Kitchen Criminals — Season 1, Episode 6: John's Boot Camp: Episode 1

Episode synopsis

Top chefs John Burton Race and Angela Hartnett have scoured the country to find the nation's worst cooks. The challenge now gets tougher as both chefs have to try to turn Britain's terrible cooks into Kitchen Heroes. Ultimately, John and Angela each have to find one protégé to represent them in the final challenge, cooking a first class meal for three of the nation's leading food critics. So their teaching skills will need to be exceptional. It was day one of John's boot camp and he was taking no prisoners - whoever showed the least promise would be kicked out of the kitchen. The focus was on cooking with poultry, but who'd be chickening out of the challenge? The schools health advisor who can't cook, the panel beater who lives on mushy pea sandwiches, or the Bristol holistic therapist who lets her 17 cats nibble on her diet of crisps, cheese and burnt offerings?

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
• 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
• E13Angela's Boot Camp: Episode 3