Tom Daley’s New Show Seeks Out Britain’s Best Knitter

Left with a Bake Off shaped hole in your heart? Not for long. Channel 4’s latest cosy competition veers away from sausage rolls and treacle tarts into the world of wool, yarn and knitting needles. Headed up by the nation’s favourite poolside knitter, Tom Daley, Game Of Wool: Britain’s Best Knitter is just what we need to get us through a dreary winter. But what can we expect? Here’s the lowdown. 

Game Of Wool: Everything You Need To Know About Tom Daley’s New Knitting Show

Tom Daley trades pool for wool in Channel 4’s buzzy new knitting competition which sees 10 amateur crafters battle it out in a bid to be crowned Britain’s best knitter. Set against the sprawling hills and meadows of the Scottish Highlands, Game Of Wool follows the tried-and-tested TV show formula: each week, the contestants will face a set of challenges (including an individual ‘Quick Knit’ and a large-scale team project) which will help the judges whittle down the competition until one knitter comes out on top.

(c) Channel 4 / Jamie Simpson

When Is Game Of Wool On TV?

Game Of Wool: Britain’s Best Knitter started on 2 November 2025 at 8pm on Channel 4. Subsequent episodes are set to drop weekly on Sundays. See the full release schedule below.

• Episode 1: Sunday 2 November 2025
• Episode 2: Sunday 9 November 2025
• Episode 3: Sunday 16 November 2025
• Episode 4: Sunday 23 November 2025
• Episode 5: Sunday 30 November 2025
• Episode 6: Sunday 7 December 2025
• Episode 7: Sunday 14 December 2025
• Episode 8: Sunday 21 December 2025

Is There A Trailer?

Channel 4 released a first look at Game Of Wool just a week before Episode 1 dropped. The short trailer, which sees Daley trekking across the Scottish wilds in a giant red knitted outfit (and carrying a lamb in its own brightly coloured jumper), gives a quick intro to the show and a glimpse at this year’s contestants. 

You can watch it below:

Who Are The Contestants?

Ten top knitters answered the call to be on Game Of Wool:

• Holger, a 55-year-old fashion designer from London
• Gordon, a 47-year-old cruise ship singer from East Ayrshire
• Lydia, a 32-year-old charity partnerships director from Hertfordshire
• Dipti, a 42-year-old library worker from Nottingham
• Tracy, a 63-year-old psychotherapist from London
• Ailsa, a 30-year-old assistant at a ferry company from North Ayrshire
• Meadow, an 18-year-old fashion student from Belfast
• Isaac, a 23-year-old cybersecurity student from Milton Keynes
• Simon, a 42-year-old builder and ex-Royal Marine from Kent
• Stephanie, a 65-year-old life coach from Derby

Who Is The Host?

Our host needs little introduction. Tom Daley swam into the nation’s heart all the way back in 2008, when, at just 14, he became the youngest person to compete at the Beijing Olympics. Almost two decades – and five medals – later, and Daley is one of the UK’s most renowned athletes. 

But the professional diver has been busy cultivating another passion outside of the pool: knitting. The public first caught a glimpse of Daley getting his knit on at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, when he went to support his fellow Team GB athletes poolside. Between spates of cheering, the diver worked on a cardigan with the words ‘GBR’ and ‘Tokyo’ (the latter written in Japanese) on the right shoulder, and a Union Jack on the left. (He also later knitted a little pouch for his gold medal.)

He’s since nurtured a public love for knitting – writing multiple books on the topic and launching his own brand, Made With Love By Tom Daley (from which you can get your own knit kit). And now, hot off his stint on The Celebrity Traitors, the Olympic champion is poised to dive back into the world of knitting as Game Of Wool’s host.

(L to R) Back row: Holger, Dipti, Ailsa, Simon, Isaac, Stephanie and Gordon / Front row: Lydia, Meadow, Di, Tom, Sheila and Tracy (c) Channel 4 / Jamie Simpson

Who Are The Judges?

Daley will be joined in the knitting room by designers and textile experts Di Gilpin and Sheila Greenwell, who between them have an impressive roster of luxury clients – including Chanel, Vivienne Westwood and Paul Smith. Alongside a celebrity guest judge, they will be reviewing all of the contestants’ work after each challenge. And at the end of each week, they will crown the group’s ‘Best Knit’ and decide who will be ‘cast off’. 

Where To Stream Game Of Wool: Britain’s Best Knitter 

Game Of Wool: Britain’s Best Knitter airs on Channel 4, with episodes dropping weekly on its free streaming service. channel4.com