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S13 Ep45
10.0
12th Oct 2018
Culinary competition. In the grand finale, the winning chefs cook their dishes at a banquet for the heroes of the NHS, and one chef is crowned Champion of Champions.

S12 Ep45
10.0
30th Jun 2017
The winning chefs cook their dishes at the incredible Taste of Summer banquet. From Tim Henman to Judy Murray, the guests are all expecting perfection.

S11 Ep37
10.0
18th Oct 2016
The atmosphere in the kitchen gets even more competitive as the three chefs from Northern Ireland cook their fish courses.

S14 Ep26
9.0
14th May 2019
Some of the finest chefs in the UK compete to cook a fish course worthy of serving at a banquet. The rivals need to impress guest judge Kanya King, the founder of the MOBO awards.

S14 Ep25
9.0
13th May 2019
In the first challenge of finals week, the eight chefs battle to get their starter course to the banquet and cook up dishes dedicated to everything from Tom Jones to grime.

S14 Ep24
9.0
10th May 2019
The two remaining chefs from Northern Ireland recreate their four-course menu for the esteemed judges - Matthew Fort, Oliver Peyton, Andi Oliver and guest judge Loyle Carner.

S14 Ep23
9.0
9th May 2019
Alex’s dish commemorates his late brother and the song by Northern Ireland artist Donna Taggart that he associates with the difficult time of his death.

S14 Ep12
9.0
12th Apr 2019
The two remaining chefs cook their dishes head to head for a panel of expert judges, including multi-million selling singer-songwriter Amy MacDonald.

S14 Ep10
9.0
10th Apr 2019
The chefs begin cook their starters for a surprise veteran chef. Liam’s dish Banging Beets takes inspiration from Liverpool’s legendary Cream nightclub.

S14 Ep9
9.0
5th Apr 2019
The two remaining chefs cook their four-course menus again. But will they take on board their veteran’s advice as they serve their tributes to Britain’s music success?

S14 Ep5
9.0
28th Mar 2019
The chefs serve up their main courses and desserts. Mike is confident his northern dish Rack 'n' Roll has the edge to help him claim the top spot.

S13 Ep44
9.0
11th Oct 2018
Culinary competition. The fourth and final spot on the banquet menu is awarded and there is a surprising announcement for the chefs who have made it through.

S13 Ep43
9.0
10th Oct 2018
The chefs serve up venison, rabbit, duck, beef, lamb and pork for scrutiny. The guest judge is Tom Lynch MBE, a former BMX world champion turned healthcare hero.

S13 Ep41
9.0
8th Oct 2018
Culinary competition. The finalists cook their starters for the judges, including guest judge Dr Rangan Chatterjee. Who will win the first spot on the final banquet menu?

S13 Ep40
9.0
5th Oct 2018
Culinary competition. The judges are joined by Shehan Hettiaratchy, a trauma surgeon who helped treat victims of the Grenfell Tower fire.

S13 Ep39
9.0
4th Oct 2018
Culinary competition. It is the dessert course and the final chance for the chefs to impress. Which two will make it through to the regional final?

S13 Ep33
9.0
26th Sep 2018
Creative culinary competition. Liam meets his personal hero, Nola Ishmael OBE, who became the UK's first ever black director of nursing.

S13 Ep28
9.0
19th Sep 2018
Culinary competition. It is the main course and Olivia is hoping her unusual cuts of beef will score top points. Olivia also visits her local children's hospital.

S13 Ep24
9.0
13th Sep 2018
Creative culinary competition. It is the dessert course and the last opportunity for the chefs to impress. Which two will make it through to the judging chamber?

S13 Ep1
9.0
13th Aug 2018
Creative culinary competition. One chef hopes his offal starter will be a fitting tribute to the NHS's life-saving organ donation scheme.

S12 Ep44
9.0
29th Jun 2017
With three completely new desserts in contention, whose dish will triumph? The judges are joined by guest judge Annabel Croft, former British number one in tennis.

S12 Ep38
9.0
21st Jun 2017
Eddie Attwell is taking a risk with an unusual meat - water buffalo. But will the picnic-style dish be up to standards?

S12 Ep30
9.0
9th Jun 2017
Creative culinary competition. The two winning chefs cook their menus for Oliver Peyton, Matthew Fort, Andi Oliver and Dan Bloxham, Wimbledon's Master of Ceremonies.

S12 Ep26
9.0
5th Jun 2017
Creative culinary competition. In the Wales regional heat, returning chef Phil is under pressure to impress as he is competing against his former head chef Paul.

S12 Ep25
9.0
2nd Jun 2017
Creative culinary competition. The two remaining chefs cook their menus for Oliver Peyton, Matthew Fort, Andi Oliver and Gary Parsons, Wimbledon's executive chef.

