The Great British Bake Off Season 2

The Great British Bake Off Season 2 has become appointment viewing for anyone who enjoys watching people under real pressure. The 1-season run is exactly the right length for what it is doing. With 44 viewer ratings on TMDB, this is not a title flying under the radar. Paul Hollywood is a big part of why it works, but the format itself is the real star. Start it whenever you need something guaranteed to land.

Whatever else is competing for your attention this week, The Great British Bake Off Season 2 is worth clearing space for. The Great British Bake Off Season 2 has the format that countless others have tried to copy since. Sandi Toksvig and Noel Fielding are on hand to ‘help’ and judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith return to appraise the tasty Signature bakes, tricky Technicals and some truly spectacular Showstoppers. The bakers even venture outside of the Tent in a Bake Off first, with an al fresco Technical Challenge in the Final. Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 2018. The Great British Bake Off Season 2 understands the difference between manufactured drama and the real thing, and leans on the latter. The consistency throughout is what elevates it — not every moment is the best, but none of them are a reason to stop watching.

The Great British Bake Off Season 2 is impossible to watch casually — expect strong opinions. It has built its own audience without needing a direct comparison. It is a manageable watch, easy to fit into a single week. The casting and production never let it go stale. The kind of thing that disappears an evening without you noticing.

🎬 The Great British Bake Off Season 2 — Episode Guide

Biscuit Week

2018-08-28

Sandi Toksvig and Noel Fielding welcome 12 contestants to the tent, where judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith oversee them in three challenges. This year, the competition kicks off with Biscuit Week, and the bakers are challenged to make signature biscuits that will say something both about them an...

Cake Week

2018-09-04

It’s week two and the remaining 11 bakers face Cake Week – kicking off with a crowd-pleasing signature challenge. Next, the bakers face Prue Leith’s first technical, a complicated cake with a very unusual ingredient. Finally, an ambitious chocolate-collared showstopper turns up the heat in the tent....

Bread Week

2018-09-11

It’s Bread Week, and the ten remaining bakers have a lot to prove with three tough challenges set by judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith. There is a teatime fruity favourite Signature; a deceptively simple time-test of a Technical with an international flavour; and an ambitious Showstopper that’s t...

Dessert Week

2018-09-18

It is Dessert Week and judges have set three sticky challengers to test the remaining nine bakers. They must create a cracking meringue Signature, a wobbly Technical and a complex chocolate showstopper that promises to reveal all.

Spice Week

2018-09-25

It's Spice Week, and Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith task contestants with a teatime favourite Signature. The Technical means the bakers are tested with a tricky Arabian pastry. And, finally, they take on a fiddly Showstopper that promises to be anything but light work.

Pastry Week

2018-10-02

It is Pastry Week, and Paul and Prue are looking perfection - with savoury and sweet samosas, a classic French technical, and for the final challenge, a daunting majesticpie fit for a banquet.

Vegan Week

2018-10-09

It is a Bake Off first with Vegan Week. Prue and Paul have set three very different challenges to test the remaining bakers including savoury pastry signature without butter, a cracking technical and a risky but spectacular showstopper.

Danish Week

2018-10-16

Volkommen to Danish Week with a bread signature requiring style and substance, a spherical technical and an elaborate pastry showstopper fit for a Danish birthday party and everyone is out to impress.

Semi Final

2018-10-23

In the semi-final the four remaining bakers are all desperate to claim their place in the final showdown; the remaining bakers are just three patisserie challenges away from the biggest day of their baking lives.

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The Final

2018-10-30

Three bakers remain but only one can be crowned winner; Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith set three challenges that will test every aspect of the bakers' skills.

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