
It's the end of an extraordinary week of semi-finals as the five contenders left in the competition go all out to stay put. This is the sharp end of the competition, and with such an enormous amount of skill and flair on show, the smallest mistakes can send the hopefuls home. \n\nMaking the leap to the final stages won’t be easy, as the next brief pushes the amateurs to their culinary limit, cooking one dish that celebrates an ingredient they can’t stand. \n\nHow can they create a coherent plate of food which has texture and flavour when the last thing they want to do is taste it? Will they understand how to use an ingredient that perhaps they have never cooked with before?\n\nTheir choices include offal, bananas and liquorice, which could lend themselves to some great plates of food. Whatever they do to these ingredients, they will need to pull something out of the bag, as only four amateurs can go through to finals week.\n\nIn one of the toughest challenges yet, one unfortunate competitor will be left kicking themselves if they miss what is surely the opportunity of a lifetime. \n\nNext stop is finals week, where one contender’s dream of becoming MasterChef champion will become a reality – assuming they can outcook the competition!
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Series 22: Episode 3
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Series 22: Episode 6
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Series 22: Episode 2
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Series 22: Episode 5
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Series 22: Episode 1
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Series 21: Episode 24
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Series 22: Episode 2
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Series 22: Episode 7
Heat 3 is upon us, which means one thing: six exciting new amateur cooks have left their home kitchens ready to compete for one of four coveted MasterChef aprons. The lucky few ...
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BBC 1
Series 22: Episode 5
A fresh batch of excited home cooks have arrived at MasterChef’s Birmingham HQ for the second heat of the week, but there’s only space for three of them in the quart ...
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BBC 1
Series 22: Episode 4
A brand new series of MasterChef continues, and a fresh batch of twelve incredible amateur cooks throw down their culinary gauntlets for the second round of heats. Judges Grace ...
06-05-2026
BBC 1
Series 22: Episode 1
It’s the first heat of this year’s competition, and six talented cooks from all walks of life are in the wings, braced for culinary battle. Amongst the amateurs are ...
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Series 22: Episode 6
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Series 19: Episode 19
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Series 19: Episode 7
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Series 19: Episode 6
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BBC 1