and your time
starts now.

Let's do it, guys!
♪ Boys, boys, boys

♪ I'm looking for a good time

♪ Boys, boys, boys... ♪

Ooh, look.

For this final Transformation...

Oh, my God, that's so heavy.

...along with men's shirts
and trousers...

Oh, that's going to work.

...the sewers have glitzy womenswear...

Is this me?
TONY LAUGHS

Yes, I can see you in it.

...and a selection of scraps...

Oh, my gosh, I forgot about
the scraps.

...providing plenty of texture,

colour and sparkle to create
eye-catching ensembles.

I just seem to have picked up a
rather eclectic mix of stuff,

but I'm kind of thinking of flamboyance.

Glamour to me is sparkle, shine,
over-the-top frills.

PATRICK: I am fascinated to see
how they interpret this brief.

We want to see some
interesting shapes,

we want to see interesting
combinations of fabric.

If we want specific examples,

we could think of people like
Billy Porter or Timothee Chalamet.

It's sheers, it's bows,
it's metallic fabrics.

Everything goes at the moment.

We want people, when they see it,
to go,

"Oh, my God, that's fabulous!"

As a young person going out
to clubs... Yeah.

...I wore much more interesting
clothes than I wear now.

You tend to get a little more sober
as you get older.

Well, I didn't. I have always worn
quite interesting clothes,

to tell you the truth.
Well, I would expect nothing less.

Usually I like to just drape things
on and see where they go.

So, for the top, I've got all
different sparkles

and colours of this tulle.

I thought that's probably a good
thing to go for.

I wish men wore more random
rainbow sparkles.

I'm just adding sequins to this
corset top,

then what I want to do is add
a huge asymmetric sleeve.

My inspiration is Billy Porter.

He does a lot of glitter,
lots of frills,

so I'm going all-out crazy.

Got myself a pair of pleather trousers.

Yes, you have!

And I'm going to make them
a bit like a DJ,

so I'm going to put a stripe
up the side there. Yeah.

I've got a bit of a goldy
ladies' top,

which I'm going to put a '70s
leather collar. Ooh!

Got a pink cravat to go
underneath it.

What do you think about men
expressing themselves

through fancy clothes?

I absolutely love it.

I have, myself, conformed
to gender norms. Mm-hm.

But if people want to wear whatever
they want, then, yeah, crack on.

Probably why I went straight
for all this myself.

Have you thought of anyone
who might wear it?

I think I'll probably pop it on.
Yeah! That's what I wanted to hear.

I need something to attach this
asymmetric sleeve to,

so I'm actually going to use
the rest of this top.

I won't lie, I really want to put
these on.

There you go. That's a fancy stripe,
innit? We'll have that.

Who's behind this sexy man?

Oh, it's Mia! Hello!
Hello!

What's going on here, then?

I saw all the colourful bits
and I thought,

"That'll be a fun thing to try."

But I prefer Transformation when
they're, like, weird fabric.

Like a shower curtain or...
Do you want me to...

...sponges.
...root through the bin?

Yeah. That's what I'll need
for mine.

I'll just bring you back
some detritus.

What I'm going to do is I'm going
to combine two sleeves into one

and use this tulle
to pouf the sleeve up.

I'm trying to get that collar,
cos I'd love a big collar.

I think net is itchy,

but you have to just put up with it.

Kim Kardashian couldn't
wee in her dress,

so I think this man could
stand in a bit of net.

All in the name of fashion.

You're halfway through.

OK...

Right, that is poufy.

It's definitely going to have that
pink thing going on there.

Next, I'm going to add that
as a half-skirt.

I've got the top idea working,

and then I need to work
on the bottom.

Shall I just chop the legs off?

These trousers, but they need
a bit more.

So I'm thinking of doing
a triangular insert

on the inside to flare the bottom.

Tony, want to introduce me
to your friend?

It looks like he could be your
friend, actually. Yeah.

Mr and Mrs.

This is a glitter bow.

Oh, it's really fun.

You can imagine somebody stepping
out of a car onto the carpet

and the bulbs going.

Right, I need to take
his trousers off now.

Oh, sorry, excuse me.
I'll leave you two alone.

Thank you.

Right, what am I going to do
with the trousers, Mia?

Honestly, Asmaa, that is
my same issue right now.

If those aren't disco pants,
I don't know what are, man.

Check out them muddy funsters.

There's a leg coming off.

