Series 1 poster

Series 1

(2010)

Overview

Series 1 of The Great British Bake Off, aired on BBC 2, saw ten home bakers take part in a bake-off to test every aspect of their baking skills as they battled to be crowned the Great British Bake Off’s best amateur baker. Each week the nationwide tour saw keen bakers put through three challenges in a particular discipline. The rounds took place in various locations across the UK following a theme, for example, the episode on puddings would take place in Bakewell, bread baking would take place …

Cast

Mel Giedroyc as Self - Presenter
Mel Giedroyc

as Self - Presenter

Sue Perkins as Self - Presenter
Sue Perkins

as Self - Presenter

Mary Berry as Self - Judge
Mary Berry

as Self - Judge

Paul Hollywood as Self - Judge
Paul Hollywood

as Self - Judge

Episodes

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Cake Week 0.0

August 17, 2010

This first show uncovers that Queen Victoria is responsible for Britain's wedding cake tradition, that the Puritans tri…

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August 24, 2010

Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins take the eight passionate home bakers who made it through the first round to Scone Palace …

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August 31, 2010

It is week three of the competition and the six remaining bakers are making bread in Kent. If they found cakes and bisc…

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September 7, 2010

It’s week four of and the remaining five bakers have travelled to Bakewell in Derbyshire. This time the bakers are rein…

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September 14, 2010

It’s the penultimate round and as the travelling marquee pitches up in the Cornish village of Mousehole, it’s time for …

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September 21, 2010

It's the Grand Final and the last three surviving contestants face their biggest challenge yet - baking for the Bake Of…