Great British Bake Off to undergo huge revamp after flurry of viewer complaints
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The Great British Bake Off is to be given a “back to basics” revamp after being blasted with complaints about the last series.
Fans objected to the tasks being too complicated, including the Halloween lantern that had to be a piñata, and the “mission impossible” time constraints.
One insider has revealed the next run will have easier tasks and more classic bakes. They said: “There is a realisation last year’s show didn’t really work. We’re going to strip it back to basics, with a few twists.”
The comments came as the boss of Love Productions, which makes the long-running show, insisted he had listened to fans.
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Richard McKerrow said the team would strive to put things right for series 14, which starts filming in April.
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“I’d be the first to hold up our hands and say I feel the last series was not our strongest,” he admitted in The Media Podcast.
“You’ve got to take a look and go, ‘Sh*t, are the challenges too complicated?’. We’re looking very, very, very hard at making sure it’s as good a series as it can be.”
Fans complained many of the tasks were “silly”, with “ridiculous” time constraints blamed for an underwhelming final, featuring eventual winner Syabira Yusoff.
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The final was watched by just 5.2million viewers, compared with 7.2m the previous year.
One viewer, who stopped watching, explained: “I don’t watch Bake Off to see people stressed out and upset.”
Judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith are expected to return to the show while a new presenter to replace Matt Lucas alongside Noel Fielding is being finalised.
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