The Great British Bake Off Final (BBC1, 8pm)

LUIS, Nancy and Richard are the last three bakers left and there will be enough fridges to go round this time in a series which will be forever linked to the Bingate scandal.

Bingate earned its own hashtag on Twitter as bearded baker Iain Watters stormed out of the tent when fellow contestant Diana removed his Baked Alaska from the freezer. Iain was out having dumped his dessert in the bin in disgust and Diana followed days later having claimed to have been held responsible through “bad editing”. Her departure was blamed on a fall which left her unable to compete.

Yorkshire-born Nancy has shown she’s not afraid to stand up to Paul Hollywood – particularly after she forgot his name and could only refer to him as “the male judge” – when he questioned her use of a microwave to prove her dough. “Well, needs must,” she replied and when he commented on her irregular-coloured doughnets she bit back: “They look all right to me.” Let’s hope her oven is hot enough this time.

Luis has served up boozy, cocktail-themed doughnuts, much to the delight of judge Mary Berry when she was confronted with a tray of Baileys-laced treats.

Presenters Mel and Sue have taken puns to new heights during the shows and a handful of viewers complained to the BBC over comments like “pop Mary’s cherry... in the oven” and “stop nuzzling your princess (cakes)”. Sue is unruffled and claims: “It’s the European Parliament’s ruling on our ‘Dutch’ accents I’m dreading.”

It's been difficult to predict who will lift the coveted trophy. Heading into the semi-finals, builder Richard, normally seen with a pencil tucked behind one ear, had seemed like the one to beat after being named Star Baker four times.

After a disappointing showing in European Cake week, he was in danger of being sent home, and was only saved by the fact that Mary and Paul couldn't decide between him and fellow contestant Kate.

Tonight there’s a difficult pastry technique for the signature challenge, and a technical that will see the finalists operating without a recipe. Ultimately though it could all come down to who turns sponge, caramel, choux pastry and petits fours into a real showstopper.

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