Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
20 episodes
E01
Episode 1
Culinary legend Gordon Ramsay is first to take to the floor as the fiery foodie looks for speed as well as accuracy across three intense rounds, testing their ability to prepare peppers, fillet salmon and create the tastiest salmon dish.
E02
Episode 2
Gordon Ramsay puts the knife skills of contestants to the test with a mix of Braeburn and Granny Smith apples, followed by a pork loin deboning and finishing with the perfect pork dish.
E03
Episode 3
Gordon Ramsay tests the contestants in three intense rounds, starting with chives and basil, then onto chicken jointing and finishing with the ultimate chicken dish.
E04
Episode 4
Culinary legend Gordon Ramsay is first to take to the floor as the fiery foodie looks for speed as well as accuracy across three intense rounds, testing their ability to prepare cucumbers and joint a duck to create a divine duck dish.
E05
Episode 5
Culinary legend Gordon Ramsay is first to take to the floor as the fiery foodie looks for speed as well as accuracy across three intense rounds, testing their ability to prepare a savoy cabbage and extract a whole lobster from its shell to create a sensational lobster dish.
E06
Episode 6
Week two sees the queen of haute cuisine Rosemary Shrager take over as judge and put the contestants through their paces across three intense rounds, testing their ability to dice tomatoes and prepare the ultimate guinea fowl dish.
E07
Episode 7
Rosemary Shrager continues to put the contestants through their paces across three intense rounds, testing their ability to finely slice potatoes and prepare the ultimate rainbow trout dish.
E08
Episode 8
Rosemary Shrager continues to put the contestants through their paces across three intense rounds, testing their ability to prepare carrots and create the finest squid dish.
E09
Episode 9
Rosemary Shrager continues to put the contestants through their paces across three intense rounds, testing their ability to prepare pears and create the perfect pork dish.
E10
Episode 10
Rosemary Shrager puts the contestants through their paces for the last time, testing their ability to prepare courgette spaghetti and create the ultimate crab dish.
E11
Episode 11
This week, it is the turn of chef - and Fern's husband - Phil Vickery to put the contestants through their paces. In this edition, he tests the contestants' ability to cube butternut squash and joint a chicken, before challenging the final three contenders to prepare the ultimate chicken dish.
E12
Episode 12
In this edition, he tests the contestants' ability to slice avocado into equal sized cubes and devein and butterfly prawns, before challenging the final three contenders to prepare the ultimate Thai freshwater prawn dish.
E13
Episode 13
Today, he tests the contestants' ability to carve a spiral round a pineapple and prepare a rack of lamb, before challenging the final three contenders to prepare the ultimate lamb dish.
E14
Episode 14
Today, he tests the contestants' ability to slice fennel and fillet and skin cod, before challenging the final three contenders to prepare the ultimate cod dish.
E15
Episode 15
This week, it is the turn of chef - and Fern's husband - Phil Vickery to put the contestants through their paces. Today, he tests the contestants' ability to finely puree garlic and prepare a loin of venison, before challenging the final three contenders to prepare the ultimate venison dish.
E16
Episode 16
Chef Jean-Christophe Novelli is the judge for the final week. In the first challenge, Jean-Christophe demonstrates how to cut ginger two ways - a fine julienne or thin strips and brunoise or finely diced before contestants must attempt their own in just five minutes. He then shows how to prepare ribeye steaks, with which the contestants must prepare their final and hopefully perfect dish.
E17
Episode 17
Jean-Christophe demonstrates how to trim and prep artichoke hearts before contestants attempt their own in just five minutes. Then he shows how to open up a scallop and present the white meat and coral, before setting the remaining contestants a challenge - prepare the ultimate scallop dish.
E18
Episode 18
Jean-Christophe demonstrates how to peel and segment a grapefruit before showing how to fillet a mackerel. The final challenge is preparing the ultimate dish using the fish.
E19
Episode 19
Jean-Christophe demonstrates how to dice shallots before contestants must attempt their own in just five minutes. His choice today is poussin - or baby chicken. The contestants have 25 minutes to concoct a dish using the bird.
E20
Episode 20
Chef Jean-Christophe Novelli is the judge for the final week. He demonstrates how to cut sweet potatoes into thin matchsticks - allumettes. Then he shows how to fillet turbot into four fillets and sets a challenge - come up with the perfect dish using the fish.
Fern Britton
as Host
Gordon Ramsay
as Gordon Ramsay
Phil Vickery
as Phil Vickery
Rosemary Shrager
as Rosemary Shrager
Jean-Christophe Novelli
as Jean-Christophe Novelli