The Great British Bake Off (series 8)

The eighth series of The Great British Bake Off began on 29 August 2017,^[1] with this being the first of The Great British Bake Off to be broadcast on Channel 4, after the production company Love Productions moved the show.^[2] It is the first series for new hosts Noel Fielding and Sandi Toksvig, and new judge Prue Leith.^[3]

The Great British Bake Off
Series 8
British digital release
Starring	Noel Fielding Sandi Toksvig Paul Hollywood Prue Leith
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of episodes	10
Release
Original network	Channel 4
Original release	29 August (2017-08-29) – 31 October 2017 (2017-10-31)
Series chronology
← Previous Series 7 Next → Series 9

This series was won by Sophie Faldo, with Kate Lyon and Steven Carter-Bailey finishing as runners-up.^[4]

Bakers

Baker^[5]^[6]	Age	Occupation	Hometown	Links
Chris Geiger	50	Software developer	Bristol	^[7]
Flo Atkins	71	Retired	Merseyside	^[8]
James Hillery	46	Banker	Brentwood, Essex	^[9]
Julia Chernogorova	21	Aviation Broker	Crawley, West Sussex	^[10]
Kate Lyon	29	Health and safety inspector	Merseyside	^[11]
Liam Charles	19	Student	North London	^[12]
Peter Abatan	52	IT programme manager	Southend, Essex	^[13]
Sophie Faldo	33	Former army officer and trainee stuntwoman	West Molesey, Surrey	^[14]
Stacey Hart	42	Former school teacher	Radlett, Hertfordshire	^[15]
Steven Carter-Bailey	34	Marketer	Watford, Hertfordshire	^[16]
Tom Hetherington	29	Architect	Edinburgh	^[17]
Chuen-Yan "Yan" Tsou	46	Laboratory research scientist	North London	^[18]

Results summary

Elimination chart

Baker	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Sophie					SB				SB	WINNER
Kate				SB						Runner-up
Steven	SB						SB			Runner-up
Stacey								SB	OUT
Liam						SB		OUT
Yan							OUT
Julia			SB			OUT
James					OUT
Tom				OUT
Flo			OUT
Chris		OUT
Peter	OUT

Colour key:

  Baker was one of the judges' least favourite bakers that week, but was not eliminated.

  Baker was one of the judges' favourite bakers that week, but was not the Star Baker.

  Baker got through to the next round.

  Baker was eliminated.

  Baker was the Star Baker.

  Baker was a series runner-up.

  Baker was the series winner.

Episodes

  Baker eliminated

  Star Baker

  Winner

Episode 1: Cakes

For the first challenge, the bakers were instructed to make a cake using fresh fruit, with no dried fruit permitted, in two hours. For the technical challenge, the bakers were instructed to make 12 chocolate mini rolls using Prue's recipe which contains peppermint cream, in two hours. The showstopper challenge required the bakers to make an illusion cake: a cake that appears to be some other object. They had four hours to complete the task.

Baker	Signature (Fruity Cake)	Technical (12 Chocolate Mini Rolls)	Showstopper (Illusion Cake)
Chris	Tropical Fresh Fruit Cake	12th	'Raised Pork Pie and Egg Surprise' Cake
Flo	Citrus Layer Cake	9th	'One in a Melon' Cake
James	Orange, Rhubarb & Ginger Crumble Cake	2nd	'Mock-accino and Croissant' Cake
Julia	Courgette and Lemon Cake	3rd	'Russian Doll' Cake
Kate	Moroccan Strawberry and Rose Cake	1st	'Chocolate Terrarium' Cake
Liam	Apple and Almond Crumble Maple Loaf	8th	'Stackin' Sunday' Cake
Peter	Coconut Cake	10th	'Bread on a Breadboard' Cake
Sophie	Pineapple and Coconut Sandwich Cake	5th	'Champagne Bottle and Bucket' Cake
Stacey	Granny Smith Apple and Walnut Cake	11th	'Black Evening Clutch Bag' Cake
Steven	Bonfire Night Cake	6th	'A Baker's Lunch' Cake
Tom	Gilded Pear and Cardamom Cake	7th	'Stack of Books' Cake
Yan	Windfall Apple Crumble Cake	4th	'Banana-ramen' Cake

Episode 2: Biscuits

For the Signature Challenge, the bakers were instructed to make 24 sandwich biscuits in 2 hours and 15 minutes. For the technical challenge, the bakers faced a very difficult challenge of making fortune cookies of two types of flavours – one is almond and one is orange, in 2 hours. For the final showstopper challenge, the bakers were required to make a biscuit board game that should be at least 40 cm long in diameter and has at least 8 elements in 3 ½ hours.^[19]

