Come Dine With Me is a popular Channel 4

Channel 4

Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...

 television programme shown in the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

, produced by Granada Television

Granada Television

Granada Television is the ITV contractor for North West England. Based in Manchester since its inception, it is the only surviving original ITA franchisee from 1954 and is ITV's most successful....

 (now known as ITV Studios

ITV Studios

ITV Studios is a television production company owned by the British television network ITV. It not only makes programmes primarily for its parent company, but also for other networks...

) and first broadcast in January 2005. The show has either four or five amateur chefs competing against each other hosting a dinner party for the other contestants. Each competitor then rates the host's performance with the winner winning a £1,000 cash prize. An element of comedy is added to the show through comedian Dave Lamb

Dave Lamb

Dave Lamb is a British actor and voice-over artist best known for his work on Come Dine with Me as well as appearances in British television and radio programmes, especially comedy programmes. He also currently presents the CBBC game show Horrible Histories: Gory Games.- Early work :Lamb's first...

, who provides a dry and "bitingly sarcastic" narration.

The format has been taken up by many other broadcasters throughout the world.

Other broadcasters

As well as being repeated on Channel 4, their sister channel More4

More4

More4 is a digital television channel, run by British broadcaster Channel 4, that launched on 10 October 2005. It is carried on Freeview, on satellite broadcasters Freesat and Sky, UK IPTV broadcaster TalkTalk TV and on UK cable network Virgin Media and in the Republic of Ireland cable networks...

 also regularly broadcasts past episodes on Saturday evenings and Sunday afternoons, with all five programmes from a week shown consecutively in a block. Episodes from the first series are also regularly shown on Discovery Real Time

Discovery Real Time

Discovery Real Time is a factual television channel owned by Discovery Networks Europe.It was originally launched in the UK in March 1992 as TLC, a British version of the US channel of the same name...

, DMAX (UK TV channel) , Discovery Travel & Living

Discovery Travel & Living

Discovery Travel & Living is a channel brand from Discovery Communications. This name is used in countries of Europe, Latin America and Asia. In other parts of the world the channel is known as TLC . It features travel shows rather than the documentaries on Discovery Science.Discovery Travel &...

, and Discovery Home & Health

Discovery Home & Health

Discovery Home & Health is a television channel based in the United Kingdom.Discovery Home & Health is available in Latin America , Australia, Republic of Ireland, Hong Kong, Philippines, New Zealand, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia.It was formerly available on SelecTV from March 2007...

.

The programme is shown:

• in Australia on LifeStyle Food
  LifeStyle Food
  LifeStyle Food is an Australian food channel, solely dedicated to food, wine and restaurant society. The channel is a subsidiary of The LifeStyle Channel, which runs 24 hours a day on the Foxtel and Austar.-Programming:******-External links:****...
  
   channel and the Seven Network
  Seven Network
  The Seven Network is an Australian television network owned by Seven West Media Limited. It dates back to 4 November 1956, when the first stations on the VHF7 frequency were established in Melbourne and Sydney.It is currently the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach...
  
  ,
• in Canada on the W Network
  W Network
  W Network is a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel owned by Corus Entertainment. W Network broadcasts lifestyle and entertainment programming aimed at women....
  
  ,
• in New Zealand on TV One
• in the United States on BBC America
  BBC America
  BBC America is an American television network, owned and operated by BBC Worldwide, and available on both cable and satellite.-History:The channel launched on March 29, 1998, broadcasting comedy, drama and lifestyle programs from BBC Television and other British television broadcasters like ITV and...
  
  
• in Ireland on TV3
• in England on Manoto 1
  Manoto 1
  Manoto1 is an international free-to-air Persian-language general entertainment channel that is owned by Marjan TV corporation. It's based in London & its programs include documentaries, movies, series, news, reports, etc...
  
  , a persian language channel, for Iranian viewers
• in Poland on BBC Entertainment
  BBC Entertainment
  BBC Entertainment is an international television channel showcasing comedy, drama, light entertainment and children's programming from the BBC and other UK production houses...
  
  

Derivative formats

On 21 March 2007 it was announced that rival broadcaster ITV1

ITV1

ITV1 is a generic brand that is used by twelve franchises of the British ITV Network in the English regions, Wales, southern Scotland , the Isle of Man and the Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey. The ITV1 brand was introduced by Carlton and Granada in 2001, alongside the regional identities of their...

 had commissioned a new daytime programme, House Guest

House Guest

House Guest is a reality programme that began on ITV on 19 May 2008.The show consists of a group of 5 people who each, along with a co-host, host a dinner party for the other guests. This involves a three course meal along with entertainment. The guests mark, out of 10, the hosts food and hosting...

from Granada Productions

Granada Productions

Granada Productions was a British commercial television production and distribution company. The company took its name from the successful ITV franchise, Granada Television....

, a part of the same company which also produces Come Dine With Me. The format for House Guest is very similar to that of Come Dine With Me, in that several contestants visit each others houses over a week, in which they host dinner parties and grade each other out of 10 in private, even the scoreboard layout is the same. The difference is that in House Guest, guests 'draw toothbrushes' to see who will stay overnight at the host's house, to judge their hospitality skills, awarding them a separate grade.

