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Quick facts for kids The Great British Bake Off
Genre	Baking Reality
Directed by	Andy Devonshire (2010–2012, 2014–) Scott Tankard (2012–2013)
Presented by	Mel Giedroyc Sue Perkins Sandi Toksvig Noel Fielding Matt Lucas
Judges	Mary Berry Paul Hollywood Prue Leith
Theme music composer	Tom Howe
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language(s)	English
No. of series	13
No. of episodes	122 (and 32 specials)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Anna Beattie (2010–) Richard McKerrow (2010) Sarah Thomson-Woolley (2016–2017) Kieran Smith (2012)
Producer(s)	Samantha Beddoes (2013–2014) Amanda Westwood (2012)
Production location(s)	Cotswolds, Scone Palace, Sandwich, Bakewell, Mousehole, Fulham Palace (all 2010) Valentines Mansion (2011) Harptree Court (2012–2013) Welford Park (2014–2019, 2022–) Down Hall (2020–2021)
Running time	60 minutes
Production company(s)	Love Productions
Distributor	BBC Studios
Release
Original network	BBC Two (2010–2013) BBC One (2014–2016) Channel 4 (2017–)
Picture format	HDTV 1080i
Audio format	Stereo
Original release	17 August 2010 (2010-08-17) – present
Chronology
Related shows	The Great British Sewing Bee Bake Off: The Professionals The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice The Great Pottery Throw Down Junior Bake Off

The Great British Bake Off (often abbreviated to Bake Off or GBBO) is a British television baking competition, produced by Love Productions, in which a group of amateur bakers compete against each other in a series of rounds, attempting to impress two judges with their baking skills. One contestant is eliminated in each round, and the winner is selected from the contestants who reach the final. The first episode was aired on 17 August 2010, with its first four series broadcast on BBC Two, until its growing popularity led the BBC to move it to BBC One for the next three series. After its seventh series, Love Productions signed a three-year deal with Channel 4 to produce the series for the broadcaster.

The programme was originally presented by Sue Perkins and Mel Giedroyc, with judges Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood. Following its move to Channel 4, Noel Fielding and Sandi Toksvig took over as presenters, but Toksvig was later replaced by Matt Lucas. Hollywood and Prue Leith are the current judges.

The series is credited with reinvigorating interest in baking throughout the United Kingdom and Ireland, with shops in the UK reporting sharp rises in sales of baking ingredients and accessories. Many of its participants, including winners, have gone on to start a career based on bakery, while the BAFTA award-winning programme has spawned a number of specials and spin-off shows: a celebrity charity series in aid of Sport Relief/Comic Relief or Stand Up to Cancer; Junior Bake Off for young children (broadcast on the CBBC channel, then on Channel 4 from 2019); after-show series An Extra Slice; and Bake Off: The Professionals for teams of pastry chefs. On 27 October, it was announced that the Great British Bake-Off has been renewed, with a twelfth series currently airing on Channel 4 in 2021. On 2 November 2021, the show was renewed for its thirteenth series that started airing on 13 September 2022. On 27 September 2022 it was confirmed that The Great British Bake Off will return in 2023 for its fourteenth series.

The series has been shown in other countries; in the United States and Canada, where "Bake-Off" is a trademark owned by Pillsbury, it is called The Great British Baking Show. Its format has been sold globally for production of localised versions and was used as the basis for two BBC Two series, The Great British Sewing Bee and The Great Pottery Throw Down.

Background

Development

The baking competition was conceived by producer Anna Beattie after she spoke to a friend who had seen 'bake-offs' in America. Beattie was also inspired by the classic English village fête baking competitions; she said: "I loved that idea of village fetes and an old-fashioned baking competition with people who only wanted to bake a good cake." However, Beattie failed to interest any channel in the idea for four years.

In early 2009, they pitched the idea to Janice Hadlow, then controller of BBC Two. The pitch was successful, and Hadlow and Commissioning Editor Charlotte Moore commissioned the programme, which was then developed over the next six months. The development team first selected Mary Berry as a judge, and following an audition Paul Hollywood was also appointed. Sue Perkins and Mel Giedroyc were approached to be presenters of the show.

Production

Reproducing the surroundings of the English village fête, the series is filmed in bunting-draped marquees in scenic gardens. In the first series, the filming locations varied in different episodes, but only one location was used for each series from the second series onwards. The series is normally filmed over a 12 to 13 weeks period, and the filming usually takes place over the weekends with the exception of series 11 when filming was shortened to six weeks due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Amateur bakers who applied to appear in the show are first assessed by a researcher, followed by an audition in London with two of their bakes. They then undergo a screen test and an interview with a producer. A second audition involves the applicants baking two recipes for the judges in front of the cameras. After a psychological evaluation, between 10 and 13 applicants are selected for the show, with two further bakers on standby should any of those selected drop out. What the bakers intended to bake during a particular challenge is illustrated using animated graphics. These graphics have been created by illustrator Tom Hovey since the show's inception in 2010.

Broadcast and personnel changes

On 17 August 2010, the first episode of The Great British Bake Off was shown on BBC Two. It stayed on BBC Two for four years, grew in popularity and became the most popular programme on that channel. In its fifth series it was moved to BBC One where it stayed for three years. It was the most-watched programme on British television in 2015 and 2016. Following extended negotiations, Love Productions announced that the seventh series of the show would be the last broadcast by the BBC. On 12 September 2016, Love agreed to a three-year deal to broadcast the show on Channel 4. However, BBC Studios still owns the global distribution rights to the show, which are set for renewal in 2028. Giedroyc and Perkins subsequently announced that they would not be returning when the show moved to its new network. On 22 September 2016, Berry announced that she would also be leaving the show when it moved to Channel 4, while Hollywood later announced he would stay. In March 2017, it was announced that Prue Leith would join Hollywood as a judge, while Noel Fielding and Sandi Toksvig would take over as presenters. After 3 years presenting the show, Toksvig announced her departure in 2020, and was replaced by Matt Lucas.

