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05x01 - Episode 1

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "The Great British Sewing Bee". Aired: April 2, 2013.*
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Amateur sewers take on challenges as they compete to be named Britain's best home sewer.

05x01 - Episode 1

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Oh, hello! Just finishing
off my bikini.

You'll never guess,
The Sewing Bee is back!

We've got ten of the best
home sewers in the country,

two of the most qualified judges
in the business

and a brand-new host who knows
nothing about sewing

but is quickly getting
the hang of it.

Welcome!

RIPPING
Oh...

..to The Great British Sewing Bee!

I've had this for years.

In thousands of homes
across the country

more and more of us are discovering

the thrill of transforming
fabric into fashion.

Something makes me feel
like I'm being transported

to a different place where nothing
can go wrong.

If I don't have a sewing project
on the go,

then I am cranky as anything.

Now ten of the nation's most
talented home sewers

are about to enter Britain's most
famous sewing room.

Oh, it's so exciting!

I used to serve in the TA b*mb
disposal unit

and I think today might be
a lot more stressful.

Sewing with
time pressure is terrifying.

I have never sewn against
the clock before.

I sew in a very leisurely
fashion.

Each week they'll be challenged to
create three beautiful garments

by two of the most respected names
in tailoring and fashion.

Saville Row's
Patrick Grant...

It's about
an understanding of clothes.

It's about an understanding
of colour and form.

How pattern works on the body.

About an innate ability
to create beautiful clothes.

..and from the world renowned

Central St Martin's
School of Fashion,

Esme Young.

I'm not only looking
for really good sewing.

I'm also looking to encourage
people to take risks.

It's about an individuality.

Making your mark on
very creative garments.

I'm so competitive.

I'm from a family of competitive
people.

I grew up with older brothers.

I give a really wicked Chinese burn.

That's probably not going to help
me on Sewing Bee.

So who will have the precision
to follow a pattern?

Is this helping or is it
distracting?

That is helping, it's great.

Oh, no...

The imagination to transform old
clothes into stunning new outfits?

Get a bit of side boob on the go.

The natural talent to flawlessly fit
the body?

Hope it's not too tight...

And who will go on to win
the Great British Sewing Bee?

Oh, my God...

You still enjoy sewing?

Well, I did until about an hour ago.

Mic drop.

Oh, my days.

The Sewing Bee is back
in London's Bermondsey -

once the beating heart of the

British Empire's wool and
leather trade -

and one former tannery is about
to be buzzing once more.

Gather round, guys.

Our ten new sewers will have to

make three items of clothing
over the next two days,

after which, one of them will be
awarded Garment of the Week

and another will have to leave the
sewing room.

Welcome, welcome, welcome.

How are we all?

Fine, thank you... Nervous.

Well, it's my first day as well
so we're all newbies together

and we're easing you in gently as
it's Cotton Week.

The first challenge is a pattern
challenge.

The judges want to see how well
you work to a pattern.

And to tell
you more about it, Esme.

Now because it's cotton,
and, as you probably all know,

cotton is quite easy to sew,

we've gone for a more complicated
pattern.

And here you are, guys,
pass them round.

Thank you. Thanks.

Now, this is the wiggle dress.

And why do you think it's called
a wiggle dress?

Absolutely.

LAUGHTER

We'd like wiggle dresses
that are sharp, crisp and clean.

So choose the right cotton.

If you make a bad choice,

you could make your lives
a good deal harder.

So there's a haberdashery
behind me, some gorgeous fabrics.

I'm still chasing the one
I want for my boudoir.

You have three hours and 45 minutes
and your time starts now.

For the first challenge each week,

the sewers must all follow
the same pattern...

I'm not panicking, it's fine.

..but they're free to choose any
fabric that catches their eye...

I don't know... Hmm!

..as long as it's cotton.

Do you think that's cotton?

I want something that's got
a bit of a retro vibe to it.

Because the wiggle dress
has got a retro vibe to it.

Oh. Doris Day would have worn

a wiggle dress, wouldn't she?
Yes....

Launched by Dior in 1954,

the wiggle dress transformed
womenswear

and the figure-flattering
design was recently revived

by French designer Roland Mouret,

dressmaker to Meghan Markle.

What is the ideal cotton
for this challenge?

It's a form-fitting, structured,
engineered piece of clothing.

You are creating the shape
with the fabric

so it needs to have
some oomph to it

and I think one of the mistakes
they might make

is either to go with a fabric that
is too lightweight

or a fabric that has natural
stretch.

It's a beautiful, sleek thing
though, isn't it? It's gorgeous...

Yes. What's going on in this one?
This is an inside-out dress.

So there are a lot of elements
in this.

Concealed darts where the fabric has
been taken away. Yes.

That's what makes shape.

We have an invisible zip.
I can see it.

Why are you lying to me? Right.

Look at the back of that one.

Can't see it. Beautiful.

I just want to get started now.

The wiggle dress is made from 13
pieces of cotton fabric.

The bodice and skirt are shaped
with darts

and then sewn together
at the waist.

An invisible zip is inserted
into the back

before the shoulders and sides are
stitched together.

Pleated sleeves are added

and all raw edges are hemmed.

I will try to follow the pattern

but I'm more confident with
menswear

because I've done more menswear.

Riccardo is a digital content
producer

who enrolled in menswear
classes

when he moved to East London
six years ago.

But the sewing seed was planted
back home in Italy.

My mum used to sew when I was
a child with this old machine.

It was like super important,
you know what I mean,

something that you can look at but
not play with.

Did you make this? Yes.

Basically this is a jacket
that I made with a sofa

that I found in the street...
A sofa?!

Yes. That's incredible.

A friend asked, "I love your jacket,
where did you get it from?"

"Argos."

Hello, how are you?

I'm very well.

Tell us about the fabric.

It's got little aeroplanes.

We're talking '50s, aren't we?
'50s wiggle dress.

The era of aviation.

It looks like the Comet
and a Sopwith Camel...

So that's a little early...

Oh, I say... He's showing off now,
isn't he?

I've not got a clue,
I'm making it up.

Mercedes is a mum of two

and lives in East Sussex with her
husband, Graham,

who she met while serving

in the b*mb disposal unit
of the Territorial Army.

I loved the engineering side,
how things fit together,

how things work and I think that
sewing is a form of engineering.

I've heard other people saying
that they've gone for the stretch

and I was very, very tempted
but I thought,

"No, I'm going to just go
for a straight cotton."

