The Great British Bake Off - Series 1

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.

10 Episodes

Cake Week

Season 1 - Episode 1

Cake Week sees the bakers take on a fruity challenge. Prue sets her first technical - a kids' party favourite. Plus, the trickiest showstopp...

Biscuit Week

Season 1 - Episode 2

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...

Bread Week

Season 1 - Episode 3

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 ch...

Caramel Week

Season 1 - Episode 4

Nine bakers remain and for the first time it's caramel week. Prue Leith and Paul Hollywood have set the contestants three sticky challenges ...

Pudding Week

Season 1 - Episode 5

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

Pastry Week

Season 1 - Episode 6

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

Italian Week

Season 1 - Episode 7

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

Forgotten Bakes

Season 1 - Episode 8

The remaining five bakers step back in time for Forgotten Bakes Week, facing the test of baking with unfamiliar recipes, with places in the ...

Patisserie Week

Season 1 - Episode 9

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 techn...

The Final

Season 1 - Episode 10

Twelve bakers started, just three remain. Who will succeed with the demanding final challenges, including a high-end patisserie showstopper,...