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Season 8 – Portrait Artist of the Year: Full Cast & Crew Oct 2021 Special Interest/Reality
Artists are getting their time in the spotlight with "Portrait Artist of the Year." An esteemed panel of judges travel across Europe in search of the brightest star in the art world. Each episode features a regional competition and contestants are challenged to produce a portrait of one of three famous sitters, the judges select who moves onto the semifinal. When three are remaining, the finalists will have their work displayed in the world-famous National Portrait Gallery in London and the winner will receive a $10,000 commission to become a permanent part of the British Library. Such famous sitters that are featured are Sir Ian McKellen, Sophie Turner, Sophie Dahl, Maisie Williams, Julian Fellowes, Alan Cumming, among so many more. Air Date: Oct 13, 2021 See TV Season Details

Cast & Crew

All Cast Crew
Joan Bakewell Host Stephen Mangan Host Kathleen Soriano Judge Tai-Shan Schierenberg Judge Kate Bryan Judge Gabrielle Self David Olusoga Guest Nicola Benedetti Guest Celeste Guest Gyles Brandreth Self Karen Gibson Self Lydia West Guest Maggie Aderin-Pocock Guest Jacob Fortune-Lloyd Self Sergei Polunin Guest Alastair Campbell Guest Grace Neutral Self Sophie Cookson Self Anna Thomson Director Nico Wasserman Director Rocio Cano Director Susannah Farrow Producer