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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 20: Episode 1

Episode 1

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Six contestants must create a dish celebrating one of Gregg's favourite foods.

Six contestants face a brand-new challenge, and an invention test where they must create a dish celebrating one of Gregg's favourite foods.

The MasterChef arena opens its doors for the first of five heats, welcoming 58 amateurs from all over the UK to take on the challenge.

The first six hopefuls arrive with their sights set on one goal: to win one of the four exclusive MasterChef aprons that secure their place in the competition. Those that make it will head straight back into battle, as only the best reach the quarter-final.

John and Gregg kick things off with a brand-new challenge: Basic to Brilliant. The contestants must take an everyday ingredient and turn it into something truly spectacular. In the invention test, the contestants are tasked with creating a dish celebrating one of Gregg’s favourite foods: potato gnocchi.

The crescendo of this heat sees the remaining contestants cook their own two-course menu for three invited guests – 2023 champion Chariya Khattiyot and finalists Anurag Aggarwal and Omar Foster.

Three are guaranteed a place in the quarter-final as they compete to become MasterChef Champion 2024.

MasterChef: Series 20

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Crack open the champagne! Global phenomenon MasterChef turns 20!

Crack open the champagne! Global phenomenon MasterChef turns 20 in 2024, returning to BBC One for a celebration like no other.

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