The Great British Bake Off
The Great British Bake Off
TV ShowReturning Series

The Great British Bake Off

8.2 / 10
2017
9 seasons
90 episodes
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Britain's best amateur bakers compete in the iconic white tent - all united in their aim to prove their baking skills and impress judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith.

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Sandi Toksvig and Noel Fielding are joined in the iconic tent by 12 of Britain’s best amateur bakers – all united in their aim to impress judges Paul Hollywood and (new to the team this series) Prue Leith. There are 30 baking challenges for the bakers to try their hand at. Those who don’t make the grade are asked to leave, while the one who consistently rises to the challenge is named Star Baker.

  • Cake Week

    1.Cake Week

    29-08-201757m

    Cake Week sees the bakers take on a fruity challenge. Prue sets her first technical - a kids' party favourite. Plus, the trickiest showstopper ever set in the first week of Bake Of...

  • Biscuit Week

    2.Biscuit Week

    05-09-201757m

    It's week two, and the sandwich biscuit signature challenge sees bakers trying to blend biscuit and filling. There's a technical task set by Paul Hollywood that no one has tried be...

  • Bread Week

    3.Bread Week

    12-09-201757m

    It's Bread Week and the ten remaining bakers have a lot to prove to Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith. This time they've been set three tough challenges: a teacake signature, where the...

  • Caramel Week

    4.Caramel Week

    19-09-201757m

    Nine bakers remain and for the first time it's caramel week. Prue Leith and Paul Hollywood have set the contestants three sticky challenges - a super sweet signature with a rich te...

  • Pudding Week

    5.Pudding Week

    26-09-201756m

    Prue and Paul are seeking perfection in pudding week, with a staggering technical challenge and a multi-layered showstopper that's not to be trifled with.

  • Pastry Week

    6.Pastry Week

    03-10-201757m

    The bakers face a tough triple challenge including an ambitious traditional pie.

  • Italian Week

    7.Italian Week

    10-10-201756m

    The bakers face a Sicilian signature, a deceptively tricky technical, and a fiddly showstopper in the hottest temperatures ever recorded in the tent.

  • Forgotten Bakes

    8.Forgotten Bakes

    17-10-201757m

    The remaining five bakers step back in time for Forgotten Bakes Week, facing the test of baking with unfamiliar recipes, with places in the semi-final at stake. They start with a s...

  • Patisserie Week

    9.Patisserie Week

    24-10-201756m

    It's the semi-final, and the four remaining bakers must set to work on producing 24 exquisite choux buns. Prue Leith has set a complex technical for her first semi-final that leave...

  • The Final

    10.The Final

    31-10-201756m

    Twelve bakers started, just three remain. Who will succeed with the demanding final challenges, including a high-end patisserie showstopper, to be crowned winner of The Great Briti...

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