But in the first challenge
of this year's Sewing Bee...

Just going to have a quick feel...

..with no feedback.

..not everyone's playing it
straight.

My fabric choice is a bit
of a risk.

I picked it because of how it looks
as opposed to how it really feels.

That's got quite a lot of stretch.

Leah manages a prestigious
architect's firm in central London.

At just 5'2",

she began sewing to recreate a
perfectly fitting

and affordable
designer work wardrobe.

I started off by making a dress.

Being able to make clothes
to fit me was just great.

So it was like an instant love.

What does it say here?

"I refuse to stress about things
I cannot control or change."

Do you know what I think
about that now?

I think that's a load of rubbish.

I don't know if I seem calm.

You do, yeah. OK...

You're not internally?
There's panic going on? Feeling it.

And Leah is not
the only one beginning to worry.

Have you ever made anything
like this before?

No. I've never made a wiggle dress.

No, I'm not the right shape for a
wiggle dress.

Oh, we can all have a wiggle,
can't we?

Well, yes, but if I can wiggle
underneath then...

70-year-old grandmother of four
Janet is a retired boutique owner

and former magistrate
from Ryedale, North Yorkshire.

She's been sewing since
the age of nine.

The first dress that I made
was for a date very early

on with my boyfriend, who then
became my husband,

came down the stairs.

And he went, "Wow!"

So that probably

set me on my journey
for making stuff.

Tell me about your fabric choice.

I've chosen a medium weight cotton
that has a little bit of stretch.

This has got a smallish pattern on.

How will you find that?

I shall have to match it
where I can.

And you've done that before?
Yes, I have.

Like Janet, all of the sewers have
chosen a patterned cotton.

I'm trying to do all
dimensions of the button.

Hopefully we work out.

Nobody has made life simple
for themselves at all.

You have to think really
carefully

how are you going to place
the pattern on the fabric.

No, that's no use...

You might need to match
it across the seams.

Also, through the body of the dress.

Oh, no, there's going to be some
disasters, aren't there?

Can I tell you which fabric
I would have gone for?

Can we guess?

Oh, you've nailed it.

My underpants are in that, actually.

Course they are.

I do like a print
and I do like quite bold colours.

People who know me know that I'm
quite creative

and I quite like playing with
colour and shapes

and patterns
and textures and stuff.

Tom lives in Chelmsford and began
sewing when he was 19

to make dresses for his mum, Glenda.

Does me bum look big in it? No..!

I like fabrics that are
a little bit odd,

a little bit more ugly,
I guess, as well?

Just fabrics that
are a little more unusual.

So I'm just transferring my dark
markings onto my fabric.

What is she..?

Darts... Can you make some more
noise, please?

I'll be going for a while, sorry!

The dart is intended to give
you shape to the body.

Darts are marked triangles
of fabric,

which need to be precisely
folded in on themselves

and stitched to help garments
hug the body.

Trying to get it done as quickly
as I can.

Esme and Patrick's pattern demands
a time-consuming ten of them.

A little overwhelmed.

To mark my darts, I'm using a wheel
and some carbon paper so I can sew

along the dotted line
that the wheel creates.

Sheila lives in Essex and works
in social services.

She was taught to sew by her mum
Gertrude

when she was just
nine years old.

Sewing is one of the best gifts
that my mum has given me

because I like to leave the house
looking good and my inspirations

come from people like
Victoria Beckham.

She wears beautiful clothes.

I think there's a style that no-one
else seems to have.

So would you wear this, then?

I would. I love it.

I love shape, I love...

A female figure is lovely.

It shows it up lovely.

You've read through all of the
instructions?

I'm reading as I'm going along...

Would this not be the day to go,
structure?

It is but because of the time
pressures..!

I'm thinking...

You've gone erratic instead.
Fine.

These darts around the bust,
there on the mannequin.

They must be in the right position.

Or your boob would be up here.

No, it's not good, you've got
to get you darts right.

I'd better start sewing. Oh...

Glasses on.

It feels so insanely
real right now.

My first stitch.
I'm glad to get going.

All the sewers have begun

by stitching the bust darts -

the most visible on any dress.

Inaccurate sewing now

and the fit will be far
from flattering.

It's a bit pokey around the bosom.

Bit of the Madonna..?

That's a dart, isn't it?
That's a dart.

They're not too pointy.

You want to avoid, kind of,
getting n*pples.

Speaking of, er, boobs,
I love what you've done with yours.

Thank you.
I screen printed it.

Ben lives in Edinburgh and when
he isn't creating his own wardrobe,

he's studying for a PhD
in veterinary stem cell research.

Whenever I create something,
it's almost like a baby

that I'm putting out into the world.

Everything I make is a part of me.

That sounds so naff but it's true.

I kind of would like to pick
up the pace.

Quick look around.
Check where everyone else is.

So this is obviously for the waist,
for the tummy.

It's just all go.

Normally, I would have a wee stop

and a wee cup of tea and
pat my dog....

Jen lives in Glasgow and gave
up her career as a lawyer

to raise her children and explore
as many of her passions as possible.

I do silversmithing, woodwork.

I've made stained glass.

I did build a wall once,
so, maybe one day

I'll actually build my own house.

You seem calm and collected.

I have my Zen board, you see.
Oh, yes, look, gosh.

These are places that I feel calm.

What are these?
These are the backs.

She's very little, isn't she?

Yeah... She's very petite.

I think she could do with
a dinner. I think she could.

Morning, Alexei.
Tell me what stage you're up to.

There are lots of darts
on this pattern.

There are a few.

How did you decide on this fabric?

I thought it would be cute
to choose little cars

because I am an engineer.

Alexei is an aerospace engineer

and lives with his wife
Elizabeth in Leeds.

He took up sewing after a
life-changing diagnosis.

I have multiple sclerosis.

My right hand now doesn't really do
very much

so I know they say left-handed
people are more creative

and I feel like re-learning to use
a different part of my body

to do things that I was used to
doing with my right side

has been really interesting.

My leg is quite badly affected.

Thankfully that doesn't...

It's not so necessary for sewing.

How does the engineering reflect
in the sewing?

Fitting a two-dimensional sheet

around a complicated
three-dimensional pattern

is not an easy thing to do.

It's a real kind of mechanical
engineering challenge.

It really is.

You were an engineer, weren't you?
Were you?!

Yeah, I started work in material
science. Yeah.

Fantastic. Amazing.

Best of luck.
Thank you very much.

