MasterChef UK

Five hopefuls try to prove to judges that they have the potential to be the 2016 MasterChef champion.

Five more amateurs try to prove to judges that they have the potential to be the 2016 MasterChef Champion.

It's the first Quarter Finals and the six talented heat winners fight for their place in the competition.

The contestants are given just one hour and fifteen minutes to dazzle the judges by cooking their Calling Card

It's the second week of heats and five more hopefuls compete to be the 2016 MasterChef Champion.

The amateur cooks have to make an exceptional dish centered on one ingredient -brill.

The contestants are given just one hour and fifteen minutes to dazzle the judges by cooking their Calling Card

Five more amateurs try to prove to judges that they have the potential to be the 2016 MasterChef Champion.

It’s the Quarter Final and the six talented heat winners fight for their place in the competition.

It’s the last week of the heats and the final group of amateurs are about to battle for a place in the Quarter Final.

Jay Rayner challenges amateur cooks to make an exceptional dish centered on one ingredient, duck breast.

The amateurs are split into two groups the red team and the blue team with seven cooks in each.

The Knockout Week continues, as the amateur chefs continue to battle it out in a high-pressured cook-off.

The cooks are split into two groups and tasked with running a professional lunchtime service on their own

The contestants head to an award-winning modern Italian restaurant run by head chef Antonio Favuzzi.

Contestants have to cook one superb show-stopper dish to wow the judges and secure their semi-final place.

The eight best cooks come together to battle in a team challenge, the Relay Invention Test.

The eight remaining best cooks in the competition head to the biggest naval base in Western Europe

The cooks are tasked with the challenge of cooking for some of the world's most celebrated restaurateurs.

The contestants have to cook an outstanding dish to win over four of Britain's most feared restaurant critics

Over the past six weeks, the country’s most promising amateur cooks have been whittled down to the best five.

The final four amateur cooks embark on a culinary odyssey to Mexico, where they face a series of challenges

It’s the MasterChef Finals. The cooks face the most iconic and terrifying challenge yet –The Chef’s Table.

Tonight the search for the country's best amateur cook reaches its climax.