The Great British Bake Off
The Great British Bake Off: Season 7

Air Date

August 22, 2016

Episodes

11 episodes

The Great British Bake Off

Season 7

Overview

The seventh series of The Great British Bake Off aired from 24 August 2016, with twelve contestants competing to be crowned the series 7 winner. This series was the last to be broadcast on BBC One, as the production company Love Productions opted to move the show to Channel 4. As such, it was also the last series to feature Sue Perkins, Mel Giedroyc, and Mary Berry. In the United States, the seventh series was broadcast as the fourth season on PBS and streamed as Collection 4 on Netflix.

Episodes

Cake Week

1. Cake Week

August 22, 2016
60 min

Twelve new amateur bakers enter the iconic tent and take on three cake-making challenges.

Biscuit Week

2. Biscuit Week

August 29, 2016
60 min

The remaining bakers face three biscuit challenges. Who will see their dreams crumble?

Bread Week

3. Bread Week

September 7, 2016
60 min

The bakers face an ovenless technical challenge and a three-flour showstopper.

Batter Week

4. Batter Week

September 14, 2016
60 min

Mary and Paul have set three challenges to test the bakers on some store cupboard classics.

Pastry Week

5. Pastry Week

September 22, 2016
60 min

It is Pastry Week, and with just eight bakers left, Mary and Paul are looking for perfection. They have set three challenges to test the bakers on three very different types of pastry. For the signature challenge it is breakfast time, Danish style.

Botanical Week

6. Botanical Week

September 28, 2016
60 min

Mary and Paul set three challenges inspired by nature for Botanical Week.

Dessert Week

7. Dessert Week

October 5, 2016
60 min

The bakers face three sweet challenges, including a mousse marathon showstopper.

Tudor Week

8. Tudor Week

October 12, 2016
60 min

For the first ever Tudor Week, the bakers face pies, biscuits and a marzipan showstopper.

Patisserie Week

9. Patisserie Week

October 19, 2016
60 min

The semi-final sees the bakers tackling three patisserie-based challenges.

The Final

10. The Final

October 26, 2016
60 min

It is the final, and with just three of the original twelve bakers remaining. The theme for the final is a Royal Bake Off, as the tent plays host to three challenges to impress the Queen.

Class of 2015

11. Class of 2015

October 27, 2016
60 min

A catch-up with the contestants from The Great British Bake Off 2015.