I'm so pleased to hear
you were an engineer.

That's made my day.

Well, we're all...
All the best people. Absolutely!

Really?

Well, and you.

Sewers, you are halfway.

I think everything is ready
to be put together.

Join the bodice and skirt.

It's the moment of truth

for the sewers' challenging
cotton choices...

Lining up with that...

..as they join the bodice
to the skirt,

they'll discover
if their patterns match.

It's incredibly nerve-racking...

Proof the pudding...

Absolutely aligning perfectly.

It didn't match there... Never mind.

C'est la vie.

I majorly screwed up.

I might have put this pattern
facing this way

and this pattern facing this way.

I'm just going to sell it as
a design feature

and hope for the best.

Is it deliberate that the cars
are upside down?

Um. Thank you, Joe...

Absolutely not.

Sorry, was that the wrong
question to ask?

Ain't nobody got time for that.

I kind of knew the pressure in
here would be as it is.

It's a bit like
that pressure that I felt

with my daughter whenever we go
fabric shopping

to buy something
to make her an outfit.

She wants it made here and now.

Juliet is a primary school teacher

and lives in Penge, southeast
London.

She's always made clothes
for her daughter, Olivia,

but has only recently begun
sewing for herself.

In the past when I made things,

I didn't really feel like showing

them off because of my weight.

I recently lost over three stones

and I'm able to have more confidence
to put on those clothes

and sewing has helped me to love
myself a bit more.

And it's the best feeling.

Am I right in saying that you're
obsessed with sewing scissors?

How did you find that out?!

I know things about you.

I've been following you.

Is this the wrong time to admit
I've been following you?

Yeah... I have lots of scissors.

Is this a problem?

I couldn't even resist bringing my
scissors and I got here

and there were, like, three
scissors,

and I thought, "Ooh, more scissors!"

If any goes missing,
I know who's done it.

See you later. See you!

Oh, my days.

Sewers, you have 45 minutes.

"Insert zipper into..." Right, OK.

Invisible zip. You shouldn't be able
to see it at all.

So wrong side of the zipper
onto the right side of the dress.

Turn it over and then it's right.

When you do the mic drop

and you walk away from somebody
in your wiggle dress,

it will be the zip that they see.

Imagine me doing a mic drop.

If the zip isn't sewn accurately,

it won't disappear into
the back seam.

You sew too far away from the teeth,

you get a little line of zipper
tape,

which ruins the whole
look of it.

Oh, dear...
You can see my zip.

So I'm going to sew that one again.

How are we getting on?
I'm trying not to panic.

Yes. Do you still enjoy sewing?

Well, I did until about an hour ago.

Those who have sewn their zips...
Cool.

..have almost wearable dresses.

But there's one final hurdle.

Right. Sleeves.

Maybe they'll be really super-duper
easy sleeves.

They won't, will they?

Does everyone else's look like this?

I've not looked and I wouldn't take
my advice on this.

I think I've got it...

Mine have gone so wrong.
MERCEDES: You all right, Leah?

No..! Those sleeves were a
nightmare.

You've got 15 minutes left.

The hem and that's the end of it!

Ironed it, I'm going to finish.

Feeling of growing panic
is not good.

These sleeves are going to give me
nightmares.

Let me show you. You pinch it there.

You see where you've got those
marks?

Pinch and then you just
short stitch there...

Is this helping or is it
distracting?

No, that is helping. That's great.

Oh, no... Bloody thing...

I can't tell you when I have ever
had another feeling like this.

Probably when I was giving birth.

Five minutes - time to get
you dresses on the mannequins.

You are kidding me...

Behave, woman.

Alexei, I'm coming.

It's just spinning.

Come on, Tom... Four minutes left.

Extreme sewing.

You haven't done the pleats.
But I can put some pin in it...

Yeah. Pin it..!

Don't panic, Mr Mainwaring...
Don't panic.

One minute.

Oh, no. Oh, oh, oh...

Get all the threads off...

Needles up, that is your time!

I did it.

You're so hot you could fry
eggs on your chest... You could!

Bring your mannequins forward.

Well done, everyone.
First challenge done.

That's great! It's not finished.

Ten cotton dresses made
in under four hours

are wiggling their way to the first
judging of this year's Sewing Bee.

What are our initial thoughts?

Well, I think they all look great.
From this distance, don't you think?

I'm enormously impressed.

You know, that is within a hair's
breadth of

being ten fantastic wiggles.

OK. Ben! It's time to be judged.

You look very nervous.
I am very nervous.

Don't be! It looks great.

It was very brave to take something
effectively which is a check

but you've matched pretty well...

Because it looks hand-painted,

it doesn't really notice
if it's slightly out.

Yeah. Zip. Invisible.

You are almost there with
those sleeve pleats.

Bust darts just fractionally pointy

but that's a fantastic effort.

Well done.

The zip... Nicely concealed
throughout.

But a little bit
lumpy around the back there.

You've managed to pull it when
you've sewn it.

I think it could be a little
bit sharper.

You've had an issue
with your pattern direction.

We've got cars upside down facing
that way.

We've got cars on the vertical.

I know it's a tiny weenie print,

so you think you won't notice.

But, actually, we do.

Yeah, obviously...

Can you see how the pattern is going
down there and up there?

Yeah. Would you believe me if I said
that was a design choice?

No, absolutely not.

I'm prepared. All right.
Hit me with it.

Well, she will. Okey doke...

Well, what's all this?

It's not sewn, actually,
it's pinned.

If you're going to pin it,

at least pin it with
an invisible pin.

I mean, the big red pin is a bit
of a giveaway. Yeah.

Bit of a hole at the bottom
of the zip. Ooh, er, missus...

It is puckering.
Just stretched out a bit.

I think you've given yourself
a tough task

with a stretched fabric.

You know, it's more of a wobble
than a wiggle.

It's not crisp and sharp,
which is what we wanted.

This looks pretty good.
It does, doesn't it?

Bold, bright colour.
Good choice of fabric. Firm.

It's got enough weight

It's got that sharpness.

The zip, invisible.

Sleeves look pretty
good, it's finished. Yeah.

So, very, very nicely finished
dress. Thank you.

Great choice of colour.
Really bold.

On closer inspection, the zip
just strayed a little.

And another thing, I'm afraid,

is you haven't finished this off.

It needs a line of stitching
there because, you know,

that is a really weak point when
someone's walking that could go...

ESME IMITATES RIPPING

..and expose themselves.

You've captured the essence of it.
The shape is fantastic.

