Baked Off! the Trailer
Introducing some of the characters who occupy the world of 'Baked Off!'. Duncan is a young IT freelancer in Edinburgh, Heather is his landlady. Julianna is a middle-aged ex-dancer who lives in Liverpool with her husband Ade, and son Sammy. Caroline runs an online cookery class, and she has invited her husband's Australian godmother, an elderly, reluctantly retired Michelin Starred chef, to teach the class. Duncan, Julianna and Margot prepare for the first class!
Baked Off! campaign trailer Flloyd
[THUNDER, THEME MUSIC] Thunders Mouth Theatre presents. Hi there, it's Flloyd here. Introducing "Baked Off!", a wholemeal—oh, excuse me—wholesome audio comedy series following a group of aspiring home bakers balancing life, work and relationships while aspiring to learn the art of making sourdough bread. Written and produced by the team who brought you "Am I Old Yet?" Here's just an introduction to some of the characters you're gonna meet along the way.
Duncan
[MUSIC "Comin' Thro' the Rye". Clash of supermarket trolleys. OW!!!
Heather
Oops a daisy!
Duncan
Oh, I'm so sorry. I didn't see you coming round the—
Heather
What a surprise. Oh dinnae fesh yourself. I'm aye crashing into folk? In'tit fun? Bumping into your pals in the supermarket?
Duncan
Yeah, great fun.
Heather
What are you after today? Something exciting for dinner? I tell you what, why don't you come over to mine's? I'll cook something really nice for you,
Duncan
Oh. Oh, that's so kind, but no, I'm good, thanks. On a zoom call tonight? Yeah. Learning how to make sourdough bread.
Heather
Oh, very fancy.
Ade
[ANGLE GRINDER] Damn! Blast!!!
Sammy
Mum, Daddy's swearing again,
Julianna
Is it really bad swearing? Or I'm-just-a-bit-cross swearing.? Sammy. Find out what's happening will you, sweetheart?
Sammy
Dad! Dada. Are you okay? Are you bleeding horribly?
Ade
No, thanks for asking, Sam. Just a little bit. Ask Mummy to give you a plaster for me, will you?
Sammy
Mum, daddy wants a new plaster
Julianna
I'm not gonna make it in time.
Caroline
[THEME MUSIC] I'm thinking you must have enjoyed my last course because you've come back for more. Am I right?
Rosemary
Can you hear me? [ZOOM DOORBELL]
Caroline
Oh, more people coming in. Hang on while I find the right thingy to click on. Ah, there you are. [AUSTRALIAN MAGPIES AND MUSIC] At last. How marvelous. You managed to find your way into all the technology. Welcome.
Margot
Yes, so I did. Amazing, isn't it? How do I manage?
Caroline
This is Margot Paresky, everybody. Chef extraordinaire. Our special guest for today's session. We're so proud to have you join us, Margot, all the way from Australia. Are you keeping well, darling? Quite recovered. You poor thing.
Margot
Oh, quite well.
Flloyd
[THEME MUSIC] There's a taste of what's to come. You'll have noticed that we have characters on both sides of the planet, with Duncan and Heather in Scotland, Julianna, Ade and Sammy in England, and Margot in Australia. Those are genuine Aussie magpies you can hear outside her window. Now, as we are firing up on all cylinders to record the episodes, we need your support to fairly compensate our extremely busy, in demand because they're so talented, team and help to cover the costs involved in producing another quality piece of entertainment with great characters, intriguing storylines and maybe some tips on how to actually make sourdough bread. You'll find more info at our website, www.bakedoffpodcst.podcast.com and the link to our crowdfunding campaign in the show-notes. Please help us to create an unforgettable audio experience filled with laughter and delicious bread.
Flloyd Kennedy
writer/producer/voice actor Margot, Edie
Dr Flloyd Kennedy, Liverpool-based, Australian-born actress, director, voice artist, performance poet, singer-songwriter, voice/speech/accent/acting/clown coach and producer of audio fiction took part in the British folk revival in the 60s, performed street theatre, cabaret and fringe theatre in Scotland throughout the 1980s and 90s, and wrote her doctoral dissertation on "Shakespeare's Voice: a theory of the voice in performance". She has performed, directed and taught voice and acting skills at colleges and universities in the UK, US and Australia.
Flloyd writes, performs and produces the audio fiction comedy "Am I Old Yet?" short-listed for an Independent Podcast Award 2024 (fiction category) and for a Golden Lobie Award 2025 (fiction), which has now published 150 episodes and received over 54,000 downloads. She is also the writer producer of the audio fiction comedy “Baked Off! Live, laugh loaves”. She is a member of the Fable & Folly Network ("where fiction producers flourish").
She also voices various characters in fiction podcasts, including The Inspector Billings Mysteries, Community Cat, and the forthcoming Dracula 2024 and Holmwood Foundation podcasts.
Flloyd is a proud member of British Actors Equity.
Erika Sanderson
voice actor - Julianna
Erika Sanderson trained at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London.
A highly versatile character actor, Erika has created a myriad of roles in a variety of genres from children's theatre to classical plays and musical theatre.
An award-winning voice actor, she can regularly be heard on The NoSleep Podcast as a narrator and voice actor, as well as appearing in other audio dramas and video games.
Andrea Richardson
Caroline
Hi there! I am Andrea and I'm a London based singer, and stage and voice actor. I having been performing for many years. I sing in a jazz big band, perform with amateur dramatic groups and also undertake narration and audio work.
I am delighted to be part of the Baked Off! crew and have enjoyed working on this drama so much.
Christopher McDougall
Actor - Duncan
Christopher graduated from East 15 Acting School in 2018 and has been working in various sectors of the industry since. He has much previous experience as an actor, as well as a singer, writer and musical director.
Recent acting credits include Dame Trott in Jack and the Beanstalk (Spillers Pantomimes, Eastwood Park Theatre); Widow Twankey in Aladdin (Beverley Artistes); The Narrator in Bonny and Read (Novanda Productions, Brighton Fringe/UK Tour); Aladdin in Aladdin, Dugdale Centre, Enfield; Davie McD/Sam/Tobias Grenfell in Tell Me A Story, produced by Kibo Productions for Zoom; Squire Bogey (and others) in Jack and the Beanstalk, with M&M Theatrical Productions; God in It’s Aboot Adam (Edinburgh Fringe); Various characters in The Sherlock Holmes Experience, at Madame Tussaud’s, London; and Fairy G/Sugar Plum in Bad Cinderella, at the Cockpit Theatre, in December 2018.
In April 2021, alongside fellow producer Mark Hunter, he co-wrote, co-directed and was Musical Director on Robin Hood: A Virtual Pantomime, which took place on Zoom, and was very well received – they currently looking to revive it this year.
Christopher has also written a new musical – Star Streaker: The Musical – which he
hopes to revive in the not so distant future.
Find out more about what Christopher is doing at www.christophermcdougall.co.uk
Wendy Sara Lap
Voice Actor - Heather, Rosemary / Visual Artist
Wendy is a freelance visual artist, voice actor and writer; born and bred in Edinburgh. Her voice work includes advertisements and internal projects for STV, The Scottish Fire Service, Scottish Government, Citizens Advice, Age UK, Aldi, Diageo and many more. Her voice can also be heard on audiobooks, audio dramas and video games worldwide.