S12 Ep20
9.0
26th May 2017
Creative culinary competition. The top two chefs cook their Taste of Summer menus for judges Oliver Peyton, Matthew Fort, Andi Oliver and guest judge Judy Murray.

S12 Ep18
9.0
24th May 2017
Creative culinary competition. Danny Parker is trying to recreate the flavours of an American barbecue but the veteran chef is dubious about one of his ingredients.

S12 Ep16
9.0
22nd May 2017
Creative culinary competition. In the north east heats, returning banquet champion Tommy Banks takes on two ambitious newcomers, Danny Parker and Josh Overington.

S12 Ep14
9.0
18th May 2017
Creative culinary competition. Ellis's dish is inspired by strawberries, and Tom hopes to beat the other chefs with a savoury and sweet bilberry dish.

S12 Ep13
9.0
17th May 2017
Creative culinary competition. Paul serves a personal main course based on his mother's favourite food, and Ellis surprises with a dish that honours Fred Perry.

S12 Ep12
9.0
16th May 2017
Creative culinary competition. In the fish course, Ellis tries to create the flavour of a summer barbecue without using one and Tom and Paul both use luxury fish.

S12 Ep11
9.0
15th May 2017
Creative culinary competition. This week is the north west regional heats and three ambitious newcomers are competing to win a place in the national finals.

S12 Ep10
9.0
12th May 2017
Creative culinary competition. The two remaining chefs try to impress Oliver Peyton, Matthew Fort, Andi Oliver and guest judge Marion Regan.

S12 Ep9
9.0
11th May 2017
Creative culinary competition. The chefs honour Wimbledon with their challenging strawberry desserts but only two will make it through to the regional final.

S12 Ep8
9.0
10th May 2017
Creative culinary competition. For the main course, a refined summer barbecue goes up against a traditional Cornish speciality and a historic Wimbledon recipe.

S12 Ep5
9.0
5th May 2017
Creative culinary competition. The remaining chefs cook their entire taste of summer menus for Oliver Peyton, Matthew Fort, Andi Oliver and Leon Smith.

S12 Ep3
9.0
3rd May 2017
Creative culinary competition. It's a smoke-filled kitchen as the chefs prepare their summer-themed mains in the hope of impressing the veteran judge.

S11 Ep45
9.0
28th Oct 2016
The winning chefs arrive at the Palace of Westminster to cook for the banquet of great Britons.

S11 Ep44
9.0
27th Oct 2016
It is the final day of the competition, and the last chance for the eight champions to get one of their dishes to the banquet.

S11 Ep43
9.0
26th Oct 2016
It is day three at the national finals and time for the main course - the one course every chef wants to cook at the banquet.

S11 Ep42
9.0
25th Oct 2016
It is day two of the national finals, and the eight champions must cook their fish courses. The judges are joined by Tim Hayward.

S11 Ep41
9.0
24th Oct 2016
It is day one of the national finals. Before cooking starts, the eight champions travel to the Southbank to get a sight of the prize.

S11 Ep40
9.0
21st Oct 2016
The chefs cook for judges Oliver Peyton, Prue Leith, Matthew Fort and guest judge Amol Rajan.

S11 Ep38
9.0
19th Oct 2016
Chris McGowan feels the strain when trying to make his own venison sausages to serve with a venison rack.

S11 Ep30
9.0
7th Oct 2016
In the the head to head, the two highest-scoring chefs from the London and south east region cook for Oliver Peyton, Prue Leith and Matthew Fort.

S11 Ep29
9.0
6th Oct 2016
It is a highly emotional dish for chef Ronnie Murray as he prepares a dessert inspired by a very personal great Briton.

S11 Ep26
9.0
3rd Oct 2016
Three of the most exciting talents from London and the south east region are competing for a place in the national finals.

S11 Ep24
9.0
29th Sep 2016
Danny Gill is making a staggering eight elements for his imaginative dessert - even using a machine usually found in the fairground.

S11 Ep17
9.0
20th Sep 2016
Today is the fish course and newcomer Andrew Birch is confident - he is passionate about seafood. His dish celebrates the cockle.

S11 Ep15
9.0
16th Sep 2016
The remaining north west chefs cook for judges Matthew Fort, Prue Leith and Oliver Peyton and guest judge Lady Claire MacDonald.

S11 Ep14
9.0
15th Sep 2016
The three north west competitors are getting highly creative producing some of the most original and stunning desserts.

S11 Ep12
9.0
13th Sep 2016
It is the fish course and reigning north west champion Matt Worswick has reason to be confident.

S11 Ep10
9.0
9th Sep 2016
The region's top two chefs cook for judges Oliver Peyton, Prue Leith and Matthew Fort and guest judge Grace Dent.

