• Air date: 22 Aug '16 11 episodes
      This British television baking competition selects from amongst its competitors the best amateur baker. The series is credited with reinvigorating interest in baking throughout the UK, and many of its participants, including winners, have gone on to start a career based on baking.
  • List of Episodes (11)
    • 1. Cake Week

      22 Aug '16
      Twelve new amateur bakers enter the iconic tent and take on three cake-making challenges.
    • 2. Biscuit Week

      29 Aug '16
      The remaining bakers face three biscuit challenges. Who will see their dreams crumble?
    • 3. Bread Week

      07 Sep '16
      The bakers face an ovenless technical challenge and a three-flour showstopper.
    • 4. Batter Week

      14 Sep '16
      Mary and Paul have set three challenges to test the bakers on some store cupboard classics.
    • 5. Pastry Week

      22 Sep '16
      It is Pastry Week, and with just eight bakers left, Mary and Paul are looking for perfection. They have set three challenges to test the bakers on three very different types of pastry. For the signature challenge it is breakfast time, Danish style.
    • 6. Botanical Week

      28 Sep '16
      Mary and Paul set three challenges inspired by nature for Botanical Week.
    • 7. Dessert Week

      05 Oct '16
      The bakers face three sweet challenges, including a mousse marathon showstopper.
    • 8. Tudor Week

      12 Oct '16
      For the first ever Tudor Week, the bakers face pies, biscuits and a marzipan showstopper.
    • 9. Patisserie Week

      19 Oct '16
      The semi-final sees the bakers tackling three patisserie-based challenges.
    • 10. The Final

      26 Oct '16
      It is the final, and with just three of the original twelve bakers remaining. The theme for the final is a Royal Bake Off, as the tent plays host to three challenges to impress the Queen.
    • 11. Class of 2015

      27 Oct '16
      A catch-up with the contestants from The Great British Bake Off 2015.