Mary Berry has been given her second show on the BBC, just weeks after saying she would remain when The Great British Bake Off moves to Channel 4.
Mary Berry’s Everyday on BBC2 will see the Bake Off judge whip up quick dishes and family favourites.
The announcement that the BBC has commissioned the show comes less than two weeks after BBC1 unveiled Mary Berry’s Secrets From Britain’s Great Houses, in which Berry will tour the UK’s stately homes exploring their pasts and cooking up dishes inspired by her surroundings.
Neither show has a broadcast date, but both are expected in the new year.
Berry has already fronted two shows on BBC2, Mary Berry’s Absolute Favourites and Mary Berry’s Foolproof Cooking, both of which were made by Everyday producers Sidney Street.
The BBC 2 channel editor, Patrick Holland, said he was thrilled Berry was returning. “Her everyday recipes are inspirational and delicious and her series will be a real treat for the audience,” he said.
The shows are among a host of programmes offered to those stars who have decided not to follow Berry’s fellow judge Paul Hollywood to Channel 4 when it launches its version of Bake Off.
Presenters Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins are up to host a Saturday Night BBC1 show called Let’s Sing and Dance for Comic Relief ahead of next year’s Red Nose Day.
Prior to that both sets of presenters and judges will appear in Christmas specials of The Great British Bake Off which have already been recorded.
Berry recently said she would be reunited again with Giedroyc and Perkins, suggesting that they could host a gardening programme together.
Last year’s Bake Off winner, Nadiya Hussain, is also appearing on The One Show and developing new projects after saying she would make the BBC her home. She had been tipped as a possible host or judge on Channel 4’s version of the show.
