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Amateur cooks compete to win the coveted MasterChef title.

Into the kitchen and under the spotlight. Amateur cooks duel it out as John Torode and Gregg Wallace turn up the heat.

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MasterChef: Series 9

John Torode

Gregg Wallace

Tony Crumpton

Tanya Gottlieb

David Crerar

Clodagh Meiklejohn

Rachel Palin

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Adam Byatt

MasterChef: Series 9: Episode 18

Episode 18

Series 9

BBC One - MasterChef, Series 9, Episode 18

It is the semi-finals, as the cooks are challenged to work in professional restaurants.

Cookery competition. It is the semi-finals, as the cooks are challenged to work in professional restaurants, and cook two courses for John and Gregg using their experiences.

It is the semi-finals and the four remaining contestants are sent to four separate restaurants - Benares, Launceston Place, The Hole in the Wall and Trinity - to continue their steep learning curve. As the expectations mount their nerves and skills are put under the microscope as they do their best to cope under the intense pressure.

Each contestant undergoes an intensive masterclass before working through a busy lunch service. It doesn't end there though as immediately after service they must tackle one of their mentor's classic signature dishes. Faced with serving their chef's own creation they must put all they have learned to use in the hope that they will measure up.

The four contestants then head back to the MasterChef kitchen, where they must show John and Gregg what they have gleaned from their restaurant experience. They have just one hour and 45 minutes to cook their own two exceptional courses, as they try to cement their place in next week's final challenges.

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John Torode and Gregg Wallace search for the country's next masterchef

Restaurateur John Torode and fruit and veg man Gregg Wallace look for the country's next masterchef.

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