Is Bake Off: The Professionals coming back?
Bake Off: The Professionals (2018–present) — food on Channel 4
About Bake Off: The Professionals
Bake Off: The Professionals is currently on a break between seasons. The last episode aired on July 29, 2025, and no return date has been announced. The show has been a regular fixture on Channel 4 since its debut on May 6, 2018, with new seasons typically premiering annually during the summer months.
Bake Off: The Professionals was a competitive food series that featured twelve professional duos from across the U.K. competing in a series of heats judged by pastry chefs Cherish Finden and Benoit Blin. The show focused on the contestants' professional baking skills and their creative abilities, with each episode testing their technical expertise through two challenging rounds. The program was hosted by a rotating lineup of presenters, including Liam Charles, Tom Allen, Stacey Solomon, and Ellie Taylor, who added a humorous element to the series.
The show’s cast included Liam Charles as a presenter, Cherish Finden and Benoit Blin as judges, and additional presenters Tom Allen, Stacey Solomon, and Ellie Taylor. It has a rated 5.3 on TVMaze and each episode had a runtime of 60 minutes. The eighth season, which aired in 2025, was the most recent, and the series has not announced a new season since then.
Bake Off: The Professionals episode schedule
1 upcoming · 87 aired . Next episode: July 14, 2026.
Upcoming · 1
| Date | Ep. | Title |
|---|---|---|
| July 14, 2026 | S9·E8 | Episode 8 |
Aired · 87
| Date | Ep. | Title |
|---|---|---|
| July 7, 2026 | S9·E7 | Trending Ingredients & A World of Candy |
| June 30, 2026 | S9·E6 | Mille-Feuille, Babka Buns & Biscuit Showpieces |
| June 23, 2026 | S9·E5 | Bakewell Slices & Jam Roly-Poly Showpieces |
| June 16, 2026 | S9·E4 | Tarte Aux Agrumes Meringuée & Chocolate Showpieces |
| June 9, 2026 | S9·E3 | Laminated Tarts, Cream Buns & Biscuit Showpieces |
| June 2, 2026 | S9·E2 | Battenberg and a Shakespearean Showpiece |
| May 26, 2026 | S9·E1 | Paris Brest & Childhood Toy Showpieces |
| July 29, 2025 | S8·E10 | The Final: A Great Train Journey Banquet |
| July 22, 2025 | S8·E9 | Wonka Chocolate Bars & Floating Cities |
| July 15, 2025 | S8·E8 | Savoury Sweet Desserts & Extraterrestrial Showpieces |
| July 8, 2025 | S8·E7 | Petit Gâteaux & Suspended Showpieces |
| July 1, 2025 | S8·E6 | Paris-Brest, Savarin & St Honoré |
| June 24, 2025 | S8·E5 | Framboisier and S'mores |
| June 17, 2025 | S8·E4 | Le Café Crème & Garden Illusion Showpieces |
| June 10, 2025 | S8·E3 | Pâté En Croute, Religieuse & Wedding Mille-Feuille |
| June 3, 2025 | S8·E2 | Le Petit Antoine & Adorned Japanese Gardens |
| May 27, 2025 | S8·E1 | Cherish's Apple Tin & Illusion Showpieces |
| July 8, 2024 | S7·E10 | The Final |
| July 7, 2024 | S7·E9 | Peach Melbas and Fairy-Tale Scenes |
| July 2, 2024 | S7·E8 | Caramel Desserts and Frozen Lollipops |
| July 1, 2024 | S7·E7 | Chocolate Bars and a Hanging Showpiece |
| June 25, 2024 | S7·E6 | Savoury Croissants, Maritozzi & Choux Towers |
| June 24, 2024 | S7·E5 | Sticky Toffee Puds & Haute Couture Showpieces |
| June 18, 2024 | S7·E4 | Trompe L'oeil Tarte Tatins |
| June 17, 2024 | S7·E3 | Pain Suisse and Savoury Doughnuts |
| June 11, 2024 | S7·E2 | Custard Tarts and Cotton Cheesecakes |
| June 10, 2024 | S7·E1 | Tarte aux Fraise and Trompe L'oeil Showpieces |
| September 5, 2023 | S6·E10 | The Final |
| August 29, 2023 | S6·E9 | Plant-Based Masterpieces and Bûche Entremet |
| August 22, 2023 | S6·E8 | Brioche Feuilletée and Amphibian-Inspired Desserts |
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| August 15, 2023 | S6·E7 | Plated Desserts and a Hanging Showpiece |
