Series 17
18 episodes · Mar 1, 2021
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Episode 1
Mar 1, 202160mIn the first heat, five amateur cooks compete for two quarter-final places. This year's competition features a new round in which each cook must showcase their favourite ingredient.
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Episode 2
Mar 3, 202160mFive amateur cooks compete in the second heat. To win a quarter-final place, they must impress judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace along with former champions Saliha Mahmood Ahmed and Kenny Tutt.
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Episode 3
Mar 4, 202130mThe four winners from the first week of heats return to compete in the first quarter-final. They are challenged by food critic Grace Dent to prepare a great British pudding.
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Episode 4
Mar 8, 202160mFive more amateur cooks compete for places in the quarter-finals. In the first heat of the second week, they cook for former champions Irini Tzortzoglou and Jane Devonshire.
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Episode 5
Mar 10, 202160mIn the second heat of the second week, five more amateur cooks compete for places in the quarter-finals.
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Episode 6
Mar 11, 202130mThe week's four heat winners return for the quarter-final, chasing a place in knockout week. They face a Critic's Test set by one of the country’s toughest food critics, William Sitwell.
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Episode 7
Mar 15, 202160mFive more amateur cooks compete for places in the quarter-finals. In the first heat of the second week, they cook for former champions Shelina Permalloo and Mat Follas.
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Episode 8
Mar 17, 202160mFive more amateur cooks compete for places in the quarter-finals. In the second heat of the second week, they cook for former champion Steven Wallis and 2006 finalist Dean Edwards.
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Episode 9
Mar 18, 202130mIt’s the third quarter-final and the four talented heat winners return to fight for a place in the semi-final.
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Episode 10
Mar 22, 202160mIn the last week of heats, five more hopefuls try to impress judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace.
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Episode 11
Mar 24, 202160mIn the last of this year's heats, five contestants cook for judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace and two previous MasterChef champions.
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Episode 12
Mar 25, 202130mIn the last of this year's quarter-final, four talented heat winners return to fight for a semi-final place in the Critic's Test. The challenge is to cook a dish inspired by global street food, and it will be judged by one of the country's toughest food critics, Grace Dent.
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Episode 13
Mar 29, 202160mJust 10 chef's remain. Split into two groups of five, they now face the pressure of cooking in a professional kitchen for the first time.
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Episode 14
Apr 1, 202160mThe second group of five semi-finalists experience the pressure of a professional kitchen for the first time.
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Episode 15
Apr 2, 202130mIt's the last challenge of the semi-finals, and the six remaining amateurs must cook-off in front of three esteemed food critics to win a coveted place in the finals.
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Episode 16
Apr 5, 202160mFor the first challenge of finals week, the five finalists cook a five-course lunch at the resplendent Plaisterers Hall in the City of London.
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Episode 17
Apr 8, 202160mThe final four amateur cooks interpret a classic dish of their choice before the best three face a Chef's Table challenge at Michel Roux Jr's acclaimed restaurant Le Gavroche.
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Episode 18
Apr 14, 202160mThe final three chefs must produce the best three dishes of their lives to stand a chance of being crowned MasterChef champion 2021.