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Portrait Artist of the Year

2026 · 5 episodes · Oct 7, 2026

  1. Episode 1

    Lennie James, Sheridan Smith, Vanessa Williams

    Oct 7, 2026

    Stephen Mangan presents as nine artists have four hours to paint Vanessa Williams, Sheridan Smith or Lennie James.

  2. Episode 2

    Louis Theroux, Anthony Scaramucci, Joanna Scanlan

    Oct 14, 2026

    Nine artists paint documentarian Louis Theroux, actress Joanna Scanlan or political commentator Anthony Scaramucci. Who progresses?

  3. Episode 3

    Matt Weston, Dexter Fletcher, Nikita Gill

    Oct 21, 2026

    Nine artists paint actor-director Dexter Fletcher, Olympic champion Matt Weston or poet Nikita Gill. Who will reach the semi-final?

  4. Episode 4

    Danny Beard, Yalda Hakim, Arti Shah

    Oct 28, 2026

    Nine artists paint drag performer Danny Beard, actress Arti Shah or broadcaster Yalda Hakim. Who will earn a semi-final place?

  5. Episode 5

    Rylan Clark, Alison Balsom, Jamie Lloyd

    Nov 4, 2026

    Nine artists paint broadcaster Rylan Clark, musician Alison Balsom or theatre director Jamie Lloyd. Who will reach the semi-finals?