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The Great British Bake Off rose like a magnificent soufflé for UK broadcaster Channel 4, as the Love Productions show’s Season 11 finale was watched by a record audience on Tuesday night. Deadline won’t be revealing any spoilers given the episode is yet to stream on Netflix in the U.S. (where it is known as The Great B…

Luis Troyano, a finalist and audience favorite on Season Five of The Great British Bake Off, has died from esophageal cancer. He was 48. His death was announced today by his agent Anne Kibel, who tweeted, "Sadly, my lovely client lost his brave fight against Oesophageal cancer last week. A fantastic man with a love of…

Love Productions has wrapped filming on Season 11 of The Great British Bake Off after production was badly delayed by the coronavirus pandemic. Filming has taken place over the past six weeks at a top-secret location in the UK, with the usual months-long production schedule significantly condensed down to overcome…

The Great British Bake Off is now two weeks back into production and will likely return to television later this year, according to producer Love Productions’ parent company Sky Studios. The baking competition series, which is shown by Channel 4 in the UK and Netflix in the U.S. (where it is known as The Great British…

EXCLUSIVE: Comcast’s European broadcaster Sky has taken full control of Love Productions, the producer behind Channel 4 hit The Great British Bake Off. Sky took a 70.41% stake in Love Productions in 2014, and now the pay-TV operator has acquired the remaining 29.59% of shares in the Richard McKerrow-founded outfit, as…

EXCLUSIVE: Sue Perkins, the British TV presenter who helped turn The Great British Bake Off into a national institution, is embarking on a travel show for Netflix after undertaking similar voyages for the BBC. Deadline can reveal that the broadcaster, actress and writer will journey through Latin America for the…

EXCLUSIVE: Love Productions has said that it is going to delay filming on the 11th season of The Great British Bake Off as the UK grapples with the coronavirus pandemic. The Channel 4 show was due to go into production next month in its famous tent at Welford Park in Newbury, but producers want to make sure that the…

Matt Lucas, the comedian, actor and writer who has starred in Bridesmaids, is to become the new co-host of The Great British Bake Off on Channel 4. Lucas will replace Sandi Toksvig in the tent, hosting alongside fellow comedian Noel Fielding. Filming on the 11th series of The Great British Bake Off begins in the…

EXCLUSIVE: Love Productions, the British production company behind The Great British Bake Off, has appointed Condé Nast Entertainment executive vice presidents Joe LaBracio and Al Edgington to lead its U.S. operation. LaBracio and Edgington will be become co-presidents of Love Productions USA, effectively replacing Kev…

Sandi Toksvig has stepped down as the host of Channel 4’s The Great British Bake Off after three years. The presenter, who oversees the baking contest alongside comedian Noel Fielding, is quitting to spend time on other projects, including a new show on adult literacy for Channel 4, titled The Write Offs. Toksvig was…

Oscar-winning American actor Richard Dreyfuss and Queer Eye star Tan France are among the celebrities who will put on an apron and get baking for Channel 4’s special Stand Up To Cancer episodes of The Great British Bake Off. The Great Celebrity Bake Off, produced by Love Productions, will also feature documentary…

They say that we live in a golden age of television — and it’s a well-worn phrase that is certainly borne out in the quality of British shows that have landed on our screens over the past 10 years. There are standout hits to choose from across genres, and the decade culminated with UK television exports exploding to a…