Season 5
12 episodes
55 min. per episode
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A talented artist battles self-doubt and fierce competition, striving to capture a celebrity's essence and their own identity.
Episodes
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
Artists around the UK come together to compete for who has the best original celebrity portrait.