Baker	Signature (24 Sandwich Biscuits)	Technical (12 Fortune Cookies)	Showstopper (Biscuit Board Games)
Chris	Chocolate Chia Seed Biscuits with Whisky Caramel Filling	11th	'The Great British Sail Off' Game
Flo	Gin Jam Butties	10th	'Pick My Bones' Game
James	Rhubarb and Custard Whirls	3rd	'Coppit' Game
Julia	Middle Eastern Delight Sandwich Biscuits	4th	'A British Baking' Game
Kate	Coconut Seashells for a Titanic Afternoon Tea	8th	'Jungle' Game
Liam	Coffee Malted Pecan Shorties	7th	'Classroom Classics' Game
Sophie	Lemon Limoncino Sandwich Biscuits	2nd	'Snakes and Ladders' Game
Stacey	Sparkly Chocolate and Marshmallow Fluff Cookies	9th	'Get to School' Game
Steven	Amarpressi Biscuits	6th	'Check Bake' Game
Tom	Coffee and Amaretto Kisses	5th	'Drain Pipes and Ladders' Game
Yan	'Mrs. Marian's PB 'n' B' Biscuits	1st	'Adventures in Bakeland' Game

Episode 3: Bread

The bakers were instructed to make 12 teacakes in 2+3⁄4 hours in the signature challenge. For the technical challenge, the bakers were tasked to make a cottage loaf in 2½ hours. For the showstopper challenge, the bakers were required to make a multicoloured bread sculpture with at least three colours using natural food colouring in 4+1⁄2 hours.^[20]

Baker	Signature (12 Teacakes)	Technical (Cottage Loaf)	Showstopper (Multicoloured Bread Sculpture)
Flo	Cinnamon and Orange Teacakes	7th	'Davy Jones' Locker' Bread Sculpture
James	Nordic Teacakes	9th	'Owl in the Woods' Bread Sculpture
Julia	Earl Grey Dried Fruit Teacakes	2nd	'The Snail Under a Mushroom' Bread Sculpture
Kate	Blueberry Buns	10th	'Kraken' Bread Sculpture
Liam	Jamaican Spiced Teacakes	5th	'Kneadapolitan' Bread Sculpture
Sophie	Tagine Teacakes	6th	'Picnic Basket' Bread Sculpture
Stacey	Cranberry and Cinnamon Teacakes	1st	'Ascot Hat' Bread Sculpture
Steven	Madras Cocktail Teacakes	3rd	'The Bag I Knead' Bread Sculpture
Tom	Orange and Cranberry Teacakes	4th	'Pink & Yellow Rose Centrepiece' Bread Sculpture
Yan	'Mrs P's' Masala Chai Spiced Teacakes	8th	'Basil the Vegetarian Dragon with his Pumpkin Hoard' Bread Sculpture

Episode 4: Caramel

For the first signature challenge, the bakers were required to produce 18 identical millionaire shortbread bars in 2 hours and 15 minutes. The technical challenge was set by Prue where the bakers were tasked to make stroopwafels in 1 hour and 45 minutes. Only one test waffle was allowed, and the challenge proved to be a very difficult one for the bakers with none of them producing an adequate caramel. For the final showstopper challenge, the bakers were required to make a caramel cake consisting of at least three layers of sponge in 3 ½ hours. They were required to incorporate spun sugar into their decorations.^[21]

Baker	Signature (18 Millionaire Shortbreads)	Technical (12 Stroopwafels)	Showstopper (Caramel Cake)
James	'Windy City' Millionaire Shortbreads	2nd	Nutty Caramel Cake
Julia	Pecan Salted Caramel Millionaire Shortbreads	9th	Poppy Seed Caramel Cake
Kate	Salted Bay Caramel Millionaire Shortbreads	6th	Sticky Toffee Apple Caramel Cake
Liam	Salted Peanut Butter Millionaire Shortbreads	3rd	White Layered Ginger Caramel Cake
Sophie	Jaffa Millionaire Shortbreads	4th	Bird's Nest Caramel Cake
Stacey	Rum Salted Caramel Millionaire Shortbreads	1st	Chocolate and Coffee Caramel Cake
Steven	Orange Macadamia Nut Millionaire Shortbreads	7th	Caramel Crown Cake
Tom	Stem Ginger Caramel Shortbreads	5th	Hummingbird cake
Yan	'Lil' Red's Ginger and Nuts' Millionaire Shortbreads	8th	Animals of the Rainforest Caramel Cake