S11 Ep7
9.0
6th Sep 2016
Returning chef Josh Eggleton is hoping to impress with an original take on bolognese, one of six elements in his complex fish dish.

S10 Ep45
9.0
9th Oct 2015
The banquet is finally here. A series of disasters sets one chef well behind schedule so it is all hands on deck.

S9 Ep44
9.0
5th Jun 2014
It is the last chance for the chefs to get their dish in contention for the final.

S7 Ep1
9.0
9th Apr 2012
Chefs battle for the chance to cook an Olympic banquet. Scottish chefs Alan Murchison, Colin Buchan and Mark Greenaway kick things off with their starters.

S14 Ep29
8.0
17th May 2019
This year’s Great British Menu comes to a climax with a star-studded banquet celebrating Britain’s success in pop music at Abbey Road Studios.

S14 Ep28
8.0
16th May 2019
Each chef needs to cook a dessert to impress guest judge Peter Hook – Joy Division and New Order bassist. With one place left on the banquet menu, the chefs pull out all the stops.

S14 Ep22
8.0
8th May 2019
This week it is the heat for the Northern Ireland region. Chris’s dish is his refined take on the post-gig junk food he ate after nights out at Brixton Academy.

S14 Ep21
8.0
3rd May 2019
The two remaining chefs cook their four-course menus for the judges - Matthew Fort, Oliver Peyton, Andi Oliver and guest judge JB Gill.

S14 Ep20
8.0
2nd May 2019
Cindy’s beef main course, called Spice up Your Life, involves a risky combination of wasabi and horseradish that she is hoping will set her apart from the other two chefs.

S14 Ep19
8.0
1st May 2019
In the Welsh heats, two chefs cook lamb starters entitled Green, Green, Grass of Home.

S14 Ep14
8.0
18th Apr 2019
The chefs cook their mains and desserts. Lorna is confident her lamb dish With A Little Help From My Friends, dedicated to supportive friends, is a dish fit for the banquet.

S14 Ep13
8.0
17th Apr 2019
Three of Scotland’s finest chefs do battle. Gordon's dish, Fleetwood Mackerel, is a risky combination of raw mackerel and porridge.

S14 Ep8
8.0
4th Apr 2019
The chefs are halfway through their heat. Sabrina Gidda is taking inspiration from her grandad’s collection of old 45s for her main of pork wellington and Black Country faggots.

S14 Ep7
8.0
3rd Apr 2019
Two returnees and a newcomer face off in the central heats. Newcomer Kray brings an urban edge to proceedings with a starter inspired by grime music called Fire in the Booth.

S14 Ep6
8.0
29th Mar 2019
Today the two remaining north east chefs must cook their four-course menus again. But will they take on board their veteran’s feedback?

S14 Ep4
8.0
27th Mar 2019
Three chefs new to the competition compete this week in the north east heats. Samira is taking her motivation from Elton John’s The Circle of Life and the versatile tomato.

S14 Ep3
8.0
22nd Mar 2019
The two remaining London chefs must cook their four-course menus again for the judges, including guest judge legendary bassist Gary “Mani” Mounfield.

S13 Ep42
8.0
9th Oct 2018
Culinary competition. The chefs cook their fish courses and everyone is desperate to deliver perfection. The guest judge is Chris Ogden, a pioneer of robotic surgery.

S13 Ep38
8.0
3rd Oct 2018
Culinary competition. It is the battle of beef with each chef using the same meat in their creations. Tommy also meets the first baby ever born on the NHS.

S13 Ep37
8.0
2nd Oct 2018
Culinary competition. Shauna takes inspiration from a personal connection with a tribute to staff from a facility in her hometown of Londonderry.

S13 Ep36
8.0
1st Oct 2018
Culinary competition. Three chefs battle to represent Northern Ireland. James Devine hopes to transform tea and toast into a banquet-worthy feast.

S13 Ep35
8.0
28th Sep 2018
Penultimate regional final of the culinary competition. The judges are joined by Dr Jake Dunning MBE, recognised for his work during the west Africa Ebola epidemic.

S13 Ep34
8.0
27th Sep 2018
Culinary competition. It is the last chance for the north west chefs to impress. Ellis's dish is dedicated to the staff who saved his brother's life.

S13 Ep32
8.0
25th Sep 2018
Culinary competition. It is the fish course and the chefs are gunning for tens. Craig pays tribute to a friend who revolutionised hospital food in Morecambe Bay.

S13 Ep25
8.0
14th Sep 2018
Culinary competition. The two remaining chefs cook for the judges, including Aneira Thomas, the first baby born on the NHS. Who will win a place in the finals?

