The BEST episodes of The Great Stand Up to Cancer Bake Off

Every episode of The Great Stand Up to Cancer Bake Off ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Great Stand Up to Cancer Bake Off!

Celebrity bakers enter Britain's most famous tent and put their skills to the test, as they Stand Up To Cancer and inspire viewers to do the same.

Last Updated: 5/8/2026Network: Channel 4Status: Continuing
Stacey Dooley, Jade Thirlwall, KSI & Katherine Ryan
star
7.83
23 votes

#1 - Stacey Dooley, Jade Thirlwall, KSI & Katherine Ryan

Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/30/2021

Stacey Dooley, Jade Thirlwall, KSI and Katherine Ryan make cocktail-flavoured fondant fancies and have their pastry skills tested, before creating a showstopping biscuit and meringue scene.

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Lee Mack, Griff Rhys Jones, Melanie Sykes & Joe Lycett
star
7.81
26 votes

#2 - Lee Mack, Griff Rhys Jones, Melanie Sykes & Joe Lycett

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/27/2018

This time the celebs face a blondies signature challenge, a testing technical, and the opportunity to reveal their secret passion with a cake showstopper

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John Lithgow, Jon Richardson, Hannah Cockroft & Russell Brand
star
7.79
29 votes

#3 - John Lithgow, Jon Richardson, Hannah Cockroft & Russell Brand

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/5/2019

The celebrity bakers take on three challenges - brownies, a 3-D biscuit, and a technical challenge that is quite a handful

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Daisy Ridley, Rob Beckett, Alexandra Burke & Tom Allen
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7.78
27 votes

#4 - Daisy Ridley, Rob Beckett, Alexandra Burke & Tom Allen

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/9/2021

Bake Off's back as Daisy Ridley, Rob Beckett, Alexandra Burke and Tom Allen make millionaire shortbread, a fruity tart and their pet hates in cake form.

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James Acaster, Russell Tovey, Rylan Clark-Neal & Michelle Keegan
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7.71
17 votes

#5 - James Acaster, Russell Tovey, Rylan Clark-Neal & Michelle Keegan

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/12/2019

The celebrity bakers tackle topped flapjacks for the signature challenge, a tricky technical, and make their 'happy places' out of meringue for the showstopper challenge

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Nick Hewer, Stacey Solomon, Ricky Wilson & Perri Kiely
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7.62
21 votes

#6 - Nick Hewer, Stacey Solomon, Ricky Wilson & Perri Kiely

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/13/2018

The celeb bakers tackle scones, a devilish technical, and a self-portrait croquembouche

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James McAvoy, Anne-Marie, David Baddiel & Dame Kelly Holmes
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7.59
32 votes

#7 - James McAvoy, Anne-Marie, David Baddiel & Dame Kelly Holmes

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/16/2021

James McAvoy, Anne-Marie, David Baddiel and Dame Kelly Holmes make signature decorative tarts and a savoury technical, and render their spirit animals in cake form in the showstopper.

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Jeremy Paxman, Joe Wilkinson, Sally Lindsay & Georgia Toffolo
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7.57
14 votes

#8 - Jeremy Paxman, Joe Wilkinson, Sally Lindsay & Georgia Toffolo

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/26/2019

Broadcaster Jeremy Paxman, comedian Joe Wilkinson, actress Sally Lindsay, and reality star Georgia Toffolo bake biscuits and 'hobby cakes'.

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Ruby Wax, Gareth Malone, Laura Whitmore & Yung Filly
star
7.50
16 votes

#9 - Ruby Wax, Gareth Malone, Laura Whitmore & Yung Filly

Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/29/2022

Ruby Wax, Gareth Malone, Laura Whitmore and Yung Filly make fruit turnovers and chocolate fondant and relive embarrassing moments in meringue form.

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David Schwimmer, Jesy Nelson, Rose Matafeo & Tom Davis
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7.47
34 votes

#10 - David Schwimmer, Jesy Nelson, Rose Matafeo & Tom Davis

Season 6 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/19/2023

A new batch of celebs enter the famous tent for SU2C. David Schwimmer, Jesy Nelson, Rose Matafeo and Tom Davis make their most epic fail in meringue.

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Emma Willis, Clara Amfo, Blake Harrison & Alex Horne
star
7.44
18 votes

#11 - Emma Willis, Clara Amfo, Blake Harrison & Alex Horne

Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/22/2022

Bake Off's back as Emma Willis, Clara Amfo, Blake Harrison and Alex Horne make biscuits, madeleines and choux sculptures embodying their secret talent.

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Matt Lucas, Annie Mac, Ed Gamble & Example
star
7.37
19 votes

#12 - Matt Lucas, Annie Mac, Ed Gamble & Example

Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/5/2022

Matt Lucas dons an apron to bake alongside Annie Mac, Ed Gamble and Example as they make cakes that depict what they did before they were famous.