I think a skort is what I'm going
to go for,

using bits of the legs.

I might put 'em on again.

How much time we got left?
15 minutes left!

Yes, we'll have them.

It's a bit nerve-racking only
having 15 minutes left

because I don't really know
what I'm doing.

I'm going to try and tie in
the trousers using this sequin.

I'm just going for it.

I want to put something pink -

just to come out the bottom
of this cuff.

A flash of another bit of colour.

I've gone for pleats along the side
to match the shape there.

And if you see the trousers,

I'm sure any bloke would want
to wear them.

What more could you
possibly ask for?

A bit more leg.
THEY LAUGH

Someone needs to be really
confident about one leg.

But the other leg,
"Oh, no, that's my bad leg."

It'd be great for shaving,
though, wouldn't it?

Cos you'd just have to do one!

I need to definitely
shorten the legs.

How long do we have?

Five minutes left. Wow.

I'm going to sort out the rest
of the top

to tie all three pieces together.

I'm just putting some
pads in the shoulder.

You've changed. This morning
you were like, "Net?"

And now I'm just doing it.

Now you're like, "Just puffing up
the shoulders, Pascoe."

I'm just hemming the shorts.

One minute left.
Uh!

Love that collar.

I've done enough, I think.

That's it. I'm loving that.

Needles up, sewers!
That is your time!

Please bring your mannequins
forward and mix them up

like a lovely fruit punch.

Good work!

♪ Wild boys
Wild boys

♪ Never lose it

♪ Wild boys
Wild boys

♪ Never chose this way...

Three dazzling, daring looks for
a modern man in just 90 minutes...

Judges, you're on the guest list.

Just tell the bouncer your names
and come in.

...and Patrick and Esme have no
idea whose is whose.

Well, you asked for a total transformation.

And we've got one! Spectacular.

♪ Wild boys always...

♪ Shine. ♪

We've got a completely
asymmetric top,

an asymmetric trouser with
a skirt over the top.

We've got an enormous bow
on this side

and we've got leg of mutton sleeve.

This is quite over the top,
this sleeve.

Ooh, it's got net inside.

I think it looks great.

All of these different fabrics work
incredibly well together.

It's got tonnes of impact.

I could see Billy Porter
in this outfit.

This is a very fashion-forward man.

I should say.

♪ Wig-wam-bam, gonna make you my man

♪ Wam-bam-bam, gonna get you
if I can... ♪

We've got gold top,

pink neck cravat,

we've got pink cuffs

with a bit of ostrich feather.

Ooh, and look at these trousers!

These stripes down the side
have been put on

and we've got godets.

And they've stuck to a simple
colour palette. Yes.

We've got gold, black, and
this shocking pink.

And a whopping great collar.

That looks very '70s.

It really does.

Could you see it on the red carpet?

I don't see why it wouldn't
work on a red carpet.

♪ I ain't no glamour boy -
I'm fierce!

♪ I ain't no glamour boy ♪

It's shorts with a kind of
half-kilted side,

and then this multicoloured
off-the-shoulder number.

The colours instantly make me
think of David Bowie.

The make-up...
Oh, yes.

...and the angle of it.
Yes. Yeah. Yeah.

That certainly feels glamorous,
doesn't it?

You could of course see n*pples
through this.

But a modern man might want to
show off his n*pples.

This'll be me next week.
Ooh!

The judges must now rank the looks
from Timothee Chalamet

to Timothee Chalamet-not.

In third place is the David
Bowie-esque with the skort.

That's Mia.

Mia, we loved it.

The colours on the top -
fantastic, well done.

In second place...

...the '70s collar and
the pink cravat.

That's Tony. Getting quite strong
sort of Marc Bolan vibes.

Thank you.

Which means, in first place,

it is our black, silver spectacular.

That's Asmaa.

Asmaa, the colours work so
brilliantly together,

the shape is fantastic.

Well done.
Yeah, it looks great.

Thank you so much.

♪ ..get dressed for success

MIA WHISPERS: Well done, Asmaa.

♪ Shaping me up for the big time,
baby...♪

That sets me up in a more
comfortable position

compared to earlier on today.

However, tomorrow's challenge
is one of the hardest ones

we've had to do and lots of things
could go wrong.

It was too good to be true
doing well in Pattern,

so they had to bring me
back down to earth.

That's mixed it up a little bit, really.

Tonight, I intend to rest.