International versions

Region/Country	Local Title	Title Translation	Network	Premier Year
Australia	Come Dine With Me Australia Come Dine With Me Australia Come Dine With Me Australia is an Australian television programme based on the Come Dine With Me format which premiered on 18 January 2010 on The LifeStyle Channel. It is narrated by James Valentine....	---	Lifestyle Channel	2010
Belgium	Komen Eten	Come to eat	VijfTV VIJFtv VIJFtv started in October 2004 as SBS Belgium's second channel and a sister channel to VT4. Although the channel's target audience are females, the first thing VIJFtv broadcast was a soccer game. By doing that the station made sure men would set their TV up to view VIJFtv.2005 was a strong year for... /VT4 VT4 VT4 is a Flemish commercial television channel. It is part of ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG.The channel began broadcasting on 1 February 1995. The channel initially had no Belgian broadcasting license and was transmitted via London . The channel now broadcasts legally from Zaventem in Belgium...	2009
Canada	Come Dine With Me Canada Come Dine with Me Canada Come Dine With Me Canada is a Canadian reality television series, adapted from the British programme Come Dine With Me. The show debuted November 1, 2010 on the W Network. The show has generally brings five amateur chefs competing against each other hosting a dinner party for the other contestants...	---	W W Network W Network is a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel owned by Corus Entertainment. W Network broadcasts lifestyle and entertainment programming aimed at women....	2010
Independent State of Croatia	Večera za 5	Dinner for 5	RTL Televizija RTL Televizija RTL Televizija is a Croatian commercial broadcaster with national availability that has been broadcasting since April 30, 2004.RTL Televizija is 74% owned by the RTL Group....	2007
Czech Republic	Prostřeno!	Spread!	Prima TV Prima TV Prima TV is a Romanian commercial TV channel, famous mainly for the Cronica Cârcotaşilor show and various reality shows.-Start:Prima TV was launched as one of the first commercial television stations in Romania in December 1997...	2010
Estonia	Õhtusöök viiele	Dinner for five	TV3 TV3 (Estonia) TV3 is a commercial television channel targeted at an Estonian language audience owned by Viasat . It was founded in 1996 after two recent television stations, EVTV and RTV joined....	2010
Denmark	Til middag hos...	Dinner with...	TV3 TV3 (Denmark) TV3 Denmark is a Danish television station.TV3 is one of the channels owned by the Viasat Corporation. The sister channel is TV3+. The channels shows a lot of American and British shows, such as: Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, NCIS, Las Vegas, Bones, Two And A Half Men, Prison Break, American Idol...	2010
Denmark	4-Stjernes Middag	4-Star Dinner	Kanal 5 Kanal 5 (Denmark) Kanal 5 is a Danish subscription television channel operated by ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG.The station is broadcast to Denmark by satellite from London, showing mainly films, US drama shows and sports....	2010
Finland	Arvostele mun illallinen Suomessa	Rate My Dinner in Finland	LIV Liv (TV channel) Liv is a Finnish television owned and operated by Nelonen. Liv started broadcasting in 14 February 2009 and it is especially designed for women viewers.-External links:*...	2011
Early Modern France	Un Dîner Presque Parfait	An Almost Perfect Dinner	M6	2008
Germany	Das Perfekte Dinner	The Perfect Dinner	VOX	2006
Greece	Κάτι ψήνεται Kati Psinete "Kati Psinete" is a popular cookery show. It's the Greek edition of the show Come Dine With Me . It broadcasts on Alpha TV from March, 30 2009 and is continuing today with great success, according to AGB....	Something's Cooking	Alpha TV Alpha TV Alpha TV is a Greek terrestrial channel . The station features a mix of Greek and foreign shows with an emphasis on entertainment programs. The studios are located near Athens...	2009
Hungary	Vacsoracsata	Dinner Battle	RTL Klub RTL Klub RTL Klub is a television station owned by RTL Group and broadcast in Hungary. It was one of Hungary's first commercial TV channels and was only two days after the main rival TV2 to begin broadcasting.-About RTL Klub:...
Iran	بفرمائید شام	Come for Dinner	Manoto 1 Manoto 1 Manoto1 is an international free-to-air Persian-language general entertainment channel that is owned by Marjan TV corporation. It's based in London & its programs include documentaries, movies, series, news, reports, etc...	2010
Republic of Ireland	Come Dine With Me (Ireland) Come Dine With Me (Ireland) Come Dine With Me is a TV3 television programme shown in Ireland, first broadcast in June 6,2011. The show has five amateur chefs competing against each other hosting a dinner party for the other contestants. Each competitor then rates the host's performance with the winner winning a €1,000 cash...	---	TV3	2011
Latvia	Gandrīz Ideālas Vakariņas	An Almost Perfect Dinner	TV3 TV3 Latvia TV3 Latvia is a television channel targeted at a Latvian language audience owned by Modern Times Group . It was launched in 1998, but did not receive a terrestrial license until 2001...	2011
Lithuania	Kviečiu Vakarienės	Invite for Dinner	BTV, Big Adventure BTV (Lithuania) BTV is a Lithuanian television station. BTV broadcast 24 hours a day. The program include entertainment, information and educational programs, films and productions.From 2002 to 2004, the name was called TV4.-External links:*...	2011
Malaysia	Jom Makan Dengan Saya	Come Eat With Me	Real Time Discovery Real Time Discovery Real Time is a factual television channel owned by Discovery Networks Europe.It was originally launched in the UK in March 1992 as TLC, a British version of the US channel of the same name...	2008
Netherlands	Smaken Verschillen	Tastes Differ	Net 5
Norway	4-stjernes middag halv åtte	4-Star Dinner At 7:30	TVNorge TVNorge TVNorge is a Norwegian television channel.TVNorge went on the air December 5, 1988 and was the first advertising-supported Norwegian channel. The channel was started with 50 000 NOK...	2009
Norway	Klokka åtte hos meg	Eight O'clock At My Place	TV3 TV3 (Norway) TV3 Norway is a commercial television channel targeting Norway owned by Viasat, which is a part of the Swedish media group Modern Times Group...
Poland	Ugotowani	Cooked	TVN TVN (Poland) TVN is a major Polish commercial television network. The broadcaster was co-founded by Polish businessmen Mariusz Walter and Jan Wejchert. The network launched on October 3, 1997. TVN belongs to the TVN S.A...	2010
Quebec	Un Souper Presque Parfait	An Almost Perfect Dinner	V	2010
Russia	Званый ужин	Soiree	REN
Serbia	Dođi na večeru	Come to Dinner	Prva Prva Prva or Prva Srpska Televizija or 1Prva is a Serbian commercial television network.Launched in December 2006, the network is owned by Greek Antenna Group since December 2009. From its inception until December 2009, the network was majority owned by global media conglomerate News Corporation...	2010
Slovakia	Bez servítky	Without a napkin	TV Markíza	2009
South Africa	Come Dine With Me South Africa	---	BBC Entertainment BBC Entertainment BBC Entertainment is an international television channel showcasing comedy, drama, light entertainment and children's programming from the BBC and other UK production houses...	2011
Spain	Ven a Cenar Conmigo	Come Dine With Me	Antena 3 Antena 3 (Spain) Antena 3 is a Spanish terrestrial television channel owned by Antena 3 de Televisión. Some of the more popular programmes broadcast by Antena 3 include Aquí no hay quien viva, El Barco, Los Protegidos, Los Simpson and El Internado....	2008
Sweden	Halv åtta hos mig Halv åtta hos mig Halv åtta hos mig is a TV4 television programme shown in Sweden, first broadcast in October 2008. The show has four amateur chefs competing against each other hosting a dinner party for the other contestants. Each competitor then rates the host's performance with the winner winning a 15,000 SEK...	Half Past Seven At My Place	TV4	2008
Turkey	Yemekteyiz	We Are Eating In	Show TV Show TV SHOW TV is a nation-wide television channel in Turkey owned by Çukurova Holding. The channel was established by the Turkish businessmen Erol Aksoy and Haldun Simavi on March 1, 1992. During the last years, Show TV extended its range of viewers by adding more channels like Show Plus, Show Max and...	2009
United Kingdom	Come Dine With Me	---	Channel 4 Channel 4 Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...	2005
United States	Dinner Takes All	---	TLC TLC (TV channel) TLC is an American cable TV specialty channel which initially focused on educational content. Since 1991 TLC has been owned by Discovery Communications, the same company that operates the Discovery Channel, Animal Planet and The Science Channel, as well as other learning-themed networks...	2006

