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Families battle for the chance to be crowned the nation's best family of home cooks.

Competitive food show celebrating the families who make ordinary food extraordinary, presented by Angellica Bell and Tommy Banks.

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The Big Family Cooking Showdown: Series 1

Zoe Ball

Nadiya Hussain

Giorgio Locatelli

Rosemary Shrager

Gary Broadhurst

Sarah Myland

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Family Cooking Showdown: Series 1: Episode 4

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The Massaccesi family from Wiltshire go up against the Gangotras from Birmingham.

Competitive food show. The Massaccesi family from Wiltshire face the Gangotras from Birmingham. Which family's clever use of flavour will see them through to the semi-finals?

Presented by Zoe Ball and Nadiya Hussain, this competitive food show celebrates the families who make ordinary food extraordinary. Over the next few months, 16 multigenerational family teams of passionate cooks battle it out for the chance to be crowned the nation's best family of home cooks. Judging their efforts every step of the way are top Michelin-starred chef Giorgio Locatelli and renowned cookery teacher Rosemary Shrager. In each episode, two families face a series of challenges based on the realities of everyday meals, cooking up their favourite dishes both in the studio and in their own homes. At the end of each show, the judges decide which family make it through to the semi-finals.

In this episode, the Massaccesi family from Wiltshire go up against the Gangotras from Birmingham. The Massaccesis are mum, dad and their 16-year-old daughter. Italian home cooking is at the heart of their family and it is with these dishes they hope to win over the judges. In their way are the Gangotra sisters, whose flair for traditional Indian food draws on their heritage. Which family's clever use of flavour will see them through to the semi-finals?

Family Cooking Showdown: Series 1

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Competitive food show celebrating the families who make ordinary food extraordinary, presented by Zoe Ball and Nadiya Hussain.

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