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Season 6 – 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 6

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Critics Consensus

The Great British Baking Show proves once again that good old fashion sportsmanship is the secret ingredient in creating a successful cooking competition.

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Andrew Billen The Times (UK) 04/25/2019
4/5
[Nadiya] Hussain is not just a star baker, she is a star. Go to Full Review Linda Holmes NPR 04/23/2019
It's been very, very hard for American unscripted television to employ pure gentleness without cloying sentimentality, to balance kindness and bluntness... The Great British Baking Show does [this] effortlessly. Go to Full Review Tom Whyman New York Times 04/23/2019
It's the passive-aggressive niceness of it that I find so grating... And yet when I actually sit down and watch the thing, I find it hard not to be sucked in. Despite everything, there's just something so compelling about it. Go to Full Review Ian Sandwell Digital Spy 04/25/2019
The fact that Nadiya ended up becoming one of the most beloved reality TV winners ever was really just the cherry on top of a perfect series. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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04/25/2021 Another great season. Nadiya's emotional journey of self discovery really added a special something to this season. See more Read all reviews
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Mel Giedroyc

Host

Sue Perkins

Host

Mary Berry

Judge

Paul Hollywood

Judge

Andy Devonshire

Director

Ben Freedman

Producer

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Aug 5, 2015 Cake Twelve bakers take on their first signature challenge -- to make a Madeira cake; the classic black forest gateau. Details Episode 2 Aired Aug 12, 2015 Biscuits Eleven bakers face the signature challenge of creating 24 biscotti; the technical challenge is arlettes; edible biscuit box of 36 biscuits of a different flavor. Details Episode 3 Aired Aug 19, 2015 Bread The bakers create quick breads for the signature challenge; the technical challenge is baguettes; edible 3-D bread sculptures. Details Episode 4 Aired Aug 26, 2015 Desserts The nine bakers left make a French classic -- creme brulee; the technical challenge is a Spanische windtorte; a stack of tiered cheesecakes. Details Episode 5 Aired Sep 2, 2015 Alternative Ingredients For alternative ingredients week, the bakers must bake without sugar, gluten or dairy; the signature challenge requires sugar free cakes; gluten free pitas; dairy free ice cream rolls. Details Episode 6 Aired Sep 9, 2015 Pastry It's pastry week and the bakers begin with frangipane tarts for the signature challenge; the technical challenge calls for flaouna, a traditional cheese-filled pastry; vol-au-vent. Details Episode 7 Aired Sep 16, 2015 Victorian The signature challenge features a stalwart of the Victorian dinner table -- game pie. Details Episode 8 Aired Sep 23, 2015 Patisserie The five remaining bakers work their way through patisserie, including a mountainous choux pastry masterpiece. Details Episode 9 Aired Sep 30, 2015 Chocolate The pressure is on as the remaining bakers get a grip on one of the most difficult ingredients -- chocolate. Details Episode 10 Aired Oct 4, 2015 The Final This program looks back over the last series from Luis's amazing 3-D biscuit scene via the technically challenging Schichttorte to Ian's binning of his baked Alaska. Details

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The Great British Bake Off — Season 6

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Season Info

Director
Andy Devonshire, Ben Freedman
Network
Netflix
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Reality, Special Interest
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Aug 5, 2015