Kitchen Criminals — Season 1, Episode 16: Head to Head: Episode 1

Episode synopsis

Angela and John have each got five cooks left on their teams. Both chefs will have to send the person with least potential home at the end of the day so they're putting real pressure on them. Each chef had five team members remaining, but both had to lose one of their aspiring cooks. The pressure was on as they searched for protégés to represent them in the final test, cooking for three food critics. Their first task was to cook a mackerel dish without guidance from their mentors, then they attempted to master the starters that had been chosen for the final menu.

About Kitchen Criminals

Kitchen Criminals is a BBC television series in which top chefs John Burton Race and Angela Hartnett are given the task of travelling the length and breadth of the UK, looking for Britain's worst cooks. After selecting the 20 worst, the amateur cooks must undertake a series of cookery challenges until only one contestant from each team is left. The 2 remaining contestants must then cook a meal for 3 top food critics.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1The Auditions: Episode 1
• E2The Auditions: Episode 2
• E3The Auditions: Episode 3
• E4The Auditions: Episode 4
• E5The Auditions: Episode 5
• E6John's Boot Camp: Episode 1
• E7John's Boot Camp: Episode 2
• E8John's Boot Camp: Episode 3
• E9John's Boot Camp: Episode 4
• E10John's Boot Camp: Episode 5
• E11Angela's Boot Camp: Episode 1
• E12Angela's Boot Camp: Episode 2