About this season
Chef and restaurateur John Torode and food writer and ingredients expert Gregg Wallace search for the country's top celebrity chef.
Episodes (15)
1. Knockout rounds one
Aired 28 May 2007 • 30 min
Nadia Sawalha, Midge Ure, Craig Revel Horwood, Jeremy Edwards, Chris Bisson, Martin Hancock, Sunetra Sarker, Gemma Atkinson, Sherrie Hewson, Pauline Quirke, Rani Price, Chris Hollins, Matthew Wright, Angela Rippon, Sue Cook, Lorne Spicer, Emma Forbes, Jeff Green, Darren Bennett, Sally Gunnell, Mark Foster, Matt James, Robbie Earle and Phil Tufnell.
2. Knockout rounds two
Aired 29 May 2007 • 30 min
Sue Cook, Jeff Green and Nadia Sawalha take on two tests for a place in the quarter-final, by cooking for the judges and for paying restaurant customers at The Rib Room.
3. Knockout rounds three
Aired 30 May 2007 • 30 min
Matthew Wright, Lorne Spicer and Jeremy Edwards take on two tests for a place in the quarter-final, by cooking for the judges and for paying restaurant customers at Odette's.
4. Knockout rounds four
Aired 31 May 2007 • 30 min
Angela Rippon, Christopher Bisson and Darren Bennett take on two tests for a place in the quarter-final, by cooking for the judges and for paying restaurant customers at Theo Randall at The Intercontinental.
5. Quarterfinal one
Aired 1 June 2007 • 30 min
The four winning chefs from the heats battle it out for two semi-final places.
6. Knockout rounds five
Aired 4 June 2007 • 30 min
Chris Hollins, Matt James and Pauline Quirke take on two tests for a place in the quarter-final, by cooking for the judges and for paying restaurant customers at Villandry.
7. Knockout rounds six
Aired 5 June 2007 • 30 min
Craig Revel Horwood, Rani Price and Phil Tufnell take on two tests for a place in the quarter-final, by cooking for the judges and for paying restaurant customers at Aurora.
8. Knockout rounds seven
Aired 6 June 2007 • 30 min
Robbie Earle, Gemma Atkinson and Midge Ure take on two tests for a place in the quarter-final, by cooking for the judges and for paying restaurant customers at Babylon Restaurant at Roof Gardens.
9. Knockout rounds eight
Aired 7 June 2007 • 30 min
Sunetra Sarker, Mark Foster and Sherrie Hewson take on two tests for a place in the quarter-final, by cooking for the judges and for paying restaurant customers at Bonds at Threadneedles Hotel.
10. Quarterfinal two
Aired 8 June 2007 • 30 min
The four winning chefs from the heats battle it out for two semi-final places.
11. Semifinal day one
Aired 11 June 2007 • 30 min
In the first of the semi-finals, the four best celebrity cooks cater for a group of hungry young army cadets.
12. Semifinal day two
Aired 12 June 2007 • 30 min
The four semi-finalists have to cook a two-course meal for three of the country's most respected restaurant critics, Charles Campion, Kate Spicer, and Jay Rayner. Tension and emotions run high as one of the contestants is sent home.
13. Final day one
Aired 13 June 2007 • 30 min
The three finalists must cook a three-course meal at The Square Restaurant for chefs including Michel Roux Jnr and Angela Hartnett.
14. Final day two
Aired 14 June 2007 • 30 min
The three finalists are sent to some of London's best restaurants to fine-tune their individual cooking styles, before coming back to the studio to show the judges exactly what they've learnt.
15. Series 2, Episode 15
Aired 15 June 2007 • 30 min
The three finalists have to cook their best three-course meal for one last judgement from John and Gregg, as one of them is crowned Celebrity Masterchef Champion.