The Great British Bake Off (often abbreviated to Bake Off or GBBO, or as known in the US and Canada as The Great British Baking Show) 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 three 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 Great British Bake Off has been subsequently renewed through 2024, its fifteenth series.
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 careers in baking, 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.
The series has proven popular abroad; in the United States and Canada, where "Bake-Off" is a trademark owned by Pillsbury, it airs as The Great British Baking Show. The series format has been sold globally for production of localised versions, and was adapted for both BBC Two series The Great British Sewing Bee and The Great Pottery Throw Down.
Series overview[]
| Series | Originally aired | Network | Filming location(s) | Winner | Host(s) | Judges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 August – 21 September 2010 | BBC Two | Cotswolds, England, U.K. Scone Palace, Perth, Scotland, U.K. Sandwich, England, U.K. Bakewell, England, U.K. Mousehole, England, U.K. Fulham Palace, Fulham, England, U.K. |
Edd Kimber | Mel Giedroyc, Sue Perkins | Paul Hollywood | Mary Berry |
| 2 | 14 August – 4 October 2011 | Valentines Mansion, London, England, U.K. | Joanne Wheatley | ||||
| 3 | 14 August – 16 October 2012 | Harptree Court, Harptree, England, U.K. | John Whaite | ||||
| 4 | 20 August – 22 October 2013 | Frances Quinn | |||||
| 5 | 6 August – 8 October 2014 | BBC One | Welford Park, Welford, England, U.K. | Nancy Birtwhistle | |||
| 6 | 5 August – 7 October 2015 | Nadiya Hussein | |||||
| 7 | 24 August – 26 October 2016 | Candice Brown | |||||
| 8 | 29 August – 31 October 2017 | Channel 4 | Sophie Faldo | Noel Fielding, Sandi Toksvig | Prue Leith | ||
| 9 | 28 August – 30 October 2018 | Rahul Mandal | |||||
| 10 | 27 August – 29 October 2019 | David Atherton | |||||
| 11 | 22 September – 24 November 2020 | Down Hall, Hatfield Heath, England, U.K. | Peter Sawkins | Noel Fielding, Matt Lucas | |||
| 12 | 21 September – 23 November 2021 | Guiseppe Dell'Anno | |||||
| 13 | 13 September – 15 November 2022 | Welford Park, Welford, England, U.K. | Syabira Yusoff | ||||
| 14 | 26 September – 28 November 2023 | Matty Edgell | Noel Fielding, Alison Hammond | ||||
| 15 | 2024 | TBD | |||||
International versions[]
Bake Off[]
| Country/Region | Name | Network | Filming location | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middle East and North Africa | Arab Bake off | Al-Dar 4 | Unknown | Juliana Saada |
| Algeria | Le Meilleur Pâtissier الجزائري The Algerian Best Pastry Chef |
Echourouk TV | Unknown | Mehdi Yades |
| Argentina | Bake Off Argentina, El Gran Pastelero | Telefe | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Paula Chaves |
| Australia | The Great Australian Bake Off | Nine Network | Werribee Park Mansion, Werribee, Victoria, Australia | Shane Jacobson, Anna Gare |
| Current: LifeStyle Former: LifeStyle Food |
Yaralla Estate, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (season 2) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (seasons 4-7) |
Claire Hooper, Mel Buttle | ||
| Belgium | De MeesterBakker | VTM | Unknown | Rani De Coninck |
| Bake Off Vlaanderen | Play4 | Schoten, Belgium (seasons 1-3) Oostende, Belgium (season 4) Elewijt, Belgium (season 5) Sint-Pieters-Leeuw, Belgium (seasons 6-7) |
Wim Opbrouck | |
| Brazil | Bake Off Brasil | SBT, Discovery Home & Health | São Paulo, Brazil | Ticiana Villas Boas (seasons 1-2, 6) Carol Fiorentino (season 3) Nadja Haddad (seasons 4-9) Chris Flores (season 6) Fabiana Karla (season 10) |
