<P> A third series of The Great British Bake Off began on 14 August 2012 . The series was filmed at Harptree Court in East Harptree, Somerset . </P> <P> In contrast to Season 2, there was an all - male final . The finalists were Brendan Lynch, James Morton and John Whaite, who won the final in a surprise result . </P> <P> The fourth series of The Great British Bake Off started on 20 August 2013 on BBC Two . The series was again filmed at Harptree Court in East Harptree, Somerset . The all - female final was won by Frances Quinn, with Ruby Tandoh and Kimberley Wilson as runners up . </P> <P> In the U.S., the fourth series was broadcast as season 2 on PBS . </P>

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