The new batch of bakers elevate a loaf cake, tackle a Technical with a twist and make bamboozling illusion cakes. Whose cake fakery will earn them the first Star Baker award?

It's Biscuit Week and the bakers make Viennese sandwiches, a retro minty favourite and dramatic puppet theatres. Who'll take centre stage, and who's delivered their final act?

It's Bread Week and the bakers take on a savoury Signature, an instructionless Technical and Horns of Plenty. Who'll rise to the occasion, and who will knead to dust themselves off?

It's Caramel Week and the bakers make irresistible caramel biscuits and turn up the heat with showstopping mousse cakes. Who gets a taste of sweet success, and whose mousse cuts them loose?

It's Pastry Week and the bakers tackle a frangipane tart and Paris-Brest, complete with a freestanding podium. Who'll be put on a pedestal, and whose dreams will flake away?

It's Autumn Week and the bakers make sweet autumn-inspired pies and transform veg into showstopping celebration cakes. Who's got their eyes on the pies, and who'll be leaf-ing the tent?

It's Dessert Week and the bakers tackle exquisitely filled meringue nests, steamed suet puddings and a beloved Italian dessert. Whose meringues will peak, and whose tiramisu will get them through?

It's a Bake Off first as the bakers get groovy for 1970s Week with towering profiteroles and a retro favourite. Whose gateau will steal the show, and who'll make the semi-final?

It's the semi-final and the bakers show off their patisserie prowess with breakfast pastries and a classic-but-theatrical Technical. Who'll make final-worthy fruit entremets?

The three finalists bake delicate scones, prepare a quintessential afternoon tea and create a hanging tiered celebration cake as a centrepiece for a summer garden party. Alison Hammond and Noel Fielding encourage the bakers, while judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith taste their efforts - but only one can be crowned the winner.