Air date: 2012-08-13

Runtime: 30 min

Emma Kennedy, Danny Mills, Michael Underwood, Zöe Salmon, Gareth Gates, Cheryl Baker, Laila Rouass, George Layton, Diarmuid Gavin, Richard McCourt, Rebecca Romero, Jamie Theakston, Jenny Eclair, Javine Hylton, Steve Parry and Anne Charleston.

Air date: 2012-08-14

Runtime: 30 min

Jamie Theakston, Anne Charleston, Javine Hylton and Steve Parry are paired into teams and challenged to cook for students at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

Air date: 2012-08-15

Runtime: 30 min

It's elimination day, and Jamie Theakston, Anne Charleston, Javine Hylton and Steve Parry are challenged to cook a classic recipe and a dish of their own creation.

Air date: 2012-08-16

Runtime: 30 min

The three remaining celebrities are sent to top London restaurant Coq d'Argent. Under the pressure of the professional kitchen, cracks begin to appear.

Air date: 2012-08-17

Runtime: 30 min

The celebrities must cook a faultless two-course meal, judged not only by John Torode and Gregg Wallace but also by two past Celebrity MasterChef champions and a finalist.

Air date: 2012-08-20

Runtime: 30 min

Holby's Laila Rouass, singer Gareth Gates, actor George Layton and author and actress Emma Kennedy join the second round with a Mystery Box test and a tomato bruschetta trial.

Air date: 2012-08-21

Runtime: 30 min

The celebrities pair up for a mass catering task at the Royal Holloway University. With hungry students descending upon them, they need to rely on their teamwork skills.

Air date: 2012-08-22

Runtime: 30 min

On elimination day the celebrities must cook the classic apple tarte tatin with crème anglaise in only one hour, then a dish of their own design again in under one hour.

Air date: 2012-08-23

Runtime: 30 min

The celebrities take on fine Indian cuisine and must carefully spice and balance flavours.

Air date: 2012-08-24

Runtime: 30 min

The battle for a place in the final eight reaches its climax.

Air date: 2012-08-27

Runtime: 30 min

Air date: 2012-08-28

Runtime: 30 min

Air date: 2012-08-29

Runtime: 30 min

Air date: 2012-08-30

Runtime: 30 min

Air date: 2012-08-31

Runtime: 30 min

The battle for a place in the final eight reaches its climax. To secure a place, the remaining celebrities must cook a faultless two-course meal to impress three guest judges.

Air date: 2012-09-03

Runtime: 30 min

Zoe Salmon, Cheryl Baker, Danny Mills and Richard McCourt begin a week of culinary challenges. Their first challenge is a mystery box test, a test of imagination and creativity.

Air date: 2012-09-04

Runtime: 30 min

Zoe Salmon, Cheryl Baker, Danny Mills and Richard McCourt are paired into teams and assigned a mass-catering challenge of mammoth proportions, serving 120 portions.

Air date: 2012-09-05

Runtime: 30 min

It's elimination day as one celebrity will be cooking their final dishes. The contestants are first tasked with cooking marinated poussin with flat bread and tzatziki.

Air date: 2012-09-06

Runtime: 30 min

The three remaining celebrities face their first restaurant service, a busy lunchtime serving French food with a contemporary twist under head chef Allan Pickett.

Air date: 2012-09-07

Runtime: 30 min

The battle for a place in the final eight reaches its climax. The three remaining celebrities must cook a two-course meal to wow both John and Gregg, and the guest judges.

Air date: 2012-09-10

Runtime: 30 min

The remaining celebrities must cook the judges a single show-stopping dish.

Air date: 2012-09-11

Runtime: 30 min

The remaining six celebrity cooks prepare lunch on board a cross-channel ferry.

Air date: 2012-09-12

Runtime: 30 min

The six remaining celebrity cooks must create a dish inspired by someone close to them.

Air date: 2012-09-13

Runtime: 30 min

The four remaining chefs each cook a lunchtime service in a top London restaurant.

Air date: 2012-09-14

Runtime: 30 min

The contestants cook a three-course meal for three tough food critics.

Air date: 2012-09-17

Runtime: 30 min

The final week begins with another invention test. Then the three finalists visit the set of BBC drama New Tricks to prepare lunch for the cast and crew.

Air date: 2012-09-18

Runtime: 30 min

Pastry chef Claire Clark gives the finalists a master class in the art of patisserie.

Air date: 2012-09-19

Runtime: 30 min

The three finalists must prepare a fine dining three-course dinner at Bletchley Park.

Air date: 2012-09-20

Runtime: 30 min

The three finalists cook an exquisite meal for some of the country's most respected chefs.

Air date: 2012-09-21

Runtime: 30 min

The celebrities cook a final three-course meal for judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace.