About this season
Talented chefs battle it out against the clock, creating delicious dishes in 20 minutes
Episodes (23)
1. Episode 1
Aired 19 May 2008 • 44 min
Garden designers Diarmuid Gavin and Kim Wilde get their hands dirty in the kitchen as Ainsley Harriott hosts this twenty-minute cooking challenge.
2. Episode 2
Aired 20 May 2008 • 44 min
TV presenter Anneka Rice and tennis player Annabel Croft take each other on in this classic twenty minute cooking challenge with Ainsley Harriott.
3. Episode 3
Aired 21 May 2008 • 44 min
TV presenter and talent judge Nicki Chapman challenges gardener Sven Wombwell in another 20 minute cooking extravaganza hosted by Ainsley Harriott.
4. Episode 4
Aired 26 May 2008 • 44 min
Gavin and Stacey star Joanna Page takes to the kitchen alongside fellow actress Ella Smith as Ainsley Harriott presides over another classic twenty-minute cooking challenge.
5. Episode 5
Aired 27 May 2008 • 44 min
Comedian Alan Davies and TV presenter Lisa Rogers take on the kitche in another classic twenty-minute cooking challenge with Ainsley Harriott.
6. Episode 6
Aired 28 May 2008 • 44 min
Actors Nathaniel Parker and Christopher Timothy fight it out for top honours as Ainsley Harriott hosts another twenty-minutes of kitchen sink drama.
7. Episode 7
Aired 29 May 2008 • 44 min
Lucy Speed and Chris Simmonds hang up their helmets and put on aprons for another twenty-minute cooking challenge with Ainsley Harriott.
8. Episode 8
Aired 30 May 2008 • 44 min
Newsreaders Fiona Bruce and Dermot Murnaghan headline the menu as Ainsley Harriott hosts another twenty-minute cooking challenge.
9. Episode 9
Aired 2 June 2008 • 45 min
Programme image Lesley Garrett and Sarah Brightman help chefs Gino D'Acampo and Franck Pontais create a meal in just twenty minutes. Presented by Ainsley Harriott.
10. Episode 10
Aired 3 June 2008 • 45 min
Adrian Edmondson and Rakie Ayola from Holby City help chefs Lesley Waters and guest chef Levi Roots create a meal in just twenty minutes. Presented by Ainsley Harriott.
11. Episode 11
Aired 4 June 2008 • 45 min
Nigel Planer and Robert Llewellyn help chefs James Tanner and Tony Singh create a meal in just twenty minutes. Special Indian edition presented by Ainsley Harriott.
12. Episode 12
Aired 5 June 2008 • 45 min
TV Presenters Roy Walker and Kirsten O'Brien help chefs Nick Nairn and Maria Elia create a mediterranean meal in just twenty minutes. Presented by Ainsley Harriott.
13. Episode 13
Aired 6 June 2008 • 45 min
Comedians Helen Lederer and Hattie Hayridge help chefs James Tanner and Ching-He Huang create a Chinese meal in just twenty minutes. Presented by Ainsley Harriott.
14. Episode 14
Aired 16 June 2008 • 45 min
Olympic badminton duo Gail Emms and Nathan Robertson are on opposite sides in the kitchen as Ainsley Harriott referees another classic, twenty-minute cookery challenge.
15. Episode 15
Aired 7 July 2008 • 45 min
Radio presenters Christian O'Connell and Iain Lee turn up the volume in the kitchen as Ainsley Harriott hosts another edition of the 20-minute cooking challenge.
16. Episode 16
Aired 8 July 2008 • 45 min
Paralympian stars Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson and Natasha Baker fight it out for the cookery gold medal as Ainsley Harriott presides over another twenty-minute cooking challenge.
17. Episode 17
Aired 9 July 2008 • 45 min
TV presenters Angelica Bell and Michael Underwood go head to head in the kitchen for today's 20-minute cooking challenge with Ainsley Harriott.
18. Episode 18
Aired 5 July 2008 • 45 min
Sporting legend Dame Kelly Holmes and her mum pop into the famous green and red kitchen for tea. Chefs Paul Rankin and Garrey Dawson inspire with medal-winning food.
20. Episode 20
Aired 6 October 2008 • 45 min
TV doctors Christian Jessen and Pixie McKenna swap stethoscopes for spatulas in today's classic twenty-minute cooking challenge. Ainsley Harriott hosts.
23. Episode 23
Aired 8 October 2008 • 45 min
Daytime TV presenters Lorne Spicer and Mark Franks try turning bargain food shopping into a culinary bonanza as Ainsley Harriott hosts another twenty-minute cooking challenge.
24. Episode 24
Aired 15 July 2008 • 45 min
Spandau Ballet singer Tony Hadley and radio presenter Sarah Champion face off in the kitchen as Ainsley Harriot hosts another 20-minute cooking challenge.
31. Episode 31
Aired 14 July 2008 • 45 min
Rugby players Rory Underwood and Brian Moore tackle each other head-on as Ainsley Harriot hosts another edition of the 20-minute cooking challenge.
32. Episode 32
Aired 7 October 2008 • 45 min
Arsenal women's footballers Faye White and Alex Scott team up with Ainsley Harriott for another edition of the twenty-minute cooking challenge.