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ShowsThe Great British Bake OffSeason 3
Aired late summer 2012 · Harptree Court, year one

The Move To Harptree

The series the tent found its home. After two earlier runs working out what the show wanted to be, Bake Off fixed itself to Harptree Court in Somerset. The casting class is sharper than the prior years, Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood read more confident in their judging cadence, and Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins are working a tighter double-act. A useful study in a young format consolidating into something the audience returns to weekly.

Filmed
Harptree Court, Somerset
Harptree Court, Somerset, the show's new home
Premiered
Aug 14, 2012
BBC Two · Tuesday evenings
Episodes
10
Ten episodes — the length every series since has kept.
Format
First year at Harptree Court
the tent moves to Harptree Court for the first time
Host
Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins
Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins, tighter double-act
On this page4 sections
  1. 01The take
  2. 02Where it sits in the canon
  3. 03Adjacent in the canon
  4. 04Also appears in
01The take

A young format grows up.

02Where it sits in the canon

The #08 slot.

Slot #08 of 16 in the Great British Bake Off Editor's Canon. The series the tent found its home. After two earlier runs working out what the show wanted to be, Bake Off fixed itself to Harptree Court in Somerset, and the broadcast started looking the way the audience now expects. The casting class is sharper than the prior years, the format pulls cleaner work out of the bench, and Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood read more confident in their judging cadence. Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins are working a tighter double-act, and the editing has figured out where the comedy lives. A useful study in the moment a young format consolidates into something the audience can return to weekly.

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04Also appears in

Cross-references.

Funny on purposelist · 14 entriesThe season never needed a villainlist · 17 entriesThe tent moved more than the show admitslist · 14 entriesThe Great British Bake Off — Editor's CanonEditor's Canon · #08