<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Series chronology </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Next → Series 2 </Td> </Tr> <P> The first series of The Great British Bake Off, first aired on BBC Two on 17 August 2010 . Ten home bakers took part in a bake - off to test every aspect of their baking skills as they battled to be crowned the Great British Bake Off's best amateur baker . Each week the nationwide tour saw bakers put through three challenges in a particular discipline, with some being eliminated from competition at the end of the episode . The rounds of the competition took place in various locations across the UK following a theme, for example, the episode on puddings would take place in Bakewell, bread baking would take place near Sandwich . This first series had a voiceover by Stephen Noonan; for the subsequent series this role was taken by the on - screen presenters Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins . The competition was won by Edd Kimber . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Baker </Th> <Th> Age </Th> <Th> Occupation </Th> <Th> Hometown </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Annetha Mills </Td> <Td> 30 </Td> <Td> Single mother </Td> <Td> Essex </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> David Chambers </Td> <Td> 31 </Td> <Td> Entrepreneur </Td> <Td> Milton Keynes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Edward "Edd" Kimber </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> Debt collector for Yorkshire Bank </Td> <Td> Bradford </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jasminder Randhawa </Td> <Td> 45 </Td> <Td> Assistant Credit Control Manager </Td> <Td> Birmingham </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jonathan Shepherd </Td> <Td> 25 </Td> <Td> Research Analyst </Td> <Td> St Albans </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lea Harris </Td> <Td> 51 </Td> <Td> Retired </Td> <Td> Midlothian, Scotland </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Louise Brimelow </Td> <Td> 44 </Td> <Td> Police Officer </Td> <Td> Manchester </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mark Whithers </Td> <Td> 48 </Td> <Td> Bus Driver </Td> <Td> South Wales </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Miranda Gore Browne </Td> <Td> 37 </Td> <Td> Food buyer for Marks & Spencer </Td> <Td> Midhurst, West Sussex </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ruth Clemens </Td> <Td> 31 </Td> <Td> Retail manager / Housewife </Td> <Td> Poynton, Cheshire </Td> </Tr> </Table>

Who won the first season of bake off