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Episode 1: Episode 1Aug 13, 2012 · 30m
Emma Kennedy, Danny Mills, Michael Underwood, Zöe Salmon, Gareth Gates, Cheryl Baker, Laila Rouass, George Layton, Diarmuid Gavin, Richard McCourt, Rebecca Romero, Jamie Theakston, Jenny Eclair, Javine Hylton, Steve Parry and Anne Charleston.
Episode 2: Episode 2Aug 14, 2012 · 30m
Jamie Theakston, Anne Charleston, Javine Hylton and Steve Parry are paired into teams and challenged to cook for students at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
Episode 3: Episode 3Aug 15, 2012 · 30m
It's elimination day, and Jamie Theakston, Anne Charleston, Javine Hylton and Steve Parry are challenged to cook a classic recipe and a dish of their own creation.
Episode 4: Episode 4Aug 16, 2012 · 30m
The three remaining celebrities are sent to top London restaurant Coq d'Argent. Under the pressure of the professional kitchen, cracks begin to appear.
Episode 5: Episode 5Aug 17, 2012 · 30m
The celebrities must cook a faultless two-course meal, judged not only by John Torode and Gregg Wallace but also by two past Celebrity MasterChef champions and a finalist.
Episode 6: Episode 6Aug 20, 2012 · 30m
Holby's Laila Rouass, singer Gareth Gates, actor George Layton and author and actress Emma Kennedy join the second round with a Mystery Box test and a tomato bruschetta trial.
Episode 7: Episode 7Aug 21, 2012 · 30m
The celebrities pair up for a mass catering task at the Royal Holloway University. With hungry students descending upon them, they need to rely on their teamwork skills.
Episode 8: Episode 8Aug 22, 2012 · 30m
On elimination day the celebrities must cook the classic apple tarte tatin with crème anglaise in only one hour, then a dish of their own design again in under one hour.
Episode 9: Episode 9Aug 23, 2012 · 30m
The celebrities take on fine Indian cuisine and must carefully spice and balance flavours.
Episode 10: Episode 10Aug 24, 2012 · 30m
The battle for a place in the final eight reaches its climax.
Episode 11: Episode 11Aug 27, 2012 · 30m
Episode 12: Episode 12Aug 28, 2012 · 30m
Episode 13: Episode 13Aug 29, 2012 · 30m
Episode 14: Episode 14Aug 30, 2012 · 30m
Episode 15: Episode 15Aug 31, 2012 · 30m
The battle for a place in the final eight reaches its climax. To secure a place, the remaining celebrities must cook a faultless two-course meal to impress three guest judges.
Episode 16: Episode 16Sep 3, 2012 · 30m
Zoe Salmon, Cheryl Baker, Danny Mills and Richard McCourt begin a week of culinary challenges. Their first challenge is a mystery box test, a test of imagination and creativity.
Episode 17: Episode 17Sep 4, 2012 · 30m
Zoe Salmon, Cheryl Baker, Danny Mills and Richard McCourt are paired into teams and assigned a mass-catering challenge of mammoth proportions, serving 120 portions.
Episode 18: Episode 18Sep 5, 2012 · 30m
It's elimination day as one celebrity will be cooking their final dishes. The contestants are first tasked with cooking marinated poussin with flat bread and tzatziki.
Episode 19: Episode 19Sep 6, 2012 · 30m
The three remaining celebrities face their first restaurant service, a busy lunchtime serving French food with a contemporary twist under head chef Allan Pickett.
Episode 20: Episode 120Sep 7, 2012 · 30m
The battle for a place in the final eight reaches its climax. The three remaining celebrities must cook a two-course meal to wow both John and Gregg, and the guest judges.
Episode 21: Episode 21Sep 10, 2012 · 30m
The remaining celebrities must cook the judges a single show-stopping dish.
Episode 22: Episode 22Sep 11, 2012 · 30m
The remaining six celebrity cooks prepare lunch on board a cross-channel ferry.
Episode 23: Episode 23Sep 12, 2012 · 30m
The six remaining celebrity cooks must create a dish inspired by someone close to them.
Episode 24: Episode 24Sep 13, 2012 · 30m
The four remaining chefs each cook a lunchtime service in a top London restaurant.
Episode 25: Episode 25Sep 14, 2012 · 30m
The contestants cook a three-course meal for three tough food critics.
Episode 26: Episode 26Sep 17, 2012 · 30m
The final week begins with another invention test. Then the three finalists visit the set of BBC drama New Tricks to prepare lunch for the cast and crew.
Episode 27: Episode 27Sep 18, 2012 · 30m
Pastry chef Claire Clark gives the finalists a master class in the art of patisserie.
Episode 28: Episode 28Sep 19, 2012 · 30m
The three finalists must prepare a fine dining three-course dinner at Bletchley Park.
Episode 29: Episode 29Sep 20, 2012 · 30m
The three finalists cook an exquisite meal for some of the country's most respected chefs.
Episode 30: Episode 30Sep 21, 2012 · 30m
The celebrities cook a final three-course meal for judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace.