David Crerar
Director
MasterChef (2005)
Series 17
Into the kitchen and under the spotlight. Amateur cooks duel it out for the right to be called the MasterChef UK Champion. Initially named Masterchef Goes Large, the series changed its name to Masterchef in 2008.
Released Feb. 21, 2005
Episode 49 min
None+
Genres: Game Show, Reality, Reality TV
Keywords: tmdb.game-show, mdblist.has-trailer, imdb.cooking-show, imdb.food, imdb.cookery-game-show, imdb.non-fiction
Watch Providers: Tubi TV
Production Companies: Shine TV
Network: BBC One
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S17E1 - Episode 1
In the first heat, five amateur cooks compete for two quarter-final places. This year's competition features a new round in which each cook must showcase their favourite ingredient.
March 1, 2021, midnight
S17E2 - Episode 2
Five amateur cooks compete in the second heat. To win a quarter-final place, they must impress judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace along with former champions Saliha Mahmood Ahmed and Kenny Tutt.
March 3, 2021, midnight
S17E3 - Episode 3
The four winners from the first week of heats return to compete in the first quarter-final. They are challenged by food critic Grace Dent to prepare a great British pudding.
March 4, 2021, midnight
S17E4 - Episode 4
Five more amateur cooks compete for places in the quarter-finals. In the first heat of the second week, they cook for former champions Irini Tzortzoglou and Jane Devonshire.
March 8, 2021, midnight
S17E5 - Episode 5
In the second heat of the second week, five more amateur cooks compete for places in the quarter-finals.
March 10, 2021, midnight
S17E6 - Episode 6
The week's four heat winners return for the quarter-final, chasing a place in knockout week. They face a Critic's Test set by one of the country’s toughest food critics, William Sitwell.
March 11, 2021, midnight
S17E7 - Episode 7
Five more amateur cooks compete for places in the quarter-finals. In the first heat of the second week, they cook for former champions Shelina Permalloo and Mat Follas.
March 15, 2021, midnight
S17E8 - Episode 8
Five more amateur cooks compete for places in the quarter-finals. In the second heat of the second week, they cook for former champion Steven Wallis and 2006 finalist Dean Edwards.
March 17, 2021, midnight
S17E9 - Episode 9
It’s the third quarter-final and the four talented heat winners return to fight for a place in the semi-final.
March 18, 2021, midnight
S17E10 - Episode 10
In the last week of heats, five more hopefuls try to impress judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace.
March 22, 2021, midnight
S17E11 - Episode 11
In the last of this year's heats, five contestants cook for judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace and two previous MasterChef champions.
March 24, 2021, midnight
S17E12 - Episode 12
In the last of this year's quarter-final, four talented heat winners return to fight for a semi-final place in the Critic's Test. The challenge is to cook a dish inspired by global street food, and it will be judged by one of the country's toughest food critics, Grace Dent.
March 25, 2021, midnight
S17E13 - Episode 13
Just 10 chef's remain. Split into two groups of five, they now face the pressure of cooking in a professional kitchen for the first time.
March 29, 2021, midnight
S17E14 - Episode 14
The second group of five semi-finalists experience the pressure of a professional kitchen for the first time.
April 1, 2021, midnight
S17E15 - Episode 15
It's the last challenge of the semi-finals, and the six remaining amateurs must cook-off in front of three esteemed food critics to win a coveted place in the finals.
April 2, 2021, midnight
S17E16 - Episode 16
For the first challenge of finals week, the five finalists cook a five-course lunch at the resplendent Plaisterers Hall in the City of London.
April 5, 2021, midnight
S17E17 - Episode 17
The final four amateur cooks interpret a classic dish of their choice before the best three face a Chef's Table challenge at Michel Roux Jr's acclaimed restaurant Le Gavroche.
April 8, 2021, midnight
S17E18 - Episode 18
The final three chefs must produce the best three dishes of their lives to stand a chance of being crowned MasterChef champion 2021.
April 14, 2021, midnight
Network: BBC One
Episode Runtime: 49 min.
Season Runtime: 2374 min.
Released: Feb. 21, 2005
Last Air Date: Sept. 26, 2025, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: PG
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