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Season 5 – The Great British Bake Off

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Twelve amateur bakers compete against each other to win the title of Greatest British Baker. Each round sees an aspiring baker eliminated, until finally the winner is selected from the remaining contestants. Their skills on baking essentials like cakes, breads, pastries and desserts are tested in each round, and the difficulty increases as the competition unfolds. The judges are set to taste all the goods created carefully by the contestants, and the audience is able to follow all the trials and tribulations with a wholesome twist.
The Great British Bake Off — Season 5

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Critics Consensus

Pies, tarts and saucy puds abound! The Great British Baking Show returns with a charming group of talented home bakers in its fifth season.

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Julia Raeside Guardian 04/18/2019
Plaudits all round for a successful series that stuck to the recipe. It was a good bake. Go to Full Review Michael Hogan Daily Telegraph (UK) 06/26/2018
5/5
This has been a show-stopping year for the cake-making contest. Go to Full Review Ellen E Jones Independent (UK) 06/26/2018
And as for those viewers who complained the show had been sullied with smutty innuendo? They can lick my spoon. Go to Full Review Andy Dehnart Reality Blurred 02/27/2020
As the pendulum of reality television swings back toward authenticity from artificiality, perhaps networks and producers in the U.S. can learn from The Great British Bake-Off and relax a little bit. Go to Full Review Lisa-Marie Ferla The Arts Desk 04/25/2019
4/5
With no obvious prizes at stake it's always been the niceness and the quirks of the Bake Off candidates that has won the viewers over. Go to Full Review Luisa Metcalfe Daily Express (UK) 04/25/2019
Thankfully, the humble baking competition, which has become national must-watch fare, is back and not a moment too soon. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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09/19/2017 I defy anyone to watch this show and not immediately try to create a yorkshire pudding. It's both charming and interesting. There's none of the American reality TV series sniping or any of that faux drama BS. Just bakers trying to avoid soggy bottoms. 5/5 See more 08/08/2016 Absolutely love this show. The format is completely addicting. I'm so glad they brought it over to the US. See more Read all reviews
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Mel Giedroyc

Host

Sue Perkins

Host

Mary Berry

Judge

Paul Hollywood

Judge

Andy Devonshire

Director

Anna Beattie

Executive Producer

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Aug 6, 2014 Cake Twelve amateur bakers compete in their first challenge -- cake. Details Episode 2 Aired Aug 13, 2014 Biscuits The bakers create biscuits for a cheese course; Mary's florentines recipe; three-dimensional biscuit scenes. Details Episode 3 Aired Aug 20, 2014 Bread The contestants bake 12 rye bread rolls, ciabatta loaves and a filled centrepiece loaf. Details Episode 4 Aired Aug 27, 2014 Desserts The bakers make delicate cakes called saucy puds filled with a gooey filling; Mary's tiramisu cake; baked Alaska. Details Episode 5 Aired Sep 3, 2014 Pies and Tarts The bakers make sweet custard tarts, mini pear pies and three-tiered pies. Details Episode 6 Aired Sep 10, 2014 European Cakes The bakers prepare yeast-leavened cakes, the 24-step Swedish princess torte and a contemporary version of the Hungarian Dobos torte. Details Episode 7 Aired Sep 17, 2014 Pastry The bakers make parcels, ranging from pastries to samosas, a multilayered buttery pastry called kouign amann, and eclairs. Details Episode 8 Aired Sep 24, 2014 Advanced Dough The remaining five contestants bake enriched sweet fruit loaves, attempt a technical challenge and make 36 doughnuts. Details Episode 9 Aired Oct 1, 2014 Semi-Final - Patisserie The semi-finalists make baklava, a German schichttorte cooked in stages to create 20 layers, and two elegant entremets. Details Episode 10 Aired Oct 8, 2014 The Final The finalists head to the tent to tackle their last three baking challenges. Details

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The Great British Bake Off — Season 5

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Season Info

Director
Andy Devonshire
Executive Producer
Anna Beattie
Network
Netflix
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Reality, Special Interest
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Aug 6, 2014