MasterChef
Series 17
202118 episodes
Episode 1
Episode 1
Mar 1, 20211h
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.
Episode 2
Episode 2
Mar 3, 20211h
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.
Episode 3
Episode 3
Mar 4, 202130m
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.
Episode 4
Episode 4
Mar 8, 20211h
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.
Episode 5
Episode 5
Mar 10, 20211h
In the second heat of the second week, five more amateur cooks compete for places in the quarter-finals.
Episode 6
Episode 6
Mar 11, 202130m
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.
Episode 7
Episode 7
Mar 15, 20211h
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.
Episode 8
Episode 8
Mar 17, 20211h
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.
Episode 9
Episode 9
Mar 18, 202130m
It’s the third quarter-final and the four talented heat winners return to fight for a place in the semi-final.
Episode 10
Episode 10
Mar 22, 20211h
In the last week of heats, five more hopefuls try to impress judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace.
Episode 11
Episode 11
Mar 24, 20211h
In the last of this year's heats, five contestants cook for judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace and two previous MasterChef champions.
Episode 12
Episode 12
Mar 25, 202130m
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.
Episode 13
Episode 13
Mar 29, 20211h
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.
Episode 14
Episode 14
Apr 1, 20211h
The second group of five semi-finalists experience the pressure of a professional kitchen for the first time.
Episode 15
Episode 15
Apr 2, 202130m
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.
Episode 16
Episode 16
Apr 5, 20211h
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.
Episode 17
Episode 17
Apr 8, 20211h
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.
Episode 18
Episode 18
Apr 14, 20211h
The final three chefs must produce the best three dishes of their lives to stand a chance of being crowned MasterChef champion 2021.