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Bake Off Series 17

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Season 17Channel 4Host: Noel Fielding and Alison Hammond

Season Summary

Series 17 of The Great British Bake Off started on Channel 4 on 22 September 2026. Noel Fielding and Alison Hammond present, and Paul Hollywood and Nigella Lawson judge. The season is still running, so there is no winner yet.

Twelve bakers started. Danni Noke, Shannon Amy, Molly Chauhan, Yannis Ali, Clara Satchell-Silva and Gary Harding have left, and Nikki withdrew. Connie Lewis, Gabe Capes, Mo Mahirr, Moyin Odeniran and Tom Whittaker are still in.

Status is read from the Wikipedia series page on 10 November 2026. It can lag the latest episode.

What's New This Season?

Airing now. Twelve amateur bakers started in the tent. The finale is listed for 24 November 2026 on Wikipedia but is not confirmed.

12

Contestants

7

Weeks completed

Grand Finale

Date not announced yet

Status read from Wikipedia on 8 November 2026. We update it by hand, so it can lag the show.

Quick Facts

Format

Baking competition

Network

Channel 4

Started On

September 22, 2026

Host

Noel Fielding and Alison Hammond

👥 The Contestants (5)Live in the Tent

CL01

Connie Lewis

NHS hospital discharge lead

In the Tent

Age 63, from London, England.

Profile coming soon
GC02

Gabe Capes

Artist & drag king

In the Tent

Age 32, from West Midlands, England.

Profile coming soon
MM03

Mo Mahirr

Law student

In the Tent

Age 21, from West Midlands, England.

Profile coming soon
MO04

Moyin Odeniran

Political economy student

In the Tent

Age 22, from Essex, England.

Profile coming soon
TW05

Tom Whittaker

Hairdresser

In the Tent

Age 25, from Halifax, West Yorkshire, England.

Profile coming soon

✦Eliminated Bakers (7)

DN

Danni Noke

Eliminated in episode 2

SA

Shannon Amy

Eliminated in episode 3

MC

Molly Chauhan

Eliminated in episode 4

N

Nikki

Withdrew from the competition

YA

Yannis Ali

Eliminated in episode 5

CS

Clara Satchell-Silva

Eliminated in episode 6

GH

Gary Harding

Eliminated in episode 7

▶Episode guide (5)

#TitleAir dateUK viewers
1CakeSeptember 22, 20267.19M
2BiscuitSeptember 29, 20267.08M
3Audience ChoiceOctober 6, 20266.83M
4BreadOctober 13, 20266.55M
5DessertOctober 20, 20266.50M

Episode themes, air dates and UK viewers (millions) as listed on Wikipedia. Where Wikipedia gives a 7-day figure we show it. Viewer figures are not checked against BARB. Source

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