Episode 5: Puddings

For the signature challenge, the eight remaining bakers were required to bake a steamed school pudding with an accompaniment such as a compote or a custard in 3 hours. The technical challenge was set by Paul, which was 6 molten chocolate puddings with a peanut butter filling in 1 hour. Each baker was called one at a time so their puddings could be ready at different times for Paul and Prue to judge (starting with Julia, followed by Sophie, Liam, Steven, Yan, Kate, James and finally Stacey). For the showstopper challenge, the bakers were asked to bake an ornamental trifle terrine with three elements – a baked element, a set custard or mousse, and a jelly, in 4 ½ hours .^[22]

Baker	Signature (Steamed School Pudding)	Technical (6 Molten Chocolate Puddings)	Showstopper (Ornamental Trifle Terrine)
James	Orange and Ginger Steamed School Pudding	7th	'The Missed Silver Jubilee' Trifle Terrine
Julia	Orange & Treacle Steamed School Pudding	3rd	'Opulent Ornament' Trifle Terrine
Kate	'Mr Darcy's Steamy Lake Scene' Steamed School Pudding	8th	'My Great Great Nan's' Raspberry Trifle Terrine
Liam	Cherries & Lemons that are 'Baked Well'	2nd	'Cheers Lads' Trifle Terrine
Sophie	Ginger, Fig and Honey Steamed School Pudding	1st	Raspberry, Yuzu & White Chocolate Bûche Trifle Terrine
Stacey	Bakewell Tart Steamed School Pudding	4th	Tropical Trifle Terrine
Steven	Lemon & Blackcurrant Drizzle Steamed School Pudding	5th	'From Across the Jelly Pond' Trifle Terrine
Yan	Mango Fruit Hat Steamed School Pudding	6th	'Heart of a Hero' Trifle Terrine

Episode 6: Pastry

In the signature challenge, the bakers were required to produce four decorative savoury pies using shortcrust pastry with different designs on the pies that share a common theme in 2½ hours. For the technical challenge, set by Paul, the bakers were tasked to produce 12 pastéis de nata using rough puff pastry in 2 hours. For the final showstopper challenge, the bakers were required to produce a family-sized hand-raised pie with a savoury filling using hot water crust pastry, topped with glazed fruits in 4 hours.^[23]

Baker	Signature (4 Shortcrust Savoury Pies)	Technical (12 Pastéis de Nata)	Showstopper (Family-Sized Hand-Raised Pie)
Julia	'Pies from the Tree' Decorative Pies	7th	'Special Occasion' Pie
Kate	'Vegetarian Pie Faces' Decorative Pies	5th	Potato Curry Pie with Mango & Chilli Glaze
Liam	'Standard FC' Decorative Pies	4th	'Nan's Sunday Dinner' Pie
Sophie	'The Four Seasons' Decorative Pies	2nd	Game Pie with Glazed Forest Fruits
Stacey	'Love Theme' Decorative Pies	6th	Indian Hand Raised Pie with Mango
Steven	'Fleetwood Mac' Decorative Pies	3rd	Christmas Pie
Yan	'πr^2' Decorative Pies	1st	Chequerboard Pie

Episode 7: Italian

For the first ever Italian week in Bake Off, the bakers were given 2+1⁄2 hours to make the required 18 Sicilian Cannolis with three different types of fillings. This week's Italian technical challenge was set by Prue, where the bakers were tasked to make the well-known, yet tricky, Pizza Margherita with a thin crispy base in 1+1⁄2 hours. For the showstopper challenge, the bakers were required to make a very technically challenging and fiddly Italian bake: 24 Sfogliatelles with two types of fillings in 4+1⁄2 hours.^[24]

Baker	Signature (18 Cannolis)	Technical (Pizza Margherita)	Showstopper (24 Sfogliatelle)
Kate	'Happy Hour' Cocktail Cannoli	6th	'Flavour Fusion' Sfogliatelle
Liam	'Just Doing Me' Cannoli	2nd	'Morning Delivery' Sfogliatelle
Sophie	'Classics with a Twist' Cannoli	3rd	'Classics' Sfogliatelle
Stacey	My All Time Favourite Desserts	4th	Pastry Surprise
Steven	Italian Style Cannoli	1st	'Sicilian-style' Sfogliatelle
Yan	Cannoli Cocktails	5th	Canadian-Style Sfogliatelle