| Bake Off SBT | SBT | Carol Fiorentino (season 1) Nadja Haddad (seasons 2-3) | ||
| Bulgaria | Bake Off: Най-сладкото състезание Bake Off: The Sweetest Competition |
Nova TV | Unknown | Aleksandra Raeva, Raffi Bohosyan |
| Canada (English) | The Great Canadian Baking Show | CBC Television | Canadian Film Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Dan Levy, Julia Chan (seasons 1-2) Aurora Browne, Carolyn Taylor (season 3) Ann Pornel, Alan Shane Lewis (seasons 4-present) |
| Canada (French) | Le meilleur pâtissier du Québec | TVA | Unknown | Marie-Ève Janvier, Joël Legendre |
| Chile | Bake Off Chile, El Gran Pastelero | Chilevisión | Las Vizcachas, Puente Alto, Chile | Carolina de Moras |
| Czech Republic | Peče celá země | ČT1 | Bon Repos, Stará Lysá, Czech Republic | Tereza Bebarová, Václav Kopta |
| Denmark | Den store bagedyst | DR1 | Vinderslevholm, Silkeborg, Denmark (seasons 1-4) Clausholm Castle, Randers, Denmark (season 5-present) |
Neel Rønholt (season 1) Peter Ingemann (seasons 1–2) Timm Vladimir (seasons 3–present) |
| Estonia | Eesti parim pagar | TV3 | Unknown | Alari Kivisaar Kristjan Rabi (2015) Indrek Vaheoja (2015) |
| Finland | Koko Suomi leipoo | MTV3 | Unknown | Anne Kukkohovi |
| France | Le Meilleur Pâtissier | M6 | Château de Neuville, Gambais, France (seasons 1, 11-present) Château de Groussay, Montfort-l'Amaury, France (seasons 2-4; 6-10) Château de Maillebois, Chartres, France (season 5) |
Faustine Bollaert (2012–2017) Julia Vignali (2017–2021) Marie Portolano (2021–2023) Laëtitia Milot (2024–present) |
| Germany | Das große Backen | Sat.1 | Schloss Herzfelde, Uckermark, Brandenburg, Germany (seasons 1-5) Gutshaus Stülpe, Nuthe-Urstromtal, Brandenburg, Germany (seasons 6-present) |
Britt Hagedorn, Meltem Kaptan (2013) Enie van de Meiklokjes (2014–16, 2018–present) Annika Lau (2017) |
| Greece | Bake Off Greece | Alpha TV | Varympompi, Greece | Ioanna Triantafyllidou |
| Hungary | Ide süss! | Viasat 3 | Unknown | Hajós András, Sass Dániel |
| Ireland | The Great Irish Bake Off | TV3 | Tinakilly House, Rathnew, County Wicklow, Ireland | Anna Nolan |
| Israel | בייק אוף ישראל Bake Off Israel |
Channel 2, Keshet 12 | Unknown | Paula Rosenberg, Aya Kremerman |
| Italy | Bake Off Italia - Dolci in forno | Real Time DMAX, Giallo, Focus, K2, Frisbee, Deejay TV (simulcast of first and final episodes) |
Villa Arconati, Bollate, Italy (seasons 1-2) Villa Annoni, Cuggiono, Italy (seasons 3-5) Villa Bagatti Vasecchi, Varedo, Italy (season 6) Villa Borromeo d'Adda, Arcore, Italy (seasons 7-present) |
Benedetta Parodi |
| Kenya | The Great Kenyan Bake Off | KTN | Unknown | June Gachui, Nick Ndeda |
| Japan | ベイクオフ・ジャパン Bake Off Japan |
Amazon Prime Video | Nasu Farm Village, Ōtawara, Japan | Maki Sakai, Asuka Kudo |
| Morocco | Pâtissier أحسن The Best Pastry Chef |
2M | Unknown | Fadwa Hirate |
| Netherlands | Heel Holland Bakt | NPO 1 (MAX) | Kasteel Broekhuizen, Leersum, Netherlands (seasons 1-4) Kasteel Maarsbergen, Maarsbergen, Netherlands (season 5-present) |
Martine Bijl (2013-2015) André van Duin (2016-present) |
| New Zealand | The Great Kiwi Bake Off | Current: TVNZ 1 Former: TVNZ 2 |
The Kelliher Estate, Puketutu Island, Auckland, New Zealand, New Zealand (seasons 1-2) Parihoa Farm, Muriwai, Auckland, New Zealand (season 2) |
Current: Hayley Sproull, Pax Assadi Former: Madeleine Sami |
| Norway | Hele Norge baker | TV3 | Unknown | Line Verndal |
| Poland | Polski turniej wypieków | TLC | Unknown | Piotr Gąsowski (seasons 1-2) Marta Grycan (season 1) Katarzyna Skrzynecka (season 2) |
