Channel 4 was where they made their names. :shrug:

From bad to worse... Mary & Paul will announce they're gone in the next few days

It may be where they made their names, but I think they know more than anyone that Bake Off is a quintessential BBC programme. They're not going to turn their back on the company when they kknow it just doesn't feel right.

Agreed :fan:

Aaand my interest in GBBO is waning. It's dead to me if Mary and Paul leave.

...I don't know how true but there are reports that Nadiya is in talks about hosting it.../that would seem like a smart move to win over the audience...

Not sure, she was a great winner, and is a nice lady but has she enough charisma to host, depends who she is teamed up with I guess. Jamie Oliver has expressed interest in judging if Mary leaves :yuk:, looks like Hollywood is staying

Here they are in an episode of Gimmie, Gimmie, Gimmie in 1999, playing hotel receptionists.




And they both appeared in this French and Saunders sketch in 1996

It's dead to me if Mary leaves and Jamie Oliver replaces her.