Melanie Sykes hosts as 12 amateur potters compete against one another, with judges Keith Brymer Jones and Sue Pryke asking the contenders to throw a breakfast set and then egg cups.

The eleven remaining potters are tasked with hand-building an elaborate chess set and throwing miniature vases at the wheel.

The remaining potters tackle raku firing, hand-build two animal figurines and face the tricky ceramic technique of nerikomi.

The potters face a multi-coloured slip cast challenge to make two vases, and a blindfolded throwing challenge to throw the widest bowl.

The eight remaining potters are challenged to build a pair of matching lamp bases. Guest judge Emma Bridgewater drops in to set an emotional ceramic challenge for the contestants.

The six remaining potters are challenged to produce handmade tiles for a fireplace and to throw a chimney for a place in the quarter-final.

The remaining five potters make two ginger jars and face a Scraffito challenge spot test for a place in the semi-final.

The potters face their biggest challenge yet, to produce a fully functioning toilet for a place in the final.

Melanie Sykes hosts the grand finale as the three potters make a quirky tea set and face a throwing challenge to impress the judges and be crowned the winner.