Will you still watch The Great British Bake Off without Mary Berry?
Earlier this month we asked our Silversurfers should the Great British Bake Off should remain with the BBC and nearly 1,000 of you voted, with 88% of you saying a resounding ‘yes’ – the BBC was your viewing channel of choice.
Well sadly we could not influence the outcome of that question, but we will be able to vote with our feet when the next series of GBBO is run on Channel 4 without one of its most popular judges, Mary Berry, as well as its missing co-hosts Sue Perkins and Mel Giedroyc. Mary Berry will step down as a judge when it moves to Channel 4 as the BBC plots a rival, it was revealed yesterday.
Mary bid “farewell to soggy bottoms” and said her decision to stay with the BBC is out of loyalty to the broadcaster that gave the show its start.
It has now been confirmed that Paul Hollywood will be moving to Channel 4 without his co-hosts, and there is now speculation about who will join him in the tent.
The opening show of the current series, the seventh, was watched by an average of 10.4 million viewers. But will they still want to watch without 3 of the 4 main ingredients?
Apparently none of its stars were consulted during the negotiations with Channel 4, who may have purchased a mostly empty marquee and a few ovens!
What are your views? Is Mary Berry a vital ingredient in the mix? Will the programme still be ‘great’ without the majority of the current presenters? Will it be the same without Mary Berry? Who would you like to see replace Mary Berry?
Will you still watch The Great British Bake Off without Mary Berry?
1246 people have already voted, what's your opinion? No - it won't be the same without her Yes - it will still be 'great'What are your views?
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The main reason I watch it is to see a bunch of amateur cooks trying valiantly to produce wonderful food. I love it, very funny are the flops which look a lot like mine.
Trusting in the BBC not to drop the ball ( or egg).
In addition, I don't believe that I am a 'miserable old intellectual' - my wife might disagree though!! - I am relatively educated (to A level), have quite a happy, good life where I have a fair amount of time to enjoy my many and varied interests due to the fact I am semi-retired, work a maximum of about 15 hours per week on my own home business (not a millionaire but earn well above the UK average wage), have no mortgage, own my own home plus a holiday home close to a National Park - I may even be moving permanently abroad within a couple of years for my wife's health, I have a close family with 2 brilliant, unique and very funny grand-kids, a wide circle of friends, so overall I'm quite happy. Therefore regrettably I don't believe I'm in need of 'lightening up' by watching said TV programme - I'll just take it easy and carry on being concerned about real matters like the NHS, leaving the EU, homelessness, the Northern 'poor house', my grand-kids future, i.e education, job opportunities, their potential housing, etc... etc,,.. but thanks all the same.
Pleased Paul is staying as he's great. I think it will still be watched by millions, it's the show's format and the contestants that make it!
Take away the humour and commentary from Mel and Sue, and the knowledge and wisdom from Mary, and the programme's essence will be gone. It's GBBO, Jim, but not as we know it!
Remember what happened to Top Gear when they got rid of Hammond Clarkson and May? The New Top Gear was almost universally panned, and rightly so. I think GBBO will go the same way - Paul Hollywood won't be able to carry it, as he's not a majorly popular presenter in the same way that the others are.
I think greed has once again killed the golden goose.
We will not be following the show over to Channel 4. Ch 4 have bought a tent and PH. The show will never be the same...
Have heard that The Chuckle Brothers will front the new programme with PH and Alan Carr as the judges...lololol