Tomorrow, it's all to play for.

♪ Movie star

♪ Oh, movie star

♪ You think you are...♪

Good morning to everybody.

One challenge remains before one
of our finalists is announced

the winner of this year's
Great British Sewing Bee.

Well, it's a great party
but I want gossip!

How are they doing?

Well, the Pattern challenge,
Mia came first.

She sewed that Victoriana dress
fantastically well.

So, up at the top - Mia. Yep.

And then, did the Transformation
change that?

Well, it did a little.

Asmaa had a very clear idea
and she nailed it.

And then I think Mia and Tony
were pretty close.

So we have some tight contention
between Asmaa and Mia. Yeah.

But you just don't know what's
going to happen

in the Made-to-measure.

There have been one or two of
Asmaa's Made-to-measures

where I've been a little bit unsure.

The quality's always been there

but sometimes the vison is
a little bit fuzzy. Mm.

Whereas I think Mia has always been
very clear with her vision,

and I think Tony has been as well.

So it's entirely possible
that any of them win.

Let's go get 'em!

For this last challenge,

the finalists have chosen friends
or family to be their models.

Oh, my God. Come on.
Get up here, you.

Tony is sewing for his daughter, Emily...

OK?

EXHALES

...Mia for her childhood friend, Millie...

Can you believe we're here? No!

...and Asmaa has chosen her best
friend since university, Priti.

How are you? I'm all right.

CROSSTALK
LAUGHTER

Welcome back, sewers.
And what's this?

Fresh faces in the sewing room?

For your last ever Made-to-measure,
the judges would like you

to make a two-in-one dress.

That's a dress that
starts as one style

and then transforms to another one
on the catwalk.

You have 5.5 hours, and your time
starts now.

Right, let's go.

Up you come. Let's double-check
your measurements.

The sewers have already
had 90 minutes

to cut out their fabrics...

Yeah.

...to leave enough time
to both sew...

Right, I need to just calm down
a little bit.

...and get to grips with
the complex engineering

required for a show-stopping
two-in-one dress.

I usually struggle to make
one dress in the time,

so making two that rip out
into each other,

I'm a bit terrified!

I'm trying to be organised
in front of you.

but in about ten minutes' time
chaos will reign.

Asmaa, nothing's changed!
THEY LAUGH

A two-in-one dress, perfect for
when you've got a big meeting

and then a very important
swimming gala.

Why have you chosen it?

We've seen Blake Lively
and Lady Gaga

at the Met Gala have outfits that
start off looking one way

and then there is this dramatic metamorphosis.

And it presents a very unique
challenge to our sewers.

How are they going to engineer
two garments into one?

What I'm very intrigued about
is how it's going to work.

Do they have a tie round their neck?

Do they have a great big bow?

There's the waterfall technique,

where you've got something
that's held up

and it's released and it kind of
cascades down.

But when we see the first rendition
of the dress,

we don't want to be looking at it, thinking,

"Hmm, something's about to happen
here."

And this has to be something that
their friends or family model

does themselves?

Yeah. This transformation needs
to happen mid-catwalk, yeah.

Yeah. Wow.

So I'm starting out with
the reveal dress,

the one that comes after.

It's so weird that this is the last
one I'm going to make,

the 30th thing.

Hello, hello.
Hello!

Ooh, a bit of pink glitter.

Are you surprised?
MIA LAUGHS

No, not in the least!

Tell us what you're doing.

So, the first dress is going to
be like a Dutch satin

gathered short dress.

And then this is going to be what
it reveals into -

a big, long glittery dress.

How are you going to reveal it?

It's going to have a rip-down top.

Mia's outer black satin dress will
be held in place with Velcro.

It will have a sweetheart neckline
and fitted bodice.

The second dress will be hidden
inside a hammock-like pocket

inside the waist seam.

Once revealed, the sparkling gown
will sweep the floor

and be held up by diamante straps.

The hammock, it's a very strange mechanism

but it's the only thing
I could come up with.

Hopefully it will all work out,

but it's nerve-racking making
things for people

you know, isn't it? Well, stakes
couldn't be higher than today.

I know. I'm going to work hard
and get it done, I hope.

All right, fingers crossed.

And Mia's model is not the only one
starting the night

in a little black dress.

My transformation dress is going to
be a black satin bodice

with a puffball skirt.

Halfway down the catwalk, we're
going to go for the transform.