I mean, are you pleased with it?
I am.

You might see me in it, yep.

Oh, look here at the pattern...

That's matched and that one
isn't but that is.

You're not quite invisible.

Can you see? Yes.

Also you've not hemmed it.

I ran out of time.

Great choice of fabric.

Very strong and vibrant.

What we're focusing
on is the elegance of that line...

That silhouette.

Very nice and sharp and crisp.

Bust darts, I think, have worked
nicely as well.

Oh, hello. What's this?
Hang on a minute.

A hole. What a shame.

Esme and Patrick will now rank
the cotton wiggle dresses

from the worst to the best.

Sadly, in 10th place...

..it's Leah. Yeah.

You didn't get it finished
and there were a couple of bits

and pieces where you just failed
to understand it.

In ninth place...

..is Janet.

You didn't finish and that's
the reason.

In eighth place
is Riccardo,

Alexei is seventh,

sixth is Mercedes,

Thomas, fifth,

and in fourth place is Sheila.

In third place...

..is Jen.

It is absolutely fabulous but...

..there is a little cut in the back.

Second place.

Ben.

Fantastic piece of sewing,
great finesse all round.

So there's only one person left.

Juliet. Looks fabulous, your dress.

Everything works really,
really well.

Well done. Thank you.

We've got through the first
round of judging.

Go and have a cup of tea.

Maybe a biscuit,
if you feel like going mad.

And we'll come back for
the transformation challenge.

But well done, everyone.

I can't believe it.

I didn't see it coming!

I'm so disappointed.

But I guess it's only one
way up from here.

I shall probably never make a wiggle
dress again

because it's not
really quite my style.

I don't know what's going on but
it's a lot of fun.

Oh, got to go. Love to Dad!

It's time now for the sewers
to throw out the rule book

and use their imagination

as it's the transformation
challenge.

They need to take old,
worn-out clothes

and turn them into fresh
fashion sensations.

OK, it's time
for the transformation challenge.

I've made some transformations
in my time.

Wouldn't think to look at me

but I wasn't always the beefcake
I am today.

Underneath this sheet is a garments
or garments that Patrick and Esme

want you to transform
with your skills and creativity.

Patrick, what's underneath this?

Underneath here is a fabric
that you'll find

in every wardrobe,
every charity shop.

It is, of course...

..denim.

We want you to give us a dramatic
transformation.

And I want you to make one wearable
garment.

And quite a good idea to use
elements of what says denim to you.

OK, I'm going to send Patrick
and Esme away now -

one, because they don't want to see
who's made what

and, two, because all
of these items are Esme's

and she hates to see them savaged.

Off you go. OK.

So you have 90 minutes and your time
starts now.

The sewers can choose up to three
old denim garments

to transform
into a striking new one.

I've got two jeans and a jacket.
Jacket... Oh, big jacket...

..and a shirt and a pair
of dungarees.

Exciting to see what happens.

I've got a bit of a vision...

I haven't drawn anything, I'm just
making it up as I'm going along.

I'm an engineer.
I follow instructions.

This is going to be dreadful.

What I would end up doing is take
a pair of trousers

and turn them into shorts.

That would be my solution.

I love denim.

I love the history of denim,
I just love it.

What I'd really like to see
the sewers do

is to use elements
of the denim.

Patch pockets on the back,
the belt loops, the fly.

Yes, it's finding ways of placing
these existing details

into a new context,
in a new garment.

Yes. Those colours and those...

Elements... ..design features.

..that tell you it's a jean or a
jacket or denim.

Denim's got a lot of embellishment

which makes it interesting
to work with.

I've chosen the bib and then
I'm going to use the frills

off here to make a child-size
pinafore thing.

What's it called..?
I can't remember.

Just call it a pinafore thing
anyway.

Well, I'll just get a different
colour of denim in my skirt.

I'm making a dress.

I'm using the waistband
of this jacket,

buckles from the denim

cuffs to create a little sleeve
detail so it's keeping those details

but doing something a bit different
with it.

I don't have a design feature, no.

I decide to put plain fabric
on the front

to make this denim top.

Juliet has also opted
for the less-is-more approach.

I've just changed my mind,
I'm not going to use that once

I'm just going to stick with these
two.

I'm going to go with an
off-shoulder top that goes

round that way, so it'll be
asymmetrical. Oh, cool.

Yeah, and it would have...

I don't know why you're looking at
me for a sewing term.

It's got a name.
One of them. Yeah.

I love those,
those are my favourite things.

What I'm going to do is make
something really girlie.

I've got an idea about putting
a flouncy bow on it, just, you know,

playing with some ideas and see
how they come about.

Thinking the whole thing through
from start to finish

isn't something I do very much of.

But, yes, it will be a dress,
you know, like the old bustly things

that the women used to wear.

While Mercedes hopes to celebrate
Victorian fashionistas...

I've got a bit of a vision.

..Sheila is trying to keep
things a little more current.

I've got pop star Rihanna in mind.

I like her style, she kind
of wears oversized clothes.

You're making a dress
for the singer Rihanna.

Yeah. Have you got a direct line
to Rihanna? Do you think..?

Well, I'm sure...
You got her on WhatsApp?

Drop her a picture afterwards?

As a matter of fact..!

Between us, somebody must have
Rihanna's number... Exactly.

I'm sure we could find it...

Jen's also
got a style icon in mind.

Who is this?

This is Daisy Duke. Daisy Duke.

Daisy Duke, get a wee denim
outfit for a wee Texan barbecue.

This is for Daisy's modesty.

Shall I hold it in place?
That'd be good.

Watch out for my fingers,
I've got very delicate fingers.

We're going to put some decency
into this dress.

But preserving modesty isn't
a priority for everyone.

Saucy. Yeah. Saucy's good.

I don't mind that.

It'll be even shorter when I hem it
so don't blush yet...!

Streetwalker...?

Currently this looks kind of like
bondage stripes but hopefully

by the end of it it's not
going to look too much like that.

Just need to cover her dignity
at the moment. Yeah.

You couldn't go out like that...

She got something on the bum as
well?

No, she's, she's X-rated
at the moment.

I've seen worse in Birmingham
on a Friday night, to be honest.

30 minutes to go, guys,
30 minutes to go.

Crikey!

I want to put in detail.

I think it's released some
kind of creative juices.

I'm just going to go with it.

I don't think it's got a wow
factor.

I wouldn't normally make something
like this.

If I had more time,
I would have done it differently.

