Name: Britain's Best Bakery
Genre: Reality
Released: 2012-11-26
Cast: Peter SidwellMich TurnerWendi Peters

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Seasons

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30. Final Week: Day 5

February 14, 2014

The search for the champion bakery reaches its climax with the final, featuring the best three outfits from around the country. Their ultimate challenge is to create a wedding cake for a happy couple's special day. Each has proved a worthy contender, but only one can take the title.

29. Final Week: Day 4

February 13, 2014

The three remaining bakeries face the penultimate challenge - the iconic bake. The judges ask them to use all of their ingenuity and creativity to come up with a product that best represents their companies, and can put their regions on the map. However, not everything goes to plan when they are given the chance to shine.

28. Final Week: Day 3

February 12, 2014

The first of a three-day grand final sees judges Mich Turner and Peter Sidwell upping the stakes for the remaining three bakeries with the Market Challenge. The establishments are challenged to create a range of goods to sell to lunchtime shoppers at London's historic Old Spitalfields Market.

27. Final Week: Day 2

February 11, 2014

The last four semi-finalists fight for the three remaining spots in the grand final. Today's Bespoke Bake challenge is to create an afternoon tea menu for special clients the Chelsea Pensioners - which must include a loaf, a fondant fancy and a Chelsea bun.

26. Final Week: Day 1

February 10, 2014

The five remaining bakeries create 200 sweet and savoury canapes in three hours, as required for the mass catering challenge. Their efforts are then served at a black tie reception for Henley Festival-goers, and for one hopeful the competition comes to an end.

25. Regional Final: South East of England

February 7, 2014

The heat winners take their place in the south-east England regional final, working side by side in the same kitchen to create an afternoon tea. The stakes are raised when Mich Turner and Peter Sidwell task the four bakeries with making a challenging orange chiffon cake with Swiss meringue butter cream - and only one can go through to the semi-final.

24. Kent & Sussex

February 6, 2014

Three bakeries from Kent and Sussex compete, including a father-and-son team who cook up some Italian food. A pair of bread gurus take inspiration from the classic dessert Black Forest gateau, and a cupcake-making couple feel the pressure when they are challenged to make some savoury cheese straws.

23. Home Counties

February 5, 2014

Mich Turner and Peter Sidwell oversee proceedings as contestants from the Home Counties enter the fray. A perfectionist baker brings precision to the competition, and a British traditionalist makes an impression with his bloomer loaf, while a pair of young cake-makers struggle with their shortcrust pastry.

22. London

February 4, 2014

Three diverse London establishments go head to head, as they are challenged to make piped orange Viennese biscuits for judges Peter Sidwell and Mich Turner. Taking part are a pair of flamboyant Americans, a Turkish Cypriot and a French pattissiere.

21. East Anglia

February 3, 2014

As the competition heads to the south-east of England, representatives of three bakeries from East Anglia - a worldly Australian, a Norfolk heritage bread baker, and a quirky pair of siblings - are put through their paces. They are challenged to get creative with enriched dough and spinach, and rustle up 13 lemon meringue pies against the clock.

20. Regional Final: Scotland & North West of England

January 31, 2014

The four bakeries in the Scotland and north-west England regional final go head to head, facing two tough tasks working side by side in the same kitchen. They attempt an innovative afternoon tea to impress judges Mich Turner and Peter Sidwell, followed by technically challenging flourless chocolate cake with ganache and berries. Three outfits are eliminated, leaving one to go through.

19. Cumbria

January 30, 2014

Contestants push themselves to the limit in the hope of impressing judges Mich Turner and Peter Sidwell. A self-taught cake-maker competes against the owners of a traditional shop who have a passion for heritage baking and members of a family-run business from Carlisle. They must all make filo pastry, and then perfect their damson upside-down cakes.

18. Perthshire

January 29, 2014

Mich Turner and Peter Sidwell challenge two cake-making mothers from Perthshire, a French-style Edinburgh boulangerie and a team of traditional family bakers to create a product that combines pistachio and meringue. They are then asked to prepare Arbroath smokie tarts side by side in the same kitchen.

17. Manchester & Cheshire

January 28, 2014

Independent bakeries compete to impress judges Mich Turner and Peter Sidwell.

16. Lancashire & Merseyside

January 27, 2014

Mich Turner and Peter Sidwell visit three bakers in Lancashire and Merseyside, including a Parisian-inspired patisserie-maker who creates an elaborate fraisier, two pie manufacturers who struggle to produce tea cakes and a pair of cake-makers who are forced to bake their first bread loaf in years.

15. Regional Final: Wales & Central England

January 24, 2014

The best of the contenders from Wales and central England battle it out, creating an afternoon tea with a mix of both sweet and savoury items, and attempting a layered lime and coconut cake, all against the clock. Judges Mich Turner and Peter Sidwell must decide which baker goes through to National Finals week.

13. South Wales and West Wales

January 22, 2014

Independent bakeries compete to impress judges Mich Turner and Peter Sidwell.

12. Birmingham

January 21, 2014

The competition arrives in Birmingham, where a Caribbean mother and daughter duo make jerk chicken, a pair of French brothers create a lemongrass dish and two community cupcake bakers cook up some empanadas. With judges Mich Turner and Peter Sidwell.

11. Wales

January 20, 2020

Independent bakeries compete to impress judges Mich Turner and Peter Sidwell.

