The Great Pottery Throw Down
Channel 4 | BBC Two | HBO Max | Release Date: November 3, 2015
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
61
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 5 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
The GuardianLucy ManganJan 11, 2021
Season 4 Review: It is a precious hour of tranquillity, this vision of talented people giving their best, taking the job seriously but without being ridiculously overinvested or intense. The retention of perspective is rapidly become the most appealing thing about these shows. Read full review
70
DeciderJoel KellerJan 11, 2021
Season 1 Review: You can’t help but feel relaxed while watching The Great Pottery Throw Down, and it’ll be interesting to see how the ante gets upped not only during the first season, but across all of the show’s three seasons. Read full review
60
iGwendolyn SmithDec 3, 2021
Season 4 Review: McSweeney fast proved herself more than up for the presenting gig, exuding the perfect blend of warmth and wit along with the requisite command of Bake Off-inspired innuendo. However, it was less clear as to whether the show was worthy of McSweeney. Throw Down tends towards the eye-rollingly saccharine. Read full review
60
The TimesCarol MidgleyJan 11, 2021
Season 4 Review: The judge Keith Brymer Jones wept over the cheese sets and port chalices, while throwing the crap ones in a bucket. The contestants also wept. It's a wonder their clay ever dried out. Read full review
40
The TelegraphAnita Singh Jan 11, 2021
Season 4 Review: There is no drama involved, unless you count judge Keith Brymer Jones bursting into tears at the sight of the first pot. The contestants cried too. I didn’t cry, perhaps because my mind kept drifting back to Pooch Perfect and wondering whether there are any more sub-Bake Off ideas left once you’ve stooped to dog haircuts. Read full review
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