Episodes
S6 E1 - Asa Butterfield, Micky Flanagan, Anjli Mohindra
Watch on supported devicesJanuary 20, 202045minIn this first heat, 9 artists are challenged to create a portrait of one of 3 celebrities: actors Asa Butterfield and Anjli Mohindra and comedian Micky Flanagan.Watch for freeS6 E2 - Trevor Nelson, Noel Clarke, Ashley Roberts
Watch on supported devicesJanuary 27, 202044minIn this second heat, 9 artists are challenged to create a portrait of one of 3 celebrities: DJ and presenter Trevor Nelson; Former PussyCatDoll Ashley Roberts and actor and director Noel Clarke.Watch for freeS6 E3 - Len Goodman, Tinie Tempah, Harriet Walter
Watch on supported devicesFebruary 3, 202044minIn this third heat, 9 artists are challenged to create a portrait of one of 3 celebrities: ballroom dancer and former Strictly judge Len Goodman; musician and entrepreneur Tinie Tempah and actor Dame Harriet Walter.Watch for freeS6 E4 - Asim Chaudhry, Russell Tovey, Doreen Mantle
Watch on supported devicesFebruary 10, 202044minIn this fourth heat, 9 artists are challenged to create a portrait of one of 3 celebrities: comedian Asim Chaudhry, and actors Doreen Mantle and Russell Tovey.Watch for freeS6 E5 - John Cooper Clarke, Fearne Cotton, Haydn Gwynne
Watch on supported devicesFebruary 17, 202044minIn this fifth heat, 9 artists are challenged to create a portrait of one of 3 celebrities: actor Haydn Gwynne, presenter Fearne Cotton and performance poet John Cooper Clarke.Watch for freeS6 E6 - Ricky Wilson, Adrian Dunbar, Zawe Ashton
Watch on supported devicesFebruary 24, 202044minIn this sixth heat, 9 artists are challenged to create a portrait of one of 3 celebrities: actors Zawe Ashton and Adrian Dunbar and Kaiser Chiefs front man Ricky Wilson.Watch for freeS6 E7 - Ken Stott, Mike Leigh, Lydia Leonard
Watch on supported devicesMarch 2, 202044minIn this seventh heat, 9 artists are challenged to create a portrait of one of 3 celebrities: director Mike Leigh and actors Ken Stott and Lydia Leonard.Watch for freeS6 E8 - Deborah Findlay, Wunmi Mosaku, Omid Djalili
Watch on supported devicesMarch 9, 202044minIn this eighth heat, 9 artists are challenged to create a portrait of one of 3 celebrities: actors Deborah Findlay and Wunmi Mosaku and actor and comedian Omid Djalili.Watch for freeS6 E9 - Elaine Paige
Watch on supported devicesMarch 16, 202044minFor the semi-final of Portrait Artist of the Year 2020, a stunning backdrop - adorned with lush velvet and festoon lights - frames our celebrity sitter, the First Lady of musical theatre, Elaine Paige. The artists are given a brief to reference the set - but which three will make it through to the final?Watch for freeS6 E10 - Lemn Sissay
Watch on supported devicesMarch 23, 202045minArtists have four hours to create their portraits, and the hallowed halls of the National Portrait Gallery provide a fitting backdrop for their final sitter, renowned poet, Lemn Sissay.Watch for freeS6 E11 - Nile Rodgers
Watch on supported devicesMarch 23, 202044minIn this final programme, the winner embarks on a 10,000 pound commission to create a portrait of music legend, Nile Rodgers.Watch for freeS6 E12 - Celebrity Special
Watch on supported devicesDecember 16, 201944minIn this year's celebrity special of Portrait Artist of the Year 6 new celebrity artists are invited to take up the challenge. Actors Mark Gatiss, Fenella Woolgar and James Fleet are joined by presenters Anneke Rice and Sophie Morgan, and comedian Jenny Éclair.Watch for free