This article is about the fifth series, which aired as the first season of the PBS broadcast. For the first series, see The Great British Bake Off (series 1).
Season of television series
The Great British Bake Off
Series 5
British digital release
Starring
Mel Giedroyc
Sue Perkins
Mary Berry
Paul Hollywood
No. of episodes
10
Release
Original network
BBC One
Original release
6 August (2014-08-06) – 8 October 2014 (2014-10-08)
Series chronology
← Previous Series 4
Next → Series 6
The fifth series of The Great British Bake Off first aired on 6 August 2014, with twelve contestants.[1] 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.[2] The series was won by Nancy Birtwhistle, with Luis Troyano and Richard Burr finishing as runners-up.
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.
The fifth series was broadcast as the first season on PBS in the United States.
^Sam Rigby (23 July 2014). "Fire up your ovens! The Great British Bake Off return date confirmed". Digital Spy.
^Rosie Millard (6 August 2014). "Bake Off insiders reveal what really goes on inside the tent". Radio Times.
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