Format

The programme operates on a weekly elimination process to find the best all-around baker from the contestants, who are all amateurs. Ten contestants were chosen for the first series, twelve for the following two series, thirteen for the fourth and tenth, and twelve from series five to series nine, and series eleven onward.

In each episode, the amateur bakers are given three challenges based on that week's theme: a signature bake, a technical challenge, and a show-stopper. The three challenges take place over two days, and the filming takes up to 16 hours a day. Except for Series 9, the first week of the competition was usually "Cake Week". The contestants are assessed by the judges who then choose a "Star Baker" for the week (introduced in series 2), and a contestant is also eliminated although if the contestant numbers in certain years are not even or there is a non-elimination a week before, then two bakers may be eliminated. In the final round, three bakers are left and a winner is chosen from the three.

In the first series, the location of the cast and crew moved from town to town each week, but from the second series, the competition is held in one location in a specially constructed marquee. Interspersed in the programme are the backgrounds of the contestants as well as, in the earlier series, video vignettes on the history of baking.

Series overview

Series 1 (2010)

Series 1 of The Great British Bake Off saw ten home bakers take part in a bake-off to test their baking skills as they battled to be crowned the Great British Bake Off's best amateur baker. Each week the nationwide tour saw the bakers put through three challenges in a particular discipline. The rounds took place in various locations across the UK, with the final round being held at Fulham Palace, London.

The three finalists were Ruth Clemens, Miranda Gore Browne, and Edd Kimber. On 21 September 2010, Kimber was crowned the best amateur baker.

Series 2 (2011)

The number of amateur baker contestants increased to twelve for the second series. Unlike Series 1, this year The Great British Bake Off stayed in one location – Valentines Mansion, a 17th-century mansion house in Redbridge, London.

The finalists were Holly Bell, Mary-Anne Boermans, and the winning contestant Joanne Wheatley.

Series 3 (2012)

The third series of The Great British Bake Off began on 14 August 2012. The series was filmed at Harptree Court in East Harptree, Somerset.

The finalists were Brendan Lynch, James Morton and John Whaite, the last of whom won the final in a surprise result.

In the US, the third series was broadcast as season 5 on PBS, and on Netflix as The Great British Baking Show: The Beginnings.

Series 4 (2013)

The fourth series of The Great British Bake Off started on 20 August 2013 on BBC Two. The series was again filmed at Harptree Court in East Harptree, Somerset. The final was won by Frances Quinn, with Ruby Tandoh and Kimberley Wilson as runners up.

In the US, the fourth series was broadcast as season 2 on PBS, and on Netflix as Collection 2.

Series 5 (2014)

The fifth series of The Great British Bake Off began airing on 6 August 2014 on BBC One. This series was filmed at Welford Park in Berkshire. There were twelve bakers taking part. Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood returned as judges, whilst Sue Perkins and Mel Giedroyc continued to present the series. Richard Burr was awarded the largest number of star baker designations of any series so far but was beaten by Nancy Birtwhistle in the final.

A spin-off show The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice, hosted by comedian Jo Brand on BBC Two, was also launched as a companion series in the same year. Each episode was broadcast two days after the main show but later moved to the same night. The show includes interviews with eliminated contestants.

In the US, the fifth series was broadcast as season 1 on PBS, and on Netflix as Collection 1.

Series 6 (2015)

The sixth series began on 5 August 2015 on BBC One, again from Welford Park in Berkshire. The spin-off show The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice returned for a second series, with Jo Brand as host. This series was won by Nadiya Hussain, with Ian Cumming and Tamal Ray as runners up.

In the US, the sixth series was broadcast as season 3 on PBS, and on Netflix as Collection 3.

Series 7 (2016)

The seventh series began on 24 August 2016 on BBC One, once again from Welford Park in Berkshire, a later than usual start following the BBC's coverage of the Olympic Games. This series was won by Candice Brown, with Jane Beedle and Andrew Smyth as runners up.

In the US, the seventh series was broadcast as season 4 on PBS, and on Netflix as Collection 4.

Series 8 (2017)

The eighth series of The Great British Bake Off began airing on 29 August 2017. This is the first series of The Great British Bake Off to be broadcast on Channel 4 following its move from the BBC. The series features new hosts Noel Fielding and Sandi Toksvig, and new judge Prue Leith along with returning judge Paul Hollywood. This series was won by Sophie Faldo, with Kate Lyon and Steven Carter-Bailey finishing as runners-up.

The eighth series is broadcast on Netflix as Collection 5.

Series 9 (2018)

The ninth series of The Great British Bake Off began airing on 28 August 2018.

On 30 October 2018, Sheffield University researcher Rahul Mandal, from Rotherham, was announced as the winner of The Great British Bake Off 2018. The runners-up were Ruby Bhogal and Kim-Joy Hewlett.

The ninth series is broadcast on Netflix as Collection 6.

Series 10 (2019)

The tenth series of The Great British Bake Off began airing on 27 August 2019. On 29 October 2019, David Atherton was announced as the winner of The Great British Bake Off 2019, becoming the first winner never to have won Star Baker during the competition. The runners-up were Steph Blackwell and Alice Fevronia.

The tenth series is broadcast on Netflix as Collection 7.

