
It is the penultimate show, and the final four amateur cooks face the challenge of a lifetime cooking alongside internationally renowned chef Ashley Palmer-Watts. Regarded as a leading culinary innovator, Ashley has worked alongside one of Britain's most famous chefs, Heston Blumenthal, for the last 18 years.\n\nAs head chef at the three-Michelin-starred Fat Duck in Bray, Ashley helped create some of the world's most revered dishes before working with Heston to open London restaurant Dinner in 2011. Within months of opening, Dinner won a Michelin star and was awarded its second a year later.\n\nNow the four finalists gain a unique insight into Ashley's cuisine as they learn directly from him and his head chef Jonny Glass in the MasterChef kitchen. Each amateur cook has five hours to recreate an iconic dish from Ashley's menu at Dinner, and some of Dinner's recipes have as many as 120 stages of preparation.\n\nOnce the four finalists have prepared their complex and precise dishes, they must serve them to Ashley and to judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace.\n\nFinally the four amateurs are tasked with creating one exceptional dish for John and Gregg that showcases their growing cooking talent. Only three can make it through to the final.
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Series 21: Episode 24
This is the big one. The 21st MasterChef grand final. Weeks of hard graft have led to this moment when one of the three finalists will come out on top. \n\nThis will no doubt be ...
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Series 21: Episode 23
Finals week continues, and the last four get the chance to take part in one of the most exciting Chef’s Tables in MasterChef history, but only three of them will make it. ...
30-09-2025
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Series 21: Episode 22
Finals week on MasterChef has arrived! Seven weeks of intense competition has seen some extraordinary competitors fall by the wayside, and now just four are left standing.\n\nTh ...
30-09-2025
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Series 21: Episode 21
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 su ...
22-09-2025
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Series 21: Episode 20
The semi-finals are in full swing, and just six extraordinary cooks are still in the race. But nothing could have prepared them for what’s now in store.\n\nThe brief in th ...
21-09-2025
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Series 21: Episode 19
It’s semi-finals time, and with just eight contestants remaining, the heat is rising. Everyone has their sights set on reaching finals week, but to get there, they will ne ...
20-09-2025
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Series 21: Episode 18
Knockout week comes to a head with just ten cooks remaining in the competition. Success could mean a place in the semi-finals, but it will take every ounce of effort to get ther ...
17-09-2025
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Series 21: Episode 17
Knockout week is under way, and the second group of eight hopefuls return to take on the competition. Those who show they mean business will earn the right to work in their firs ...
16-09-2025
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Series 21: Episode 16
It’s knockout week, and the 16 amateurs who survived the heats return to press on in their quest to become MasterChef champion. They are split into two groups as they batt ...
15-09-2025
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Series 21: Episode 15
It’s the last quarter-final, and the best cooks from the week’s heats are back with a place in knockout week in their sights. There’s only one shot at getting ...
10-09-2025
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Series 21: Episode 20
The semi-finals are in full swing, and just six extraordinary cooks are still in the race. But nothing could have prepared them for what’s now in store.\n\nThe brief in th ...
21-09-2025
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Series 21: Episode 19
It’s semi-finals time, and with just eight contestants remaining, the heat is rising. Everyone has their sights set on reaching finals week, but to get there, they will ne ...
20-09-2025
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Series 21: Episode 23
Finals week continues, and the last four get the chance to take part in one of the most exciting Chef’s Tables in MasterChef history, but only three of them will make it. ...
30-09-2025
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Series 21: Episode 21
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 su ...
22-09-2025
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Series 21: Episode 17
Knockout week is under way, and the second group of eight hopefuls return to take on the competition. Those who show they mean business will earn the right to work in their firs ...
16-09-2025
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Series 21: Episode 18
Knockout week comes to a head with just ten cooks remaining in the competition. Success could mean a place in the semi-finals, but it will take every ounce of effort to get ther ...
17-09-2025
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Series 21: Episode 16
It’s knockout week, and the 16 amateurs who survived the heats return to press on in their quest to become MasterChef champion. They are split into two groups as they batt ...
15-09-2025
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Series 21: Episode 22
Finals week on MasterChef has arrived! Seven weeks of intense competition has seen some extraordinary competitors fall by the wayside, and now just four are left standing.\n\nTh ...
30-09-2025
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Series 21: Episode 8
It’s the second heat of the week, and another cohort of brave cooks are geared up for the challenge of a lifetime. They will each be hoping to win one of the four MasterCh ...
26-08-2025
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Series 21: Episode 13
It’s the fifth and final week of the heats, and another group of home cooks take the first step towards making their culinary dreams a reality. Their first hurdle is to wi ...
08-09-2025
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