★★★★☆The opening shot features the new Mel and Sue — Sandi Toksvig and Noel Fielding (in no particular order) — flying in a hot-air balloon over England’s green and pleasant land in search of the Bake Off tent. Fielding is in a stovepipe hat and old-fashioned pilot goggles; Toksvig pretends to take a call from Sue. Love Productions has taken the formula that won over 10 to 15 million viewers each week and . well, kept it the same. Same tent, same bright-and-plinky strings on…

Source: The Times August 22, 2017 11:11 UTC