Handmade: Britain's Best Woodworker
Mel Giedroyc hosts as talented, good-with-wood craftspeople compete to be crowned Britain's best woodworker.
Seasons
1. Episode 1
Air Date: 2021-10-21
The woodworkers build a bed of dreams that may become the stuff of nightmares for some, and celebrate the fine skill of hand carving in the surprise skills challenge.
2. Episode 2
Air Date: 2021-10-28
The woodworkers make intricate dolls' houses and face a seemingly impossible skills challenge that pushes their joinery skills to the limit.
3. Episode 3
Air Date: 2021-11-04
The woodworkers create chairs that could become design classics, and try to whittle their way to victory in the skills challenge. And the judges have a surprise in store.
4. Episode 4
Air Date: 2021-11-11
The woodworkers unleash their wild side with big-build animal sculptures, and take a step back to Viking times in a demanding skills challenge.
5. Episode 5
Air Date: 2021-11-18
It's the semi-final, and the woodworkers build a drinks cabinet with sliding doors and face a steamy skills challenge. Who will make it to the final?
6. Episode 6
Air Date: 2021-11-25
In the grand final, the last three woodworkers make towering garden buildings and face the trickiest skills challenge. Who will be crowned Britain's best woodworker?
1. Episode 1
Air Date: 2022-09-21
Ten new woodworkers enter the woodland workshop where their first tasks await... to make a dining table inspired by a country of their choice and impress the judges with their veneer panelling.
2. Episode 2
Air Date: 2022-09-28
The woodworkers race against time to make a handcrafted clock and a bunch of realistic roses from delicate pieces of planed wood. But whose time is finally up?
3. Episode 3
Air Date: 2022-10-05
The woodworkers create a childhood-inspired toy and a modern take on a traditional Welsh love spoon. Who can serve up a masterpiece for a guaranteed place in the next round?
4. Episode 4
Air Date: 2022-10-12
The woodworkers make a daybed inspired by a design movement and master the art of pyrography by scorching a portrait of Mel onto wood. But whose hopes of progressing will go up in flames?
5. Episode 5
Air Date: 2022-10-19
The woodworkers create a sea-inspired sculpture from a tree trunk and turn a perfectly proportioned spinning top on a traditional pole lathe.
6. Episode 6
Air Date: 2022-10-26
The woodworkers make a stylish rocking chair with a modern twist and a bespoke bird box. Who will roll into the semi-final and who will finally fall off their perch?
7. Episode 7
Air Date: 2022-11-02
The semi-finalists carve a bespoke desk and a wooden vase for a place in the final. Who will have a good day at the office, and who will be working from home?
8. Episode 8
Air Date: 2022-11-09
It's the final, and the woodworkers build a home bar complete with a sign, before happy hour starts for the winner of Britain's Best Woodworker.
1. Episode 1
Air Date: 2023-10-08
The new stack of woodworkers make a bench for the garden of their dreams and a wooden greetings card. Who'll carve out their place in the next round, and who won't make the cut?
2. Episode 2
Air Date: 2023-10-15
The remaining woodworkers throw all their energy into creating two freestanding lamps. Who will stay in the spotlight and who will be left in the dark?
3. Episode 3
Air Date: 2023-10-22
The woodworkers create a beautiful coffee table and perfect, matching wooden dice. Whose winning streak will guarantee them a place in the next round?
4. Episode 4
Air Date: 2023-10-29
The woodworkers turn fiction into fact by making a freestanding bookshelf. And whose wooden candelabra will light their way to the next round?
5. Episode 5
Air Date: 2023-11-05
The woodworkers make a supersize creepy crawly and use all their canine cunning to build a house for a four-legged friend. Who will the judges think is top dog?
6. Episode 6
Air Date: 2023-11-12
The five remaining woodworkers make a beautiful four-poster bed and carve an Indian block print. But will their skills be the stuff of dreams or a living nightmare?
7. Episode 7
Air Date: 2023-11-19
It's the semi-final, and it all hangs in the balance as the woodworkers create a hanging chair and master the pole lathe. Who'll be sitting pretty in pole position for the final?
8. Episode 8
Air Date: 2023-11-26
The three finalists build a kitchen island and an accessory to compliment it. Who will be left stranded, and who has the recipe for success to be crowned the series winner?
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Rating
7.8/10
Release Date
2021-10-21
Episodes
22 (3 seasons)
Status
Ended
Cast
Production Companies
Plimsoll Productions