Series 1: Daytime

Episodes	Premiered	Location	Contestants
1-5	31 January 2005	London	Jane Furlong	David Thomas	Sarah Donohue	Rocky Scott	Paul Martin
6-10	17 January 2005	London 2	Moona Messamri	Bruce Mainwaring	Pauline Morrison	Michael O'Keeffe	Belinda Taylor
11-15	24 January 2005	Leeds	Vera Liburd	Stuart Moss	Craig McAlpine	Pippa Hudson	Paul Ulett
16-20	10 January 2005	Stoke	Jane Bagley	Sarah Adams-Lipa	Tricia Martin	Lesley Blood	Father Brian Williams

Series 2: Daytime

Series 2 premiered on 12 September 2005 with the first Celebrity Come Dine with Me.

Bristol 1 was not shown during the original run but first aired in 2007. Two years later than the premiere of series two, and a year after the premiere of series three. This episode premiered on LifeStyle FOOD in Australia the week of 21 to 25 August 2006 as part of the second series.

Gloucester was also not shown during the original run but first aired in 2008. Three years later than the premiere of series two, several months after series four had aired, and after a run of held over episodes from series three. This episode premiered on LifeStyle FOOD in Australia the week of 4 to 8 September 2006 as part of the second series.

Both of these episodes are seen as series 2 on the official Come Dine with Me website from channel 4.