Transform is a little mechanism
on the sides.

When they release that, that's then
going to fall to reveal

a really bold-print fishtail
long dress.

So the top stays the same...
Top stays the same.

...but the skirt transforms itself?
Yeah.

But there's still quite a lot to do.

To create the puffball shape,
Tony will pleat the bottom

of his skirt and the waist
will be gathered

into a frill using a strip
of elastic.

With a button securing the end,

the elastic will also act as
a mechanism

which, when released, will drop
the puffball

and reveal the colourful fishtail
skirt underneath.

We've got mad, colourful print.

Oh, lovely, lots of fun.

What's it? Butterfly with a bum.

And then a flower playing a ukulele.

Ooh!

He's off his face, the ladybird!

I don't think we should look too
closely at it, to be honest.

Well, I want to. I'm going to be
looking at this all day.

OK, I'm going to speed-sew today.

I need to get this dress done.

Does it feel comfortable?
Mm, it does.

Oh, God, Asmaa, how's she already
whipped up a top?

She's doing it in heels as well.

Honestly, Millie, those are
her sewing heels

and she's got taller heels that
she wears in the day. Oh, wow.

How's it going?

I'm just sorting out the bodice
for the inner dress,

which is V neck in glitter.

And the back is going to have

an Esme, I hope, standard bow.

And then the cobalt blue is going
to be the top dress.

And will you see any of sort of
green underneath

or will it be completely blue?
Completely blue.

And then...
And then... green.

And how does that shuh, shuh, shuh -
do you know how that happens?

It's going to rip.

And then everything will just
unravel and then come down.

Oh, wow.

Asmaa's blue dress is held up
with snap fasteners

for a quickfire release.

And she's opted for a loose, draped
bodice in order to disguise

the satin bow and gathered skirt
of her glittery green gown

that will have her best friend since
medical school, Priti,

ready to party.

Asmaa and I met over a
dissection table.

What were you dissecting?

A whole cadaver.

And that's what you bonded over?

LAUGHTER

It was all in the name of science.
Of course.

And you've agreed to wear
a two-in-one dress today.

Yep, which will be really interesting,

cos obviously she's incredibly talented.

Very talented. That's very sweet
of you. Thank you.

I'm feeling very emotional today.

Well, you wait till I bring back the
cadaver that brought you together!

LAUGHTER

Ah, lovely jubbly.

Once the sewers are happy with
the fit of their bodices...

That's not too tight, is it?

Nope, feels lovely.

That's going to be really nice, that.

...they can move onto the first
skirts of the day.

So I'm just gathering the skirt up.

It should be very densely gathered.

Because it's so slinky, I had to
handle it quite carefully.

But I'm that adamant to get
this right.

You will.

I think we're all feeling
the pressure.

You're doing well.

Once your first dress is done,
then it'll be easier.

Have you ever made clothes
for Emily before? No.

Emily lives miles away.

But you're moving closer again,
aren't you? I am, yeah.

Which is kind of cool, yeah. Unless
this dress goes horribly wrong,

and then she's going to Australia.

So I've gathered and attached
the skirt,

and now I'm putting in the
invisible zipper.

This fabric's so slinky.

I am going to put a little bit of interfacing

where I'm going to put my zip.

Nine weeks ago, I would never have
known to do this.

This doesn't have a zip,
cos the dress

at the back is elasticated.

There's the elastic, there.

I'm quite happy with that.
Is it comfortable to get on?

Mm-hm.
Oh, yes.

Why am I having such an issue
doing up this zip?

MIA GROANS

I need to fix that quickly so that
I can move on to the next dress.

Goodbye.

Bye-bye.

See you later, lads.

Goodbye. Thank you so much for all
of your hard work.

Oh, you're halfway through!

Oh, man, that's rubbish.

Got lots left to do,

but I'm just taking out a couple
of stitches

so the zip works.

I'm just putting the fishtail onto
the bottom of the inner dress

before I start the second dress.

I've got to hand-sew the
diamond straps.

I just need to get this done cos
I'm nervous about timings.

I'm happy with that. Getting some
happy vibes.

I need to sew the lining down.

But you know what? We'll fix it
at the end.

Right, let's do it. Wrap.

I'm now just sorting out the bodice
for the outer dress.

It's a little bit complex because
it's got two layers.

To ensure she keeps her
reveal dress under wraps,

Asmaa's design requires an extra
layer of blue satin...

