MasterChef (2005)

Six contestants face a brand-new challenge, and an invention test where they must create a dish celebrating one of Gregg's favourite foods.

John and Gregg task the six competitors with elevating an everyday ingredient and thinking on their feet when given a trout to fillet, cook and serve in the best way possible.

In the first quarter-final, the six contestants must impress food critic William Sitwell with dishes based on classic school dinners.

Six more amateurs set out to prove their worth as they battle for the right to wear just four coveted aprons and take one step closer to this week’s quarter-final.

Six more amateur cooks kick-start their MasterChef adventure as they go all out to get their hands on their very own MasterChef apron, before battling for a place in this week’s quarter-final.

It’s the second quarter-final, and this week’s most talented amateurs return to test their mettle with their sights set on a place in Knockout Week. But getting there won’t be easy.

Television’s biggest cooking competition continues with a third week of culinary heats. Twelve more of the country’s best amateur cooks must go all out for the chance to reach the quarter-final.

Six more brave souls take on the MasterChef challenge, but they will need to win an apron for the adventure to take off.

The third quarter-final gets underway, and this week’s most exceptional cooks must push themselves further to hold on to their place in the competition.

Week four of the heats has arrived, and 12 fresh-faced contenders are pinning their hopes on winning a MasterChef apron - their ticket to progress in the competition.

It's the last chance for MasterChef novices to enter the arena, as six new amateurs give their all to win the right to wear a gleaming apron.

It’s quarter-final time, as this week’s six best cooks don their well-earned MasterChef aprons ready to bring their A-game. A place in Knockout Week is now within touching distance.

MasterChef 2024 has reached the final week of heats, and to celebrate the 20th anniversary, ten familiar faces have been invited back to battle for the title for the second time in Comeback Week.

Five more comeback contestants return to the competition to try their luck again. A quarter-final place awaits those who outperform the others across two tough challenges.

It’s all to play for as this week’s six best comeback contestants return for the last quarter-final and the chance to push on into Knockout Week.

The first group of eight head into battle and are hit with an Invention Test. The larder has been stocked with some of the finest foods, so the only limitation will be the contestants’ imaginations.

Knockout Week continues, and the second group of eight remaining amateurs return to MasterChef for the opportunity of a lifetime - the chance to cook in their first professional kitchen.

Knockout Week draws to a close as the week’s best cooks return to compete for a place in this year’s semi-finals.