Series 11 (2020)

The eleventh series of The Great British Bake Off began airing on 22 September 2020. Matt Lucas replaced Sandi Toksvig as host, alongside returning host Noel Fielding and judges Prue Leith and Paul Hollywood. The first three episodes ran for 90 minutes rather than the previous 75 minutes. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, filming was shortened to six weeks. The cast and crew had to live in a "self-contained biosphere", which was Down Hall Hotel in Bishop's Stortford where a marquee was put up in its garden for the competition. On 24 November 2020, it was announced that this series was won by Peter Sawkins, with Laura Adlington and Dave Friday finishing as the runners-up.

The eleventh series was broadcast on Netflix as Collection 8, released weekly three days after the UK air date.

Series 12 (2021)

The twelfth series began airing on Tuesday 21 September 2021. The twelfth series was broadcast on Netflix as Collection 9, released weekly three days after the UK air date.

On 23 November 2021, Giuseppe Dell'Anno was announced as the winner, becoming the first Italian to win the programme. The runners-up were Chigs Parmar and Crystelle Pereira.

Series 13 (2022)

The thirteenth series of the Great British Bake Off began airing on Tuesday 13 September 2022 on Channel 4. The thirteenth series was broadcast on Netflix as Collection 10, released weekly three days after the UK air date.

Incomplete bakes and other incidents

Periodically, accidents and other errors have influenced the results of a round of judging. Several have had a significant impact on what a baker presents, notably:

• Presenters Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins accidentally interfered with several bakes. In Series 4, Sue leaned on Howard Middleton's English muffins in the technical challenge and in Series 6, she broke Nadiya Hussain's biscuit lid in the showstopper challenge.
• In Series 2, Robert Billington accidentally dropped his tiered showstopper while applying finishing touches to the cake. Both judges and presenters came to his aid to salvage the bottom tier of his cake. He was able to present the incomplete showstopper as a single-tiered cake.
• In Series 3, John Whaite was unable to complete his bake after he suffered a severe cut to his finger on the food processor. He tried to continue working on his strudel wearing a rubber glove, but the bleeding required medical attention, including assistance from Danny, who left her bake to help him. As a result, John had to abandon the last bake, and no one was eliminated that week.
• In Series 4, contestant Deborah Manger accidentally used Howard Middleton's custard instead of her own. As a result, Howard was forced to use Deborah's custard, and this was taken into account by the judges, who judged the trifles and custards individually.
• In Series 5, during the Baked Alaska challenge, contestant Diana Beard removed Iain Watters's ice cream from a freezer in order to make room for her dessert. Upon discovering his melted ice cream on the counter, Watters threw it into the bin in frustration and left the tent. He returned shortly after, and as he had no cake for judging; he produced his bin instead, leading to his elimination. The event provoked anger from many viewers, who believed Diana Beard had interfered with his ice cream, causing it to melt.
• In Series 9, one of contestant Rahul Mandal's empty storage jars burst from the heat within the tent and glass covered the workbench and potentially contaminated the mixtures. The production team had to dispose of all of his mixtures and clear his station. He was then given an extra fifteen minutes after the other finalists had finished to make up for the time he had lost.
• In Series 11, during the technical challenge of the first episode, contestant Sura Selvarajah accidentally knocked over four of David Friday's pineapple upside down cakes as he was putting them on the gingham table. Paul and Prue were informed of the incident and judged the cakes based on the two which remained intact.

The Great Christmas/Festive Bake Off

Since 2016, two-holiday specials have been transmitted between each series. The special will typically feature four returning bakers from the previous series to compete in three holiday-themed challenges (excluding the second 2019 special, in which the cast of the Channel 4 sitcom Derry Girls featured as the contestants). Since 2017 (following the move from BBC), one special is broadcast on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day and the other on New Year's Day on Channel 4.

Series	Winner	Other contestants
2016	Mary-Anne Boermans (Series 2)	Cathryn Dresser (Series 3), Ali Imdad (Series 4) and Norman Calder (Series 5)
	Chetna Makan (Series 5)	Janet Basu (Series 2), James Morton (Series 3) and Howard Middleton (Series 4)
2017	Paul Jagger (Series 6)	Beca Lyne-Pirkis (Series 4), Selasi Gbormittah (Series 7) and Val Stones (Series 7)
	Rav Bansal (Series 7)	Rob Billington (Series 2), Sandy Docherty (Series 6) and Benjamina Ebuehi (Series 7)
2018	Jane Beedle (Series 7)	Andrew Smyth (Series 7), Flo Atkins (Series 8) and Liam Charles (Series 8)
	Steven Carter-Bailey (Series 8)	Kate Henry (Series 5), Tamal Ray (Series 6) and Candice Brown (Series 7)
2019	Briony Williams (Series 9)	Tom Hetherington (Series 8), Yan Tsou (Series 8) and Terry Hartill (Series 9)
2019 (Derry Girls edition)	Saoirse-Monica Jackson	Dylan Llewellyn, Jamie-Lee O'Donnell, Nicola Coughlan and Siobhán McSweeney
2020	Rosie Brandreth-Poynter (Series 10)	James Hillery (Series 8), Ruby Bhogal (Series 9) and Jamie Finn (Series 10)
	Rahul Mandal (Series 9)	Nancy Birtwhistle (Series 5), Helena Garcia (Series 10) and Henry Bird (Series 10)
2021 (It’s a Sin edition)	Nathaniel Curtis	Olly Alexander, Lydia West and Shaun Dooley
2021	Kim-Joy Hewlett (Series 9)	Jon Jenkins (Series 9), Hermine (Series 11) and Rowan Williams (Series 11)

Awards and nominations

The Great British Bake Off was nominated for a Rose d'Or in the Lifestyle section of the 2012 competition and won. The programme has been nominated a number of times in various categories for the BAFTA awards and won in 2012, 2013, and 2016. It also won two 2015 National Television Award for Skills Challenge Show.