But I added some piping.

So it looks like a feature,
just two pieces together.

I love it.

I don't think I want to know
how anybody else is getting on.

I thought I'd maintain the pocket.

These really work together
well as well, don't they?

I hope so. So that's going on the
bottom...

I have really enjoyed the creativity
of this,

I've surprised myself.

My granddaughter would be very happy
to wear it.

I've been looking around

and everyone's got really cool
ideas and I'm like,

"Ooh! This is so basic."

You have five minutes to go,
sewers, five minutes.

Don't scare me like that.

Because I don't have time,

I leave the raw edges as a feature.

Still got to do something
about that front seam...

How is Rihanna's outfit looking?
Oh, I think she'll be impressed.

Yes, I'm sure she'll be in touch.

I'm just going to get the dart to
make this fit...

Don't worry, I'll get all these.

Thank you, Joe.

I've done it.

One minute, guys, one minute.

Only one minute.

You will fit, you will fit...

Well done, mate. OK, thanks.

Get a bit of side boob
on the go.

That's indecent enough...

Short bit at the front and matching
short bit at the back.

And that is your time.

IMITATING "COUNTDOWN" CLOCK:
# Denim, denim, denim, denim!

# Denim! #

Conceptual.

Gone conceptual.

Needle's up! Bring your
mannequins forward.

# When I wake up

# In the morning light

# I put on my jeans... #

Don't run with scissors!

10 denim transformations
in just 90 minutes.

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

I'm very, very impressed.

I think there's great variety,
there's great ingenuity.

I like the use of elements
of the denim-ness. Right, OK.

It's relatively simple,
but actually I think

it's a really nice use
of the different shades.

Let's see the back.
Ooh, it's a flap.

I actually quite like the idea
of the pocket over the top of that.

Yeah, it's pretty simple
but it's bold,

and I like it. Very strong. Yeah.

We have a mini dress.

Oh!

Quite a short little skirt.

It could fit the mannequin
a bit better. Racy. Yes!

We've got to raglan sleeve top with
a bit of piping down the middle.

None of the original features.
We don't have use

of the elements of jeans and things.

It's dangerously unwearable.

Hence the pins,

I think. I mean, I think it's a nice
idea, but I don't think

you could wear it modestly
in public.

No, probably not.

Right, now here we've got a halter.

So what do we think
this was? The leg?

I guess so. And this got a bit of
stretching. We've front of a jacket,

including four of its pockets.

They put little darts in here,
so this fits the back.

Yeah. Wearable, it fits the
mannequin well. Imaginative.

Good! I think that
works really well.

So this is the front of the jean.

Yeah. The fly.

I think the overall dungaree
actually kind of hangs

together quite well. Yeah.

I wish in a way there was a frill
somewhere else as well.

To balance it out. Yeah.

Now look at this!

These sleeves I kind of like
cos actually with that cuff

you'd get a lot of drape. I'd quite
like to see it on a real body.

Yeah, I think it would
be quite effective.

I mean, somebody's had a
lot of fun with this!

They certainly have.

I'm not entirely convinced
by this. As an area

to focus one's attention,

it definitely drags the eye
to a new place.

All you need is a joey sitting
there in the front!

Continuing the theme
of absolutely going for it,

we have this little number!

This is quite amusing. A little
ventilation, should one need

it just below the arm hole.

It's fitting the mannequin
well, it's wearable.

I'm going to say something.
I have... I thought you might!

I have a thing about bows,

and that bow, I'm sorry, isn't
big enough. If you're going to do

a bow... Make a statement. Yeah.

And I think if it had been it would
have been really stunning.

So who's shown the imagination
and skill to transform old denim

into a fabulous new garment?
In tenth place...

..is the off-the-shoulder shirt.

Oh, Juliet!

We don't think it would fit
on a body, and I don't think

you've used enough elements
of the denim. In ninth place...

..it's joey's pouch.

Mercedes!

I think it was a great idea.

There was something slightly
odd about the end result.

Riccardo is eighth,

seventh is Tom, Ben is sixth,
Leah is fifth...

..and Janet is fourth.
In third place...

..the sleeves on the right.

Sheila. It's really bold.

We love the idea of these full
draped sleeves.

I think it's a very successful
transformation. Well done.

Thank you.

So who's going to be second?

# Da-da-da-da! #

This skirt... Alexei!

We really like the combination
of the colours of denim.

Were those pockets supposed
to be left hanging?

Can I leave you hanging on that one?

Yes, yes!

So we have a winner -
the halterneck number.

It's Jen.

It just shows you how far you can
come with a pile of old denim

to produce something wearable
and chic and simple.

I loved the back and I loved
how you put the little darts in.

Very well done. Congratulations.

Thank you.

The judges were really
complimentary and I'm just delighted

with the comments.

And I didn't make any accidental
holes in my garment this afternoon,

so that's a plus.

Yeah. It is a bit of a shock,
going from first to last.

I should have got a bit
more adventurous with it.

I've learnt my lesson.

Goodness me!

I reckon somebody could
have strode down the street

in that and looked fantastic.

The bohemian Brighton look I don't
think is quite

what they're after!

# Love...

# Kisses and heartaches... #

There's one challenge remaining

before the judges decide who's
created the Garment of the Week

and who will be the first
to leave the sewing room.

Who's stood out in the sewing room
so far?

Jen. I loved her transformation.

If I was a bit younger,
I'd probably wear that.

I think you'd pass it!
I think you'd be fine in it.

Do you think? Yeah.
Who should be worried?

Well, Leah. In the Pattern
Challenge, she had a big wobble.

Tom's wiggle dress with the
pattern going this way, that way...
Two directions.

..didn't work for me either, and I
didn't like the transformation.

It didn't fit.

Who else should be worried?
Riccardo and Mercedes.

Yep. They did struggle with
in Transformation Challenge.

Mercedes' transformation was
like a milkmaid or something.

I don't know what milkmaids
you've been hanging round!

Each week for the final challenge,
the mannequins will be gone...
Hello!

..and the servers will have to make
clothes to perfectly fit a model.

Where are you from? Barcelona.

I can speak Spanish. OK. Gracias.

How are you? I'm good.
A little bit nervous.

Yeah, YOU are? Welcome, guys.

Make yourselves at home.

You sort of look like I do
at home and that you're all
in your underwear.

It's the Made To Measure Challenge.

So you need to make a cotton
jumpsuit for your model

that fits them perfectly.
That's scary.