S13 Ep23
8.0
12th Sep 2018
Creative culinary competition. All three main dishes pay tribute to the founder of the NHS Aneurin Bevan. Jason's For the Rich and the Poor showcases lamb.

S13 Ep2
8.0
14th Aug 2018
Creative culinary competition. One chef hopes his dish will be a fitting tribute to his mum, who has worked as a chiropodist for the NHS for 25 years.

S12 Ep43
8.0
28th Jun 2017
It is main course day and competition is fierce. The judges are joined by guest judge Gordon Reid, winner of the first ever men's singles wheelchair event at Wimbledon.

S12 Ep42
8.0
27th Jun 2017
The chefs cook their fish courses but with some exceptionally high scoring dishes in the heats, each chef must deliver perfection. The judges are joined by Tim Henman.

S12 Ep40
8.0
23rd Jun 2017
The two remaining chefs cook their four courses for Oliver Peyton, Matthew Fort, Andi Oliver and guest judge Mansour Bahrami, tennis's greatest entertainer.

S12 Ep39
8.0
22nd Jun 2017
Both Eddie Attwell and Tommy Heaney attempt desserts featuring chocolate tennis balls, while Joery Castel cooks poffertjes, a traditional Dutch pancake.

S12 Ep37
8.0
20th Jun 2017
Tommy hopes his Murray Mound is a fitting tribute to Andy Murray's apparent love of sushi. Eddie creates five strawberry elements to accompany his scallops.

S12 Ep36
8.0
19th Jun 2017
The chefs from Northern Ireland battle it out. Joery Castel creates a tribute to Richard Krajicek, the only Dutchman to win the Men's Singles title.

S12 Ep33
8.0
14th Jun 2017
Ryan Simpson hopes to elevate a ploughman's lunch into a gourmet affair, Pip Lacey pays tribute to an unusual Wimbledon icon, while Nick Deverell-Smith looks to celebrate a meat which he thinks is underused - venison.

S12 Ep32
8.0
13th Jun 2017
The Central fish dishes feature a tribute to Wimbledon strawberries and cream using strawberries and lobster. Another chef uses crab to make a savoury cream tea.

S12 Ep31
8.0
12th Jun 2017
Pip Lacey's starter is a humorous take on the unpredictable British weather and features an unusual presentation. Ryan Simpson's dish represents an allotment complete with soil, while Nick Deverell-Smith's creation is a tribute to the precision cutting of Wimbledon's grass.

S12 Ep27
8.0
6th Jun 2017
Creative culinary competition. Phil and Nick are both preparing dishes using mackerel. Nick hopes his elegant mackerel with nectarine will have the edge.

S12 Ep23
8.0
31st May 2017
Creative culinary competition. Michael Bremner is taking a huge risk, using ox tongue as the centrepiece of his main.

S12 Ep21
8.0
29th May 2017
Creative culinary competition. In the Scottish regional heats, returning chefs Michael Bremner and Ally McGrath battle ambitious newcomer Angela Malik.

S12 Ep19
8.0
25th May 2017
Creative culinary competition. Inspired by his summers spent on his family's Yorkshire farm, Tommy is cooking a dessert flavoured with hay.

S12 Ep17
8.0
23rd May 2017
Creative culinary competition. Josh Overington creates a decadent fish stew, comprising champagne, lobster, scallops and truffles.

S12 Ep15
8.0
19th May 2017
Creative culinary competition. The two chefs cook their taste of summer menus again for judges Oliver Peyton, Matthew Fort, Andi Oliver and guest Greg Rusedski.

S12 Ep7
8.0
9th May 2017
Creative culinary competition. Tom, head chef at Outlaw's at The Capital in Knightsbridge, is hoping to elevate the humble mackerel to banquet standards.

S12 Ep6
8.0
8th May 2017
Creative culinary competition. In the south west heats, two ambitious newcomers, Tom Brown and Andy Clatworthy, take on returning chef Dominic Chapman.

S12 Ep4
8.0
4th May 2017
Creative culinary competition. Dessert is the last chance for the chefs to secure a place cooking for the judges and the pressure is rising.

S12 Ep2
8.0
2nd May 2017
Creative culinary competition. One chef shocks when he pairs his fish dish with some unusual flavours - white chocolate and strawberry.

S12 Ep1
8.0
2nd May 2017
Creative culinary competition. Three chefs from London and south east England meet their surprise veteran judge and cook summery starters.

S12 Ep22
4.0
30th May 2017
Creative culinary competition. Ally McGrath, chef proprietor at Osso in Peebles, creates an inventive dish based on summer memories of rock pooling in the River Tweed.

S9 Ep30
5.0
16th May 2014
The two remaining north east chefs cook their dishes again for the panel of judges.

S16 Ep21
5.9
7th May 2021
Who will be judged the winner of the North West of England with delicious dishes celebrating invention? The judges, including one of Britain’s best loved designers, must decide.

