Move over Bake Off: Sexual innuendos rule the day on The Great Pottery Throw Down
LAST night's series premiere of The Great Pottery Thrown Down has sent the nation potty - and it has absolutely nothing to do with ceramics.
Viewers were awe-stuck by The Great Pottery Thrown Down's unapologetic innuendoes
Instead, the BBC's latest quaint take on reality television is gaining popularity for its alarming innuendos which are even giving Mary Berry and her Great British Bake Off blinders a run for their money.
From the celebration of "deep cracks", applauds for humping and a genuine task dedicated to the art of pulling - The Great Pottery Throw Down had the nation in hysterics.
Getting down and dirty like Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore in Ghost, the contestants descended on Stoke-on-Trent to perfect their pulling techniques. But "pulling" was deemed far more sordid than a snog in a nightclub.
Sara Cox previously told Radio Times: "You don’t need to add puns in if you’re discussing making pottery, because you’re already talking about cracks and rims.
The Great Pottery Thrown Down contestants and judges
"I got so used to chatting about somebody’s rim on the show that I just wouldn’t laugh at that sort of humour, or make a thing of it. And obviously kids are watching as well, so you don’t really need to do any of that."
Twitter was ablaze with gags, naturally. One viewer compared their pottery class to masterbation: "Oh my. They're w*king clay. W**KING IT," while hundreds loved this quote: "The base is as important as the rim."
The six-part series - which is latest take on The Great British Bake Off format - saw 10 budding pottery enthusiasts participating in a 35-day throwing contest in hopes of being crowned Top Potter.
One hopeful at the potter's wheel
Loving the #GreatPotteryThrowDown with @sarajcox ! Familiar format but great fun.
— Melanie Chowns (@GBchownster) November 3, 2015
I'm so happy #GreatPotteryThrowDown is a real thing, bc it's both #GBBO spawn & a pun. Quality content I've come to expect from the BBC. ????????????
— Rachael Martin (@rawrmartin) November 3, 2015
#GreatPotteryThrowDown Who would have thought, that a programme about Pottery, could be so entertaining !
— Nick Edwards (@ESedwards583) November 3, 2015
Judge's tears on #GreatPotteryThrowDown . Yes, because seeing skill and artistry create beauty is moving.
— Alison Booth (@boothac59) November 3, 2015
I reight enjoyed the first ep of the #GreatPotteryThrowDown. Very proud of #StokeOnTrent right now. #Potteries #Oatcakes&Chaze
— Nicky Bethell (@bettybethell) November 3, 2015
The judges on The Great Pottery Throw Down
The hopefuls were battling it out at the potter's wheel with bits of clay as they were tasked with making a set of earthenware kitchen bowls, chandeliers and garden sculptures.
The Great Pottery Thrown Down was filmed in Stoke-on-Trent - the home of pottery - and presented by former Radio 1 DJ Sara Cox, while master potter Keith Brymer and ceramic artist Kate Malone past judgements on the clay creations.
The new clay-based show appeared to have captured the audience's imagination and it wasn't long before the programme became one of the top trending topics on Twitter as many people shared their feelings about what they were watching.
Melanie Chowns wrote: "Loving the #GreatPotteryThrowDown with @sarajcox ! Familiar format but great fun."
I really really love pottery but it also annoys me how formulaic BBC producers are just copying the format of GBBO #GreatPotteryThrowDown
— Mavis Paperclips (@Quinnfallible) November 3, 2015
Moderately interesting but stretching the #GBBO concept a bit far. And the male judge's hair is TERRIBLE. #GreatPotteryThrowDown
— Ian (@worcesteryokel) November 3, 2015
#GreatPotteryThrowDown Really? A reality show about making ceramic pots! REALLY?
— Joe Teabags (@ThatsUrGOP) November 3, 2015
The Great Pottery Thrown Down contestants
While Rachael Martin posted: "I'm so happy #GreatPotteryThrowDown is a real thing, bc it's both #GBBO spawn & a pun. Quality content I've come to expect from the BBC."
Nick Edwards tweeted: "#GreatPotteryThrowDown Who would have thought, that a programme about Pottery, could be so entertaining!"
The Great Pottery Thrown Down continues on BBC Two on Tuesdays at 9pm.