‘The Great British Baking Show’ Was Rejected for ‘5 Years’ Before Becoming Global Hit

‘The Great British Baking Show’ Was Rejected for ‘5 Years’ Before Becoming Global Hit

'We were told it would be like watching paint dry,' said the co-creator.

Great British Bake Off was Rejected by TV Bosses for 'Five Years' Before it Rose to Fame

The Great British Bake Off took years to be taken seriously after people said a cake competition would be “like watching paint dry”. Stream The Great British Bake Off series 16 (2025) Outside the UK on Channel 4 for free The co-creator shared the story of the hit Channel 4 show, which started on the BBC, at the Edinburgh TV Festival. We pitched Bake Off for four or five years. We were told it would be like watching paint dry, no one was interes…