You have five and a half hours,
and your time starts now.

Right. Let's get up. OK. I think
I have to measure you.

I don't think the jumpsuit
is the most flattering shape.

I don't think they're practical
either to go to the toilet -
you have to go all the way down.

You have to be nude.

A jumpsuit can be really,
really good or bad.

Let me show you this.

Now you've got to tell me
who this is.

What it says above,
"Miss Esme Young."

You look stunning there!

A leopard-skin all-in-one.

I designed it, I made it, I wore it.

Would you like to judge
this, Patrick?

What do you think? She looks
like a nifty little runner,

is all I can say.

What are you looking for
to sort of dazzle you?

This is their opportunity to show us
that they can cut and fit to
a real-life person,

and the fit on a jumpsuit
is surprisingly tricky.

One crucial thing is what's
called the body rise.

It's the measurement between
here and your crotch.

If that is too short, the crotch
will go up the crotch.

They have to have really
fabulous accurate measures.

Would you wear one?

In a heartbeat!

The sewers have all been able
to practise their cotton jumpsuits
at home.

Is that about your waist? But they
must now adjust their prepared
pattern pieces

to fit their models flawlessly.

If you wear trousers and a top,
if you sit down, those two garments

can separate. In a jumpsuit
that's connected in the middle,

you have to have enough fabric to
allow you to sit down comfortably.

I've had to bring the waist
a little bit higher

cos she's got very long legs.

For the pattern I'm using,
it has quite a wide leg trouser.

So you have a bit more leeway.

I'll take some measurements
to make sure the crotch is
at the right point.

So hopefully she'll
be camel-toe free!

Ben's cropped jumpsuit
has a white Peter Pan collar

and matching tie waist
to contrast a shade of green

that's totally unique.

I've searched high and low

for the perfect green cotton,

but they weren't the right green.

And so I literally died this myself.

I just sat there with fabric
in a bucket,

and I'm pretty pleased with it.

While Ben is happy to work
with a plain cotton,

many sewers are braving patterns
once again.

This is a fabric, isn't it?
That is a pattern.

It looks that you could wear
it as camouflage at a skate park.

Tom's pop-art print will run
down the front of his jumpsuit,

featuring a complementary block
fabric and matching shoulder straps.

You have now made life difficult
for yourself by having a pattern

right through the centre.
I know, yes.

I presume you've practised this.

I have practised this, yeah.

Didn't do it in the time, but...

You didn't do it in the time
with the plain fabric,

or you didn't do it in the time
with pattern matching?

I didn't do in time
without pattern matching.

OK. So, yeah. All right. We'll see.

Well, you'd better get your
skates on. Yeah.

Thank you very much.

So, jumpsuits,
have you done these before?

I have done jumpsuits before.
I love jumpsuits.

Oh, really? I love anything

where it's just one thing
that you're putting on.

Sheila's monochrome jumpsuit
will have a close-fitting bodice,

flared trousers,

and will be fastened at the back

with an invisible zip.

Yesterday, you were making an outfit
for Rihanna.

Is this...?
Can I guess this is for Stormzy?

Yes, actually. How did you know?

I'm going to go through
all the superstars.

All the superstars? Drake...
I'm doing one for you as well.

One for me? Oh, gosh, yes.

I often consider myself
like Stormzy.

Stormzy, if you're watching,

we want to see you in this, please.

So, yesterday, I made
an asymmetrical design

for my transformation challenge,
and it didn't go really well.

This one, I'm hoping and praying
that it works.

Juliet's second asymmetrical design
is even bolder,

with a fitted strapless bodice

featuring an oversized
gathered sleeve.

And that's not the only
risk she's taking.

I mean, this is obviously
quite a stark monochrome

and then a really vivid yellow
and blue.

Yeah. You wanted that
very severe contrast.

Yeah, that's what I was after.

Mixing
that traditional African fabric

with contemporary designs.

Adventurous! While Juliet
is taking another risk,

the winner
of the Transformation Challenge

is working with denim again.

I'm making it mostly
in this denim cotton chambray.

There's no hiding
behind fills and flounces,

so it needs to fit well

and it needs to be soon - precisely.

Jen's understated jumpsuit

will have denim piping across
the bodice and will be lined

on the inside
with a dog-print cotton.

So I'm going to shape the bust out

so that it fits Rochelle
really well.

It's accentuating
these gorgeous curves,

that's what it's about.

Does everyone else feel like
they're being too slow already?

I'm trying not to look
at what anybody else is doing.

I'm just keeping my head down.

I've got to the point now
where I've cut out all my pieces

and I'm now starting to join them
all together.

So, as you are halfway... No!

Being a teacher who has to test
children,

when you put on pressure and time
them and say, "You've got to do

"this test
in a certain amount of time,"

now I understand how they feel.

While some designs
are proving taxing...

It's just so many parts!
..Alexei has engineered a short cut.

I noticed - look at these -

there is no...
There's no waist seam. ..waist seam.

So you've cut them all in one.
Exactly, yeah.

Straight down, with palazzo pants.
Yep.

And it's meant to be
just...just completely plain.

Alexei plans to add patch pockets
and an exposed zip

to create a retro military-style
jumpsuit.

The idea came from the fact
that I have an aunt who's a pilot.

Yeah? A crazy pilot.
She was the first woman to fly

around the world solo
in a single-engine plane.

Wow! So this is a flight suit
inspired... Inspired, yeah.

She's irrepressible.

While Alexei takes to the skies,

Janet's headed for the high seas.

Very nautical themed... Very
nautical. ..thing going on here.

Very "nauty".
Very "nauty", I like that!

Boats have played a large part
in my life. Right.

I met my husband through sailing.

Really?! Yeah.
I've used rope for the straps.

Janet plans to match her rope straps

where they meet
her rope-patterned fabric

and continue the theme
with delicate white piping.

Piping is a little trim
of contrast colour.

It's very narrow.

It's a focal point, really.

So you've got to try and be accurate
with it.

I've got to try and sew it on
straight and close to the edge.

But Janet won't be piping alone.

I have never, ever piped anything
in my whole life.

If this doesn't look good,

then the whole thing
doesn't look good.

Mercedes is hoping neatly ex*cuted
red piping,

contrasting with mustard denim,

will be enough to keep her
in the competition.

How are you feeling?
Um, very nervous.

You think, "Oh, really, me?
Am I good enough?"

Do you think it's a time thing?

Is it about...? I've managed
to do this at home in time.

