MasterChef: Series 17 (2021)

Episodes

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   Episode 1 · March 1, 2021 · 1h 0m

   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.

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   Episode 2 · March 3, 2021 · 1h 0m

   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.

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   Episode 3 · March 4, 2021 · 30m

   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.

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   Episode 4 · March 8, 2021 · 1h 0m

   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.

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   Episode 5 · March 10, 2021 · 1h 0m

   Episode 5

   In the second heat of the second week, five more amateur cooks compete for places in the quarter-finals.

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   Episode 6 · March 11, 2021 · 30m

   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.

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   Episode 7 · March 15, 2021 · 1h 0m

   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.

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   Episode 8 · March 17, 2021 · 1h 0m

   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.

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   Episode 9 · March 18, 2021 · 30m

   Episode 9

   It’s the third quarter-final and the four talented heat winners return to fight for a place in the semi-final.

10. 

    Episode 10 · March 22, 2021 · 1h 0m

    Episode 10

    In the last week of heats, five more hopefuls try to impress judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace.

11. 

    Episode 11 · March 24, 2021 · 1h 0m

    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.

12. 

    Episode 12 · March 25, 2021 · 30m

    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.

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    Episode 13 · March 29, 2021 · 1h 0m

    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.

14. 

    Episode 14 · April 1, 2021 · 1h 0m

    Episode 14

    The second group of five semi-finalists experience the pressure of a professional kitchen for the first time.

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    Episode 15 · April 2, 2021 · 30m

    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.

16. 

    Episode 16 · April 5, 2021 · 1h 0m

    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.

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    Episode 17 · April 8, 2021 · 1h 0m

    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.

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    Episode 18 · April 14, 2021 · 1h 0m

    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.