That comes up here.

...to hold everything tight...

Hopefully it won't be that bulky,
but that should be fine.

...before the second layer drapes
loosely over the top.

That's quite long, so when
you wear it,

you won't see the bulk.

And Tony has also started to
prepare for the big reveal.

I've just started the puffball.

At the top, there's a channel

that's got some elastic running
round it.

This is an integral to part
of the mechanism.

But Mia's mechanism can't be attached

until her outer dress is complete.

I want to make sure I speed through
this bit

so I can make sure the falling
open works.

I'm very nervous to see this!

Oh, Lizzie. I miss you, Lizzie.

Oh, Tony W!

Where are you now?

Aw, Tony R.

You're still here.

You've got one hour left.

Oh, my goodness!

I think I've done that thing,

thinking I've got a lot of time,
and then suddenly you think,

"I haven't got a lot of time."

But I've got my Rage Against The
Sewing Machine T-shirt on today,

which kind of will help me.

I am quickly bias binding the edges
of the middle bodice -

it's just for structure -

where you need to pull open.

I'm just doing a couple
of button holes.

Oh, is this the mechanism?
Yeah, the mechanism.

I'm seeing behind the curtain.

The elastic holds the skirt up
by tension.

We'll release the button, snap,
and we're going to be off.

Snap. Boing!

Tony's, I think, is the simplest
of the three,

but he's got to pleat all of
the black skirt...

Yes.
...and thread his elastic.

It's a lot to do.

I am hemming the skirt
for the top dress.

Asmaa, I think, is reasonably close
to finishing,

but there's a lot of complicated
construction. Yes.

She's got two layers on
the outside dress.

You could attach things incorrectly. Yeah.

So now I'm gathering
the second skirt.

Mia's got quite a lot to do. Yeah.

I'm still not entirely sure
I understand

how the whole thing is going
to transform.

The black is attached with Velcro,

and I guess when that comes down
it disappears.

It's underneath the pink.

So it has to be the right length. Yeah.

MIA: I definitely think
this is ambitious.

I pray I get it done.

You've got half an hour left!

MIA PANTS
My God.

I'm just attaching the Velcro
on the front

so that it can rip open.

Once I've fitted the dress
on properly,

I'll then attach the back part
of the Velcro.

OK. I am now trying to bring
the two dresses together.

Oh, my God, this is just ridiculous.

Hopefully I've got it the right way around.

This is the bottom, essentially,
of the puffball.

I'm going to fork pleat
instead of gather.

It's when you get a fork,
do that

and then turn it over to create
a uniform pleat.

I brought my own fork with me.

What sewer doesn't carry around
a plastic fork?

TAPPING

ASMAA LAUGHS
Oh, dear.

So I'm attaching the mechanism.

I've called it the hammock.

It's just going to hold
the other dress in.

Just keep all these bad
boys in place now,

and then I can sew this onto the
bottom of that other dress.

Oh, no, how stupid am I?

Even after all the bloody checking,
I still sewed something

the wrong way round.
It's just very confusing.

Ten minutes left!

That's not a lot of time, is it?

Hopefully this is them going to be
combining now.

That's the outside, so that's the
outside and that's the outside

and this is the inside.

Let's try it.

I'm just in your bum.

OK, right.

I still need to put my snap
fasteners on.

I need to hem it and get
the Velcro on.

So you've got a few things left to
do that are quite important.

Oh, I've sewn it on backwards.

Uh!
Mia...

It's fine, we can fix it.

Have you been distracting her?

Cos she's usually very organised.

This is the last thing to do,
thread my elastic.

I've sewn the hammock on backwards

so I'm just putting it back in
before we run out of time.

Five minutes left!

Ai, ai, ai, ai, ai!

Oh, we're running out of time.

I'm trying to pull this up. Yeah.

It's been some time since
I dressed you.

I've just gone back to the Velcro.

Hopefully it's in the right place.

I'm scared that this bit
isn't going to work.

I'm just hoping that I can at least
get some of the snap fasteners on.

Ah! I've just managed to get a
safety pin caught in here.

I'm just hemming it. I don't know
whether it'll be too long.

If I had time, I would check it,

but no time. How long is it?

One minute left!

Oh, my gosh!

Right, turn round again for me.

Get your models dressed.

OK, hold that there.

Oh, it's far too long.

And then I've got the lining.

Needles up, sewers.

