About this season
MasterChef is a BBC television competitive cooking show. It initially ran from 1990 to 2001 and was later revived in a different format known as MasterChef Goes Large from 2005 onwards. In 2008, the "Goes Large" part of the name was dropped, but the format remains identical. The revamped format was devised by Franc Roddam and John Silver with Karen Ross producing. The series now appears in four versions: the main MasterChef series, MasterChef: The Professionals for working chefs, Celebrity MasterChef, and Junior MasterChef, for 9-to-12-year-olds. The format has been reproduced around the world in a large number of international versions.
Episodes (13)
1. Episode 1
Aired 27 April 1997 • 35 min
2. Episode 2
Aired 4 May 1997 • 35 min
3. Episode 3
Aired 11 May 1997 • 35 min
4. Episode 4
Aired 18 May 1997 • 35 min
5. Episode 5
Aired 25 May 1997 • 35 min
6. Episode 6
Aired 1 June 1997 • 35 min
7. Episode 7
Aired 8 June 1997 • 35 min
Judges are chef Susanna Gelmetti and comedian and doctor Graeme Garden.
8. Episode 8
Aired 15 June 1997 • 35 min
Judges are chef Jeff Bland and radio presenter James Naughtie.
9. Episode 9
Aired 22 June 1997 • 35 min
10. Episode 10
Aired 13 July 1997 • 35 min
11. Episode 11
Aired 20 July 1997 • 35 min
12. Episode 12
Aired 27 July 1997 • 35 min
Judges are chef Paul Rankin and actress Billie Whitelaw.
13. 1997 Final
Aired 3 August 1997 • 40 min