S5 E1 • Cakes

The Season 5 premiere: Twelve bakers tackle an upside down cake for the Signature bake. In the Technical, they undertake Paul's recipe for rum babas—baffling some of them. For the Showstopper, they attempt to produce a cake that reveals a hidden..

Première diffusion : 22 juin 2018

S5 E2 • Bread

Eleven bakers make 24 flatbreads for the Signature bake. The Technical challenge has them in a twist as they attempt an eight-strand plaited loaf. To stay in the tent, they must produce 12 sweet and 12 savory bagels for the Showstopper...

Première diffusion : 22 juin 2018

S5 E3 • Tarts

The remaining 10 bakers try to wow Paul and Mary with unusual flavor combinations in tartes tartins. A treacle tart in the Technical seems simple, but proves the downfall of some. Producing a Showstopper under the judges' gaze is no easy task.

Première diffusion : 29 juin 2018

S5 E4 • Desserts

The bakers start off with an array of rich tortes in the Signature challenge. They then face the Technical, creme caramel; for some, there's more wobble than expected. The six-hour Showstopper is a mighty layered meringue.

Première diffusion : 6 juillet 2018

S5 E5 • Pies

In the Signature, the bakers must master a perfect Wellington. The fiendishly difficult Technical challenge, hand-raised pies, proves the downfall of many. American pies are the Showstopper feature. Who will be this week's star-spangled baker?

Première diffusion : 13 juillet 2018

S5 E6 • Puddings

For their Signature challenge, the bakers go all out with two types of sponge puddings. In the Technical, they face Queen of Pudding, a recipe direct from the archives of Mary Berry. A Showstopper strudel stretches them to their limits.

Première diffusion : 20 juillet 2018

S5 E7 • Sweet Dough

Last week, after a food processor accident led to an unprecedented decision, there are seven bakers left to prepare regional buns in the Signature, jam doughnuts in the Technical and an enriched dough loaf in the Showstopper. Two bakers must go.

Première diffusion : 27 juillet 2018

S5 E8 • Biscuits

It's the biscuit-based quarter final, and Paul and Mary are taking the challenges to another level. To one of the most arduous ever seen on the Baking Show. The signature bake sees the bakers' organizational and baking skills put to the test, as they attempt to deliver a huge batch of perfectly baked crispbreads. The bakers then throw away the baking rulebook, as time and temperature work against them to produce six perfectly tempered chocolate tea cakes for the technical challenge. A place in the semifinal will be hard earned, as the final challenge tests not only the quality of the bake, but how well it works as a building material.

Première diffusion : 3 août 2018

S5 E9 • Patisserie

There are only four bakers left vying for a place in the much sought after final of The Great British Baking Show, and the weight of the occasion is getting to even the most unflappable of the bakers. Each baker frantically works against the clock to deliver petits fours to Paul and Mary's exacting standards, and one of the hardest technical bakes ever seen on the Baking Show finds two of the bakers left watching their fraisier cakes collapse. It's possible to hear a pin drop in the kitchen as the bakers pull out the stops for their showstopping choux gateaus. Paul and Mary think they've seen it all, until they are presented with a tribute to the Tour de France.

Première diffusion : 10 août 2018

S5 E10 • The Final

After weeks of pastries, cakes, and bread, three bakers have made it to the Final. But they face the last and most demanding of challenges yet as every aspect of their baking skill is scrutinized. To prove themselves to judges Paul Hollywood and Mary Berry, the finalists attempt pastry perfection with a signature Pithivier. Then, on to one of the most intricate technical challenges ever devised - Fondant Fancies. It all comes down to their final ever Showstopper, creating a masterpiece with a notoriously difficult Chiffon sponge.

Première diffusion : 17 août 2018