S7 Ep38
6.0
30th May 2012
Chefs Paul Ainsworth, Nathan Outlaw and Simon Hulstone cook their main courses, but who will take gold? Great British Menu veteran Tom Kerridge scores the dishes.

S7 Ep39
6.0
31st May 2012
It's the chefs' final chance to impress, this time presenting their desserts. Dishes include elderflower and lemon tart with strawberry sorbet and meringues.

S7 Ep40
6.0
1st Jun 2012
It is decision time for judges Prue Leith, Matthew Fort and Oliver Peyton as the two remaining chefs from the South West region cook their entire menus. The judges are not easily pleased and only world-class cooking will do.

S12 Ep41
6.0
26th Jun 2017
The winning regional chefs battle it out for a spot on the banquet menu. Andi Oliver takes the chefs to Wimbledon to see where they could be cooking if they win.

S13 Ep29
6.0
20th Sep 2018
Culinary competition. With just one more chance to impress the veteran judge, the chefs are all hoping to use their pastry skills to deliver complex desserts.

S13 Ep30
6.0
21st Sep 2018
Culinary competition. The judges are joined by Barbara Childs, a matron at Great Ormond Street Hospital, who isn't afraid to speak her mind in the chamber.

S15 Ep12
6.0
10th Apr 2020
Two top chefs from Northern Ireland go head to head and cook their six-course menus. Children’s TV presenter turned author Cerrie Burnell is the guest judge and helps decide the winner.

S15 Ep29
6.0
15th May 2020
After months of hard-fought competition, it is time for the Great British Menu banquet. The winning chefs cook their courses in celebration of nearly 200 years of British children’s literature.

S16 Ep22
6.1
12th May 2021
Four chefs from the south west of England compete, with canapes, starters and fish dishes inspired by British invention and innovation. Who will be eliminated?

S10 Ep1
6.3
3rd Aug 2015
Three of Scotland's top chefs - Jak O'Donnell, Jimmy Lee and Graham Campbell - attempt to impress a veteran judge.

S14 Ep16
6.5
24th Apr 2019
This week it is the heats for the south west. For starters Joe goes out on a limb with his Beatles-inspired dish My Octopus’s Garden – an unorthodox pairing of seafood and cheese.

S15 Ep2
6.5
19th Mar 2020
The remaining chefs cook giant goose eggs based on Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and a Harry Potter dessert, but two face potential disasters when their recipes go wrong.

S15 Ep7
6.5
1st Apr 2020
Four chefs from Edinburgh, Irvine, Fife and Buckie compete for Scotland with a venison starter inspired by Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and a Treasure Island fish course.

S15 Ep1
6.6
18th Mar 2020
Chefs from Derby, Birmingham, Stoke-on-Trent and Nottingham compete for the central region with a mushroom starter inspired by Lord of the Rings and a Roald Dahl Revolting Recipe.

S14 Ep2
6.7
21st Mar 2019
The chefs are halfway through their heat and the pressure is mounting. Luke has plenty to do to get his duck dish Spice, inspired by his favourite girl band, ready in time.

S15 Ep27
6.7
13th May 2020
Bestselling writer Anthony Horowitz helps choose the winner for the main course final, while a Harry Potter actor pops into the kitchen to taste a real life Hogwarts’s feast.

S16 Ep9
6.7
9th Apr 2021
Guest judge Professor Chris Jackson, geologist and adventurer, helps decide the winner from the two remaining chefs. Both have pioneering dishes, but whose will rocket to success?

S15 Ep24
6.8
8th May 2020
Bestselling children’s author Dame Jacqueline Wilson helps decide which chef should make it through to the next round.

S16 Ep23
6.8
13th May 2021
The remaining chefs compete over dishes inspired by science and innovation from the south west of England, but who will win and who must go home?

S15 Ep6
6.8
27th Mar 2020
The two remaining chefs from the region go head to head and cook their six-course menus for the judges, including guest judge Konnie Huq, children’s author and former Blue Peter presenter.

S16 Ep8
6.8
8th Apr 2021
The remaining chefs compete over dishes inspired by science and innovation. But with such high-level cooking, who can keep their lead and who must go home?

S15 Ep4
6.8
25th Mar 2020
Veteran Tommy Banks decides which of the four London chefs to send home after a hazelnut starter inspired by The Gruffalo and a Commotion in the Ocean lobster dish.

S16 Ep3
6.8
26th Mar 2021
Guest judge Helen Sharman, Britain’s first astronaut, helps decide the winner from the two remaining chefs. Both have dishes themed around space, but whose will rocket them to success?

S16 Ep10
6.8
14th Apr 2021
Four chefs compete for Wales with canapes, starters and fish dishes inspired by British invention and innovation. Who will be eliminated?