Episodes	Premiered	Location	Contestants
1-5	12 September 2005	Celebrity 1	Ben de Lisi Ben de Lisi Ben de Lisi is an American born fashion designer based in London. He is best known for his collections with high street store Debenhams, and as a mentor and judge on the television series Project Catwalk. He has also appeared on UK television show Come Dine With Me.Born in New York and raised in...	Mica Paris Mica Paris Mica Paris is an English soul singer, radio and television presenter, and occasional actress. Her forename is pronounced Misha.-Beginnings:Paris' roots are in soul and gospel music...	Ulrika Jonsson Ulrika Jonsson Eva Ulrika Jonsson is a Swedish television presenter in the UK, who became famous as a TV-am weather presenter and moved on to present Gladiators and became a team captain of the show Shooting Stars.-Early life:...	Helen Lederer Helen Lederer Helen Lederer is a Welsh comedienne, writer and actress who emerged as part of the alternative comedy boom at the beginning of the 1980s.-Career:...	David Quantick David Quantick David Quantick is a freelance journalist, writer and critic who specialises in music and comedy.-Career history:...
6-10	24 October 2005	London 3	Isabelle Goldstein	Chris D'Sylva	Bill Buckley	Jacqueline Gill	Serena Wilson
11-15	3 October 2005	Brighton	Margaret O'Loughlin	Julia John	Paula Pearson	Nathalie Clarke	Melinda Padley
16-20	19 September 2005	Essex	Jane Phillips Martin	June Tedaldi	Kevin Reynolds	Keeley Lawrence	Amanda Swanwick-Aharoni
21-25	17 October 2005	Nottingham	Karen Cullen	Gordon Todd	Jenny Cross	Jarrod Pepper	Sam Hughes
26-30	10 September 2007	Bristol 1	Nick Needs	Rachel Hodgson	Ronnie Masters	Clive Bromhall	Chyna Warren
31-35	10 October 2005	Glasgow 1	Aileen Dunn	Paul Lydon	Christine Thornton	Sharon Eaton	Ishrat Gazala
36-40	15 September 2008	Gloucester	Tim Small	Richenda Hines	Pat Shepherd	Nick Cooper	Kat McLeod
41-45	26 September 2005	Doncaster	Neena Rainey	Katherine Taylor	Steve Clift	Danny Churchill	Rosslyn Thompson

In the episode held in London, contestant Isabelle Goldstein gave low scores to other competitors to improve her own chances of winning. The show's producers instructed her to re-mark her scores or risk being disqualified. Goldstein gave new scores and, having been in first place with 28 points, finished second to fellow contestant Bill Buckley.

Series 3: Daytime

The third series premiered in the summer of 2006. As with the second series the first week featured celebrities. The first five weeks aired on weeknights at 4:30pm while Deal or No Deal

Deal or No Deal (UK game show)

Deal or No Deal is the United Kingdom version of the Endemol game show format Deal or No Deal, hosted by Noel Edmonds. 1,758 shows have been aired...

took a summer break. After a one week absence it then returned for a further three weeks at 4:15pm. The remaining programmes from the series were held back and aired sporadically during 2007 and even as late as September 2008.

Manchester 1, Birmingham 1 and Kent were not shown during the original run but first aired in 2008, two years later than the premiere of series three and a few months after series four had aired. They are still seen as series 3 on the official Come Dine with Me website from channel 4.

Episodes	Premiered	Location	Contestants
1-5	14 August 2006	London 4	Linda Shanson	Jonathan Norris	Patricia Varley	John Santamaria	Richard Whitaker
6-10	31 December 2007	Cardiff	Suzanne Green	Annette Howard	Jim Blythe	Charlie Balch	Jane Lloyd
11-15	24 July 2006	Celebrity 2	Rowland Rivron Rowland Rivron Rowland J. Rivron is a British comedian, musician, writer and television presenter.-Early life: Rivron was brought up in Hillingdon, West London and attended Abbotsfield Secondary School...	Linda Robson Linda Robson Linda Patricia Mary Robson is an English actress. She played Tracey in the BBC comedy, Birds of a Feather from 1989 to 1998.-Personal life and education:...	Anneka Rice	Toby Young Toby Young Toby Young, MA, FRSA is a British journalist and the author of How to Lose Friends and Alienate People, the tale of his stint in New York as a contributing editor at Vanity Fair magazine...	Aggie MacKenzie Aggie MacKenzie Agnes MacKenzie , is a Scottish television presenter. She is most prominently known for co-presenting the Channel 4 series How Clean Is Your House? with Kim Woodburn.-Biography:...
16-20	1 September 2008	Birmingham 1	Nicola Bennett	Ian Harvey	Amanda Kelman	Wayne Starr	Suzie Allen
21-25	1 January 2007	Swansea	David Murray	Ernest Lemonheigh	Sue Thomas	Karen Perry	Heather Skipper
26-30	7 August 2006	Edinburgh	Tracy Dobbie	Paul Dwyer	Tanya Williams	James Gammie	Jennifer Crosbie
31-35	31 July 2006	Liverpool (Merseyside)	Terry White	Dan Redfern	Niki O'Leary	Ian Cook	Margaret Twemlow
36-40	21 August 2006	Derby	Julia Knight	Graham Fox	Patsy Sewell-Mwamba	Michele Cooper	Danny Fletcher
41-45	11 September 2006	Cambridge	Rachel Tooher-Rudd	Gael Norris	Phil Webb	Simone Breneis	Carolyn Tycer
46-50	8 September 2008	Kent	Tanya Jay	Trevor Smith	Allen Brockington	Zoë Mortlock	Steven Parks
51-55	18 September 2006	Ayr	Maureen McKissock	Elaine Munro	Forbes Robertson	Lizzy McCubbin	Sarah Pickering
56-60	25 August 2008	Manchester 1	Carlos Buller	Susan Brickell	Dan Cumberland	Karen Oulton aka Karen Wroe	Stuart Burke
61-65	4 September 2006	Belfast	Rosemary McLoughlin	Marty Henderson	Colin McAllister	Jon Cross	Caroline Teeling
66-70	3 September 2007	Cheshire	Nicola Noblet	Katie Noden	Edward Davies	Jan Burrows	Howard Yuill