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Results	Ref.
2012	Rose d'Or	Lifestyle	The Great British Bake Off	Won
	BAFTA TV Awards	Features	Anna Beattie, Andy Devonshire, Simon Evans, Richard McKerrow	Won
		YouTube Audience Award	The Great British Bake Off	Nominated
2013		Features	Anna Beattie, Kieran Smith, Amanda Westwood, Scott Tankard	Won
		Radio Times Audience Award	The Great British Bake Off	Nominated
	National Television Award	Factual Entertainment		Nominated
2014	BAFTA TV Awards	Features	Anna Beattie, Amanda Westwood, Samantha Beddoes, Simon Evans	Nominated
	National Television Award	Factual Entertainment	The Great British Bake Off	Nominated
2015	BAFTA TV Awards	Features	Anna Beattie, Samantha Beddoes, Andy Devonshire, Simon Evans	Nominated
		Radio Times Audience Award	The Great British Bake Off	Nominated
	National Television Award	Skills Challenge Show		Won
2016	National Television Award	Challenge Show		Won
	BAFTA TV Awards	Features	The Great British Bake Off production team	Won
		Radio Times audience award	The Great British Bake Off	Nominated
	Asian Viewers Television Awards	Best Of British		Nominated
2017	National Television Award	Challenge Show		Nominated
		TV judge	Mary Berry	Won
	BAFTA TV Awards	Features	The Great British Bake Off production team	Nominated
	Asian Viewers Television Awards	Best Of British	The Great British Bake Off	Nominated
2019	National Television Award	Factual Entertainment		Nominated
	BAFTA TV Awards	Features		Nominated
2020	National Television Award	Challenge Show		Won
2021	Critics' Choice Real TV Awards	Best Competition Series		Won
	National Television Award	Challenge Show		Won

International

The British version of The Great British Bake Off is broadcast in many countries and it has been sold to 196 territories as of 2015. The format has also been sold to 20 territories by 2015, making it the third most successful BBC format after Strictly Come Dancing and The Weakest Link. Many of these shows have been successful. The Junior Bake Off format has also been sold to Thailand.

Broadcast

Canada

CBC Television began broadcasting The Great British Bake Off in Canada in August 2016, starting with the sixth series under the title The Great British Baking Show. Subsequent seasons have aired the summer following their British airings, with Series 9 debuting in July 2019.

The CBC also produces a Canadian version called The Great Canadian Baking Show with an identical format.

United States

The Great British Bake Off airs in the United States under the name The Great British Baking Show because "Bake-Off" is a registered trademark of Pillsbury in the U.S. As of October 2022, the British series 1-7 were available in the United States on The Roku Channel, labeled as Seasons 1-7, and the British series 8-13 were available in the United States on Netflix, labeled as Collections 5-10.

From 2014-2018, the US broadcaster PBS aired five series of the show. PBS broadcast the fifth British series as Season 1 in winter 2014–2015, shortly after it aired in the UK, and in autumn 2015 PBS broadcast the fourth British series as Season 2 because the new British series was not ready. The sixth series was broadcast as Season 3 in summer 2016, and the seventh series was broadcast as Season 4 in summer 2017. After the show moved to Channel 4, PBS purchased the BBC's third series and broadcast it as Season 5 instead of licensing the eighth series from Channel 4. PBS chose not to license the Channel 4 series.

In 2018, Netflix acquired the rights to stream the eighth British series, which was the first from Channel 4, and debuted it as a "Netflix Original Production" labeled as Collection 5; the service already had PBS's Seasons 1-4 available for streaming, labeled as Collections 1-4. Netflix added the third British series as a separate show, The Great British Baking Show: The Beginnings, later in 2018. In January 2022, Collections 1-4 and The Great British Baking Show: The Beginnings left Netflix. Netflix also added the Holiday and Masterclass episodes as separate shows from the individual seasons they were originally part of. The Great British Baking Show: Holidays includes the holiday episodes that have aired since 2018. The Masterclass episodes were added to Netflix in April 2017 as The Great British Baking Show: Masterclass, but were removed in April 2021.

In 2022, The Roku Channel began streaming the seven British series that originally aired on the BBC, including the first and second series that had not previously been available in the U.S.

The following table shows the analogous series numbers between the major distributors; the series in italics are no longer available from that distributor:

Original UK series number	The Roku Channel	Netflix	PBS
Series one (2010)	Season one	-	-
Series two (2011)	Season two	-	-
Series three (2012)	Season three	The Beginnings	Season five
Series four (2013)	Season four	Collection 2	Season two
Series five (2014)	Season five	Collection 1	Season one
Series six (2015)	Season six	Collection 3	Season three
Series seven (2016)	Season seven	Collection 4	Season four
Series eight (2017)	-	Collection 5	-
Series nine (2018)	-	Collection 6	-
Series ten (2019)	-	Collection 7	-
Series eleven (2020)	-	Collection 8	-
Series twelve (2021)	-	Collection 9	-
Series thirteen (2022)	-	Collection 10	-

The Great American Baking Show, an American adaptation of The Great British Bake Off, aired on ABC for five seasons from 2015-2020. Its sixth season will air on The Roku Channel starting in 2023.