| Bake Off – Ale ciacho! | TVP2 | Paulina Mikuła, Anna Gacek (season 1) Marcelina Zawadzka (seasons 2–5) Dorota Czaja (season 2) Katarzyna Kołeczek (seasons 3–4) Ida Nowakowska (season 5) | ||
| Romania | Bake Off Romania | Pro TV | Unknown | Nicolle Stanese |
| Slovakia | Pečie celé Slovensko | Jednotka | Unknown | Juraj Bača, Milan "Junior" Zimnýkoval |
| South Africa | The Great South African Bake Off | BBC Lifestyle | Unknown | Anne Hirsch, Donovan Goliath (series 1) Lentswe Bhengu (series 2–3) Lesego Tlhabi, Glen Biderman-Pam (series 4) |
| Spain | Bake Off España | Cuatro | Unknown | Jesús Vázquez |
| Sweden | Hela Sverige bakar | Current: TV4 Former: Sjuan |
Taxinge-Näsby Castle, Södermanland County, Sweden (seasons 1-11) Ulriksdal Palace, Solna, Sweden (seasons 12-present) |
Current: Tina Nordström, Johan Östling Former: Tilde de Paula Eby |
| Thailand | The Great Thai Bake Off | PPTV | Unknown | Ekkachai Euesangkomset, Nichaphan Chunhawongwasu |
| Turkey | Ver Fırına | TV8 | Unknown | Burcu Esmersoy |
| Ukraine | Великий пекарський турнір Velykyy Pekarsʹkyy Turnir |
1+1 | Unknown | Yuri Nikolaevich Gorbunov |
| United States | The American Baking Competition | CBS | Gibbs Gardens, Ball Ground, Georgia, U.S. | Jeff Foxworthy |
| The Great American Baking Show | Current: The Roku Channel Former: ABC |
Heatherden Hall, Iver Heath, England, U.K. | Nia Vardalos, Ian Gomez (seasons 1-2) Anthony Adams (seasons 3-4) Ayesha Curry (season 3) Emma Bunton (season 4) Zach Cherry (seasons 6-7) Ellie Kemper (season 6) Casey Wilson (season 7) | |
| Uruguay | Bake Off Uruguay | Canal 4 | Jacksonville, Montevideo, Uruguay | Current: Jimena Sabaris Former: Annasofía Facello |
Celebrity Bake Off[]
| Country/Region | Name | Network | Filming location | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | Bake Off Celebridades | SBT | São Paulo, Brazil | Nadja Haddad |
| Italy | Celebrity Bake Off | Real Time | Villa Annoni, Cuggiono, Italy | Benedetta Parodi |
| Spain | Celebrity Bake Off España | Amazon Prime Video | Unknown | Paula Vázquez, Brays Efe |
| Bake Off: Famosos al horno | La 1 | Paula Vázquez | ||
| Sweden | Hela kändis-Sverige bakar | TV4 | Taxinge-Näsby Castle, Södermanland County, Sweden | Current: Tina Nordström, Johan Östling Former: Tilde de Paula Eby |
Junior Bake Off[]
| Country/Region | Name | Network | Filming location | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | Heel Vlaanderen Bakt Kids | NPO Zapp (MAX) | Unknown | Jeroom Snelders |
| Brazil | Júnior Bake Off Brasil | SBT | São Paulo, Brazil | Carol Fiorentino (season 1) Nadja Haddad (seasons 2-3) |
| Italy | Junior Bake Off Italia | Real Time K2, Frisbee (simulcast of first and final episodes) |
Villa Annoni, Cuggiono, Italy (seasons 1-3) Villa Bagatti Vasecchi, Varedo, Italy (season 4) Villa Borromeo d'Adda, Arcore, Italy (seasons 5-present) |
Benedetta Parodi (seasons 1-2) Katia Follesa (season 3-5) Flavio Montrucchio, Alessia Manchi (seasons 6-present) |
| Netherlands | Heel Holland Bakt Kids | NPO Zapp (MAX) | Unknown | André van Duin (seasons 1-2) Edson da Graça (season 3) Plien van Bennekom (seasons 4-present) |
| Poland | Bake Off Junior | TVP2 | Unknown | Marcelina Zawadzka, Ida Nowakowska |
| Sweden | Hela Sverige bakar junior | Sjuan | Taxinge-Näsby Castle, Södermanland County, Sweden | Tilde de Paula Eby |
| United Kingdom | Junior Bake Off | Current: Channel 4 Former: CBBC |
Valentines Mansion, London, England, U.K. (series 1) Harptree Court, Harptree, England, U.K. (series 2) Welford Park, Welford, England, U.K. (series 3-present) |
Aaron Craze (series 1-2) Sam Nixon, Mark Rhodes (series 3-4) Harry Hill (series 6-present) |