| August 8, 2023 | S6·E6 | Chocolate Week and a Safari Showpiece |
| August 1, 2023 | S6·E5 | Millefeuille, Pavlovas and Musical Religieuse |
| July 25, 2023 | S6·E4 | Prinsesstårtas and Bread and Butter Pudding |
| July 18, 2023 | S6·E3 | Chocolate Figurines and Totally-Nuts Desserts |
| July 11, 2023 | S6·E2 | Tarts, Peach Melbas and a Pièce Montée |
| July 4, 2023 | S6·E1 | Opéra Aux Fruit and Banoffee Pie |
| July 26, 2022 | S5·E10 | The Final |
| July 19, 2022 | S5·E9 | The Semi-Final |
| July 12, 2022 | S5·E8 | Illusion Desserts and a Singapore Ice Cream Sandwich |
| July 5, 2022 | S5·E7 | Chaussons aux Pommes and a Viennoiserie Creation |
| June 28, 2022 | S5·E6 | Chocolate Week |
| June 21, 2022 | S5·E5 | Mini Celebration Cakes, Les Misérables, Grand Pièce Montée |
| June 13, 2022 | S5·E4 | Mont Blancs, a Chocolate Amenity, Trifle Towering Sculptures |
| June 6, 2022 | S5·E3 | Chocolate Cylindrical Desserts, Ancient Mythology Showpieces |
| May 31, 2022 | S5·E2 | Savoury Slices and Layered Crêpe Cakes |
| May 24, 2022 | S5·E1 | Fraisiers and Towering Sculptures |
| July 27, 2021 | S4·E10 | The Final |
| July 20, 2021 | S4·E9 | Semi Final: Petit Fours and a Teddy Bear Picnic Table |
| July 13, 2021 | S4·E8 | Black Forest Gateaux, Roulades & Sugar Chocolate Showpieces |
| July 6, 2021 | S4·E7 | Almond Pithiviers, Savoury Brioche and a Sugar Showpiece |
| June 29, 2021 | S4·E6 | Chocolate Week and a Secret Challenge |
| June 22, 2021 | S4·E5 | Cone-Shaped and Carrot-Shaped Desserts and a Religieuse a l'Ancienne |
| June 15, 2021 | S4·E4 | Miniature Classics and Fruit Crumble Showpiece |
| June 8, 2021 | S4·E3 | Chocolate Week and Mechanical Showpieces |
| June 1, 2021 | S4·E2 | Cube-Shaped Desserts and an Occasion Showpiece |
| May 25, 2021 | S4·E1 | Miniature Classics and Strawberries and Cream Sculptures |
| July 28, 2020 | S3·E10 | The Final 2020 |
| July 21, 2020 | S3·E9 | The Semi-Final |
| July 14, 2020 | S3·E8 | The Quarter-Final |
| July 7, 2020 | S3·E7 | Kouign-Amann, Soaked Babas and a Sugar Showpiece |
| June 30, 2020 | S3·E6 | Chocolate Week and a Secret Challenge |
| June 23, 2020 | S3·E5 | Vegetable Cakes, Tomato Shaped Desserts and Pièce Montée |
| June 16, 2020 | S3·E4 | Tarte Chiboust Vallée d'Auge, Rice Puddings and Key Lime Pie |
| June 9, 2020 | S3·E3 | Chocolate Week |
| June 2, 2020 | S3·E2 | Millefeuille, Pièce Montée and Paris-Brest |
| May 26, 2020 | S3·E1 | Miniature Classics and a Towering Retro Favourite |
| June 14, 2019 | S2·E10 | The Final |
| June 13, 2019 | S2·E9 | Semi Final |
| June 12, 2019 | S2·E8 | Quarter Final |
| June 11, 2019 | S2·E7 | Sugar Showpiece |
| June 4, 2019 | S2·E6 | Chocolate Week |
| May 28, 2019 | S2·E5 | Cheesecake Slices, Pear-shaped Desserts and Choux Buns |
| May 21, 2019 | S2·E4 | Basques, Tartes Tatin & Battenberg |
| May 14, 2019 | S2·E3 | Asia Week |
| May 7, 2019 | S2·E2 | Fruit Cake and Éclairs |
| April 30, 2019 | S2·E1 | Tarts and Red Velvet Cake |
| July 8, 2018 | S1·E10 | Final: Lavish Banquet Display |
| July 1, 2018 | S1·E9 | Semi Final: Secret Recipe Challenge, Three-Tiered Cake & Live Plating |
| June 24, 2018 | S1·E8 | Quarter Final: Tiered Macaron Cake, Lollipops & Showpiece |
| June 17, 2018 | S1·E7 | Romance & Confectionery |
| June 10, 2018 | S1·E6 | Secret Recipe & Chocolate Showpiece |
| June 3, 2018 | S1·E5 | Opera Slices, Exotic Fruit Roulades & the Religieuse |
| May 27, 2018 | S1·E4 | Eton Mess & Mini Classics |
| May 20, 2018 | S1·E3 | Chocolate Week |
| May 13, 2018 | S1·E2 | Layered Slices & Croquembouches |
| May 6, 2018 | S1·E1 | Miniature Classics & Black Forest Gateau |