The Great British Bake Off Season 17 Episode 1 - Cake Week

Airdate: 2026-Sep-22

Episode summary:

The bunting has been hung and the tent is up, which can only mean one thing - Alison Hammond and Noel Fielding are back to guide a fresh batch of amateur bakers through 10 weeks of challenges set by new judge Nigella Lawson and Bake Off veteran Paul Hollywood. As ever, it all begins with cake week, for which Nigella sets the contestants a stout cake signature, before they get artistic in the technical and serve up a self-portrait showstopper.

About The Great British Bake Off series:

Ten home bakers take part in a ‘bake off’, which will test every aspect of their baking skills as they battle it out to be crowned the ...Show more >