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Johnny Vegas, Big Narstie, Jess Phillips & Katarina Johnson-Thompson
star
7.36
14 votes

#13 - Johnny Vegas, Big Narstie, Jess Phillips & Katarina Johnson-Thompson

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/19/2019

Comedian Johnny Vegas, grime artist Big Narstie, Olympian Katarina Johnson-Thompson and Labour MP Jess Phillips handle shortbread for their signature challenge, get to grips with a picnic favourite for the technical, and re-create themselves in cake form as their showstopper. They're baking to inspire viewers to do the same and raise money for Stand Up to Cancer.

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Richard Dreyfuss, Patsy Palmer, James Buckley & Scarlett Moffatt
star
7.33
21 votes

#14 - Richard Dreyfuss, Patsy Palmer, James Buckley & Scarlett Moffatt

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/17/2020

Richard Dreyfuss, Patsy Palmer, James Buckley and Scarlett Moffatt tackle roulades for the signature, and a tricky technical, and make their favourite place in the form of a cake for the showstopper

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Anneka Rice, John Bishop, Nadine Coyle & Ade Adepitan
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7.33
21 votes

#15 - Anneka Rice, John Bishop, Nadine Coyle & Ade Adepitan

Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/6/2021

Anneka Rice, John Bishop, Nadine Coyle and Ade Adepitan tackle decorative choux buns and financiers before making a showstopping cake that represents something from their bucket list.

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Ellie Goulding, Mawaan Rizwan, Sophie Morgan & Tracy-Ann
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7.32
19 votes

#16 - Ellie Goulding, Mawaan Rizwan, Sophie Morgan & Tracy-Ann

Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/19/2022

Ellie Goulding, Mawaan Rizwan, Sophie Morgan and Tracy-Ann Oberman make marble cake, jam roly-poly and biscuit portraits of their celeb heroes.

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Deborah Meaden, Jay Blades, Judi Love & Mike Wozniak
star
7.29
28 votes

#17 - Deborah Meaden, Jay Blades, Judi Love & Mike Wozniak

Season 6 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/16/2023

Deborah Meaden, Jay Blades, Judi Love and Mike Wozniak make cheesecakes and a vegan BBQ classic, before recreating their first ever celebrity crush.

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Harry Hill, Martin Kemp, Roisin Conaty & Bill Turnbull
star
7.28
25 votes

#18 - Harry Hill, Martin Kemp, Roisin Conaty & Bill Turnbull

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/6/2018

The first batch of celebs make cupcakes, 3D biscuits, and take on a fiery technical.

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Tim Minchin, Ruth Davidson, Jamie Laing & Ella Eyre
star
7.27
26 votes

#19 - Tim Minchin, Ruth Davidson, Jamie Laing & Ella Eyre

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/20/2018

The latest batch of celebs tackle loaf cake, meringue towers and Prue's fancy technical

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Paddy McGuinness, Coleen Nolan, Joe Thomas & Ellie Taylor
star
7.21
24 votes

#20 - Paddy McGuinness, Coleen Nolan, Joe Thomas & Ellie Taylor

Season 6 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/9/2023

Paddy McGuinness, Coleen Nolan, Joe Thomas and Ellie Taylor make Jaffa cakes, have a rough time with pastry, and render their home towns in biscuit.

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Tan France, Caroline Quentin, Joel Dommett & Johanna Konta
star
7.20
15 votes

#21 - Tan France, Caroline Quentin, Joel Dommett & Johanna Konta

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/24/2020

Tan France, Caroline Quentin, Joel Dommett and Johanna Konta tackle classic eclairs for the signature and puff pastry for the technical, and recreate their biggest fears in a cake showstopper

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Joe Wilkinson, Roisin Conaty, Rose Matafeo, Judi Love, Tom Davis & Jon Richardson
star
7.20
15 votes

#22 - Joe Wilkinson, Roisin Conaty, Rose Matafeo, Judi Love, Tom Davis & Jon Richardson

Season 9 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/22/2026

Joe Wilkinson, Roisin Conaty, Rose Matafeo, Judi Love, Tom Davis and Jon Richardson make biscuits and the weirdest place where they’ve slept, in cake. Who has the perfect snap, and who needs a nap?

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David Morrissey, Lucy Beaumont, Tom Daley & Adele Roberts
star
7.17
29 votes

#23 - David Morrissey, Lucy Beaumont, Tom Daley & Adele Roberts

Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/2/2023

David Morrissey, Lucy Beaumont, Tom Daley and Adele Roberts tackle a savoury quiche, teatime biscuits and a showstopping day off in cake form.

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Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Caroline Flack, Greg Wise & Nicola Adams
star
7.14
14 votes

#24 - Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Caroline Flack, Greg Wise & Nicola Adams

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/2/2019

Presenters Krishnan Guru-Murthy and Caroline Flack, actor Greg Wise, and boxer Nicola Adams tackle a drizzle cake and a giant biscuit selfie. 

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Alan Carr, Aisling Bea, Kadeena Cox & Teri Hatcher
star
7.14
22 votes

#25 - Alan Carr, Aisling Bea, Kadeena Cox & Teri Hatcher

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/3/2018

The celebs face an 'all or muffin' signature and a not 'as easy as pie' technical. And dreams may turn to nightmares during the showstopper cake challenge.

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