Series 4: Primetime

An hour-long primetime Christmas

Christmas

Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...

 special was also produced during the middle of the series, using a slightly different format to suit the shorter timeslot. Only four contestants took part with each making a separate course for the dinner: starter, fish course, main course, and dessert. After each course the person cooking the next part of the meal would leave to complete their dish at home, which had been prepared earlier, before being joined by the other guests.

Week	Premiered	Location	Contestants
1	22 December 2006	York 1	Rosie Sheppard	Wayne Coyle	Peter Plaskitt	Maria Greenhough

Series 5: Extra Portions

Series 5 consists of re-edited versions of the daytime episodes, to a single primetime episode. So for a usual shows of 22-24mins with 5 contestants in daytime slots, the episodes were joined and re-edited, with footage being cut, to become a single episode of 62–63 minutes long.

Week	Premiered	Location	Contestants
1		Celebrity	Rowland Rivron	Linda Robson	Anneka Rice	Toby Young	Aggie MacKenzie
2		Merseyside	Terry White	Dan Redfern	Niki O'Leary	Ian Cook	Margaret Twemlow
3		Belfast	Rosemary McLoughlin	Marty Henderson	Colin McAllister	Jon Cross	Caroline Teeling
4		Edinburgh	Tracy Dobbie	Paul Dwyer	Tanya Williams	James Gammie	Jennifer Crosbie
5		London	Linda Shanson	Jonathon Norris	Patricia Varley	John Santamaria	Richard Whitaker
6		Brighton	Margaret O'Loughlin	Julia John	Paula Pearson	Nathalie Clarke	Melinda Padley
7		Cambridge	Rachel Tooher-Rudd	Gael Norris	Phill Webb	Simone Breneis	Carolyn Tycer
8		Derby	Julia Knight	Graham Fox	Patsy Sewell-Mwamba	Michele Cooper	Danny Fletcher
9		Glasgow	Aileen Dunn	Paul Lydon	Christine Thornton	Sharon Eaton	Ishrat Gazala
10		London	Isabelle Goldstein	Chris D'Sylva	Bill Buckley	Jacqueline Gill	Serena Wilson
11		Ayr	Maureen McKissock	Elaine Munro	Forbes Robertson	Lizzy McCubbin	Sarah Pickering
12		Nottingham	Karen Cullen	Gordon Todd	Jenny Cross	Jarrod Pepper	Sam Hughes
13		Swansea	David Murray	Ernest Lemonheigh	Sue Thomas	Karen Perry	Heather Skipper

Series 6: Primetime

In late 2007 Channel 4 announced on their web site that they would be producing a fourth series for 2008 and issued an appeal for contestants living in Bath, Newcastle

Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Historically a part of Northumberland, it is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne...

, Oxford

Oxford

The city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through...

, Exeter

Exeter

Exeter is a historic city in Devon, England. It lies within the ceremonial county of Devon, of which it is the county town as well as the home of Devon County Council. Currently the administrative area has the status of a non-metropolitan district, and is therefore under the administration of the...

, the Fylde Coast, and Aberdeen

Aberdeen

Aberdeen is Scotland's third most populous city, one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas and the United Kingdom's 25th most populous city, with an official population estimate of ....

. Unlike previous series it would be aired in primetime and only feature four guests so that it could be aired as a single weekly hour-long episode. It is alternately titled "Come Dine with Me All in One" (as it is listed on the Channel 4 website).
In episode 15, Lee Pritchett received a record breaking low score (for 4 contestants) of 7, obtaining scores of 3, 3 and 1.

