The Great British Bake Off (series 1)
| The Great British Bake Off Series 1 | |
|---|---|
| Presented by |
Mel Giedroyc Sue Perkins |
| Judges |
Mary Berry Paul Hollywood |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Anna Beattie Richard McKerrow |
| Location(s) |
Cotswolds Scone Palace Sarre Windmill, Kent Bakewell Mousehole Fulham Palace |
| Editor(s) | Victoria Watson |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Love Productions |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC Two |
| Original release | 17 August – 21 September 2010 |
| Chronology | |
| Followed by | Series 2 |
Series 1 of The Great British Bake Off, aired on BBC 2 saw ten home bakers take part in a bake-off to test every aspect of their baking skills as they battled to be crowned the Great British Bake Off's best amateur baker. Each week the nationwide tour saw keen bakers put through three challenges in a particular discipline. The rounds took place in various locations across the UK following a theme, for example, the episode on puddings would take place in Bakewell, bread baking would take place near Sandwich. This first series had a voiceover by Stephen Noonan; for the subsequent series this role was taken by the on-screen presenters Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins. The competition was won by Edd Kimber.
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Scone Palace, Perthshire
Sarre Windmill, Kent
Bakewell, Derbyshire
Mousehole, Cornwall
Fulham Palace, London.
In the final, a baker was eliminated after the first bake, and only two bakers competed in the final day.
After winning the competition, Edd Kimber is able to make his living from baking. He worked in the pastry kitchen at Raymond Blanc's restaurant Le Manoir. He has written three books on baking, The Boy Who Bakes, Say It With Cake, and Patisserie Made Simple: From Macaron to Millefeuille and More. He has taught macaron making classes in London, run a pop-up bakery in Fortnum & Mason, and appeared as a 'resident baker' on The Alan Titchmarsh Show.
Ruth Clemens has written a number of books on cake making and baking, including Busy Girls Guide to Cake Decorating, The Pink Whisk Guide to Cake Making, The Pink Whisk Guide to Baking and Creative Éclairs.
Miranda Gore Browne wrote a book, Biscuit, published on 5 April 2012. Her second book Bake Me a Cake as Fast as You Can was published in August 2014.
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