International versions

Current

  Airing or in production    Upcoming season 

Country	Local title	Host(s)	Judges	Channel	Premiere
Middle East and North Africa	Arab Bake off	Juliana Saada	Pierre Kurdi Michel Selim Jamal Al-Ali	Al-Dar 4	11 February 2022
Argentina	Bake Off Argentina, El Gran Pastelero (Bake Off Argentina, The Great Baker)	Paula Chaves	Damián Betular (2018–present) Pamela Villar (2018–present) Dolli Irigoyen (2021) Christophe Krywonis (2018-2020)	Telefe	8 April 2018
Australia	The Great Australian Bake Off	Shane Jacobson Anna Gare	Dan Lepard Kerry Vincent	Nine Network	9 July 2013
		Claire Hooper Mel Buttle	Maggie Beer Matt Moran	LifeStyle Food	13 October 2015
Belgium ( Flanders)	De MeesterBakker [nl] (The Master Baker)	Rani De Coninck [nl]	Sofie Dumont [nl] Bernard Proot	vtm	4 April 2012
	Bake Off Vlaanderen (Bake Off Flanders)	Wim Opbrouck	Regula Ysewijn Herman Van Dender	VIER	30 August 2017
Brazil	Bake Off Brasil	Ticiana Villas Boas (2015–16, 2020) Carol Fiorentino (2017) Nadja Haddad (2018–present) Chris Flores (2020)	Carol Fiorentino (2015–16) Fabrizio Fasano Jr. (2015–17) Beca Milano (2017–present) Olivier Anquier (2018–present)	SBT Discovery Home & Health	25 July 2015
	Bake Off SBT				23 December 2017
	Júnior Bake Off Brasil				6 January 2018
	Bake Off Celebridades				20 February 2021
Canada	The Great Canadian Baking Show	Dan Levy (seasons 1–2) Julia Chan (seasons 1–2) Aurora Browne (season 3) Carolyn Taylor (season 3) Ann Pornel (season 4-) Alan Shane Lewis (season 4-)	Bruno Feldeisen(seasons 1–) Rochelle Adonis(seasons 1–2) Kyla Kennaley (seasons 3-)	CBC	1 November 2017
Canada ( Quebec)	Le meilleur pâtissier du Québec	Marie-Ève Janvier Joël Legendre	Joël Lahon Gaël Vidricaire	Vrai	17 January 2022
Chile	Bake Off Chile, El Gran Pastelero [es] (Bake Off Chile, The Great Baker)	Carolina de Moras	Yann Yvin Gustavo Sáez Millaray Vallejos	Chilevisión	6 August 2018
Czech Republic	Peče celá země [cs] (Whole country bakes)	Tereza Bebarová Václav Kopta	Mirka van Gils Slavíková Josef Maršálek	ČT1	4 January 2020
Denmark	Den store bagedyst [da] (The Great Baking Bout)	Neel Rønholt (season 1) Peter Ingemann (season 1–2) Timm Vladimir (season 3–)	Mette Blomsterberg (season 1–6) Jan Friis-Mikkelsen (season 1–6) Katrine Foged Thomsen (season 7–) Marcus Grigo (season 7-)	DR1	28 August 2012
Estonia	Eesti parim pagar [et]	Kristjan Rabi (2015) Indrek Vaheoja (2015) Alari Kivisaar	Angeelika Kang Ants Uustalu	TV3	31 August 2015
Finland	Koko Suomi leipoo [fi] (All of Finland bakes)	Anne Kukkohovi	Mika Parviainen Sami Granroth	MTV3	24 September 2013
France	Le Meilleur Pâtissier (The Best Baker)	Faustine Bollaert (2012–17) Julia Vignali (2017–21)Marie Portolano (2021–)	Cyril Lignac Jacqueline Mercorelli	M6 RTL-TVI (Belgium)	26 November 2012
Germany	Das große Backen [de] (The great Bake)	Britt Hagedorn (2013) Meltem Kaptan (2013) Enie van de Meiklokjes (2014–16, 2018–) Annika Lau (2017)	Christian Hümbs Enie van de Meiklokjes (2013) Andrea Schirmaier-Huber (2013–14) Betty Schliephake-Burchardt (2015–)	Sat.1	1 December 2013
Hungary	Ide süss! [hu] (Az ország nagy cukrászversenye)	Hajós András Sass Dániel	Baracskay Angéla Szabadfi Szabolcs	Viasat 3	26 March 2018
Italy	Bake Off Italia - Dolci in forno [it] (Bake Off Italy – Sweets in the oven)	Benedetta Parodi [it]	Ernst Knam Clelia d'Onofrio Damiano Carrara	Real Time	November 2013
Israel	בייק אוף ישראל [he] (Bake Off Israel)	Paula Rosenberg Aya Kremerman	Ran Shmueli Oded Brenner Carine Goren	Channel 2	9 April 2016
Kenya	The Great Kenyan Bake Off	June Gachui Nick Ndeda	Kiran Jethwa Myra Kivuvani Ndungu	KTN Home	7 October 2019
Japan	ベイクオフ・ジャパン [ja] (Bake Off Japan)	Maki Sakai Asuka Kudo	Toshihiko Yoroizuka Yoshimi Ishikawa	Amazon Prime Video	22 April 2022
Morocco	Pâtissier أحسن (The Best Baker)	Fadwa Hirate	Othmane Belefkih Bouchra Tamimi	2M	26 January 2021
Netherlands	Heel Holland Bakt [nl] (All of Holland bakes)	Martine Bijl [nl] (2013–15) André van Duin (2016–present)	Robèrt van Beckhoven Janny van der Heijden	MAX (NPO 1)	5 June 2013
New Zealand	The Great Kiwi Bake Off	Madeleine Sami Hayley Sproull	Dean Brettschneider Sue Fleischl	TVNZ 2 (2018-2019) TVNZ 1 (2021)	16 October 2018
Norway	Hele Norge baker [no] (All of Norway Bakes)	Line Verndal	Pascal Dupuy Øyvind Lofthus	TV3	10 March 2013
Poland	Bake Off – Ale ciacho! [pl] (Bake Off – What A Cake!)	Anna Gacek Paulina Mikuła	Krzysztof Ilnicki Gosia Molska	TVP2	5 September 2016
Romania	Bake Off Romania	Nicolle Stanese	Alex Stan Simona Pope Tudor Constantinescu	Pro TV	29 February 2016
Slovakia	Pečie celé Slovensko [sk]	Juraj Bača Milan "Junior" Zimnýkoval	Petra Tóthová Jozefína Zaukolcová	RTVS	10 October 2021
Sweden	Hela Sverige bakar [sv] (All of Sweden Bakes)	Tilde de Paula	Johan Sörberg Birgitta Rasmussen	TV4 (Sjuan)	20 September 2012
	Hela kändis-Sverige bakar (Celebrity All of Sweden Bakes)				11 November 2014
Thailand	The Great Thai Bake Off (ยอดนักอบขนม)	TBA	TBA	PPTV HD 36	June 2019
Uruguay	Bake Off Uruguay	Jimena Sabaris (2022–present) Annasofía Facello (2021)	Sofía Muñoz (2021–present) Hugo Soca (2022–present) Rose Galfione (2022–present) Stephanie Rauhut (2021) Jean Paul Bondoux (2021)	Canal 4	26 August 2021