Episode	Premiered	Location	Contestants
1	15 May 2008	Sheffield	Susanne Bell	Chris Crossley	Hazel Glossop	Ollie Baxter
2	1 May 2008	Bournemouth	Claudette Brady	Sonia Peck	James Dean	Clive Page
3	24 April 2008	Coventry	James Payley	Vera Phillips Griffith	Jon Bramley	Marie Hughes-Price
4	19 June 2008	Norwich	Zara Davies	David Knight	Seamus Farrelly	Wendy Holdsworth
5	29 May 2008	Bath	Sarah Hillman	Symon Goddard Palmer	Adrian Dando	Annie Todd
6	17 April 2008	Newcastle upon Tyne	Lee Eley	Brian Moore	Rebecca Hambly	Brenda Mallam
7	22 May 2008	Oxford	Greg Miller	Juliet Harbutt	Adish Vadivale	Tom Smith
8	12 June 2008	Devon	Karen Bretagne	Deborah Custance-Baker	Sarah Corbett	Darren Frame
9	8 May 2008	Newport	Nick Payne	Tony Wardle	Sam Mallet	Jan Taylor
10	5 June 2008	Glasgow 2	Wendy Ockrim	Jane Morton	Mabel Wong	Benito Gundin
11	10 April 2008	Celebrity	Jonathan Ansell Jonathan Ansell Jonathan Mark Ansell is an English singer, formerly the high tenor of the vocal group G4.Jonathan Ansell was born in Bognor Regis in 1982, where both his parents were primary school teachers. Influenced by his mother’s tapes of Pavarotti and the Three Tenors, Jonathan joined the West Sussex Boys'...	Lynsey de Paul Lynsey De Paul Lynsey de Paul is an English singer-songwriter. Allmusic journalist, Craig Harris stated, "one of the first successful female singer-songwriters in England, de Paul has had an illustrious career".-Early life:De Paul was born to Meta and Herbert Rubin, a property developer...	Tamara Beckwith Tamara Beckwith Tamara Beckwith is an English socialite, noted for her coverage in glossy celebrity magazines such as OK! and Hello! magazine.-Early life:...	MC Harvey
12	17 September 2008	Celebrity	Linda Barker Linda Barker Linda Barker is an English interior designer and television presenter.-Education:Barker studied Fine Arts at the Surrey Institute of Art & Design in Farnham. She then did odd jobs in various areas including fashion, before settling into a career as an interior designer...	Lee Ryan Lee Ryan Lee Ryan is an English singer-songwriter, actor and member of the British boy band Blue.-Early life:...	Michelle Heaton Michelle Heaton Michelle Christine Heaton is a British pop singer, television personality, and recently a glamour model as well. She was married to former boyband member Andy Scott-Lee.-Career:...	Peter Stringfellow Peter Stringfellow Peter James Stringfellow is an English nightclub owner.-Early life:Stringfellow was born on 17 October 1940 to Elsie and James William Stringfellow , a steelworker...
13	11 December 2008	Blackburn	Kelly Barlow	Steve Burns	Michelle Brandon	Stephen Mahon
14	12 April 2009	Blackpool	Liam Bird	Andrea Maddox	Simon Green	Cass Walia
15	3 May 2009	Wolverhampton	Farida Khalifa	Natalie Middleton	Lee Pritchett	Michael Brett
16	18 December 2008	Royal Berkshire	Helen Kent	Tony Byrd	Fred Wilkinson	Sarah Lewis
17	10 May 2009	Luton	Alison Balfour-Lynn	Luigi Muscella	Martin Palmer	Noorani Williamson
18	21 November 2008	Aberdeen	Amanda Westlake	Rick Breckenridge	Laura Rojales	Robert (Bob) Calder
19	15 March 2009	Southampton	Amy Lovett	Danielle Merrick	Eleanor Williamson	Elizabeth Grana Priego
20	28 November 2008	East Yorkshire	Wendy Spencer	Andrew Smith	Sandra Brooks	John Beachell
21	4 December 2008	Plymouth	Natalie Jaspers	Carla Wisdom Grey	David Martin	Sharron Robbie
22	1 March 2009	Swindon	Annette Storey	Mark Farrow	Sarah Louise Moore	Imelda Smith
23	14 November 2008	Celebrity 3	Caprice Bourret Caprice Bourret Caprice Bourret is an American supermodel, actress, television personality and businesswoman. She currently resides in the United Kingdom where she runs her company By Caprice Lingerie Ltd.- Early life :...	Nicky Clarke Nicky Clarke Nicky Clarke OBE is an English hair stylist and media personality, who owns well known hair salons. He initially became famous for styling the hair of various celebrities on several television shows, before earning fame in his own right....	Jimmy Osmond Jimmy Osmond James Arthur "Jimmy" Osmond is an American singer, actor, and businessman.-Biography:Jimmy Osmond is the youngest of his siblings and an occasional member of their musical group, The Osmonds. He is the ninth and last child of George and Olive Osmond, and his siblings are Virl, Tom, Alan, Wayne,...	Nancy Sorrell Nancy Sorrell Nancy Sorrell is an English former lap dancer turned model, actress and TV presenter who has been married to Jim Moir since 25 January 2003. She appeared in the 2004 series of I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!, and was later joined in the jungle by her husband...

Series 7: Daytime

Episodes	Premiered	Location	Contestants
1-5	8 June 2009	Portsmouth	Kate Hibbert	Lee Stafford	Maria Wilkinson	Sheena Ives	Lynne Derry
6-10	25 January 2010	Surrey (Guildford)	Mike Aldous	Amanda Keeling	Maggie Thompson	Rachel Underwood	Terry Gallagher
11-15	2 February 2009	South London	Judi Lembke	Lisa Connell	Peter Rixham	Moni Bharij	Matthew Baker
16-20	31 August 2009	Bradford	Jane Longhurst	Khaliver Ashrafi	Nigel Beaumont	Theresa Walsh	Stuart Hudson
21-25	7 September 2009	Leicester	Sue Massey	Liam Reid	Ria Thomas	Russell Dunmore	Stephanie Heimer
26-30	26 January 2009	Ipswich	Zoë Condon	Barry Davis	Angie Robertson	Lisa Quinton	Gerard King
31-35	9 February 2009	Manchester 2	Dave Wheeler	Matthew Nichols	Jane Bates	Shaida Shipping	Chris Brady
36-40	1 June 2009	Dundee	Tara Tasker	Francis Glancy	Laura Cunningham	Jimmy Fox	Adam Smith
41-45	16 February 2009	Sunderland	Tony Griffiths	Bernice Saltzer	Ashley Hughes	Anthony Merton-Smith	Roy Ledger
46-50	19 January 2009	Preston	Nigel Evans	Valerie Holliday	Bernard Dorsett	Dawn Barry	Paul Morris