That is a wrap.

It's not worked.

Ah! I need to move the Velcro!

Ah!

Ah, gosh.

It doesn't work.

MIA CRIES

Mia. Sweetie, come here.

It hasn't worked well.

MUFFLED SPEECH

OK, baby, it'll be fine.

All right? What can I do to help?
Nothing.

It's cos I didn't have time
to make the Velcro fit.

I don't even know if
it's going to reveal.

♪ I don't know what it is

♪ That makes me feel like this

♪ I don't know who you are

♪ But you must be some kind
of superstar

♪ Cos you got all eyes on you

♪ No matter where you are

♪ You just make me wanna play. ♪

It looks super-chic.

It's got a lovely shape to it,

the fabric choice I think is
really smart,

and we get no hint of
what's to come.

I love this frill at the top
of the skirt,

and you put the pleats
in the bottom.

I pleated it at the bottom, yeah.

You can feel the skirt underneath

and it helps to give the bottom
of the skirt shape.

Right, Emily, can you transform
the gown for us?

♪ Oh, h*, h*

♪ It's magic

♪ You know

♪ Never believe it's not so. ♪

Wow. I mean, it's absolutely phenomenal.

That demure evening dress

has spectacularly metamorphosised

into this psychedelic trip
of a garment.

I love the contrast, so it's all
black and suddenly, wow,

we've got doughnuts,
little monsters.

You've had some magic mushrooms,
haven't you?

Quite clearly, yes. Microdosing
I think it's called nowadays.

I think the shape of it's really,
really nice.

Do a twist and shout.

ESME LAUGHS

I think it looks great.

And the zip's put in really well.

You're getting better and better.

Will you let him make you anything
else? I would, yes.

I mean, he's pretty good, isn't he?
He's really good.

Thank you.

♪ Once upon a time, somebody ran

♪ Somebody ran away saying
fast as I can

♪ I got to go

♪ I got to go. ♪

I think the shape of this dress
is really, really smart.

It looks very glamorous, it's got
tonnes of impact,

but obviously I can see
into the side here.

I had a drama.

I can see there's been a drama.

We've got a line of Velcro here.

And here, well, you should've
put it here,

the Velcro. I know.

But the gathers look pretty neat

and I think you've chosen a really
good fabric to keep the shape.

So, can you let it down?

♪ I could have been a princess
You'd be a king

♪ Could've had a castle
and worn a ring

♪ But no

♪ You let me go. ♪

Oh, gosh!

You've attempted to do something
incredibly difficult,

and unfortunately

some of the calculations
haven't quite worked.

So we can see a bit of the black
original dress.

You could've tucked the black bit
in her knickers.

Might've been a little ungainly
mid-catwalk!

Yeah!

It's a shame the lining's showing

but I love the diamante straps.

I think it fits extremely well

and it is an incredibly dramatic transformation,

so well done for that.

Thank you.

♪ We can let it rain

♪ Let it rain down silver and gold

♪ Oh. ♪

I love the shape of this dress.

The soft drape on the top is
really lovely,

and I don't see any sense
of what's to come.

I love this blue colour.

And it fits really well.

Slightly wobbly here.

I think it might've been nice if you
could've put a popper in the middle.

I ran out of time.

And on that note,

can you transform it, please?

♪ Raining glitter down on us tonight

♪ Covering us all in magic

♪ Never even seen them stars
so bright

♪ As the look in your eyes. ♪

This transformation is absolutely spectacular.

To have managed to conceal
all of this

in what you had before

is a feat of genius.

And the way it unfurls,

that beautiful spiralling
as it all unravels,

it's such clever engineering.

But also, the dress after
the transformation

is every bit as good as anything
you've done before.

It's beautifully sewn.

Can I turn you to the back please,
Priti?

And there's so much drama
at the back.

Of course, we could have
a bigger bow.

But actually I don't think so.

Can you please repeat that?
LAUGHTER

Because we want to see her back.

Absolutely.

Do you like it?
Love it.

It just feels different
to the other one.

Well, it's very different.
I know it sounds crazy.

It really does. And it feels lovely.

While Mia, Asmaa and Tony await
the final decision...

Oh, wow, look!

...the Sewing Bee has opened
its doors

to their family and friends...

Oh, that's amazing, isn't it?
Yeah!

...and a few familiar faces.

Wow!

To see all these garments
is just phenomenal.

You can see their personalities
just jumping out.