Former

     No longer airing 

Country	Local title	Host(s)	Judges	Channel	Premiere
Bulgaria	Bake Off: Най-сладкото състезание (Bake Off: The Sweetest Competition)	Aleksandra Raeva Raffi Bohosyan	Julia Pandzherova Yuri Baltaliyski	Nova TV	15 November 2016
Greece	Bake Off Greece	Ioanna Triantafyllidou	Nikolas Straggas Akis Petretzikis Dimitris Xronopoulos	Alpha TV	23 September 2018
Ireland	The Great Irish Bake Off	Anna Nolan	Biddy White Lennon Paul Kelly	TV3	19 September 2013
South Africa	The Great South African Bake Off	Anne Hirsch Donovan Goliath (series 1) Lentswe Bhengu (series 2-)	Shirley Guy Tjaart Walraven	BBC Lifestyle	8 October 2015
Spain	Bake Off España [es] (Bake Off Spain)	Jesús Vázquez	Dani Álvarez Betina Montagne Miquel Guarro	Cuatro	6 March 2019
	Celebrity Bake Off España [es] (Celebrity Bake Off Spain)	Paula Vázquez Brays Efe	Clara Villalón Frédéric Bau	Amazon Prime Video	16 December 2021
Turkey	Ver Fırına	Burcu Esmersoy	Arda Türkmen Emel Başdoğan	TV8	20 October 2014
Ukraine	Velykyy Pekarsʹkyy Turnir [uk] (Великий пекарський турнір; Great Bakers Tournament)	Yuri Nikolaevich Gorbunov [uk; ru]	Serge Markovic Catherine Ahronik Olga Ganushchak	1+1	1 September 2013
United States	The American Baking Competition	Jeff Foxworthy	Marcela Valladolid Paul Hollywood	CBS	29 May 2013
	The Great American Baking Show	Nia Vardalos (seasons 1–2) Ian Gomez (seasons 1–2) Ayesha Curry (season 3) Anthony Adams (seasons 3–4) Emma Bunton (season 4)	Johnny Iuzzini (seasons 1–3) Mary Berry (seasons 1–2) Paul Hollywood (season 3–4) Sherry Yard (season 4)	ABC	30 November 2015 (as The Great Holiday Baking Show)

The Great Sport Relief Bake Off

The Great Sport Relief Bake Off
Genre	Cooking Baking
Presented by	Mel Giedroyc Jennifer Saunders Ed Byrne Sarah Millican Sue Perkins Jo Brand Omid Djalili
Judges	Mary Berry Paul Hollywood
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language(s)	English
No. of series	3
No. of episodes	12
Production
Running time	60 minutes
Production company(s)	Love Productions
Release
Original network	BBC Two (2012–2013) BBC One (2014–2016)
Picture format	16:9
Original release	10 January 2012 (2012-01-10) – 23 February 2016 (2016-02-23)

Episode viewing figures from BARB.

Series 1 (2012)

  Finalist   Winner

No.	Signature Challenge	Technical Challenge	Showstopper Challenge	Contestants	Airdate	Viewers (millions)
1	Traybake	Wholemeal Cheese Scones	Meringue Dessert	Angela Griffin	10 January 2012 (2012-01-10)	3.52
				James Wong
				Joe Swift
				Sarah Hadland
2	Savoury Flan	Banana & Chocolate Chip Loaves	Layered Cake	Arlene Phillips	11 January 2012 (2012-01-11)	2.79
				Fi Glover
				Gus Casely-Hayford
				Saira Khan
3	Classic Crumble	Coffee & Walnut Cake	24 Miniature Tarts	Alex Deakin	12 January 2012 (2012-01-12)	2.56
				Alex Langlands
				Anita Rani
				Pearl Lowe
4	Trio of Baked Biscuits	6 Sausage Rolls	Covered Tiered Occasion Cake	Angela Griffin	13 January 2012 (2012-01-13)	3.43
				Anita Rani
				Fi Glover

Series 2 (2014)

     Star Baker

No.	Guest host	Signature Challenge	Technical Challenge	Showstopper Challenge	Contestants	Airdate	Viewers (millions)
1	Sue Perkins	12 Sandwich Biscuits	Tarte Tatin	3D Novelty Cake	Bonnie Wright	13 January 2014 (2014-01-13)	4.37
					Johnny Vaughan
					Michael Vaughan
					Samantha Bond
2	Jo Brand	12 Gingerbread Biscuits	Banoffee Pie	Chocolate Cake	Greg Rutherford	14 January 2014 (2014-01-14)	5.07
					Jane Horrocks
					Jason Gardiner
					Kirsty Young
3	Omid Djalili	Traybake	Iced Ring Doughnuts	Layered Cakes	Emma Freud	15 January 2014 (2014-01-15)	5.02
					Jamelia
					Michael Ball
					Victoria Pendleton
4	Ed Byrne	Pizzas	Eccles Cakes	Tiered Cakes	Alistair McGowan	16 January 2014 (2014-01-16)	4.94
					Doon Mackichan
					Helen Skelton
					Rochelle Humes

