Original version

The BBC South region started on 5th January 1961 as part of the BBC Television Service, before becoming BBC One South.

BBC One South

Celebrity MasterChef

Games & Quizzes

Factual: Food & Drink

Entertainment

Celebrities scramble to compete in the kitchen. What culinary triumphs will they whisk up?

Simulcast of network BBC One in high definition. From 03/11/2010

BBC One HD

Simulcast of BBC One Scotland in high definition. From 14/01/2013

BBC One Scotland HD

Simulcast of BBC One Northern Ireland in high definition. From 24/10/2012

BBC One Northern Ireland HD

Simulcast of BBC One Wales in high definition. From 29/01/2013

BBC One Wales HD

The BBC West region started on 1st September 1957 as part of the BBC Television Service, before becoming BBC One West.

BBC One West

The BBC South West region started on 20th April 1961 as part of the BBC Television Service, before becoming BBC One South West.

BBC One South West

BBC One London

London

BBC One West Midlands

BBC One region covering Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire.

BBC One East Midlands

The BBC East region started on 1st May 1959 as part of the BBC Television Service, before becoming BBC One East.

BBC One East

BBC One North West

The BBC North East & Cumbria region started in 1959 (tbc) as part of the BBC Television Service, before becoming BBC One North East & Cumbria.

BBC One North East & Cumbria

BBC One Yorkshire

BBC One Oxfordshire

Formerly part of a wider BBC One South East region that included London and part of the South region. Separated from BBC One London 2001-09-03 following reorganisation of the South East region.

BBC One South East

BBC One Cambridgeshire

BBC One Channel Islands

BBC One Yorks & Lincs

BBC One Scotland

Scotland

BBC Northern Ireland region started on 19th April 1955 as part of the BBC Television Service, before becoming BBC One Northern Ireland.

BBC One Northern Ireland

BBC One Wales

Wales

Celebrity MasterChef: Series 9

Gregg Wallace

John Torode

Jodie Kidd

Sophie Thompson

Russell Grant

Susannah Constantine

Todd Carty

David Crerar

Katie Attwood

Celebrity MasterChef: Series 9: Episode 1

celebrity-masterchef_heat1_100614_e_pp.jpg

Episode 1

Series 9

BBC One - Celebrity MasterChef, Series 9, Episode 1

The contestants are asked to prepare a two-course menu of their own design.

Cookery competition. In the first of the heats, the five hopefuls take on the challenge of cooking in a restaurant kitchen, preparing dishes for paying customers.

In the first of the heats, the first batch of five celebrities undertakes three tough culinary challenges in a bid to prove their cookery talent to judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace. Hoping to show they've got what it takes are former supermodel Jodie Kidd, actor Sophie Thompson, author and broadcaster Russell Grant, fashion journalist Susannah Constantine and actor Todd Carty. 

The first challenge for the five hopefuls is the Mystery Box test - the infamous test of imagination and creativity. They all have to use the box's ingredients to create a delicious stuffing and wrapping for their own version of spring rolls and a dipping sauce. With nerves running high and just 50 minutes to make them from the scratch, the celebrities must think on their feet to impress the judges. 

Then, the celebrities are split into two groups to take on the challenge of cooking for the first time in a restaurant kitchen, preparing dishes for paying customers. Jodie and Russell head to Babbo which specialises in traditional Italian cuisine while Susannah, Sophie and Todd are sent to Aqua Shard. For both groups the cracks begin to appear as they fight to keep on top of customer orders and for some the pressure is just too much. 

In the final test of culinary creativity its back to MasterChef headquarters as the contestants are asked to prepare a two-course menu of their own design in just one hour and 15 minutes. The celebrities work furiously in a last attempt to prove themselves to the judges, because at the end of this test one of them will be going home.

BBC One

Chef John Torode and writer Gregg Wallace search for the country's top celebrity chef

Chef and restaurateur John Torode and food writer and ingredients expert Gregg Wallace search for the country's top celebrity chef.

Accessibility links

Programme Index

Celebrity MasterChef

Series 9

Episode 1

Contributors

Genres

Formats

Brand

Series

BBC One South

About BBC One