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The Best Episodes of The Great British Bake Off

Every episode of The Great British Bake Off ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Great British Bake Off!

Britain's best amateur bakers compete in the iconic white tent - all united in their aim to prove their baking skills and impress judges Paul...
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Best Episodes Summary

"The Final" is the best rated episode of "The Great British Bake Off". It scored 8/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 11/23/2021. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Patisserie Week".

  • The Final
    8.0/101 votes
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    #1 - The Final

    Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 11/23/2021

    The last remaining bakers make a classic carrot cake and create a grand Mad Hatter's tea party banquet. Who will be crowned the winner of The Great British Bake Off 2021?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Patisserie Week
    8.0/101 votes
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    #2 - Patisserie Week

    Season 8 Episode 9 - Aired 11/19/2024

    It's the semi-final and the bakers show off their patisserie prowess with breakfast pastries and a classic-but-theatrical Technical. Who'll make final-worthy fruit entremets?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Bread Week
    7.5/102 votes
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    #3 - Bread Week

    Season 6 Episode 3 - Aired 9/27/2022

    It's Bread Week, and the bakers put their stamp on a classic pizza in the Signature and get in a twist with a classic pastry in the Technical. Finally, the bakers tackle a showstopping Smörgåstårta, a decorative Danish sandwich cake.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Dessert Week
    7.5/102 votes
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    #4 - Dessert Week

    Season 6 Episode 5 - Aired 10/11/2022

    It's Dessert Week and the bakers get all steamed up in the Signature, tackle a classic lemon meringue pie in the Technical, and for the Showstopper are tasked with creating a sponge cake with a surprise inside.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Halloween Week
    7.5/102 votes
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    #5 - Halloween Week

    Season 6 Episode 6 - Aired 10/18/2022

    Halloween has come early as the remaining bakers tackle three terrifying challenges. There's a seasonal Signature in the form of an apple cake, followed by a s'more-ish Technical and, in the Showstopper, they create a Halloween piñata.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Cake Week
    7.0/101 votes
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    #6 - Cake Week

    Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 9/21/2021

    Bake Off is back, as 12 new bakers make their way into a brand-new bubble. The bakers tackle mini rolls, a nostalgic teatime classic, and cakes that defy the laws of physics.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Biscuit Week
    7.0/101 votes
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    #7 - Biscuit Week

    Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 9/28/2021

    It's crunch time for the bakers as they put their twist on filled brandy snaps, make a jammy childhood favourite and create an interactive toy made exclusively from biscuit

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Bread Week
    7.0/101 votes
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    #8 - Bread Week

    Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 10/5/2021

    The remaining bakers have a lot to prove as they put their own twist on a classic Italian focaccia, make a Greek-inspired snack and create ambitious designs in milk bread

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Dessert Week
    7.0/101 votes
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    #9 - Dessert Week

    Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 10/12/2021

    The bakers put their twist on the classic pavlova and take on a toffee technical, before creating a delicate dessert wrapped in intricately patterned sponge for a splendid showstopper

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • German Week
    7.0/101 votes
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    #10 - German Week

    Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 10/19/2021

    It's a Bake Off first, as the bakers attempt to perfect traditional German biscuits and make a torte fit for a Prince, before rising to the challenge with a showstopping tiered cake using yeast

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Pastry Week
    7.0/101 votes
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    #11 - Pastry Week

    Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 10/26/2021

    It's Pastry Week and the bakers tackle choux pastry doughnuts and a tricky Turkish technical, before creating a savoury, delicately designed showstopping pastry pie packed full of flavour

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Caramel Week
    7.0/101 votes
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    #12 - Caramel Week

    Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 11/2/2021

    It's Caramel Week and the bakers put their twist on a classic caramel tart and produce a family favourite biscuit bar, before making a showstopping dessert encased in a sugar dome.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Free From Week
    7.0/101 votes
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    #13 - Free From Week

    Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 11/9/2021

    The remaining bakers explore alternative ingredients as they make a Signature without dairy, a hearty vegan Technical and a towering gluten-free celebration cake for the Showstopper

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Patisserie Week
    7.0/101 votes
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    #14 - Patisserie Week

    Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 11/16/2021

    It's the semi-final and the bakers' patisserie skills are tested as they make delicate layered slices, a French classic and opulent entremets displays. Who will make it to the final?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Cake Week
    7.0/102 votes
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    #15 - Cake Week

    Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 9/13/2022

    Week 1 in the tent brings 13 new bakers together to test their cake skills. The judges are looking for perfect mini cakes, a tangy technical, and a home baked showstopper.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Biscuit Week
    7.0/102 votes
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    #16 - Biscuit Week

    Season 6 Episode 2 - Aired 9/20/2022

    It's Biscuit Week, and the bakers kick off with illusion macarons in the Signature, before producing a fruity favourite in the Technical. And in the Showstopper, they put their creativity to the test by making a 3D mask entirely from biscuits.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Biscuit Week
    7.0/102 votes
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    #17 - Biscuit Week

    Season 7 Episode 2 - Aired 10/3/2023

    It's Biscuit Week and the bakers get stuck into a marshmallow-based Signature challenge, before cracking on with a custard classic in the Technical. Finally, in an illusion-themed Showstopper, the bakers make their favourite meal out of biscuits.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Cake Week
    7.0/103 votes
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    #18 - Cake Week

    Season 8 Episode 1 - Aired 9/24/2024

    The new batch of bakers elevate a loaf cake, tackle a Technical with a twist and make bamboozling illusion cakes. Whose cake fakery will earn them the first Star Baker award?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Biscuit Week
    7.0/103 votes
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    #19 - Biscuit Week

    Season 8 Episode 2 - Aired 10/1/2024

    In biscuit week, the signature challenge sees the bakers making Viennese sandwich biscuits, before taking a nostalgic turn in the technical, as they recreate a retro minty family favourite. Finally, the bakers take on a dramatic showstopper blending comedy and tragedy, as they craft their own biscuit puppet theatres.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Dessert Week
    7.0/102 votes
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    #20 - Dessert Week

    Season 8 Episode 7 - Aired 11/5/2024

    In Dessert Week, the bakers meringue-making skills are put to the test before they make their own attempts at Prue's twist on the classic British steamed suet pudding. The Showstopper Challenge sees the contestants putting their own mark on the beloved tiramisu.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Dessert Week
    6.7/103 votes
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    #21 - Dessert Week

    Season 7 Episode 7 - Aired 11/7/2023

    It's Dessert Week and the bakers take on a retro crème caramel and a classic treacle sponge, before creating a showstopping meringue bomb. Who will peak and who will wobble?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Party Week
    6.7/103 votes
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    #22 - Party Week

    Season 7 Episode 8 - Aired 11/14/2023

    It's Party Week and the bakes have a ball with a sausage roll and make an 'anything-but-beige' buffet. Who will put on a semi-finals-worthy spread and who will be a party pooper?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Patisserie Week
    6.7/103 votes
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    #23 - Patisserie Week

    Season 7 Episode 9 - Aired 11/21/2023

    It's the semi-final and the four remaining bakers take on an elegant French patisserie Signature and a buttery French classic in the Technical, before making a showstopping Italian celebration cake made up of delicate puff pastry layers.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Final
    6.7/103 votes
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    #24 - The Final

    Season 7 Episode 10 - Aired 11/28/2023

    It's the final, and the three remaining bakers start with a jaw-dropping choux pastry Signature, before taking on a blast from the past in a sticky Technical and finishing with the ultimate celebration cake Showstopper.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Bread Week
    6.7/103 votes
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    #25 - Bread Week

    Season 8 Episode 3 - Aired 10/8/2024

    In Bread Week, the bakers are challenged to make savoury buns and bread horns filled with delectable delights. In the Technical challenge, the bakers must follow along as Paul Hollywood demonstrates a recipe before them.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A