<Tr> <Th> Original release </Th> <Td> 6 August (2014 - 08 - 06)--8 October 2014 (2014 - 10 - 08) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Series chronology </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> ← Previous Series 4 Next → Series 6 </Td> </Tr> <P> The fifth series of The Great British Bake Off began on Wednesday 6 August 2014 . Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins presented the show and Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood returned as judges . Twelve contestants competed in this series, and the competition was held in Welford Park in Berkshire . The series was won by Nancy Birtwhistle, with Luis Troyano and Richard Burr finishing as runners - up . </P>

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