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 (31)
1. Episode 1
Aired 12 September 2011 • 30 min
Phil Vickery, Kirsty Wark, Nick Pickard, Darren Campbell, Linda Lusardi, Michelle Mone, Ruth Goodman, Aggie MacKenzie, Ricky Groves, Margi Clarke, Colin McAllister, Justin Ryan, Shobu Kapoor, Sharon Maughan, Tim Lovejoy and Danny Goffey
2. Episode 2
Aired 13 September 2011 • 30 min
The celebrities' teamwork skills are tested in a series of mass catering challenges.
3. Episode 3
Aired 14 September 2011 • 30 min
The celebrities face their first elimination day, and cook a classic John Torode recipe.
4. Episode 4
Aired 15 September 2011 • 30 min
The three remaining celebrities are sent to top London restaurant Redhook.
5. Episode 5
Aired 16 September 2011 • 30 min
The celebrities must cook a faultless three-course meal to be judged by a panel.
6. Episode 6
Aired 19 September 2011 • 30 min
Tim Lovejoy, Aggie MacKenzie, Margi Clarke and Shobu Kapoor face their first challenges.
7. Episode 7
Aired 20 September 2011 • 30 min
The four celebrities face the dual challenges of mass catering and teamwork.
8. Episode 8
Aired 21 September 2011 • 30 min
The celebrities are challenged to make a sticky toffee pudding and a two-course meal.
9. Episode 9
Aired 22 September 2011 • 30 min
The celebrities face a daunting Pressure Test at a fashionable Thai restaurant in London.
10. Episode 10
Aired 23 September 2011 • 30 min
The remaining celebrities battle for a place in the Celebrity MasterChef semi-final.
11. Episode 11
Aired 26 September 2011 • 30 min
Sharon Maughan, Danny Goffey, Colin McAllister and Justin Ryan face their first challenge.
12. Episode 12
Aired 27 September 2011 • 30 min
The celebrities are tested on teamwork and face their first mass-catering challenge.
13. Episode 13
Aired 28 September 2011 • 30 min
The celebrities are challenged to cook one of John Torode's classic recipes.
14. Episode 14
Aired 29 September 2011 • 30 min
The celebrities are challenged to cook a lunch service in London restaurant L'Anima.
15. Episode 15
Aired 30 September 2011 • 30 min
The celebrities face their final hurdle for a place in the semi-final.
16. Episode 16
Aired 3 October 2011 • 30 min
Kirsty Wark, Ruth Goodman, Phil Vickery and Ricky Groves begin the culinary challenge.
17. Episode 17
Aired 4 October 2011 • 30 min
Kirsty Wark, Ruth Goodman, Phil Vickery and Ricky Groves are tested on teamwork.
18. Episode 18
Aired 5 October 2011 • 30 min
The celebrities must cook one of John Torode's classic recipes as elimination looms.
19. Episode 19
Aired 6 October 2011 • 30 min
The celebrities head to London restaurant La Porte des Indes to cook a lunch service.
20. Episode 20
Aired 7 October 2011 • 30 min
The celebrities must cook a faultless three-course meal for three judges from the WI.
21. Episode 21
Aired 10 October 2011 • 30 min
The semi-finals begin, and the remaining celebrities must cook a show-stopping dish.
22. Episode 22
Aired 11 October 2011 • 30 min
The celebrities must cook a dish inspired by the great British takeaway.
23. Episode 23
Aired 12 October 2011 • 30 min
The remaining celebrities must impress the judges with one exceptional dish.
24. Episode 24
Aired 13 October 2011 • 30 min
The remaining five celebrities must master the hardest skill of all: patisserie.
25. Episode 25
Aired 14 October 2011 • 30 min
The celebrities cook for some of the country's most-feared restaurant critics.
26. Episode 26
Aired 17 October 2011 • 30 min
The final three contestants must prepare lunch for the entire cast and crew of Spooks.
27. Episode 27
Aired 18 October 2011 • 30 min
The finalists are split up, with each cooking a lunchtime service in a top restaurant.
28. Episode 28
Aired 19 October 2011 • 30 min
The finalists cook a potato-based lunch for the workers on Patrick Howard's farm.
29. Episode 29
Aired 20 October 2011 • 30 min
The three celebrities must cook for some of the country's top chefs at Gidleigh Park.
30. Episode 30
Aired 21 October 2011 • 30 min
In the final weekday episode, the finalists must present a faultless three-course meal.
31. The Winner is Announced
Aired 22 October 2011 • 30 min
The decision on who will be the winner of Celebrity Masterchef 2011