Episode guide
The Great British Bake Off: Series 5
16 episodes · premiered Aug 6, 2014
The fifth series of The Great British Bake Off first aired on 6 August 2014, with twelve contestants. Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins presented the show and Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood returned as judges. Twelve contestants competed in this series, and the competition was held in Welford Park in Berkshire. The programme was moved from BBC Two to BBC One starting this year, but the Masterclass episodes remained on BBC Two. A companion series, The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice, hosted by comedian Jo Brand, started this year on BBC Two.
- Episode 1: Cake Aug 6, 2014 · 1h The baking challenge is back, welcoming the tent's youngest-ever baker and the oldest.
- Episode 2: Biscuits Aug 13, 2014 · 1h The remaining 11 bakers are challenged to create three-dimensional biscuit scenes.
- Episode 3: Bread Aug 20, 2014 · 1h In week three, the remaining ten bakers get ready to brave bread.
- Episode 4: Desserts Aug 27, 2014 · 1h As week four begins, the bakers must multitask across several baking skills at once.
- Episode 5: Pies and Tarts Sep 3, 2014 · 1h Almost half way through the Bake Off and the remaining bakers are facing pies and tarts.
- Episode 6: European Cakes Sep 10, 2014 · 1h Past halfway in their baking marathon and the remaining six bakers face three European cakes. For their signature challenge the bakers are asked to bake yeast-leavened cakes; a tricky…
- Episode 7: Pastry Sep 17, 2014 · 1h Presenters Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins set the remaining contestants three tasks involving pastry, beginning by asking them to make signature savoury parcels. For the technical challenge…
- Episode 8: Advanced Dough Sep 24, 2014 · 1h The nation's favourite baking contest is about to get a whole lot hotter in the kitchen, as it reaches the quarter-final stage, and just five amateur bakers remain. They've all impressed…
- Episode 9: Semi-final - Patisserie Oct 1, 2014 · 1h It's Patisserie Week, and the remaining four bakers will need to demonstrate that they have skills worthy enough to see them through to this year's final. The bakers are challenged to make…
- Episode 10: The Final Oct 8, 2014 · 1h The three finalists face a Signature Challenge in which they have just three hours to prove they have mastered a pastry technique that usually takes a whole day. They then have to tackle a…
- Episode 11: Masterclass Oct 9, 2014 · 1h After 10 weeks of stiff competition, calm finally descends on the Bake Off tent as judges Paul Hollywood and Mary Berry take up the reins to demonstrate how they would have tackled the…
- Episode 12: Masterclass 2 Oct 10, 2014 · 1h Back in the Bake Off tent, Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood roll up their sleeves, baking the challenges that they set the bakers in bread and desserts weeks on the Great British Bake Off…
- Episode 13: Class of 2013 Oct 12, 2014 · 1h We catch up with last year's bakers, who have come a long way since their time in the tent. This programme looks back at the golden moments - and recurring nightmares - of the bakers dozen…
- Episode 14: Masterclass 3 Oct 15, 2014 · 1h Once again taking over the Bake Off tent, Mary and Paul tackle the signature, technical and show-stopper challenges from the second half of the series. Just as the challenges got harder…
- Episode 15: Masterclass 4 Oct 16, 2014 · 1h In the final masterclass of the series, Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood dust off the flour one last time, creating the signature, technical and show-stopping challenges from the last part of…
- Episode 16: Christmas Masterclass 2014 Dec 16, 2014 · 1h In the countdown to Christmas, Mary and Paul are getting festive in the kitchen. They have six brand new recipes to bake for the family this Christmas, inspired by rich traditions from all…