So the Great British Bake Off 2015: and what a final. There were nerves, there were disasters, there were even comedy moments.

Here are 11 things we won’t forget.

1. Everyone was being dramatic

The Great British Bake Off's Nadiya
The Great British Bake Off’s Nadiya (Mark Bourdillon/BBC)

The music is getting faster and faster, icing is being frantically piped, someone is fretting next to an oven: the Great British Bake Off is undeniably dramatic.

After 10 weeks of challenges, the bakers have reached the final – where a bad bake begins to seem like a life-or-death situation. So you can’t blame them for being a little melodramatic.

“This could be a pivotal moment in my life, this weekend,” Ian said, while Nadiya added: “Whatever happens here today I will have to live with for the rest of my life.”

Poor Tamal also went for just a little hyperbole: “This is the worst pastry in the world, ever.”

And Ian moaned: “You do wonder why you put yourself through this, sometimes.”

2. But there was camaraderie

You don’t get to the final without being fiercely competitive – but Nadiya and Tamal in particular have developed a lovely teasing relationship.

“Thanks little chum,” Tamal said to 4ft 11 Nadiya as she helped him pick his baking implements off the floor.

And when Nadiya decided not to batch-bake her buns according to Paul’s preferences, he was on hand to jokingly play on her fears: “If you want to break Paul’s rules…”

3. There were moments of panic

It was hard not to feel sorry for Ian when he had the gut wrenching realisation: “Did I leave something out?”

Alas for Ian, he’d forgotten to put sugar in his cardamom and cinnamon spiced iced buns with apple and cranberry jam. The mistake didn’t get past Mary and Paul, who quickly found out there was something dreadfully wrong with the buns and pulled disapproving faces.

It was a forgetful weekend for Ian, who puzzled over his showstopper curry carrot cake mixture – before realising: “I forgot to put the oranges in with the mixture!” Luckily, it wasn’t too late for a quick fix.

Our hearts also went out to Tamal, who couldn’t get his creme patissiere to set in time. After lots of anxious checks on his creme pat in the freezer and rising panic, he cut his losses. “It’s so frustrating!” he complained to Nadiya.

4. And then there was the bun-whispering

The Great British Bake Off's Ian
The Great British Bake Off’s Ian (Love Productions)

We always knew there was something of the Prince Charles about Ian – but instead of whispering to his plants to encourage them to grow, Ian whispers to his buns to help them rise.

“Good luck little fellas” said Ian to his iced buns. “Come on, buns.”

5. There were plenty of puns

Mel Giedroyc and Nadiya Jamir Hussain
Mel Giedroyc and Nadiya Jamir Hussain (Love Productions/BBC)

Our favourite pun of the episode cam from Mel, announcing the end of the signature bake: “String up the bunting. This bun ting is over.”

6. The judges made withering comments

The Great British Bake Off's Mary Berry
The Great British Bake Off’s Mary Berry (Mark Bourdillon/Love Productions)

And our favourite judge’s comment was from Mary, on Tamal’s millefeuille: “It looks as though you sat on the top to squash them all in.” Ouch.

7. There was also high praise

When the judges want to be nice, they can be very, very nice. Paul called Ian’s elderflower and lemon iced buns “dynamite”, while for Mary they were “sheer heaven on a plate”.

8. The technical challenge was personalised

The Great British Bake Off's Tamal, with Sue Perkins
The Great British Bake Off’s Tamal, with Sue Perkins (Love Productions)

When Paul and Mary asked the bakers to create rough-puff raspberry millefeulle, it wasn’t an accidental choice. They decided on the challenge because all the finalists have previously struggled with pastry.

Clever Nadiya didn’t take long to twig: “Do you think we’re being tested because we did bad pastry? It’s a personalised challenge just for us three.”

“Oh, god, yeah!” said Ian, having flashbacks to cream horns and vol-au-vents.

Nadiya was convinced: “It is, I think it is!”

9. Paul Hollywood failed at intimidation

Paul Hollywood and Mary Berry
Paul Hollywood and Mary Berry (BBC/Love Productions/Tom Dymond)

At the end of the showstopper challenge, just to make things a bit more stressful for the contestants, Paul and Mary walked around the tent asking intimidating questions.

“Happy, Nadiya?” Paul asked menacingly.

“Yeah,” she said, pausing before mocking him right back: “Happy, Paul?”

All Paul could do in reply was giggle.

10. We met the finalists’ families

It was time for a peek at the finalists’ back stories – and to meet their very cute kids.

Tamal’s big sister was super proud of him. “He’s the full package for me,” she said before starting to cry. We also got to look at baby photos: Tamal, it turns out, was a very cute kid.

“My daddy’s done really well to get to the final,” said Ian’s cute blonde daughter, while his wife complained he’d become like a “man possessed” in the kitchen.

“He’s a rock in our family. I’m very proud of him,” she added.

Nadiya’s husband was also supportive: “She’s a winner, she’s a champion in our eyes.”

“I like lemon cakes, I like chocolate cakes, I like mud cakes,” proclaimed their daughter – which is good, with a mum like Nadiya.

11. And Nadiya won!

The Great British Bake Off's Nadiya
The Great British Bake Off’s Nadiya (Mark Bourdillon/Love Productions)

With a first place in the technical challenge, an impressive set of iced buns and a beautiful showstopper wedding cake, Nadiya was on a high. It was her week – and her series – as she was crowned winner of the Great British Bake Off 2015.

Hurrah!

The Great British Bake Off 2015 contestants
The Great British Bake Off 2015 contestants (Mark Bourdillon/Love Productions)