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Season 16 – 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.
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Ben Dowell The Times (UK) Sep 3
4/5
Unlike so many talent shows, this doesn’t overegg the tear-jerky backstories. Go to Full Review Anita Singh Daily Telegraph (UK) Sep 2
3/5
Remember when The Great British Bake Off was a huge deal? Contestants became TV stars, and a binned baked Alaska made front page news. But these days it just hums along in the background. It’s sweet and pretty to look at, and that’ll do. Go to Full Review Christopher Stevens Daily Mail (UK) Sep 10
2/5
If the recipes are over-engineered, so is some of the dialogue. Go to Full Review Emily Watkins iNews.co.uk Sep 3
2/5
Personally, it takes more than caramel to pull me out of an existential spiral, and I can’t be the only one. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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BONITA L @bonitamay Nov 1 Paul used to be fun but he has lost all objectivity. The show was so bias free at the inception and now every season has a political angle that kills the purpose and the surprise. Jasmine is undoubtedly a deserving contestant but Paul's hyper focus on her perfection prevents him from seeing the equally skillful and talented artistic baking of other contestants. I loved watching this for years but I really can't enjoy it anymore. I am done. Including contestants with some life challenge is admirable if it doesn't influence every comment and decision the judges make. Prue has remained honest and fair but keeps being bullied by her counterpart who is clearly afraid of the truth. The obvious imperative to have a woman in the finals narrowed Paul's support and vote down to Jasmine so early in the competition it was irritating to say the least. And it mattered very little if he shifted far enough to award the final star baker to someone beside Jasmine. The spirit of fun and creativity was overshadowed leaving disappointment in its wake. See more Jeff A @RT73806688 Sep 3 Love this show but it’s looking like this is not gonna be its best season. Most of the bakers in prior seasons are relatable with various quirks and charm but this mix is hard to get that next door neighbor vibe. I got the impression that Paul was searching for positivity in a pool of mediocrity. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Paul Hollywood

Judge

Noel Fielding

Host

Prue Leith

Judge

Alison Hammond

Host

Jeanette Goulbourn

Director

Sophia Reid

Producer

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 2, 2025 Cake Week During cake week, contestants create a Swiss roll with an inlay design, make fondant fancies and produce a landscape cake for the showstopper. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 9, 2025 Biscuit Week Bakers face biscuit week challenges, including a slice and bake signature and a chocolate Hobnob technical; for the showstopper, they must create their favorite mementos out of biscuits. Details Episode 3 Aired Sep 16, 2025 Bread Week It's Bread Week, and no dough is safe as the breadmaster himself Paul Hollywood prods and pokes his way through the bakers' offerings; first up is a pull-apart monkey bread Signature, followed by a sticky, messy fast food Technical. Details Episode 4 Aired Sep 23, 2025 Back to School Week The bakers are heading back to school; first up is the classic canteen favourite, flapjacks; the bakers are then tested with a fondly remembered school cake; their final exam is a a school fete Showstopper, full of nostalgic treats. Details Episode 5 Aired Sep 30, 2025 Chocolate Week The bakers make fiddly mousse cups for the Signature, a white chocolate tart in the Technical and a fondue display for their showstopper challenge. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 7, 2025 Pastry Week Noel Fielding and Alison Hammond lead the bakers through pastry week, where they make savory plaits in the signature challenge before attempting a traditional gala pie in the technical. Details Episode 7 Aired Oct 14, 2025 Meringue Week The bakers get whipped up into a frenzy in the Signature as they tackle mini meringue tarts, then take on the more delicate task of soufflés in the Technical; the contestants then take on a showstopping meringue ice cream cake. Details Episode 8 Aired Oct 21, 2025 Dessert Week It's the quarter-final and Dessert Week, as the bakers face three dessert-based challenges; first up, they bake Basque-style cheesecake, before Prue sets a pudding challenge in the Technical; they must create a trifle for the Showstopper. Details Episode 9 Aired Oct 28, 2025 Semi-Final In a Signature that demands utter precision and perfect lamination, the bakers make cream horns worthy of a Parisian patisserie window, before taking on a sugar glass dome; the bakers create a macaron sculpture. Details Episode 10 Aired Nov 4, 2025 The Final The three finalists bake a classic British iced bun in the signature, a tower of French delights in the technical and for their showstopper, they take on the challenge of making the largest ever cake. Details Episode 11 Aired Dec 25, 2025 The Great Peep Show Christmas Bake Off The search is on to crown Britain's "Best Amateur Baker." Details Episode 12 Aired Jan 1, 2026 The Great New Year Bake Off The search is on to crown Britain's "Best Amateur Baker." Details

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Season Info

Director
Jeanette Goulbourn
Executive Producer
Kieran Smith, Jenna Mansfield
Network
Netflix
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Reality, Special Interest
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Sep 2, 2025
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