Episode 8: Forgotten Bakes

The bakers were required to make four Bedfordshire Clangers within two hours in the signature challenge. Each must contain a savoury filling at one end and a sweet filling at the other, and be made from suet crust pastry. In the technical challenge, set by Paul, the bakers were given one and a half hours to make a traditional Cumberland Rum Nicky: a large tart consisting of a sweet shortcrust pastry and a rum-soaked fruity filling covered with a lattice top, and served with a smooth rum butter. For the historic showstopper the bakers had three and a half hours to make a Victorian Savoy cake, a sponge cake baked in a mold, often in elaborate architectural shapes, with a hard sugar crust or coating that helped preserve it as it served as a banquet centrepiece.^[25]

Baker	Signature (4 Bedfordshire Clangers)	Technical (Cumberland Rum Nicky)	Showstopper (Victorian Savoy Cake)
Kate	Burrito Bedfordshire Clangers	2nd	'Liver Building Turret' Savoy Cake
Liam	'Take Out' Bedfordshire Clangers	5th	'Fort Wizardore' Savoy Cake
Sophie	Char Siu & Banana Praline Bedfordshire Clangers	4th	Citrus with Green Apple Croquembouche Savoy Cake
Stacey	Camembert & Onion and Apple & Blueberry Bedfordshire Clangers	3rd	'Bright' Lemon & Orange Savoy Cake
Steven	'Mediterranean Medley' Bedfordshire Clangers	1st	Chestnut Rum Savoy Cake

Episode 9: Pâtisserie (Semi-final)

For the semifinal signature bakes, the bakers were asked to make 24 choux buns, in which 12 must have a crunchy craquelin on top and the other 12 must be covered with icing. The penultimate technical challenge was set by Prue, where the bakers were tasked with a very difficult job of making 9 Les Misérables slices. For the showstopper challenge before the final, the bakers were asked to make a meringue centrepiece, containing at least two different types of meringue and a dessert element, in 4 hours and 45 minutes.^[26]

Baker	Signature (24 Choux Buns)	Technical (9 Les Misérables Slices)	Showstopper (Meringue Centrepiece)
Kate	Bellini and Valencian Orange Choux Buns	4th	'Rainbow' Meringue Centrepiece
Sophie	Strawberry & Rhubarb and Chestnut & Vanilla Choux Buns	1st	'Tutu with Opera Filling' Meringue Centrepiece
Stacey	'Choux-nicorn and Choux-moji' Choux Buns	2nd	'Flamingos in Love' Meringue Centrepiece
Steven	Key Lime Cheesecake and Bakewell Tart Choux Buns	3rd	'Some Air Over the Rainbow' Meringue Centrepiece

Episode 10: Final

For the signature challenge in the final, the last three bakers were tasked to make a batch of 12 small loaves. There must be three different types of loaves: four need to be intricately shaped (e.g. plaited), four need to be flavoured, and four need to be made from an alternative grain such as spelt or buckwheat, in 3 hours. Prue set the final technical challenge, asking the bakers to make 10 ginger biscuits, half oval and half square, in 2½ hours.^[27] They each had to have a great snap and be intricately iced with two complicated patterns. For the ultimate showstopper challenge, the bakers were tasked to make one large entremet, having a minimum of five elements, one of which must be a sponge, and covered with a glaze or ganache, all in five hours.^[28]

Baker	Signature (12 Small Loaves)	Technical (10 Ginger Biscuits)	Showstopper (Large Entremet)
Kate	Roman Spelt, Coconut Kala Chana and Flower Breads	3rd	White Chocolate, Yuzu and Lychee Entremet
Sophie	Spelt Boules, Mushroom Ciabatta & Orange Plaited Brioche	2nd	'Ode to the Honey Bee' Entremet
Steven	Spelt & Rye, Toasted Garlic & Fontina and Sweet Chocolate Breads	1st	'Yin Yang' Entremet

Specials

The two holiday specials each featured four returning contestants from the series 2–7.^{[citation needed]}

The first special featured Selasi Gbormittah (Series 7), Val Stones (Series 7), Paul Jagger (Series 6) and Beca Lyne-Pirkis (Series 4). The competition was won by Paul Jagger.

The second special featured Benjamina Ebuehi (Series 7), Rav Bansal (Series 7), Sandy Docherty (Series 6) and Rob Billington (Series 2). The competition was won by Rav Bansal.

