Bake Off: The Professionals

Bake Off: The Professionals
Also known asBake Off: Crème de la Crème
Genre
Directed byEmma Reynolds
Presented by
Judges
Theme music composerTom Howe
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series9
No. of episodes79
Production
Executive producers
  • Anna Beattie
  • Richard Bowron
  • Richard McKerrow
ProducersKate Baller, Laura Smith
Production locations
Running time60 minutes
Production companyLove Productions
Original release
NetworkBBC Two (2016–2017)
Channel 4 (2018–)
Release29 March 2016 (2016-03-29) –
present
Related
The Great British Bake Off
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Bake Off: The Professionals is a British television baking competition featuring teams of professional pastry chefs pitted against one another over two challenges. The series is a spin-off from The Great British Bake Off, and was originally titled Bake Off: Crème de la Crème on the BBC. Its first episode was screened on BBC Two on 29 March 2016.[1] The third series screened on Channel 4 and was renamed Bake Off: The Professionals to join The Great British Bake Off after the BBC failed to renew the series.[2]

The eight-episode first series of the programme was presented by Tom Kerridge, with Benoit Blin, Cherish Finden and Claire Clark serving as judges.[3] The second series was presented by Angus Deayton, and Claire Clark did not return as a judge.[4] On Channel 4, the series was originally presented by comedian Tom Allen and former GBBO competitor Liam Charles. In 2022 Tom Allen was replaced by Stacey Solomon, and from 2023 it has been presented by Charles and comedian Ellie Taylor.[5]

The first series was won by the Squires Kitchen Cookery School team led by Mark Tilling,[6] followed by a team of military chefs led by Liam Grime,[7] a team from London Hilton Park Lane with Emmanuel Bonneau,[8] Thibault Marchand and Erica Sangiorgi from Kimpton Fitzroy London Hotel,[9] and Laurian Veaudor and Thibault Courtoisier from Cocorico Patisserie.[10] Andrew Minto and Michael Coggan from Gin and Bake in Cardiff won in 2021.

  1. ^ Alexander, Saffron (29 March 2016). "Everything you need to know about Bake Off: Creme de la Creme". The Daily Telegraph.
  2. ^ Harrison, Ellie. "Bake Off spin-off Crème de la Crème will also leave the BBC for Channel 4". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 30 April 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Great British Bake Off gets professional spin-off show". BBC. 2 December 2015.
  4. ^ "Bake Off Creme de la Creme is staying on the BBC – with a new host". Radio Times. 20 January 2017.
  5. ^ "Tom Allen joins Bake Off : News 2018 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk.
  6. ^ Lisa Jenkins (17 May 2016). "Team Tilling crowned winners of BBC2's Bake Off: Crème de la Crème". The Caterer.[dead link‍]
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