Ready, Steady, Cook — Season 21

Aired 24 November 2009 • 45 min

Father-and-son dancing duo Stavros Flatley show off their dance moves and cooking skills (or lack of). Ainsley Harriott keeps everyone on their toes for the 20-minute challenge.

Aired 25 November 2009 • 45 min

Ainsley Harriott introduces another edition of the classic 20-minute cooking challenge. Ray Quinn and Emma Stephens reveal how their on-stage romance became a real love affair.

Aired 18 January 2010 • 45 min

Jenny Eclair and Wendi Peters are transformed from Grumpy Old Women into garrulous gastronomes. Ainsley Harriott presides over another mouth-watering cookery competition.

Aired 27 November 2009 • 45 min

Comedy actors Nigel Planer and Brian Conley set the chefs a cookery challenge with a taste of the Mediterranean and India. Ainsley Harriott hosts.

Aired 30 November 2009 • 45 min

Ainsley Harriott hosts the 20-minute cooking challenge. Aled Jones and Faryl Smith reveal the secrets of classical singing success, bringing music and laughter to the kitchens.

Aired 1 December 2009 • 45 min

Ainsley Harriott introduces another edition of the classic 20-minute cooking challenge. Comedy actor John Thomson and wife Samantha dish the dirt on domestic kitchen rivalry.

Aired 2 December 2009 • 45 min

Ainsley Harriott hosts the classic 20-minute cooking challenge. Singing sisters Bernie and Linda Nolan cook up a family feast and reveal their favourite childhood foods.

Aired 3 December 2009 • 45 min

Ainsley Harriott introduces the classic 20-minute cooking challenge. Comedian Dave Spikey and his wife Kay indulge their love of Spanish cuisine and a passion for cheese.

Aired 4 December 2009 • 45 min

Ainsley Harriott introduces another edition of the classic 20-minute cookery challenge. Actors Tony Sheldon and Clive Carter tread the boards in a theatrical edition of the show.

Aired 14 December 2009 • 45 min

Cookery challenge show. TV newsreaders Jon Sopel and Louise Minchin talk about their passion for food and globetrotting. There is a truly international flavour to today's menus.

Aired 15 December 2009 • 45 min

Classic cookery challenge show. Former and current England cricket captains Mike Gatting and Charlotte Edwards step up to the crease for a limited overs game of just 20 minutes.

Aired 16 December 2009 • 45 min

Cooking challenge show. To Buy or Not to Buy presenters Johny Benarr and Nikki Bedi look to acquire culinary class in the red and green kitchens. Ainsley Harriott presents.

Aired 17 December 2009 • 45 min

Ainsley Harriott introduces another edition of the classic 20-minute challenge. Actor Chris Ellison and his wife Anita dish up mouthwatering food in the red and green kitchens.

Aired 18 December 2009 • 45 min

Another edition of the 20-minute cooking challenge. Ballroom dance star Camilla Dallerup and actor Kevin Sacre keep it Strictly foodie in the red and green kitchens.

Aired 21 December 2009 • 45 min

Ainsley Harriott hosts a seasonal edition of the 20-minute challenge. Laughter and fine food flow as Sam Kane and wife Linda Lusardi reveal how the panto season is a family affair.

Aired 22 December 2009 • 45 min

Ainsley Harriott hosts a special seasonal edition of the 20-minute challenge. Claire Sweeney and 'Magic' Mandy Muden bring comedy and magic to the red and green kitchens.

Aired 23 December 2009 • 45 min

Ainsley Harriott hosts another twenty-minute cooking challenge. Stan Boardman and his TV presenter daughter Andrea reveal just what makes Christmas special in their household.

Aired 4 January 2010 • 45 min

The One Show's science reporter Marty Jopson and bug expert George McGavin do battle in the red and green kitchen. Ainsley Harriott hosts the 20 minute cook-off.

Aired 5 January 2010 • 45 min

Percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie and cello player Julian Lloyd Webber do battle in the red and green kitchens. Ainsley Harriott presents the 20 minute cook-off.

Aired 6 January 2010 • 45 min

Actors Sarah Jayne Dunn and Helen Noble face each other in the red and green kitchens. Ainsley Harriott joins in the fun for another twenty minute cookery challenge.

Aired 7 January 2010 • 45 min

Equestrian gold medallists Lee Pearson and Oliver Townend both aim for a faultless round in the kitchens, as Ainsley Harriott presides over another 20-minute cookery challenge.

Aired 8 January 2010 • 45 min

Torchwood actors Tom Price and Kai Owen serve up a double helping of humour and fabulous food, as Ainsley Harriott hosts another 20-minute cook-off in the red and green kitchens.

Aired 30 December 2009 • 45 min

Ainsley Harriott hosts another seasonal 20-minute cooking challenge. Actors Ian Lavender and Patina Miller serve up an Anglo-American Christmas feast in the red and green kitchens.

Aired 31 December 2009 • 45 min

Ainsley Harriott hosts another seasonal twenty-minute cooking challenge. Jazz legends Kenny Ball and Chris Barber cook up some fabulous food and a musical feast for Christmas.

Aired 19 January 2010 • 45 min

Bananarama songstresses Keren Woodward and Sara Dallin strut their stuff in the red and green kitchens as Ainsley Harriott serves up a chart-topping food feast in just 20 minutes.

Aired 20 January 2010 • 45 min

Television presenter Peter Purves and actor Patricia Brake bring 20 years of friendship and a love of good food to the 20-minute cooking challenge hosted by Ainsley Harriott.

Aired 21 January 2010 • 45 min

Veteran radio DJ David 'Kid' Jensen and radio presenter Erika North spin platefuls of food in the studio, as Ainsley Harriott hosts another edition of the cooking challenge.

Aired 22 January 2010 • 45 min

Comedian Tony Slattery and actress Phyllida Law reveal the origins of their 20-year friendship as they don the famous red and green aprons. Ainsley Harriott presents.

Aired 25 January 2010 • 45 min

Natural history TV presenters Chris Packham and Nick Baker keep some very strange items in their fridges at home, but what will they bring to surprise the chefs?

Aired 26 January 2010 • 45 min

Actor William Tapley and dancer Hannah Vassallo dish up a gourmet feast, as Ainsley Harriott introduces another classic twenty-minute cooking challenge.

Aired 27 January 2010 • 45 min

Billy Elliott star Brad Wilson and former cast member James Lomas are in the red and green kitchens as Ainsley Harriott presents another cookery challenge.

Aired 28 January 2010 • 45 min

Huey Morgan and Shaun Keaveny battle it out in the red and green kitchens, with food that takes us from Puerto Rico to Lancashire.

Aired 29 January 2010 • 45 min

The red and green kitchens welcome actors Charles Collingwood and Angela Piper from The Archers. Ainsley Harriott presents.

Aired 1 February 2010 • 45 min

Holby City actors Jaye Jacobs and Hari Dhillon face each other in the red and green kitchens and reveal the truth behind their passionate on-screen love affair.

Aired 2 February 2010 • 45 min

Homes under the Hammer presenters Martin Roberts and Lucy Alexander swap the auctioneer's gavel for chopping boards and saucepans to see whose food can raise the most votes.