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Portrait Artist of the Year Season 5 Episodes
Season 5 Episode Guide
12 Episodes 2018 - 2019
Episode 0
Celebrity Special
55 mins
This special features celebrity artists; comedian/presenter Vic Reeves (Jim Moir), comedian/presenter Joe Lycett, meteorologist/presenter Tomasz Schafernaker, comedian Josie Long. comedian/actor/presenter Phil Jupitus and actor/writer/comedian Maureen Lipman are tasked with creating portraits. The sitters are novelist/journalist Howard Jacobson, entrepreneur Kanye King, and actor Billy Howle. Who will be the first celebrity portrait artist of the year?
Episode 1
Andi Oliver, Geraldine James and Matthew Goode
55 mins
The first heat of the fifth season from the Wallace Collection in London sees 9 artists creating portraits of chef and broadcaster Andi Oliver and actors Geraldine James and Matthew Goode.
Episode 2
David Gandy, Ashley Walters and Anne Reid
55 mins
The second heat of the fifth season from the Wallace Collection in London sees 9 artists creating portraits of model David Gandy, actor and rapper Ashley Walters and stage, film and television actress, Anne Reid.
Episode 3
Eddie Hall, Jodie Kidd and James Purefoy
55 mins
The 3rd heat of the fifth season from the Wallace Collection in London sees 9 artists creating portraits of former strongman and television presenter Eddie Hall, fashion model and television personality Jodie Kidd and actor James Purefoy.
Episode 4
Anna Chancellor, Stephen Graham and Beverley Knight
55 mins
The fourth heat of the fifth season from the Wallace Collection in London sees 9 artists creating portraits of actors Anna Chancellor and Stephen Graham and singer/songwriter/actor/radio personality Beverley Knight.
Episode 5
Georgina Campbell, Mark Gatiss and Tanni Grey-Thompson
55 mins
The fifth heat of the fifth season sees 9 artists creating portraits of actor/model Georgina Campbell, actor/comedian/screenwriter/director/producer/novelist Mark Gatiss and life peer/television presenter/Paralympian Tanni Grey-Thompson.
Episode 6
Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Adrian Lester and Nitin Sawhney
55 mins
The sixth heat of the fifth season from the Wallace Collection in London sees 9 artists creating portraits of singer/songwriter Sophie Ellis-Bextor, actor/director/writer Adrian Lester and musician/producer/composer Nitin Sawhney.
Episode 7
Angela Griffin, Gina McKee and Jamael Westman
55 mins
The seventh heat of the fifth season from the Wallace Collection in London sees 9 artists creating portraits of actor/television presenter Angela Griffin, actors Gina McKee and Jamael Westman.
Episode 8
Daniel Lismore, Jodie Comer and Nick Moran
55 mins
The eighth heat of the fifth season from the Wallace Collection in London sees 9 artists creating portraits of fabric sculptor/designer/campaigner. Daniel Lismore, actor Jodie Comer and actor/filmmaker Nick Moran.
Episode 9
Courtney Pine
55 mins
The semi-final of the fifth season moves to Hackney's Round Chapel where the 8 heat winning artists will create portraits of jazz star Courtney Pine. The judges select the three finalists for the season.
Episode 10
Laura Linney
55 mins
The three finalists of season five are tasked with creating a portrait of Emmy Award winning actress Laura Linney at the National Portrait Gallery, additionally they are assigned a separate commission before the announcement of the winner.
Episode 11
Sir Tom Jones
55 mins
The fifth season Portrait Artist of The Year winner undertakes a £10,000 prize commission of music legend Tom Jones for the National Museum of Wales.