About this season
Amateur chefs compete against each other by hosting a dinner party for the other contestants. Each competitor then rates the host's performance with the winner winning a £1,000 cash prize. An element of comedy is added to the show through comedian Dave Lamb, who provides a dry and "bitingly sarcastic" narration.
Episodes (46)
1. Celebrity Special
Aired 13 November 2008 • 48 min
Caprice, Jimmy Osmond, Nicky Clarke and Nancy Sorrell compete to win £1000 for charity, while Nancy ropes in her husband, Vic Reeves, as her "butler". The week was later shown as four separate episodes in August 2009.
2. Aberdeen: All In One
Aired 21 November 2008 • 48 min
Four nights in Aberdeen are shown in a single edition. The week was later shown as four separate episodes in July 2009.
3. East Yorkshire: All In One
Aired 28 November 2008 • 48 min
Four nights in East Yorkshire are shown in a single edition. The week was later shown as four separate episodes in July 2009.
4. Plymouth: All In One
Aired 5 December 2008 • 48 min
Four nights in Plymouth are told in under 50 minutes in this compilation special. The week was later reshown as four separate episodes in August 2009.
5. Blackburn: All In One
Aired 12 December 2008 • 48 min
Four nights are shown in one special compilation, with four very different people trying to find common ground in Blackburn. The week was later reshown as four separate episodes in March 2010.
6. Royal Berkshire: All In One
Aired 18 December 2008 • 48 min
Four nights in Royal Berkshire feature contestants including a fitness instructor and a business director, as well as a guest appearance from chef Antony Worrall Thompson. The week was later reshown as four separate episodes in March 2010.
7. Bournemouth, Claudette Brady
Aired 22 December 2008 • 24 min
Outspoken pastry chef Claudette Brady is the first host in Bournemouth. She's so eager to win that she is making two starters and two desserts either side of her main course.
8. Bournemouth, Sonia Peck
Aired 22 December 2008 • 23 min
Sales exec Sonia Peck thinks she has the perfect combination for a dazzling dinner party: good food and a magician called Darrell
9. Bournemouth, James Dean
Aired 22 December 2008 • 24 min
James Dean is out to impress with a seafood supper. His starter and main course are both fish-based, but two of his guests have an intense dislike of fish.
10. Bournemouth, Clive Page
Aired 22 December 2008 • 24 min
The final host in Bournemouth is eccentric cafe owner Clive Page, who believes the key to a successful dinner party is to make sure he is looking hot
11. Gwent, Nick Payne
Aired 23 December 2008 • 23 min
Drinks rep Nick hosts the first of four nights in Gwent, where things get off to a shaky start with his guests. There's opinionated Jan who dominates conversations, Tony who wants to talk about veganism, and Sam who just isn't interested.
12. Gwent, Tony Wardle
Aired 23 December 2008 • 23 min
Tony's vegan menu doesn't go well, and his anecdote about food textured like phlegm nearly causes Sam to vomit. Plus, after the group let Jan know she was dominating the previous night's conversation, she bursts into tears on the way home.
13. Gwent, Sam Mallet
Aired 23 December 2008 • 23 min
Sam has a daring plan for her night as host - an ice cream making machine that she's never used before, along with a series of dishes that she's never cooked before. Despite the pressure, it produces the first relaxed evening of the week.
14. Gwent, Jan Taylor
Aired 23 December 2008 • 23 min
Jan spends 10 hours prepping in her attempts to win the week's prize. In a peaceful night, she worries that not being present for long stretches of the meal while cooking will hinder her chances - though also acknowledges that it may help.
15. Devon, Karen Bretagne
Aired 24 December 2008 • 23 min
The first host in Devon, supermarket boss Karen, knows how to have a good party but she's not so good in the kitchen. Five pavlovas later, one gets thrown across the room.
16. Devon, Deborah Custance-Baker
Aired 24 December 2008 • 24 min
In Devon, pig farmer and lady of the manor Deborah is sourcing most of her ingredients from the grounds of her enormous manor house, including pheasant for the starter and pork for her sausages
17. Devon, Sarah Corbett
Aired 24 December 2008 • 23 min
Self-confessed perfectionist Sarah's salmon and mackerel roulade and dessert are immaculately presented, but her compulsive pre-planning backfires when her potato rosti turns brown.
18. Devon, Darren Frame
Aired 24 December 2008 • 24 min
IT consultant Darren has struggled to make himself heard all week and he's not got on with Karen either. He hopes to win all his guests over with a fun-filled Mexican-themed dinner.
19. Nottingham: All In One
Aired 26 December 2008 • 62 min
Originally shown as five separate episodes in October 2005, this compilation special marks a week in Nottingham. Highlights include a dinner featuring kangaroo and crocodile, along with a man who embalmed his own parents.
24. Series 9, Show 24
Aired 25 June 2009
25. Series 9, Show 25
Aired 26 June 2009
26. Series 9, Episode 26
Aired 11 January 2010
27. Series 9, Episode 27
Aired 12 January 2010
28. Series 9, Episode 28
Aired 13 January 2010
29. Series 9, Episode 29
Aired 14 January 2010
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Aired 15 January 2010
31. 31
Aired 18 January 2010
32. 32
Aired 19 January 2010
33. 33
Aired 20 January 2010
34. 34
Aired 21 January 2010
35. 35
Aired 22 January 2010
36. 36
Aired 1 February 2010
37. 37
Aired 2 February 2010
38. 38
Aired 3 February 2010
39. 39
Aired 4 February 2010
40. Series 9, Episode 40
Aired 5 February 2010
41. Series 9, Episode 41
Aired 8 February 2010
42. Series 9, Episode 42
Aired 9 February 2010
43. Series 9, Episode 43
Aired 10 February 2010
44. Series 9, Episode 44
Aired 11 February 2010
45. Series 9, Episode 45
Aired 12 February 2010
46. Series 9, Episode 46
Aired 27 September 2010
47. Series 9, Episode 47
Aired 28 September 2010
48. Series 9, Episode 48
Aired 29 September 2010
49. Series 9, Episode 49
Aired 30 September 2010
50. 50
Aired 1 September 2010