Series 3 (2016)

     Star Baker

No.	Guest host	Signature Challenge	Technical Challenge	Showstopper Challenge	Contestants	Airdate	Viewers (millions)
1	Mel Giedroyc	Canapés	Paris–Brest	Trophy Cake	David James	27 January 2016 (2016-01-27)	6.03
					Jason Manford
					Maddy Hill
					Samantha Cameron
2	Jennifer Saunders	American Muffins	Football Pie	Tiered Cake	Chris Kamara	3 February 2016 (2016-02-03)	7.44
					Ed Balls
					Kimberley Walsh
					Victoria Coren Mitchell
3	Ed Byrne	Savoury tarts	Chocolate and Beetroot Tray Bake	3D Biscuits	Geri Horner	17 February 2016 (2016-02-17)	7.12
					Jermaine Jenas
					John Simpson
					Louise Redknapp
4	Sarah Millican	Open-top Pie	Salmon Roulade	Cupcakes	Ade Edmondson	24 February 2016 (2016-02-24)	6.74
					Alison Steadman
					Morgana Robinson
					Will Young

The Great Comic Relief Bake Off

The Great Comic Relief Bake Off
Genre	Cooking Baking
Presented by	Mel Giedroyc Sue Perkins Jo Brand Ed Byrne
Judges	Mary Berry Paul Hollywood
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language(s)	English
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	8
Production
Running time	60 minutes
Production company(s)	Love Productions
Release
Original network	BBC Two (2013) BBC One (2015)
Picture format	16:9
Original release	21 January 2013 (2013-01-21) – 4 March 2015 (2015-03-04)

Series 1 (2013)

     Star Baker

No.	Signature Challenge	Technical Challenge	Showstopper Challenge	Contestants	Airdate	Viewers (millions)
1	Shortbread	Custard Slices	Portrait Cake	Jo Brand	21 January 2013 (2013-01-21)	4.17
				Stephen K. Amos
				Lorna Watson
				Ingrid Oliver
2	Iced Biscuits	Bakewell Tart	Gateaux	Warwick Davis	22 January 2013 (2013-01-22)	4.44
				Duncan Bannatyne
				Simon Reeve
				Andy Akinwolere
3	Scones	Chocolate Éclairs	Novelty Cake	Ellie Simmonds	23 January 2013 (2013-01-23)	4.34
				Kirsty Wark
				Julia Bradbury
				Bob Mortimer
4	Chocolate Biscuits	Lemon Meringue Pie	Comic Relief Birthday Cake	Claudia Winkleman	24 January 2013 (2013-01-24)	4.39
				Ed Byrne
				Martha Kearney
				Helen Glover

Series 2 (2015)

     Star Baker

No.	Guest host	Signature Challenge	Technical Challenge	Showstopper Challenge	Contestants	Airdate	Viewers (millions)
1	Sue Perkins	Giant Cookie or Biscuit	12 Mini Fruit Tarts	Tiered Chocolate Cake	Dame Edna Everage	11 February 2015 (2015-02-11)	7.75
					Joanna Lumley
					Jennifer Saunders
					Lulu
2	Mel Giedroyc	24 cupcakes	20 profiteroles	Marble "Building" Cake	Jonathan Ross	18 February 2015 (2015-02-18)	8.39
					Zoe Sugg
					Gok Wan
					Abbey Clancy
3	Jo Brand	24 Shortbread	6 Mini Pork Pies	Triple-tiered Pavlova	Sarah Brown	25 February 2015 (2015-02-25)	7.92
					David Mitchell
					Michael Sheen
					Jameela Jamil
4	Ed Byrne	Tray Bake	12 Crumpets	Vegetable Self Portrait Cake	Alexa Chung	4 March 2015 (2015-03-04)	8.21
					Victoria Wood
					Chris Moyles
					Kayvan Novak

The Great Stand Up to Cancer Bake Off

The Great Stand Up to Cancer Bake Off
Genre	Cooking Baking
Presented by	Sandi Toksvig Noel Fielding Matt Lucas
Judges	Prue Leith Paul Hollywood
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language(s)	English
No. of series	5
No. of episodes	25
Production company(s)	Love Productions
Release
Original network	Channel 4
Picture format	16:9
Original release	6 March 2018 (2018-03-06) – present

Series overview

Series	Episodes	Premiere	Finale	Timeslot	Channel
1	5	6 March 2018 (2018-03-06)	3 April 2018 (2018-04-03)	Tuesday 8:00 pm	Channel 4
2	5	5 March 2019 (2019-03-05)	2 April 2019 (2019-04-02)
3	5	10 March 2020 (2020-03-10)	7 April 2020 (2020-04-07)
4	5	9 March 2021 (2021-03-09)	6 April 2021 (2021-04-06)
5	5	22 March 2022 (2022-03-22)	19 April 2022 (2022-04-19)

Series 1 (2018)

     Star Baker

No.	Signature Challenge	Technical Challenge	Showstopper Challenge	Contestants	Airdate	Viewers (millions)
1	12 cupcakes	6 Crêpes Suzette	3D biscuit scene	Roisin Conaty	6 March 2018 (2018-03-06)	5.91
				Martin Kemp
				Harry Hill
				Bill Turnbull
2	24 scones	Devil's food cake	Self-portrait croquembouches	Nick Hewer	13 March 2018 (2018-03-13)	5.65
				Perri Kiely
				Stacey Solomon
				Ricky Wilson
3	Loaf cake	8 Tiramisu sandwich biscuits	Meringue towers	Ella Eyre	20 March 2018 (2018-03-20)	5.95
				Ruth Davidson
				Jamie Laing
				Tim Minchin
4	12 blondies	6 fruit turnovers	Secret passion cake	Griff Rhys Jones	27 March 2018 (2018-03-27)	5.48
				Joe Lycett
				Lee Mack
				Melanie Sykes
5	12 muffins	Custard pie	Rainbow dream cake	Aisling Bea	3 April 2018 (2018-04-03)	5.53
				Alan Carr
				Kadeena Cox
				Teri Hatcher