The Great Christmas Bake Off

For the signature challenge, the bakers were given 2 hours to create a Christmas family favourite: a Yule Log. The technical challenge was set by Prue, and allowed the bakers 1 1/2 hours to make 12 mince pies with lattice tops, served with brandy butter, with very limited instructions and ingredients provided. The showstopper challenge featured the bakers creating 8 snow globe cakes using a sugar glass dome to encase an edible Christmas scene on top of an entremet.

Baker	Signature (Yule Log)	Technical (12 Mince Pies)	Showstopper (8 Snow Globe Cakes)
Beca	Gingerbread Latte Yule Log	3rd	Macaron Snowmen Globes
Paul	Nutty About Christmas Yule Log	1st	Penguins At Play Snow Globes
Selasi	Souche de Noel	2nd	Chocolate Chestnut Wreath Globes
Val	Black Forest Yule Log	4th	Memory Lane Snow Globes

The Big Festive Bake Off

The bakers were required to make 6 snowy bombe Alaska tarts in the signature challenge. The technical challenge was set by Paul, where the bakers were tasked to make a pistachio Kransekake Christmas tree consisting of twelve layers of concentric rings, topped with a star. For the final showstopper challenge, the bakers were required to make a magical ice cake with elaborate sugar work that create a scene of winter wonderland.

Baker	Signature (6 Snowy Bombe Alaska Tarts)	Technical (Pistachio Kransekake Christmas Tree)	Showstopper (Magical Ice Cake)
Benjamina	Minty Mocha Tarts	3rd	Icy the Future
Rav	Frosty Ginger Bombe Tarts	1st	Frozen Fantasy Cake
Rob	Warming Winter Spiced Apple Alaska Tarts	4th	Frozen Mist Cake
Sandy	After Dinner Mint Surprise	2nd	Home for Christmas Cake

Post-show career

Liam Charles was chosen as a co-presenter for the revamped professional version of Great British Bake Off, Bake Off: The Professionals,^[29] and in 2019 returned as co-judge for Junior Bake Off. He has written two recipe books on baking; Cheeky Treats: 70 Brilliant Bakes and Cakes,^[30] and Second Helpings.^[31]

Sophie Faldo runs her own business, Sophie Faldo Cakes.^[32] She has also appeared in an episode of a travelogue TV series Travels with a Goat.^[33]

Controversies

On 31 October 2017, judge Prue Leith accidentally revealed Sophie Faldo as the winner of the series on Twitter twelve hours before the finale was due to air. This caused uproar among many fans of the show. She quickly deleted the tweet and apologised to the fans who saw the tweet.^[34]

Ratings

The first episode to be broadcast on Channel 4 received an overnight viewing figure of 6.5 million, which is the channel's highest viewing figure since the opening ceremony for the 2012 Paralympics, but down from the 10 million obtained in the previous series on BBC One.^[35] The overnight viewing figure for the final was 7.7 million (8.9 million at its peak), lower than the 14 million for the equivalent episode on BBC One in 2016.^[36]

Official episode viewing figures are from BARB. Figures are total counts including HD and Channel 4 +1.^[37]

Episode no.	Airdate	7 day viewers (millions)	28 day viewers (millions)	Channel 4 weekly ranking	Weekly ranking all channels^[38]
1	29 August 2017 (2017-08-29)	9.46	9.72	1	1
2	5 September 2017 (2017-09-05)	9.23	9.53	1	2
3	12 September 2017 (2017-09-12)	8.68	9.06	1	2
4	19 September 2017 (2017-09-19)	8.55	8.87	1	3
5	26 September 2017 (2017-09-26)	8.61	8.98	1	4
6	3 October 2017 (2017-10-03)	8.61	8.91	1	4
7	10 October 2017 (2017-10-10)	9.01	9.32	1	3
8	17 October 2017 (2017-10-17)	8.95	9.19	1	4
9	24 October 2017 (2017-10-24)	9.03	9.16	1	4
10	31 October 2017 (2017-10-31)	10.04	10.13	1	4

Specials

The Great Christmas Bake Off

Episode no.	Airdate	7 day viewers (millions)	28 day viewers (millions)	Channel 4 weekly ranking	Weekly ranking all channels^[38]
	25 December 2017 (2017-12-25)	4.77	5.00	1	34

The Great Festive Bake Off
Episode no.	Airdate	7 day viewers (millions)	28 day viewers (millions)	Channel 4 weekly ranking	Weekly ranking all channels^[38]
	1 January 2018 (2018-01-01)	3.83	3.91	1	TBA

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