Come Dine with Me
Season 8
200888 episodes
Episode 1
Manchester, Carlos Buller
Aug 25, 200823m
Five nights in Manchester begin with half-Belizean interior designer Carlos Buller, who uses his menu to reflect his heritage. Yet the episode had a far more significant destiny - the following year it was used to identify Carlos on CCTV.
Episode 2
Manchester, Susan Brickell
Aug 26, 200823m
Susan got drunk on the first night, irritating fellow diner Stuart as he found her overbearing. It's her turn to host, but she's hungover and upset over cooking disasters which she can't stop confessing to - will Stuart give her a chance?
Episode 3
Manchester, Dan Cumberland
Aug 27, 200824m
Third to host in Manchester is performance artist Dan Cumberland, who prepares a vegetarian, Indian-inspired menu. Will his guests like sitting on the floor, combined with Dan's songs and chilled-out vibes?
Episode 4
Manchester, Karen Oulten
Aug 28, 200823m
The fourth night in Manchester is hosted by artist Karen. Although she's incredibly relaxed preparing her food, Carlos and Dan had been offended by her picky behaviour on their nights, and attend the dinner bearing something of a grudge.
Episode 5
Manchester, Stuart Burke
Aug 29, 200823m
After a week of underlying tensions, nightclub owner Stuart is still confident that he can win. But his fun night is derailed when Carlos and Karen have another turn at airing their grievances, and Stuart's forced to play peacemaker.
Episode 6
Birmingham, Nicola Bennett
Sep 1, 200823m
Obsessive cleaner Nicola is first host for a week in Birmingham, yet her continual tidying gets in the way of her doing any cooking. While her food is well regarded by her guests, having to wait over three hours for the main course isn't.
Episode 7
Birmingham, Ian Harvey
Sep 2, 200823m
Host on night two of Birmingham is opinionated recruitment consultant and gym bunny, Ian Harvey "If someone doesn't hold my interest, I make it so obvious," warns Ian, "I pretty much ignore them."
Episode 8
Birmingham, Amanda Kleman
Sep 3, 200823m
Flying the flag for Birmingham on night three is garage manager, Amanda Kelman. Amanda doesn't suffer fools gladly and after the chaos of the first two nights, she reckons she's in with a chance at the prize fund.
Episode 9
Birmingham, Wayne Starr
Sep 4, 200823m
Man of the world, Wayne, is used to living the high life, so there's a treat in store when his humble Come Dine With Me Birmingham rivals come to his crib Wayne's ideal dinner party would involve him and four ladies.
Episode 10
Birmingham, Suzie Allen
Sep 5, 200824m
Sporty singleton, Suzie, has some secrets up her sleeve for her Come Dine With Me Birmingham guests. Demure divorcee, Suzie, is looking for love. Sadly, this week hasn't thrown up any Romeos.
Episode 11
Kent, Tanya Jay
Sep 8, 200823m
Sri Lankan Tanya is the first host for a week in Kent, bringing 17 separate dishes to Tunbridge Wells. While some guests find the courses a little too spicy, generous servings of alcohol help her to win favour amongst the group.
Episode 12
Kent, Trevor Smith
Sep 9, 200823m
Trevor is the second host of the week, but has to start his day with a hangover after indulging the previous night. With long delays and failed courses, Trevor doesn't impress his guests with his cooking, but does produce hysterics.
Episode 13
Kent, Allen Brockington
Sep 10, 200823m
Giggly businessman Allen proves to be serious about his cooking, though a delay in his main course sees Trevor get his own back with the teasing. Meanwhile, the group have started to notice that Tanya is becoming increasingly isolated.
Episode 14
Kent, Zoe Mortlock
Sep 11, 200823m
Zoe Mortlock used her psychological profiling powers to pitch for victory in Come Dine With Me Kent. Zoe Mortlock is qualitative research executive. Know what that means? Nope, neither do we.
Episode 15
Kent, Steven Parks
Sep 12, 200823m
Dental technician and wannabe DJ, Steven Parks think's his culinary class makes him the man to beat in Kent. Steven's been moaning about his rivals' efforts all week but thanks to Tanya's constant cob-on, no-one appears to have noticed.
Episode 16
Gloucester, Tim Small
Sep 15, 200823m
Trout farmer Tim begins a week in Gloucester, and prepares most of his own ingredients, including catching his own fish and shooting rabbits. There's also the part of the evening that involves his guests cooking their own food.
Episode 17
Gloucester, Richenda Hines
Sep 16, 200823m
Publishing company owner Richenda plans a barbecue party for her evening, but the English weather puts paid to her plans. Yet despite setbacks, including forgetting to cook her bread, Richenda proves to be unflappable.
Episode 18
Gloucester, Pat Shepherd
Sep 17, 200823m
Housewife and home-cooking expert Pat Shepherd is a seasoned dinner party hostess so her dinner party should all run smoothly, but things soon start to go wrong.
Episode 19
Celebrity Special: All In One
Sep 17, 200848m
A celebrity special with Linda Barker, Lee Ryan, Michelle Heaton and Peter Stringfellow all competing to win £1000 for charity. The week was later shown as four separate episodes in July 2009.
Episode 20
Gloucester, Nick Cooper
Sep 18, 200822m
Brewer Nick Cooper cooks a traditional menu from the 1950s, but will his guests be impressed?
Episode 21
Gloucester, Kat McLeod
Sep 19, 200823m
It's the final dinner party in Gloucestershire and time to find out who has scooped the £1,000 prize, but not before Kat McLeod has her chance to wow the guests with her culinary skills.
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