Britain's Best Bakery
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{{Infobox television
| image = Britains Best Bakery titlecard.jpg
| genre = Cooking
| voices = Wendi Peters
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| num_series = 2
| num_episodes = 50
| runtime = 60 minutes (inc. adverts)
| company = Shine TV
| network = ITV
| first_aired = {{start date|df=y|2012|11|26}}
| last_aired = {{end date|df=y|2014|2|14}}
| related = ITV Food
}}
Britain's Best Bakery is a British daytime cookery show part of the ITV Food category on ITV and narrated by Wendi Peters with judges Mich Turner and Peter Sidwell. The show aired from 26 November 2012 to 14 February 2014.
Gameplay
The TV program is a talent show where the target is try the best independent, family-run or community bakery. Bakeries from all over the UK compete in a series of baking challenges that put their skills to the test and make viewers’ mouths water. It's a tough competition: traditional bakers with top-secret family recipes compete against former patisserie chefs and bread-makers are challenged to create stunning celebration cakes. Two big names from the world of baking judge the competition, not just tasting and analysing the bakes but visiting the bakeries. The competition builds from regional heats to a dramatic finale where the winner of Britains Best Bakery is crowned. Britains Best Bakery shines a light on baking in the UK in all its delicious shapes and sizes. But more than just a competition, it is a celebration of the nations bakeries and their bakers, revealing fascinating stories about Britain and its regions, communities and cultures.
In every episode, bakeries competed in regional heats, with rounds including the "Speciality Bake" and "Baker's Dozen", with the daily winners advancing to cook a "Judge's Choice Cake" in the regional finals on Friday. National finals in the last week featured challenges such as "Chelsea buns for the Chelsea Pensioners", and a great wedding cake from someone British.
Transmissions
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| Series | Start date | End date | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 November 2012 | 21 December 2012 | 20 |
| 2 | 6 January 2014 | 14 February 2014 | 30 |
=Series 1=
The first series was won by Hambleton Bakery.{{Cite web |url=http://www.hambletonbakery.co.uk/hambleton-bakery-wins-britains-best-bakery/ |title=HAMBLETON BAKERY WINS BRITAINS BEST BAKERY - Hambleton Bakery |access-date=14 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221183626/http://www.hambletonbakery.co.uk/hambleton-bakery-wins-britains-best-bakery/ |archive-date=21 February 2014 |url-status=dead }}
=Series 2=
The second series was won by brother and sister, David and Lindsay Wright, from The Cake Shop Bakery from Woodbridge in Suffolk.{{cite web|url=https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/11012654.angels-share-in-richmond-runner-up-in-britains-best-bakery-competition/|title=Angel's Share in Richmond runner-up in Britain's Best Bakery competition|website=The Northern Echo|date=14 February 2014 }}
International versions
The format has been adapted in France, Portugal, Germany, Finland and Italy.
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| style="background:#ED1C24" |Country
! style="background:#ED1C24" |Title ! style="background:#ED1C24" |Host(s) ! style="background:#ED1C24" |Judges ! style="background:#ED1C24" |TV channel ! style="background:#ED1C24" |Seasons |
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| {{Country|France}}
| La Meilleure Boulangerie de France | {{N/a}} |Current Bruno Cormerais (1-) Norbert Tarayre (4-) Noëmie Honiat (10-) Former Gontran Cherrier (1-3) | M6 |Season 1, 2013: Christophe Rouget |
| {{Country|Portugal}}
| Best Bakery - A Melhor Pastelaria de Portugal | Luca Arguelles |SIC |Season 1, 2016: Sabores d'Avenida |
| {{Country|Finland}}
| {{N/a}} | Hans Välimäki | Jim | Season 1, 2014: Aroma Bageri ja Konditori |
| {{Country|Germany}}
| Deutschlands bester Bäcker | {{N/a}} | Johann Lafer | ZDF | Season 1, 2014: Arno Simon |
| {{Country|Italy}}
| Best Bakery - La migliore pasticceria d'Italia | {{N/a}} | Current Alessandro Servida (2) Andreas Acherer (2) Former | Season 1, 2018: Pasticceria Alfa |
References
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External links
- {{UKGameshow|Britain%27s_Best_Bakery|Britain's Best Bakery}}
- [http://www.braxtedparkcookery.co.uk/cookery-school-blog-detail.cfm?page=2&post=89&title=Britain%E2%80%99s%20Best%20Bakery%20-%20ITV%20feature%20The%20Cookery%20School%20at%20Braxted%20Park The Cookery School at Braxted Park] featured in Britain's Best Bakery
Category:2012 British television series debuts
Category:2014 British television series endings