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Season 12, Episode 1
Comedian and actress Sophie Willan takes over as host, welcoming 12 contestants into the sewing room, with judges Patrick Grant and Esme Young setting three tasks on the theme of the British summer. The pattern challenge sees them crafting summer shorts with a patch pocket, before they have to make barbecue aprons into bags in the transformation challenge. Finally, the sewers are asked to create garments to fit themselves as they make outfits for their ideal summer's day and model them on the catwalk
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Handicraft
Leisure Hobbies
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Cast & Crew
Sophie Willan
(Presenter)
Esme Young
(Judge)
Patrick Grant
(Judge)
Ivan Youlden
(Director)
Tom Davies
(Executive producer)
Rebecca Cray
(Series producer)
More Information
Did You Know..
Sophie Willan
(Presenter)
Esme Young
(Judge)
Patrick Grant
(Judge)
Born:
May 01, 1972
in
Edinburgh
Best Known For:
Being a judge on The Great British Sewing Bee.
Early-life:
Patrick was born in Edinburgh on May 1, 1972 to James and Susan. During his time as a boarder at Bernard Castle School, he represented Scottish rugby union at U18 and U19 level. Any chance of a glittering rugby career was cut short by a shoulder injury. He went on to study material sciences at the University of Leeds. His course included a year spent at the University of Orleans. After graduating, he returned to the United States and spent time working as a ski instructor, a nanny, a landscape gardener and a model agent.
Career:
After returning to Britain in 1995, Grant embarked on a career in marketing. In 2005, he raised the funds needed to buy struggling Savile Row bespoke tailor Norton & Sons. By 2011, Norton's customer base had increased from around 20 clients in 2005 to several hundred. Grant is best known to the general public for his work as a judge on the BBC series The Great British Sewing Bee.
Quote:
On his role at Norton & Sons: 'My main job is greeting customers and discussing exactly what they want before my cutters and tailors do all the hard work.'
Trivia:
In 2013, he was made an Honorary Professor in Business at Glasgow Caledonian University.
Ivan Youlden
(Director)
Tom Davies
(Executive producer)
Rebecca Cray
(Series producer)
