The Great British Bake Off series 3

The Great British Bake Off
Series 3
Presented byMel Giedroyc
Sue Perkins
JudgesMary Berry
Paul Hollywood
No. of contestants12
WinnerJohn Whaite
Runners-upBrandon Lynch
James Morton
LocationHarptree Court (East Harptree, Somerset)
No. of max. bakes30
No. of episodes10
Release
Original networkBBC Two
Original release14 August (2012-08-14) –
16 October 2012 (2012-10-16)
Series chronology

The third series of The Great British Bake Off began airing on Tuesday 14 August 2012. The series was filmed at Harptree Court in East Harptree, Somerset.

Seven thousand applied for the competition and twelve contestants were chosen. The competition was won by John Whaite.

The third series was broadcast as the fifth season on PBS in the United States.