Series 2 (2019)

     Star Baker

No.	Signature Challenge	Technical Challenge	Showstopper Challenge	Contestants	Airdate	Viewers (millions)
1	12 brownies	Swiss roll	3D biscuit scene	John Lithgow	5 March 2019 (2019-03-05)	4.86
				Jon Richardson
				Hannah Cockroft
				Russell Brand
2	Topped flapjacks	6 cream horns	Meringue scene	James Acaster	12 March 2019 (2019-03-12)	5.30
				Russell Tovey
				Rylan Clark-Neal
				Michelle Keegan
3	Shortbread	Pork pies	Self-portrait cake	Johnny Vegas	19 March 2019 (2019-03-19)	4.48
				Big Narstie / Sandi Toksvig
				Katarina Johnson-Thompson
				Jess Phillips
4	Characterful biscuits	Chocolate Crumpets	Favourite hobby cake	Jeremy Paxman	26 March 2019 (2019-03-26)	4.58
				Joe Wilkinson
				Sally Lindsay
				Georgia "Toff" Toffolo
5	Fruity drizzle cake	Choux pastry swans	Self-portrait towering biscuit	Nicola Adams	2 April 2019 (2019-04-02)	4.60
				Krishnan Guru-Murthy
				Greg Wise
				Caroline Flack

Series 3 (2020)

     Star Baker

No.	Signature Challenge	Technical Challenge	Showstopper Challenge	Contestants	Airdate	Viewers (millions)
1	Giant biscuit	Mille-feuille	Choux sculpture	Louis Theroux	10 March 2020 (2020-03-10)	5.00
				Jenny Eclair
				Russell Howard
				Ovie Soko
2	Roulade	6 Cannoli	Favourite place cake	Patsy Palmer	17 March 2020 (2020-03-17)	5.01
				Richard Dreyfuss
				James Buckley
				Scarlett Moffatt
3	Éclairs	Battenberg cake	Biggest fear cake	Johanna Konta	24 March 2020 (2020-03-24)	5.70
				Tan France
				Caroline Quentin
				Joel Dommett
4	Traybake	Mini Yorkshire puddings	Future aspiration biscuit scene	James Blunt	31 March 2020 (2020-03-31)	6.33
				Alison Hammond
				Alex Jones
				Joe Sugg
5	12 Sandwich biscuits	6 Iced buns	3D Guilty pleasure cake	Kelly Brook	7 April 2020 (2020-04-07)	5.92
				Mo Gilligan
				Robert Rinder
				Carol Vorderman

Series 4 (2021)

     Star Baker

No.	Signature Challenge	Technical Challenge	Showstopper Challenge	Contestants	Airdate	Viewers (millions)
1	Millionaire Shortbread	4 Chocolate and raspberry tarts	Pet Peeves cake	Tom Allen	9 March 2021 (2021-03-09)	6.12
				Rob Beckett
				Alexandra Burke
				Daisy Ridley
2	Decorative Fruit tart	6 Cheese and chive Scones	Spirit animal marble cake	Anne-Marie	16 March 2021 (2021-03-16)	5.83
				David Baddiel
				Kelly Holmes
				James McAvoy
3	Vegetable Traybake	4 Queen of Puddings	Biscuit selfie of themselves at work	Nick Grimshaw	23 March 2021 (2021-03-23)	5.45
				Philippa Perry
				Dizzee Rascal
				Reece Shearsmith
4	Cocktail Fondant Fancies	Cherry Lattice Pie	3D Biscuit and Meringue Scene	Stacey Dooley	30 March 2021 (2021-03-30)	5.09
				KSI
				Katherine Ryan
				Jade Thirlwall
5	8 Choux buns	12 Financiers	Chocolate Bucket List Cake	Ade Adepitan	6 April 2021 (2021-04-06)	5.21
				John Bishop
				Nadine Coyle
				Anneka Rice

Series 5 (2022)

     Star Baker

No.	Signature Challenge	Technical Challenge	Showstopper Challenge	Contestants	Airdate	Viewers (millions)
1	Animal biscuits	12 Maple and Pecan madeleines	3D Secret Talent choux sculptures	Clara Amfo	22 March 2022 (2022-03-22)	3.24
				Blake Harrison
				Alex Horne
				Emma Willis
2	Fruit turnovers	4 Chocolate fondants	Embarrassing moment meringue scene	Yung Filly	29 March 2022 (2022-03-29)	3.42
				Gareth Malone
				Ruby Wax
				Laura Whitmore
3	Stained glass biscuits	6 Raspberry doughnuts	Before fame novelty cake	Ed Gamble	5 April 2022 (2022-04-05)	3.42
				Example
				Matt Lucas
				Annie Mac
4	Meringue roulades	18 Lemon and pistachio biscotti	3D Favourite childhood memory cake	Mo Farah	12 April 2022 (2022-04-12)	2.97
				Katherine Kelly
				Ben Miller
				Motsi Mabuse
5	Marble Cake	Almond and cherry roly-poly	Hero biscuit portrait	Sophie Morgan	19 April 2022 (2022-04-19)
				Ellie Goulding
				Tracy-Ann Oberman
				Mawaan Rizwan

See also

In Spanish: The Great British Bake Off para niños