Oh, fab! And I wasn't
popping round chatting last time.

You weren't popping round,
chatting to me, no.

Well, I let the husband interrupt me
all the time. Oh, do you?

"Pretend you're Joe," I said,
"just talk to me all the time."

"Where have you put me beer?"
You know, them sort of questions.

That's the sort of thing I'd do,
actually, yeah.

Where have you put my beer,
actually?

It's taken so long to get
these straps in the right place.

Like all necklines,

the simpler they are to look at,
the more accuracy they need to have.

Leah's V-shaped straps
will be the focal point

of her peacock-print jumpsuit,

but they're not the only thing
concerning her.

How are you feeling
about the pattern in general?

Well, I think what I've done
is a pattern

that is just too time-consuming.

It needs to fit properly, otherwise
I'll just get annihilated again.

There's no hint of confidence
in me today.

Oh, no! I know!

Riccardo is also feeling
the need to prove himself.

It's really, really important for me
to nail this challenge,

to stay longer,
and to impress the judges,

to show the judges
that I'm as good as everybody else.

Riccardo's 1980s-inspired wrap
jumpsuit with contrasting belt

and grown-on sleeves
is a one-of-a-kind design.

Was this a commercial pattern,
or did you create this yourself?

No, I made it myself.
So you drafted...? Yes.

Brilliant. And the fit's good?
Yes, yes.

I mean, I've done the trousers,
and they fit perfectly,

like gloves. Like gloves.

She's got five legs.
THEY LAUGH

Brilliant, great.
Look forward to seeing it.

Yeah, me too!
THEY LAUGH

You have one hour left.
One hour remaining.

An hour is definitely
not long enough.

I think that one.
What should I do now?

This is joining the trousers
on to the bodice.

As the trousers are attached to the
bodices...

That doesn't feel too...?
It's below.

Yeah, no, it's not tight.
Camel toe? No.

..the sewers will find out
whether their crucial body rises

are accurate.

Doesn't want to be too baggy.

Nobody wants a baggy bottom.

Do you feel like
you could sit down in them?

Do they feel like they've got
enough material underneath? Yeah.

It's slightly pulling. Snug fit.

I've done exactly the thing
that I said we mustn't do,

which is make the crotch way high!

Oh, God. I'll let the shoulders
out a bit, OK?

I think a little bit too tight.

Almost probably could have done
with another centimetre

on the waistband.

You're going to have to breathe in
at the back, I think,

but we won't let
the judges know that.

But for Tom, body rise
is the least of his worries.

At the moment, I'm just getting
an idea of how the pattern runs

through the bodice,

cross the waist, down into the leg.

A bit disappointed.
It won't perfectly match.

Nowhere near
what I wanted it to look like.

30 minutes left on the jumpsuits.

Half an hour?!

You're taking the mick!

Wowzers. Come on, breathe.

Keep going, Juliet.
Keep going, Juliet.

I'm putting in an invisible zip.

The proof in the pudding
is whether it will zip up.

It hurts me to do it messily.

Whoa! That was of course me
sewing across a metal zip.

I'm still finishing stuff, and
I can't find my hook and eye.

Your hook and eye? What's that?
I knew you were going to ask that.

I'll Google it!
Forming the sleeve now. It's huge,

but going for some drama.

I've got the macrame belt to make.

Macrame is just a fancy name
for plaiting.

We're possibly losing the finesse
at this point. They'll tell me off!

I'm currently cutting out
the bits for the collar and cuffs.

I'm having to do this quite quickly.

Usually, I would do this really nice
and neatly. Not today!

I've brought you a Zen picture, Jen.
Does that help?

Oh, yeah, it sure does.

And breathe.
SHE GASPS

And I'll take it back.
Thank you very much.

This is an awful belt.

I had no time to do the shape
I wanted.

I'm not going to have time to create
straps myself, so I think

I'm going to have to grab something
out of the haberdashery.

I don't really know
what else I can do.

Done it, I've done it. Yeah!
I've done it. I don't think

I'm going to get finished,
so I think I'm probably in danger

of going home.
Ten minutes to go, guys.

Oh, my God! Remember, your
model needs to be dressed.

So let's go ahead. Argh!

Raven... Oh! Mind your hair.

How do you feel? Good.
Oh, my God, it fits.

I think it's too big.
I think it's too long.

Having a bit of difficulties
with the zip.

It's absolutely... Won't go down.

I hope it's not too tight!

Three minutes left.

Can I cut a waistbelt
really quickly?

I can, can't I?

Let's do this.

Is that going to be better? OK.

Can you...? Are you pleased?
No, I'm not.

I need to get the straps on. You
don't have enough time to do that.

No.

This is it. This is the final touch.

I can't stress this enough, Alexei,
it needs to go on the model! Yes.

The fit is irrelevant
at this stage.

How long have we got left?

One and a half minutes.

OK, all right.

Get your models dressed!

Time's running out! No idea.

This is silly,
pulling these threads.

And there...

And that is your time.

Everyone step away
from your models. Oh, my God!

Well done, everyone.

Well done.

Just try not to put any strain
on these straps.

Thank you so much, darling.

You look... And the lipstick
matches my...! It does.

You did that on purpose, didn't you?
I did that on purpose.

She looks so sexy and feminine.

I'm so happy!

# However, I've got
my eyes on you... #

Ten cotton jumpsuits made to measure
from scratch in just five hours.

# I've got my eyes on you

# So don't stray too far... #

Janet, I think it's terrific.

You've pulled this rope theme
throughout the entire garment,

and what you've also done
is you've given us the fabric

on the 90-degree angle, which is
the right way to use a pattern

on a different orientation.

And what it does is it gives you
a continuity between the rope

in the strap follows
all the way through.

We've got the piping on the pocket,
but also the pocket bag is cut

in the same direction
as the top yoke.

So you've really thought about this,
haven't you? Yes. Yeah, it's great.

Thank you. Love it.

# Keep your eyes on me. #

The first thing is the collar.

It's so badly sewn.

And the centre front is here.

The zip should've been
on the centre front.

I had a slight...mishap with my zip.
Yes.

I mean, the fit through the back
is really nice.

And I love the green colour,
which we know you dyed.

Step back half a yard,
it looks great.

# Keep your eyes on me. #

The overall impression of this

is very sophisticated and cool.

The balance of it is great.

I think the size of that collar
with the size of those flaps

is really well thought out.
But there are a few things.

The arm hole here, you've got
a little tuck in it.

