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Series 21

35 episodes · 2009

  1. 1Episode 1

    24 Nov 2009 · 45 min

    Father-and-son dancing duo Stavros Flatley show off their dance moves and cooking skills (or lack of). Ainsley Harriott keeps everyone on their toes for the 20-minute challenge.

  2. 2Episode 2

    25 Nov 2009 · 45 min

    Ainsley Harriott introduces another edition of the classic 20-minute cooking challenge. Ray Quinn and Emma Stephens reveal how their on-stage romance became a real love affair.

  3. 3Episode 3

    18 Jan 2010 · 45 min

    Jenny Eclair and Wendi Peters are transformed from Grumpy Old Women into garrulous gastronomes. Ainsley Harriott presides over another mouth-watering cookery competition.

  4. 4Episode 4

    27 Nov 2009 · 45 min

    Comedy actors Nigel Planer and Brian Conley set the chefs a cookery challenge with a taste of the Mediterranean and India. Ainsley Harriott hosts.

  5. 5Episode 5

    30 Nov 2009 · 45 min

    Ainsley Harriott hosts the 20-minute cooking challenge. Aled Jones and Faryl Smith reveal the secrets of classical singing success, bringing music and laughter to the kitchens.

  6. 6Episode 6

    01 Dec 2009 · 45 min

    Ainsley Harriott introduces another edition of the classic 20-minute cooking challenge. Comedy actor John Thomson and wife Samantha dish the dirt on domestic kitchen rivalry.

  7. 7Episode 7

    02 Dec 2009 · 45 min

    Ainsley Harriott hosts the classic 20-minute cooking challenge. Singing sisters Bernie and Linda Nolan cook up a family feast and reveal their favourite childhood foods.

  8. 8Episode 8

    03 Dec 2009 · 45 min

    Ainsley Harriott introduces the classic 20-minute cooking challenge. Comedian Dave Spikey and his wife Kay indulge their love of Spanish cuisine and a passion for cheese.

  9. 9Episode 9

    04 Dec 2009 · 45 min

    Ainsley Harriott introduces another edition of the classic 20-minute cookery challenge. Actors Tony Sheldon and Clive Carter tread the boards in a theatrical edition of the show.

  10. 10Episode 10

    14 Dec 2009 · 45 min

    Cookery challenge show. TV newsreaders Jon Sopel and Louise Minchin talk about their passion for food and globetrotting. There is a truly international flavour to today's menus.

  11. 11Episode 11

    15 Dec 2009 · 45 min

    Classic cookery challenge show. Former and current England cricket captains Mike Gatting and Charlotte Edwards step up to the crease for a limited overs game of just 20 minutes.

  12. 12Episode 12

    16 Dec 2009 · 45 min

    Cooking challenge show. To Buy or Not to Buy presenters Johny Benarr and Nikki Bedi look to acquire culinary class in the red and green kitchens. Ainsley Harriott presents.

  13. 13Episode 13

    17 Dec 2009 · 45 min

    Ainsley Harriott introduces another edition of the classic 20-minute challenge. Actor Chris Ellison and his wife Anita dish up mouthwatering food in the red and green kitchens.

  14. 14Episode 14

    18 Dec 2009 · 45 min

    Another edition of the 20-minute cooking challenge. Ballroom dance star Camilla Dallerup and actor Kevin Sacre keep it Strictly foodie in the red and green kitchens.

  15. 15Episode 15

    21 Dec 2009 · 45 min

    Ainsley Harriott hosts a seasonal edition of the 20-minute challenge. Laughter and fine food flow as Sam Kane and wife Linda Lusardi reveal how the panto season is a family affair.

  16. 16Episode 16

    22 Dec 2009 · 45 min

    Ainsley Harriott hosts a special seasonal edition of the 20-minute challenge. Claire Sweeney and 'Magic' Mandy Muden bring comedy and magic to the red and green kitchens.

  17. 17Episode 17

    23 Dec 2009 · 45 min

    Ainsley Harriott hosts another twenty-minute cooking challenge. Stan Boardman and his TV presenter daughter Andrea reveal just what makes Christmas special in their household.

