Bake Off: The Professionals: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Twelve professional duos from across the U.K. go head to head in a series of competitive heats judged by celebrated pastry chefs Cherish Finden and Benoit Blin.

In each episode the expert pairs are challenged to two rounds that will test their professional ability and allow them to showcase their creative flair. A new presenting line up of Tom Allen and Liam Charles will offer their own comedic take on events in the professional's kitchen.

Series details

• Title: Bake Off: The Professionals
• Format: Reality
• Language: English
• Genres: Food
• Premiere date: 2018-05-06
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: Channel 4
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 5.9/10
• TVMaze ID: 34798
• IMDb ID: tt5622304
• TVDB ID: 347046

Cast and credited roles

• Liam Charles — Presenter
• Cherish Finden — Judge
• Benoit Blin — Judge
• Tom Allen — Presenter
• Stacey Solomon — Presenter
• Ellie Taylor — Presenter

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2018-05-06; final listed air date 2018-07-08; episode order: 10.
• Season 2: premiered 2019-04-30; final listed air date 2019-06-14; episode order: 10.
• Season 3: premiered 2020-05-26; final listed air date 2020-07-28; episode order: 10.
• Season 4: premiered 2021-05-25; final listed air date 2021-07-27; episode order: 10.
• Season 5: premiered 2022-05-24; final listed air date 2022-07-26; episode order: 10.
• Season 6: premiered 2023-07-04; final listed air date 2023-09-05; episode order: 10.
• Season 7: premiered 2024-06-10; final listed air date 2024-07-08; episode order: 10.
• Season 8: premiered 2025-05-27; final listed air date 2025-07-29; episode order: 10.
• Season 9: premiered 2026-05-26; final listed air date 2026-07-22.

Source and licence

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