S16 Ep14
6.9
22nd Apr 2021
The remaining chefs compete over mains and desserts inspired by science and innovation. But with such high-level cooking, who will finish in front and who must go home?

S16 Ep20
6.9
6th May 2021
The remaining chefs compete with dishes inspired by British invention and innovation, but which two chefs will go through to the judges’ chamber and who must go home?

S16 Ep1
6.9
24th Mar 2021
Four chefs compete for the central region with canapes, starters and fish dishes inspired by British invention and innovation. With a surprise extra judge, who will be eliminated?

S8 Ep7
7.0
5th Feb 2013
Chefs compete to cook at a banquet to celebrate 25 years of Red Nose Day. Will the winning fish dish be a traditional Scottish soup, a chowder or a no-cook mackerel?

S11 Ep1
7.0
29th Aug 2016
Three top chefs from Scotland, all competition newcomers, aim to impress this week's veteran judge and be crowned Scottish champion.

S11 Ep2
7.0
30th Aug 2016
Three chefs create fish dishes in a bid to be crowned Scottish champion. The standard is so high, the veteran judge is moved to tears.

S11 Ep3
7.0
31st Aug 2016
Three of Scotland's finest chefs compete. Ally McGrath has been keeping the veteran judge entertained with his very individual approach.

S11 Ep4
7.0
1st Sep 2016
One chef will go home and the veteran judge finds himself with a very difficult decision to make.

S11 Ep5
7.0
2nd Sep 2016
It is the head to head. Scotland's two highest-scoring chefs cook for judges Oliver Peyton, Prue Leith and Matthew Fort.

S11 Ep18
7.0
21st Sep 2016
Returning chef Phil Carmichael is serving up his version of an OBE - a refined take on onions, bacon and egg.

S11 Ep20
7.0
23rd Sep 2016
The two highest scoring chefs from Wales cook for judges Oliver Peyton, Prue Leith and Matthew Fort, and guest judge Rosie Birkett.

S11 Ep21
7.0
26th Sep 2016
Three newcomers vie to become regional champion. There is panic when the judge reveals that she does not like one chef's garnish.

S12 Ep24
7.0
1st Jun 2017
Creative culinary competition. Ally McGrath starts the round with confidence, but a series of errors leave him worried about completing it on time.

S12 Ep28
7.0
7th Jun 2017
Creative culinary competition. For the main course, all three chefs are cooking Welsh lamb in the hope of impressing this week's veteran judge.

S12 Ep29
7.0
8th Jun 2017
Creative culinary competition. Phil Carmichael creates a tennis ball dessert that combines two British classics - Eton mess and trifle.

S12 Ep35
7.0
16th Jun 2017
The two chefs who have made it through cook their four courses again, attempting to impress judges Oliver Peyton, Matthew Fort, Andi Oliver and guest judge Jordanne Whiley, Britain's most successful wheelchair tennis player.

S13 Ep3
7.0
15th Aug 2018
Creative culinary competition. One chef dedicates his dish to the air ambulance staff who saved the life of his fiance.

S13 Ep26
7.0
17th Sep 2018
Culinary competition. Chefs from the south west meet their veteran judge and cook celebratory starters. Jude creates a playful savoury jelly and ice cream.

S13 Ep27
7.0
18th Sep 2018
Culinary competition. Tom renowned cooks his take on a classic British fish supper in tribute to a charity which looks after the health of local fishermen.

S13 Ep31
7.0
24th Sep 2018
Culinary competition. Three chefs bid to represent the north west. Ellis pays tribute to the founder of the NHS with his re-imagining of a Welsh breakfast.

S14 Ep11
7.0
11th Apr 2019
The chefs cook their all-important main courses. Michelin-starred newcomer Hrishikesh Desai is pushing himself to the limit with a complex multi-part venison dish.

S14 Ep17
7.0
25th Apr 2019
Emily’s David Bowie-inspired dish celebrates Britain’s food heroes and she is using Cornish duck meat from her local producer.

S14 Ep27
7.0
15th May 2019
The regional champions compete to get their main courses onto the menu of the banquet at Abbey Road Studios. They are cooking for guest judge, former Wham! star Andrew Ridgeley.

S15 Ep3
7.0
20th Mar 2020
The two remaining central chefs go head to head and cook their six-course menus. Guest judge Charlie Higson, comedian and author of the Young Bond series, helps decide the winner.

S15 Ep5
7.0
26th Mar 2020
The remaining chefs cook a dairy beef steak dish inspired by Michael Morpurgo’s War Horse and a Faraway Tree chocolate dessert. But two must improvise when their recipes go wrong.

