
The Bafta-winning hit is back for its tenth series. Celebrated MasterChef presenter Gregg Wallace, chef Monica Galetti and two-Michelin-starred Marcus Wareing are together once again in their search for the UK's finest cooking talent. \n\nIn this quarter-final, the six best chefs face two further challenges designed to test even the most experienced chef.\n\nIn Monica's invention test, she challenges the chefs to create a unique sweet or savoury dish using fresh herbs. Whatever the chefs choose to cook to impress the judges, they must show they have the skill and know-how to serve up a beautifully balanced, creative dish with the flavour of herbs running through it. The four chefs whose dishes most impress Monica and Marcus will survive to go through to cook for the critics in the next round, but for two chefs it will be their final challenge, as they leave the competition.\n\nThe four remaining chefs then cook for some of the most exacting food critics in the country - Wlliam Sitwell, Tom Parker Bowles and Tracey MacLeod. With just one hour and 15 minutes they must create a menu consisting of an outstanding main course and dessert to wow the critics. The chefs race against the clock to give the critics a taste of their own personal style and passion on a plate. For one chef it will be their final challenge as whoever impresses the least must leave the competition. The three chefs considered to be the most brave and original, will go through to knockout week.
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Series 18: Episode 21
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Series 18: Episode 20
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Series 18: Episode 19
The finals have arrived, and after weeks of culinary excellence, the four chefs remaining in the competition now need to deliver their best food yet, with two huge hurdles to ov ...
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Series 18: Episode 18
The semi-finals draw to a close, with just five remaining chefs ready to face two challenges. The contenders dig deep into their culinary repertoire as they cook for one of the ...
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Series 18: Episode 17
The semi-finals continue, and just six sterling professional chefs remain. They face two extraordinary tests that should take their food to the next level. At the end, one will ...
17-03-2026
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Series 18: Episode 16
As the semi-finals begin, just eight extraordinary professional chefs remain. Each of them has their sights set on taking the title, but they must dig deeper than ever before to ...
16-03-2026
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Series 18: Episode 15
It's the end of knockout week and time for the second group of five professional contestants to enter the world of pop-ups as they head out of the MasterChef kitchen for the fir ...
13-03-2026
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Series 18: Episode 14
Knockout week continues as the ten remaining professional chefs are split into two groups. The contenders step out of the MasterChef kitchen to compete in the real world once ag ...
11-03-2026
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Series 18: Episode 13
Knockout week has arrived. It will see the best 13 chefs who have cooked their way through the heats and quarter-finals come together to do battle once more. Some will only be f ...
10-03-2026
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Series 18: Episode 12
The last quarter-final has arrived, and with it come the standout chefs of the week, who are ready to impress with even more culinary wizardry. Deliver across two tasks tonight, ...
08-03-2026
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Series 18: Episode 6
The second quarter-final beckons, and the standout chefs from the week are back to prove they mean business. Getting through the next two hurdles means qualifying for knockout w ...
20-02-2026
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Series 18: Episode 16
As the semi-finals begin, just eight extraordinary professional chefs remain. Each of them has their sights set on taking the title, but they must dig deeper than ever before to ...
16-03-2026
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Series 18: Episode 4
The second week of heats is here, and a new batch of ambitious professional chefs are about to undertake two challenges that would make the most experienced chef quake in their ...
17-02-2026
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Series 18: Episode 1
The first heat sees four intrepid chefs enter the MasterChef kitchen, where their skills are assessed across two tasks. A place in the quarter-finals is at stake, and only those ...
10-02-2026
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Series 18: Episode 17
The semi-finals continue, and just six sterling professional chefs remain. They face two extraordinary tests that should take their food to the next level. At the end, one will ...
17-03-2026
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Series 18: Episode 20
Finals week continues, and the three chefs left standing are in for an absolute treat as they head off for an Italian adventure that will change the way they think about food fo ...
24-03-2026
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Series 18: Episode 11
It's the last heat of the series, and four new professional contestants arrive for a shot at this year’s title. The judges are ready to put them through their paces with t ...
04-03-2026
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Series 18: Episode 8
This next heat sees four new professional chefs take a punt on MasterChef greatness by battling through two tasks designed to push their culinary skills to the max. Matt, Marcus ...
25-02-2026
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Series 18: Episode 19
The finals have arrived, and after weeks of culinary excellence, the four chefs remaining in the competition now need to deliver their best food yet, with two huge hurdles to ov ...
23-03-2026
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Series 18: Episode 7
The third week of heats beckons, which means there’s a fresh group of professional chefs waiting in the wings of the MasterChef kitchen, ready to demonstrate their excepti ...
24-02-2026
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