10. Regional Final: South West

January 17, 2014

Four bakeries compete in the south-west England regional final. They will all be aiming to make their mark with a tasty afternoon tea, as they create a two-tiered coffee and walnut cake with buttercream icing against the clock before judges Mich Turner and Peter Sidwell decide who is the winner.

9. Hampshire and Wiltshire

January 16, 2014

Independent bakeries compete to impress judges Mich Turner and Peter Sidwell.

8. Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire

January 15, 2014

Three Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire bakeries come under the scrutiny of judges Mich Turner and Peter Sidwell, with two brothers rustling up lardy cakes, an artisan mother-and-son team attempting a Genoise sponge for the first time, and a French patissier taking on a British classic - sausage rolls.

7. Somerset and Dorset

January 14, 2014

Mich Turner and Peter Sidwell visit three bakeries in Somerset and Dorset. Two artisan chefs hope their garlic sourdough will impress and a mother-and-daughter duo create caramelised upside-down apple tarts under the watchful eyes of the judges, while a traditional baker struggles when challenged to incorporate goat's cheese into his food.

6. Devon

January 13, 2014

Three Devon-based bakeries try to impress judges Mich Turner and Peter Sidwell as they compete for a place in the regional final. A former Navy chef presents rum babas, a self-taught artisan baker rustles up some fennel and spinach bread, and a cake specialist prepares puff pastry, before all are challenged to create fudge-frosted choux eclairs.

5. Regional Final: Scotland & North East

January 10, 2014

The week's winners go head to head in the Scottish and north-east of England regional final. Temperatures rise as the four bakeries do battle in the kitchen, with Mich Turner and Peter Sidwell scrutinising their every move. The aim is to create an afternoon tea to impress the judges, including a complicated layered hazelnut meringue gateau with hazelnut praline.

4. Scotland

January 9, 2014

In Scotland, a community bakery goes up against artisan bread-makers in Edinburgh and an Israeli cook in Perthshire who grinds his own flour at a 400-year-old watermill. They must create an original product combining chilli and puff pastry, along with perfecting their brandy snap recipes in the hope of impressing judges Mich Turner and Peter Sidwell.

3. Derbyshire and Staffordshire

January 8, 2014

Three bakeries from Derbyshire and Staffordshire come under the scrutiny of judges Mich Turner and Peter Sidwell. A pair of traditional pudding-makers come up against a husband and wife team who are self-taught pie specialists, and two self-sufficient Greek-inspired bakers. They are challenged to create a perfect Bakewell tart - but can they get them ready on time?

2. County Durham and Northumberland

January 7, 2014

Mich Turner and Peter Sidwell visit three bakeries in Northumberland and Co Durham. A Consett-based builder-turned-baker battles against professionals from Darlington and a father-and-son team creating local classics, but the task of rolling up a lemon roulade with home-made lemon curd puts pressure on the contestants.

1. Yorkshire

January 6, 2014

Independent bakeries compete to impress judges Mich Turner and Peter Sidwell, beginning in Yorkshire where a contemporary baker goes head to head with a vintage-style cake maker and a Ukrainian bread specialist. Each business is challenged to come up with an original bake using polenta, and produce rhubarb and custard muffins that are good enough to see them through to the regional final.

Description

Britain's Best Bakery was a popular reality television series that aired from 2012 to 2014, produced by Shine Limited. The show was a competition where bakeries from all over the United Kingdom were invited to showcase their unique baking skills and techniques to a panel of judges. The show was hosted by Peter Sidwell, a renowned chef and baker, and the judges were Mich Turner, a cake designer, and Wendi Peters, an actress and avid baker.

The premise of the show was to find the best bakery in the United Kingdom. Bakeries from all regions of the country, from small independent bakeries to large commercial enterprises, were invited to compete in a series of challenges that tested their skills in a variety of baking techniques.

Each episode brought a new set of challenges to the bakers, each one designed to test a specific aspect of baking. The challenges ranged from making traditional regional bakes to creating new and innovative products in accordance with current trends. The participants were given a limited time to prepare their bakes, and judges would critique each one based on taste, presentation, and overall quality.

Throughout the series, the bakers were also given the opportunity to showcase their unique recipes and baking techniques. Some of the recipes included classic British favorites like scones, bread, and pies, while others challenged convention with new flavors and combinations.

As the competition progressed, the field of contestants was narrowed down, and the remaining bakers were put to the ultimate test in the final rounds. In the final episodes, the finalists had to create a show stopper bake that would impress the judges and secure the title of Britain's Best Bakery.

In addition to showcasing the talents of the bakers, the show also highlighted the diversity of baking in the United Kingdom. Each episode featured a different region of the country, and the bakers were challenged to create bakes that reflected the local culture and traditions.

One of the unique features of the show was the judges' commentary. Rather than simply critiquing the bakes, the judges provided insight into the techniques and processes required to create each bake. This gave viewers an opportunity to learn from the experts and better understand the art of baking.

Overall, Britain's Best Bakery was a hugely popular show that celebrated the best of British baking. With informative and entertaining commentary from the judges, and a range of creative and challenging baking tasks, the show was a highlight of the UK television schedule.

Britain's Best Bakery is a series that ran for 2 seasons (45 episodes) between November 26, 2012 and on Shine Limited

Where to Watch Britain's Best Bakery

Britain's Best Bakery is available for streaming on the Shine Limited website, both individual episodes and full seasons. You can also watch Britain's Best Bakery on demand at Amazon Prime, Amazon, FuboTV and Pluto TV.