S15 Ep8
7.0
2nd Apr 2020
The remaining chefs cook mains and desserts, including a cow pie inspired by Desperate Dan and a golden snitch choux dessert. An unusual situation ramps up the competition.

S15 Ep9
7.0
3rd Apr 2020
Two top chefs from Scotland go head to head and cook their six-course menus. Bestselling children’s author and comedian David Baddiel is the guest judge and helps decide the winner.

S15 Ep15
7.0
17th Apr 2020
Two top chefs from the north west of England go head to head and cook their six-course menus. Julia Donaldson, best-selling author of The Gruffalo, is guest judge and helps decide the winner.

S15 Ep20
7.0
30th Apr 2020
The remaining chefs cook mains and desserts, including Y Draig Goch, inspired by the legend of the Welsh red dragon, and a Willy Wonka golden egg dessert.

S15 Ep21
7.0
1st May 2020
Two top chefs from Wales go head to head and cook their menus. Filch from the Harry Potter films - actor David Bradley - is the guest judge and helps decide the winner.

S15 Ep22
7.0
6th May 2020
Four chefs from Yorkshire and County Durham compete for the north east region, with a homage to The Railway Children and a fish dish inspired by Flat Stanley.

S15 Ep23
7.0
7th May 2020
The remaining chefs cook mains and desserts including two Skellig-inspired dishes and a Horrible Histories feast.

S15 Ep26
7.0
12th May 2020
Bestselling author Malorie Blackman helps choose the winning fish dish for a banquet celebrating children’s literature. In a tight contest, just one point makes the difference.

S15 Ep28
7.0
14th May 2020
The dessert course is the last chance for the finalists to win a place at tomorrow night’s banquet celebrating children’s literature. Radio1 DJ and author Greg James is a guest judge.

S16 Ep7
7.0
7th Apr 2021
Four top chefs compete for the London and the South East region with canapes, starters and fish dishes inspired by British invention and innovation.

S16 Ep13
7.0
21st Apr 2021
Four chefs compete for the North East, Yorkshire and Humber region with canapes, starters and fish dishes inspired by British invention and innovation.

S16 Ep18
7.0
30th Apr 2021
Guest judge and legendary designer Thomas Heatherwick helps decide the winner from the two remaining chefs. Both have pioneering dishes, but whose will rocket them to success?

S16 Ep15
7.2
23rd Apr 2021
Guest judge Sophie Conran, cook, author and designer, helps decide the winner from the two remaining chefs. Both have truly pioneering dishes but who will take the crown today?

S15 Ep16
7.2
22nd Apr 2020
Four chefs from the south west of England compete, with dishes inspired by The Wind in the Willows, Enid Blyton and Jeremy Fisher. Veteran Richard Corrigan sends one chef home.

S16 Ep24
7.2
14th May 2021
Who will be judged the winner for the south west of England with innovative dishes inspired by the region’s inventions? The judges, including a modern-day madcap inventor, must decide.

S16 Ep25
7.2
17th May 2021
The eight regional champions cook their starter courses in a bid to secure a place on the menu of a banquet celebrating British innovation. Comedian Phil Wang is the guest judge.

S15 Ep11
7.3
9th Apr 2020
The remaining chefs cook mains and desserts, including a Hogwarts feast inspired by Harry Potter and an Each Peach Pear Plum dessert.

S15 Ep13
7.3
15th Apr 2020
Four chefs, two from Manchester and two from Cumbria, compete for the north west of England. Angela Hartnett, the surprise veteran judge, decides which chef goes home today.

S15 Ep17
7.3
23rd Apr 2020
The three chefs are halfway through their heat and the pressure is mounting. One of the chefs unexpectedly leaves the competition and Richard and Susan invite the eliminated chef back.

S15 Ep19
7.3
29th Apr 2020
The nation's top chefs compete.

S15 Ep25
7.3
11th May 2020
Eight finalists from across the UK compete to have their starter chosen for the banquet celebrating children’s literature. Children’s Laureate Cressida Cowell helps decide the winner.

S16 Ep16
7.3
28th Apr 2021
Four top chefs compete for Northern Ireland with canapes, starters and fish dishes inspired by British invention and innovation. But who will be eliminated?

S14 Ep1
7.3
20th Mar 2019
In the first heat, Ben Marks’s dish takes inspiration from The Beatles track Glass Onion, while Paul Walsh opts for a delicate fish and fregola dish inspired by The Kinks.

S15 Ep10
7.3
8th Apr 2020
Four chefs compete for Northern Ireland with a starter inspired by CS Lewis and an Enid Blyton fish course. Veteran Tom Aikens sends one chef home at the end of the day.

S16 Ep17
7.3
29th Apr 2021
The remaining chefs compete over dishes inspired by science and innovation, drawing especially from Northern Ireland’s legacy of inventions. But who will win and who must go home?

