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There were tears and there were also tiers - although thankfully not the Covid restriction type. After 10 weeks, 30 rounds and one bio-secure bubble, The Great British Bake Off reached its climax with a remarkably tight finish.
There was so little to separate Hampshire security guard Dave Friday and Edinburgh University student Peter Sawkins that you'd struggle to slide a sheet of filo pastry between them.
In the end, Sawkins edged it to become Bake Off's youngest ever champion at just 20 and the contest's first ever Scots winner. It was the right result. Affectionately nicknamed "the baby-faced assassin" by co-presenter Noel Fielding and "Perfect Peter" by rivals, he has been consistently excellent, coming into this final as bookies' favourite and reigning Star Baker.
The rapidly improving Friday came close but just fell short. With...