A BBC spokesperson has stated, “We would have loved a Bake Off Comic Relief special, but Love Productions refused to make it.
We had been trying to engage the BBC in negotiations for more than a year so we would have time to produce both series eight of Bake Off and the Comic Relief Bake Off, which should have filmed in September.”
“By the time the BBC meaningfully engaged in those negotiations, it was already too late for Love to produce the series for Comic Relief Bake Off in time to air in Spring 2017.
A spokesperson has stated, “Love Productions was always keen to make the Comic Relief Bake Off special.