S16 Ep29
7.3
21st May 2021
Andi Oliver presents the series finale – an outdoor banquet celebrating British innovation and invention. The star-studded guests must vote for the overall winning chef.

S16 Ep5
7.4
1st Apr 2021
The remaining chefs compete over main and dessert dishes inspired by science and innovation, particularly Scotland’s legacy of inventions. But who will win, and who must go home?

S15 Ep18
7.4
24th Apr 2020
Two top chefs from the south west of England go head to head and cook their six-course menus. Actress, comedian and children’s book author Nina Wadia is the guest judge and helps decide the winner.

S16 Ep4
7.4
31st Mar 2021
Four chefs compete for Scotland with canapes, starters and fish dishes inspired by British invention and innovation. With veteran chef Tom Brown, who will be eliminated?

S16 Ep28
7.4
20th May 2021
The eight regional champions cook their main courses in a bid to secure a place on the menu of a banquet celebrating British innovation. Carol Vorderman is the guest judge.

S16 Ep19
7.4
5th May 2021
Four chefs compete for the North West of England with canapés, starters and fish dishes inspired by British invention and innovation.

S16 Ep2
7.4
25th Mar 2021
The remaining chefs prepare mains and desserts inspired by science and innovation. But when two chefs both decide to make layered chocolate dishes, who will win and who must go home?

S16 Ep12
7.4
16th Apr 2021
Two top chefs from Wales go head-to-head with dishes celebrating Welsh produce, Welsh entrepreneurs and pioneers in their fields. But who will come out on top?

S14 Ep15
7.5
19th Apr 2019
The two remaining Scottish chefs cook their four courses again for Matthew Fort, Oliver Peyton, Andi Oliver and celebrity guest judge Keisha Buchanan.

S14 Ep18
7.5
26th Apr 2019
The two remaining chefs cook their four-course menus for judges Matthew Fort, Oliver Peyton, Andi Oliver and guest judge Rev Richard Coles.

S15 Ep14
7.5
16th Apr 2020
The remaining chefs cook mains and desserts, including a Beatrix Potter extravaganza and a Not So Giant Peach. A surprise veteran judge helps with scoring the main dishes.

S16 Ep6
7.5
2nd Apr 2021
With delicious dishes celebrating Scotland’s landmark inventions, who will be judged the winner for Scotland? The judges, including bestselling author Caroline Criado-Perez, must decide.

S16 Ep11
7.6
15th Apr 2021
The remaining chefs compete over dishes inspired by science and innovation but when two chefs go head to head with lamb dishes – who will win and who must go home?

S16 Ep26
7.8
18th May 2021
The eight regional champions cook their fish courses to win a place on the menu of a banquet celebrating British innovation. Engineer and TV presenter Zoe Laughlin is guest judge.

S16 Ep27
7.8
19th May 2021
The eight regional champions cook their main courses in a bid to secure a place on the menu of a banquet celebrating British innovation. Carol Vorderman is the guest judge.

S8 Ep1
8.0
28th Jan 2013
The nation's chefs compete to cook at a special banquet to celebrate 25 years of Comic Relief's Red Nose Day. Who will make the best starter?

S8 Ep2
8.0
29th Jan 2013
The nation's chefs compete to cook at a special banquet to celebrate 25 years of Comic Relief's Red Nose Day. Who will make the best fish course?

S8 Ep3
8.0
30th Jan 2013
The nation's chefs compete to cook at a special banquet to celebrate 25 years of Comic Relief's Red Nose Day. Who will serve up the best main course?

S8 Ep4
8.0
31st Jan 2013
The nation's chefs compete to cook at a special banquet to celebrate 25 years of Comic Relief's Red Nose Day. Who will make the best dessert?

S8 Ep5
8.0
1st Feb 2013
The nation's chefs compete to cook at a special banquet to celebrate 25 years of Comic Relief's Red Nose Day. Arabella Weir joins for the final round.

S8 Ep6
8.0
4th Feb 2013
Chefs compete to cook at a banquet to celebrate 25 years of Red Nose Day. Will the winning starter be spiced ham, a warm chicken salad or a rabbit terrine?

S8 Ep8
8.0
6th Feb 2013
Chefs compete to cook at a banquet to celebrate 25 years of Red Nose Day. Will the winning main course be an African inspired goat tagine, a beef dish or a duck dish?

S8 Ep9
8.0
7th Feb 2013
Chefs compete to cook at a banquet to celebrate 25 years of Red Nose Day. Will the winning dessert be a comedy custard pie, a chocolate dessert or doughnuts?
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The first episode of Great British Menu aired on April 10, 2006.
The last episode of Great British Menu aired on April 21, 2026.
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