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The nation's top chefs compete for the chance to cook at an incredible four-course banquet

The best of British cuisine. Top chefs from across the UK put their hearts on a plate and showcase amazing culinary talent. Who will get to cook for a spectacular banquet?

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Great British Menu: Series 8

Lisa Hazlehurst

Nicola Moody

Prue Leith

Oliver Peyton

Matthew Fort

Patricia Hodge

Great British Menu: Series 8: Episode 41: Finals Starter

Finals Starter

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Episode 41: Finals Starter

Series 8

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Patricia Hodge and the judges taste all eight winning regional starter courses.

Chefs compete to cook at a banquet to celebrate 25 years of Red Nose Day. Patricia Hodge and the judges taste all eight winning regional starter courses.

It is finals week and 24 of the nation's finest chefs have been whittled down to just eight. Over the course of four hour-long shows they will battle it out in the kitchen for the chance to get a dish to the Comic Relief Banquet.

The brief called for the chefs to bring out their funny sides. Their food not only had to be gastronomic, but a performance on a plate, witty and fun. Their prize: to get a dish on the menu at a special banquet at the Royal Albert Hall celebrating 25 years of Comic Relief's Red Nose Day.

The charity has raised more than 800 million pounds, changing the lives of people in both Africa and the UK through the power of entertainment.

Actress Patricia Hodge, one of the stars of sitcom Miranda, joins judges Prue Leith, Oliver Peyton and Matthew Fort to taste all eight winning regional starter courses. But before the chefs begin cooking they are called into the judging chamber to hear about a new twist in the competition which may affect which three starters are left in contention for the banquet.

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The nation's greatest chefs compete to cook at a special banquet for Comic Relief

The nation's finest chefs fight to cook at a special banquet at the Royal Albert Hall to celebrate 25 years of Comic Relief's Red Nose Day

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