It's amazing.

The imagination, it's just
mind-blowing.

I think they've all got
such a great style,

but if I was to put money
on someone,

I'm going to say Tony.

I actually would wear these.

Well, you might be able
to have them.

I didn't realise he could sew
this well.

LAUGHTER

I'm leaning for my Welsh bestie,
Asmaa, at the moment.

You just look at her stuff
and it's just flawless.

This one's Mum's.

I adore everything that
she's made here,

it's just absolutely beautiful.

I feel such a privilege actually
wearing her last dress today.

I really hope it's enough.

Oh! Simon!

I actually think Mia might
have it in the bag.

Everything's really pretty.
MARIA LAUGHS

Oh, Ju, look.

I... Speechless.

I am genuinely, and I'm not
very often speechless.

But I am genuinely speechless.

Ooh, what a final, hey?

How have they done? They've
absolutely brought the glamour,

and all three have delivered
a stunning two-in-one gown.

Starting with Tony's, you had
that very demure black.

And then, all of a sudden, wow.

If you were walking down the red
carpet and that happened...

Yeah, shazam!
Exactly!

But he didn't attempt to transform
the top.

And Mia chose to try and transform
the whole garment,

but unfortunately she had a couple
of construction errors.

A big shame.

But still a stunning transformation.
Yeah, yeah.

And then, finally, we had Asmaa.

I mean, it's incredible to think
that that gown

was inside the other.

What was fantastic about the reveal

is how it went all the way round
the body.

It was kind of like unwrapping
a Cornetto.

It's like as if a Cornetto unwrapped
itself for you.

So have you made a decision?

We have.

Ooh!

Well, I have to go
and tell them now.

Finally, I get to deliver
the good news!

APPLAUSE

Yeah!

So proud of you.
Thank you.

Well done.
I need to get my voice back!

I need another hug!

Come forward, finalists.

How are you feeling?

Excited.
Very excited.

It's been a great day. Anxious.

It's been a really good day.

You have all been brilliant
for ten weeks

and you have all made some
exceptional clothes.

And the winner of The Great British
Sewing Bee is...

...Asmaa!

APPLAUSE

I knew it!

Congratulations! You're amazing.

She really deserved it.
Oh, my God!

You did so well.

Thank you.

She's great, isn't she? Brilliant.

I can't really put into words
how I'm feeling.

Oh, my God.

This is not real.

This can't be me.

It feels amazing.

I can't believe it!

Well done, you!

Amongst everything I've done
in the last 45 years

of my life, this has to top it all.

Not the medical degree,
not anything else, this is it.

SCREAMING

My grandmother, she was
a seamstress,

who taught my mother,
who then taught me.

So I think this just confirms
that it's in the blood.

Told you. I said from the start,
"Bloody hell, she's won."

Asmaa is a really talented sewer -
very precise, very neat.

This last challenge,
she really pulled it off.

How you engineered that was
out of this world.

That final gown was spectacular!

I'm not sure I've ever seen anything
quite so special on Sewing Bee.

Spellbinding.

Mia has said nothing but lovely
things about you all season.

Oh, thank you so much. Thank you.

Thank you for taking care of her.

You are most welcome, thank you.

I've not been calling her
Queen Asmaa for nothing.

She's amazing. I love her so much.

And she is a very, very,
very worthy winner.

Isn't she great? Unbelievable.

She's a special human.
She needed to win. It's brilliant.

The only thing that's really
kept me going

and kept me balanced in life,

and especially in the last
few years, has been sewing.

It's my escape, my way to forget
about all the troubles

in the world and at work.

And I don't think I will ever,
ever stop.

I don't know what to do now.

Ah! I've missed you guys!

Everyone's back, everyone's ready
to go

and we're going to get partying.

♪ I'll never fall in love again

♪ It's all over now

♪ It takes a heart to know the end

♪ I try to take the chance

♪ To feel the thrill of romance
and love

♪ And I let my foolish heart

♪ Become enchanted by
starlight above

♪ Please help me understand

♪ The way the angels planned

♪ Our love affair should end

♪ I'll never, ever fall

♪ I'll never fall in love again

♪ I'll pretend I never heard

♪ A tender loving word from you

♪ You found another love

♪ And forgotten every joy we knew

♪ Please help me understand

♪ The way the angels planned

♪ Our love affair should end

♪ I'll never fall in love

♪ Again... ♪