We watched the first new episode. I feel like this show has jumped the shark–it really feels like it is ticking the boxes at this point:
Producer: okay, we have a vegan, we have a gay male, we have an emigre with a thick accent, we have a Scottish or Irish person, also with thick accent. Oh cool, tick off the Liverpool accent box, and we have a large black woman. Hmm, what else are we missingt? Oh, everybody, be sure to dress and act eccentric! The more the better!
I’m not saying the show (baking) itself is staged, but I am dubious these are the best twelve amateur bakers in England. I think they are the twelve most demographically-driven bakers in England.