  18. 18Episode 18

    04 Jan 2010 · 45 min

    The One Show's science reporter Marty Jopson and bug expert George McGavin do battle in the red and green kitchen. Ainsley Harriott hosts the 20 minute cook-off.

  19. 19Episode 19

    05 Jan 2010 · 45 min

    Percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie and cello player Julian Lloyd Webber do battle in the red and green kitchens. Ainsley Harriott presents the 20 minute cook-off.

  20. 20Episode 20

    06 Jan 2010 · 45 min

    Actors Sarah Jayne Dunn and Helen Noble face each other in the red and green kitchens. Ainsley Harriott joins in the fun for another twenty minute cookery challenge.

  21. 21Episode 21

    07 Jan 2010 · 45 min

    Equestrian gold medallists Lee Pearson and Oliver Townend both aim for a faultless round in the kitchens, as Ainsley Harriott presides over another 20-minute cookery challenge.

  22. 22Episode 22

    08 Jan 2010 · 45 min

    Torchwood actors Tom Price and Kai Owen serve up a double helping of humour and fabulous food, as Ainsley Harriott hosts another 20-minute cook-off in the red and green kitchens.

  23. 23Episode 23

    30 Dec 2009 · 45 min

    Ainsley Harriott hosts another seasonal 20-minute cooking challenge. Actors Ian Lavender and Patina Miller serve up an Anglo-American Christmas feast in the red and green kitchens.

  24. 24Episode 24

    31 Dec 2009 · 45 min

    Ainsley Harriott hosts another seasonal twenty-minute cooking challenge. Jazz legends Kenny Ball and Chris Barber cook up some fabulous food and a musical feast for Christmas.

  25. 25Episode 25

    19 Jan 2010 · 45 min

    Bananarama songstresses Keren Woodward and Sara Dallin strut their stuff in the red and green kitchens as Ainsley Harriott serves up a chart-topping food feast in just 20 minutes.

  26. 26Episode 26

    20 Jan 2010 · 45 min

    Television presenter Peter Purves and actor Patricia Brake bring 20 years of friendship and a love of good food to the 20-minute cooking challenge hosted by Ainsley Harriott.

  27. 27Episode 27

    21 Jan 2010 · 45 min

    Veteran radio DJ David 'Kid' Jensen and radio presenter Erika North spin platefuls of food in the studio, as Ainsley Harriott hosts another edition of the cooking challenge.

  28. 28Episode 28

    22 Jan 2010 · 45 min

    Comedian Tony Slattery and actress Phyllida Law reveal the origins of their 20-year friendship as they don the famous red and green aprons. Ainsley Harriott presents.

  29. 29Episode 29

    25 Jan 2010 · 45 min

    Natural history TV presenters Chris Packham and Nick Baker keep some very strange items in their fridges at home, but what will they bring to surprise the chefs?

  30. 30Episode 30

    26 Jan 2010 · 45 min

    Actor William Tapley and dancer Hannah Vassallo dish up a gourmet feast, as Ainsley Harriott introduces another classic twenty-minute cooking challenge.

  31. 31Episode 31

    27 Jan 2010 · 45 min

    Billy Elliott star Brad Wilson and former cast member James Lomas are in the red and green kitchens as Ainsley Harriott presents another cookery challenge.

  32. 32Episode 32

    28 Jan 2010 · 45 min

    Huey Morgan and Shaun Keaveny battle it out in the red and green kitchens, with food that takes us from Puerto Rico to Lancashire.

  33. 33Episode 33

    29 Jan 2010 · 45 min

    The red and green kitchens welcome actors Charles Collingwood and Angela Piper from The Archers. Ainsley Harriott presents.

  34. 34Episode 34

    01 Feb 2010 · 45 min

    Holby City actors Jaye Jacobs and Hari Dhillon face each other in the red and green kitchens and reveal the truth behind their passionate on-screen love affair.

  35. 35Episode 35finale

    02 Feb 2010 · 45 min

    Homes under the Hammer presenters Martin Roberts and Lucy Alexander swap the auctioneer's gavel for chopping boards and saucepans to see whose food can raise the most votes.