Series 8: Extra Portions

Series 8 consists of re-edited versions of the hour long, prime-time episodes, to the daily format of separate episodes. So for a usual show of 48mins with 4 contestants in a prime-time slot, the episodes were re-edited, with more footage being added, to become 4 separate episodes, shown over either 4 days or all on a single day, each being the usual 22–24 minutes each.

Episodes	Premiered	Location	Contestants
1-4	13 July 2009	Aberdeen	Amanda Westlake	Rick Breckenridge	Laura Rojales	Robert (Bob) Calder
5-8	22 March 2010	Luton	Alison Balfour-Lynn	Luigi Muscella	Martin Palmer	Noorani Williamson
9-12	1 March 2010	Blackburn	Kelly Barlow	Steve Burns	Michelle Brandon	Steven Mahon
13-16	20 July 2009	Celebrity	Linda Barker Linda Barker Linda Barker is an English interior designer and television presenter.-Education:Barker studied Fine Arts at the Surrey Institute of Art & Design in Farnham. She then did odd jobs in various areas including fashion, before settling into a career as an interior designer...	Lee Ryan Lee Ryan Lee Ryan is an English singer-songwriter, actor and member of the British boy band Blue.-Early life:...	Michelle Heaton Michelle Heaton Michelle Christine Heaton is a British pop singer, television personality, and recently a glamour model as well. She was married to former boyband member Andy Scott-Lee.-Career:...	Peter Stringfellow Peter Stringfellow Peter James Stringfellow is an English nightclub owner.-Early life:Stringfellow was born on 17 October 1940 to Elsie and James William Stringfellow , a steelworker...
17-20	8 March 2010	Royal Berkshire	Helen Kent	Tony Byrd	Fred Wilkinson	Sarah Lewis
21-24	22 December 2008	Bournemouth	Claudette Brady	Sonia Peck	James Dean	Clive Page
25-28	24 December 2008	Devon	Karen Bretagne	Deborah Custance-Baker	Sarah Corbett	Darren Frame
29-32	7 January 2009	Norwich	Zara Davies	David Knight	Seamus Farrelly	Wendy Holdsworth
33-36	5 January 2009	Newcastle	Lee Eley	Brian Moore	Rebecca Hambly	Brenda Mallam
37-40	27 July 2009	East Yorkshire	Wendy Spencer	Andrew Smith	Sandra Brooks	John Beachell
41-44	6 January 2009	Sheffield	Susanne Bell	Chris Crossley	Hazel Glossop	Ollie Baxter
45-48	6 July 2009	Celebrity	Jonathan Ansell Jonathan Ansell Jonathan Mark Ansell is an English singer, formerly the high tenor of the vocal group G4.Jonathan Ansell was born in Bognor Regis in 1982, where both his parents were primary school teachers. Influenced by his mother’s tapes of Pavarotti and the Three Tenors, Jonathan joined the West Sussex Boys'...	Lynsey de Paul Lynsey De Paul Lynsey de Paul is an English singer-songwriter. Allmusic journalist, Craig Harris stated, "one of the first successful female singer-songwriters in England, de Paul has had an illustrious career".-Early life:De Paul was born to Meta and Herbert Rubin, a property developer...	Tamara Beckwith Tamara Beckwith Tamara Beckwith is an English socialite, noted for her coverage in glossy celebrity magazines such as OK! and Hello! magazine.-Early life:...	MC Harvey
49-52	5 August 2009	Plymouth	Natalie Jaspers	Carla Wisdom Grey	David Martin	Sharron Robbie
53-56	16 December 2009	Blackpool	Liam Bird	Andrea Maddox	Simon Green	Cass Walia
57-60	23 December 2009	Newport	Nick Payne	Tony Wardle	Sam Mallet	Jan Taylor
65-68	9 January 2009	Coventry	James Payley	Vera Phillips Griffith	Jon Bramley	Marie Hughes-Price
69-72	3 August 2009	Celebrity	Nancy Sorrell Nancy Sorrell Nancy Sorrell is an English former lap dancer turned model, actress and TV presenter who has been married to Jim Moir since 25 January 2003. She appeared in the 2004 series of I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!, and was later joined in the jungle by her husband...	Caprice Bourret Caprice Bourret Caprice Bourret is an American supermodel, actress, television personality and businesswoman. She currently resides in the United Kingdom where she runs her company By Caprice Lingerie Ltd.- Early life :...	Nicky Clarke Nicky Clarke Nicky Clarke OBE is an English hair stylist and media personality, who owns well known hair salons. He initially became famous for styling the hair of various celebrities on several television shows, before earning fame in his own right....	Jimmy Osmond Jimmy Osmond James Arthur "Jimmy" Osmond is an American singer, actor, and businessman.-Biography:Jimmy Osmond is the youngest of his siblings and an occasional member of their musical group, The Osmonds. He is the ninth and last child of George and Olive Osmond, and his siblings are Virl, Tom, Alan, Wayne,...
73-76	8 January 2009	Bath	Sarah Hillman	Symon Goddard Palmer	Adrian Dando	Annie Todd
77-80	6 August 2009	Glasgow	Wendy Ockrim	Jane Morton	Mabel Wong	Benito Gundin
81-84	13 August 2009	Wolverhampton	Farida Khalifa	Natalie Middleton	Lee Pritchett	Michael Brett
85-88	12 August 2009	Oxford	Greg Miller	Juliet Harbutt	Adish Vadivale	Tom Smith
89-92	4 August 2009	Leeds	Ben Huckerby	Linda Lennon	Jon Wiltshire	Jo Mills