You've only got top stitching
on one side,

and it's slightly dodgy

at the end of the zip.

I mean, I think you've got
some small issues,

but you're not far away.

That piping is really super neat.
Thank you.

As it is on both pockets.
If I can just turn you around...

This is not attached.

Also, the zip's not put in great.
You've got a big hole at the bottom.

It's far from invisible.
It's not finished.

You've not attached your lining.

I just ran out of time entirely.

I think this print works, actually.

Can we turn you around, please?

Obviously, the big-ticket item
on the back is the zip.

The zip broke? It broke.

That is a BIG issue.

It happens,
but it's happened here and now.

Now, it's too tight
in the rise here.

Can you see how it's...?
A little hungry in the bum,

is the technical term for that.

Oh! I think you've had
a bit of an issue

fitting the bodice.

The straps are only just on.

I mean, you've made this challenge
so much

more difficult for yourself...

You have. ..by giving yourself
this really bold print.

Yeah. There, it's great.

There, it's off.

And this isn't absolutely lining up
with that, is it?

Like that. Can you see?

I mean, you've got so many corners
right in the middle

of the body, you've lost
that matching, unfortunately.

Just lets it down. Yeah.

That piping would have stuck out
like a sore thumb

if it hadn't been right,
and you have got it right.

But... Can I just turn you round?

It's a little bit long in the back.
Yes. Do you see? Yeah.

And also it's stretched here.

That seems to be one of your
features.

It's one of my fortes, yes!

It's absolutely sensational.

I think we were both... Worried
about the combination of fabric.

But it works really, really well.

But this sleeve is just a delight.
It's, you know, it's sort of almost

edible, it's so kind of organic.

I mean, look at the fit.

It's just skimming. There are no
points at which it looks tight.

It's sitting beautifully
across the back

and across the shoulder.

I think you've done
a really good job. Thank you.

I appreciate that.
It's a corker. Thank you!

I like this.

I like that kind of '80s vibe
it's giving off.

And I think it's a really good
combination of fabrics.

It moves nicely.

It's just skimming the body
where it needs to be.

The silhouette of it is lovely.

The fact that you've drafted
that yourself,

bravo for that.
It's very elegant. I like it a lot.

Right, Leah. I think it looks great.

Oh!

THEY LAUGH

I think the fit is terrific.

The proportion of it all
is very delicate.

I mean, these straps are perfection.
They're sitting so beautifully.

All the things you didn't do
yesterday... I know, I know!

..you've done today.
They're so smooth and crisp.

Overall, I think you need to be
really pleased with that.

Can I just feel really relieved
instead? Any emotion you choose,

it's yours. Thanks!

Well done, hungry bums.

It's now time for the judges to go
and deliberate. Go and take a break.

We'll come back and announce
the Garment of the Week -

a nice thing - and then we
find out who's going home -

a not so nice thing.

Oh, it's so dramatic!

It's been
sort of two very different days

with different results.

I think
if I've done enough this week,

I've scraped through.

I was a little bit worried
about my fitting.

I don't know whether
I've done enough to stay in.

I'll be over the moon
if I got to stay.

I've experimented with colours
and patterns,

and sometimes it doesn't work,

sometimes it does. Just on this
occasion, it didn't, unfortunately.

So, lads, my first week
in the sewing room,

I've been blown away by them.
I think they're all incredible.

Who do we think might be
in for Garment of the Week?

Janet, the way that she used
the rope elements throughout.

You know, she braided her own belt.
Yes.

She really, really considered
how she put it all together.

And I think
Juliet's phenomenally well sewn.

Really, really good fit as well.

Who's sort of contenders to go home?

I think one person who is in a bit
of trouble, sadly, is Tom.

He gave himself a tough challenge
with this pattern matching.

Really tough.
And it didn't work out for him.

And I think we need to look back
at what Tom did yesterday.

This was his first.

He obviously likes pattern,
doesn't he?

But that's going up,
that's going down.

Anyone else?

We had our doubts about Mercedes,
and this had some issues.

The fit wasn't terrific in the top.
No.

And this does not fit very well.

And the pocket crotch. And
the pocket crotch was certainly...

Oh, yes. ..not the best.

So it looks like it's between
Mercedes and Tom to go.

Well, I think there's something
we need to talk about.

Do we have to send one home?

Apparently. It's cruel,
this show, isn't it?

Week one done.

We've got two things to do.

The first one is to find out
Garment of the Week.

Patrick. OK, this week our
garment of the week is...

Ta-da! Yay! Good job!

Congratulations, Juliet.

I mean, it absolutely
was a knockout,

and you should be very, very proud.
Yeah, well done, Juliet.

It was really fabulous.
It fitted really well.

I was really impressed.

I'm just happy. Aw!

I'm going to give you a hug.
I want to give you a hug. Well done.

Do you need a tissue? No, I'm fine.
You're all right? All right.

OK, now for the not so nice bit.

Somebody has got to go home.

The person who's going home
this week...

..is Tom.

It's OK, guys. I knew it was coming.

I think I'm leaving here a better
sewer, just from, you know,

the amount of knowledge that's been
shared between us sewers.

Having the opportunity

to have my work critiqued by Patrick
and Esme has been invaluable.

Well done, Tom. Thank you very much.

The thing about Tom is,
he didn't play it safe.

He is really into bold prints,

and in a way
that's where he came unstuck.

He can go home with his head
held very, very high.

I mean, we have never seen ten
sewers as good as this lot,

and the bar will continue
to be set even higher.

I've crawled my way through
to the next round.

I'm really proud that
I'm still in the competition,

and I'm ready to shine next week.

My son and daughter
are going to be full of it

because I said, "Well, I might be
home after the first week,"

so it will be a bit of a
"I told you so, Mum".

I kind of made a pact to myself

that I wasn't going to get emotional
on camera, but I didn't even think

that in week one
I would be noticed for anything.

I thought, "I'm just going to
wing it for the first week

"and get through and..."

Yeah. It's just... It's just crazy.

Next time...

It's OK to iron children, right?

..it's Children's Week.

Oh! The sewers get stuck
into stretch jersey...

Riccardo's ready, everyone.

..battle a beast
of a Transformation...

Oh, this thing's freaky.

..and take on a dancing
Made To Measure. Twirl, twirl!

But who will sweep the judges
off their feet?

I've never seen it done so well.
And who will be the next to leave?

I think it's very underwhelming,
actually.

I think this might be
one of the many reasons

that I don't do childcare.