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Chefs battle for the chance to cook an Olympic banquet. Scottish chefs Alan Murchison, Colin Buchan and Mark Greenaway kick things off with their starters.

Chefs battle for the chance to cook an Olympic banquet. Scots Alan Murchison, Colin Buchan and Mark Greenaway cook their fish course, including crab and mackerel.

Chefs battle for the chance to cook an Olympic banquet. Scottish chefs Alan Murchison, Colin Buchan and Mark Greenaway hope their main courses will get top marks.

The nation's chefs compete to cook at a special banquet to celebrate 25 years of Comic Relief's Red Nose Day. Who will make the best starter?

The nation's chefs compete to cook at a special banquet to celebrate 25 years of Comic Relief's Red Nose Day. Who will make the best fish course?

The nation's chefs compete to cook at a special banquet to celebrate 25 years of Comic Relief's Red Nose Day. Who will serve up the best main course?

The nation's top chefs compete to cook at a banquet marking the 70th anniversary of D-Day. First up, the chefs from Northern Ireland create their starters.

This time the Northern Ireland chefs, returning finalist Raymond McArdle, Richard Corrigan's protégé Chris McGowan and young gun Will Brown, fight it out for the fish course.

It's main course day for former finalist Raymond McArdle, Richard Corrigan's protégé Chris McGowan and young gun Will Brown. Ray is going all out to impress the veteran judge by cooking two separate dishes, but will he let the pressure get to him?

Three of Scotland's top chefs - Jak O'Donnell, Jimmy Lee and Graham Campbell - attempt to impress a veteran judge.

Scottish chefs Jak O'Donnell, Jimmy Lee and Graham Campbell fight it out for the fish course.

Jak O'Donnell, Jimmy Lee and Graham Campbell battle to plate up a perfect main course.

Three top chefs from Scotland, all competition newcomers, aim to impress this week's veteran judge and be crowned Scottish champion.

Three chefs create fish dishes in a bid to be crowned Scottish champion. The standard is so high, the veteran judge is moved to tears.

Three of Scotland's finest chefs compete. Ally McGrath has been keeping the veteran judge entertained with his very individual approach.

Creative culinary competition. Three chefs from London and south east England meet their surprise veteran judge and cook summery starters.

Creative culinary competition. One chef shocks when he pairs his fish dish with some unusual flavours - white chocolate and strawberry.

Creative culinary competition. It's a smoke-filled kitchen as the chefs prepare their summer-themed mains in the hope of impressing the veteran judge.

Creative culinary competition. One chef hopes his offal starter will be a fitting tribute to the NHS's life-saving organ donation scheme.

Creative culinary competition. One chef hopes his dish will be a fitting tribute to his mum, who has worked as a chiropodist for the NHS for 25 years.

Creative culinary competition. One chef dedicates his dish to the air ambulance staff who saved the life of his fiance.

In the first heat, Ben Marks’s dish takes inspiration from The Beatles track Glass Onion, while Paul Walsh opts for a delicate fish and fregola dish inspired by The Kinks.

The chefs are halfway through their heat and the pressure is mounting. Luke has plenty to do to get his duck dish Spice, inspired by his favourite girl band, ready in time.

The two remaining London chefs must cook their four-course menus again for the judges, including guest judge legendary bassist Gary “Mani” Mounfield.

Chefs from Derby, Birmingham, Stoke-on-Trent and Nottingham compete for the central region with a mushroom starter inspired by Lord of the Rings and a Roald Dahl Revolting Recipe.

The remaining chefs cook giant goose eggs based on Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and a Harry Potter dessert, but two face potential disasters when their recipes go wrong.

The two remaining central chefs go head to head and cook their six-course menus. Guest judge Charlie Higson, comedian and author of the Young Bond series, helps decide the winner.

Four chefs compete for the central region with canapes, starters and fish dishes inspired by British invention and innovation. With a surprise extra judge, who will be eliminated?

The remaining chefs prepare mains and desserts inspired by science and innovation. But when two chefs both decide to make layered chocolate dishes, who will win and who must go home?

Guest judge Helen Sharman, Britain’s first astronaut, helps decide the winner from the two remaining chefs. Both have dishes themed around space, but whose will rocket them to success?

Four chefs compete for the Central region with canapes, starters and fish dishes inspired by 100 years of British broadcasting. Who will be eliminated?

The remaining chefs compete over dishes inspired by British broadcasting. But with two chefs deciding to honour children’s television, who will win and who must go home?

Guest judge Cat Deeley helps decide the winner from the two remaining chefs. Both have dishes celebrating iconic TV shows, including Blue Peter, Top of the Pops and Fawlty Towers.

Four chefs from the north east of England compete with canapés, starters and fish dishes inspired by animation and illustration to celebrate Paddington’s 65th birthday. Who will be eliminated?

The remaining chefs compete over dishes inspired by British animation and illustration and Paddington’s 65th birthday.

Guest judge Joe Sugg helps choose the winner from the two remaining chefs. There are dishes celebrating Paddington, James and the Giant Peach and the Clangers.

Four chefs compete for north east England with canapés, starters and fish dishes inspired by the Olympics and Paralympics. Who will be eliminated?

The remaining three chefs compete over mains and desserts inspired by the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Who will win, and who must go home?

It’s judging day, and only one chef can go through to represent north east England. Former Team GB competitive climber Shauna Coxsey helps decide the winner from the two remaining chefs.

Four chefs compete for north west England with canapes, starters and fish dishes inspired by great Britons of the past. Who will be eliminated?

The remaining three chefs from north west England compete over mains and desserts celebrating great Britons of the past. Who will win, and who must go home?

It’s judging day, and only one chef can go through to represent north west England. Campaigner Margaret Aspinall helps decide the winner from the two remaining chefs.