“Tell us about your beaver.” Not only is The Great British Bake Off back, so are its innuendoes and irresistible sense of fun. As Prue Leith gets in a linguistic tangle over a rodent-shaped cake, everyone dissolves into giggles. Mere mention of the word “moist” causes hilarity. We even hear the fabled “soggy bottom”. This is Bake Off returning to its joyously giddy best.
With that familiar white marquee pitched once more at picturesque Welford Park, Channel 4 has promised a back-to-basics approach. Classic bakes, silly jokes, gentle kindness – all the ingredients that originally saw this sweet-toothed contest clutched to the nation’s hearts. Key to the tweaked recipe is new presenter Alison Hammond – a natural fit and immediate hit. In a Mafia-spoofing sketch, she is welcomed to the family by Paul Hollywood, aka “The Breadfather”.