Series 9: Daytime

The daytime episodes from series 9 were held back and aired sporadically throughout 2009 and even into the start of 2010, filling gaps in blocks of repeats and later runs of the show. The channel 4 website still classes all these episodes as series 5.

Episodes	Premiered	Location	Contestants
1-5	25 May 2009	West London	Greg Basire	Hugo Preece	Sabrina Ghayour	Amii van Amerongen	Thoby Young
6-10	18 January 2010	Bolton	Yvonne Hurst	Mark Hogg	Kate Mayers	Paul Davies	Sarah Rothwell
11-15	12 January 2009	Celebrity 3	Rodney Marsh Rodney Marsh (footballer) Rodney William Marsh is an English retired footballer. He was named after HMS Rodney by his father, who served on the battleship. He played for Fulham, Queens Park Rangers, Manchester City, the Tampa Bay Rowdies and the England national team. Lately, he has been a pundit and a commentator on the...	Lesley Joseph Lesley Joseph Lesley D Joseph is an English actress and broadcaster.-Life and career:Joseph was born in Northampton. She is best known for starring in the BBC sitcom Birds of a Feather from 1989–1998, in which she played Dorien Green, the Jewish next-door neighbour of the main characters Sharon and Tracy...	Paul Ross Paul Ross Paul Ross is an English television and radio presenter, journalist, and media personality. He is the son of Martha Ross and the elder brother of Jonathan Ross.-Early life:...	Abi Titmuss Abi Titmuss Abi Titmuss, , is a former English nurse turned glamour model, television personality and actress.-Early life:...	Linda Lusardi Linda Lusardi Linda Lusardi is an English actress, television presenter and former Page Three Girl. She is married to the actor Samuel Kane; they have two children, both born in Enfield, London: Lucy Anne and Jack Francis ....
16-20	27 September 2010	Glasgow	Sonia Scott Mackay	Ian Black	Natalie Morrison	Scott Borthwick	Helen Hancock
21-25	14 September 2009	Northampton	Kirsty Frior	William Henry	Jenna Smith	Angela Parker	Alex Soulsby
26-30	24 August 2009	Swansea	Sharon Craig	Annie Haden	Nick Madge	Samira Mohammed	Colin Consterdine
31-35	1 February 2010	Halifax	Leilani Ting	Caroline Blackburn	Edward Oliver	Diana Swales-Pickering	Steve Roberts
36-40	15 June 2009	Torbay	Gavin Dyer	Alison Deer	David Ward	Patrick Walker	Carol Sylvester
41-45	11 January 2010	Basingstoke	Gill Buley	Sophie Branfield	Richard Carpenter	Gabrielle Hennig	Spencer Uren (deceased)
46-50	8 February 2010	South Yorkshire	Alison Murrie	Toni Morgan	Mark Hannigan	Gary Holden	Kerry Lloyd

During filming of the Basingstoke edition, Spencer Uren told his fellow contestants that his sister had cancer and that, if he won the competition, he would be donating the £1000 prize money to the hospital that was treating her. Shortly after filming, Uren was himself diagnosed with cancer and died after a short battle with the disease. The episode in which Uren cooks was dedicated to him.

His fellow contestant Gill Buley, with the support of Gabrielle Hennig and Richard Carpenter, started a charity, Come Dine For Spencer, to raise money for the hospital that treated him, Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital

North Hampshire Hospital

Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital was granted Foundation Trust status in December 2006. Now called Basingstoke and North Hampshire NHS Foundation Trust , it has previously been known as The North Hampshire Hospital, and Basingstoke District Hospital.BNHFT is a 450 bed National Health Service...

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Series 10: Primetime

A third primetime series began airing on Sundays at 8pm from 15 February. There was an episode aired on 22 March, however it was a repeat of the Coventry episode from series 4a.

Episode	Premiered	Location	Contestants
1	8 March 2009	Leeds	Ben Huckerby	Linda Lennon	Jon Wiltshire	Jo Mills
2	5 April 2009	Teesside	Wayne Allen	Michele Small	Jayne Laverick	Dave Fishlock
3	29 March 2009	Huddersfield	Christine Wright	Neil Hemingway	Matt Buckingham	Laura Seeley
4	19 April 2009	Birmingham 2	Claudine Stevens	Katie Smith	Kishor Paw	Mike Olley
5	17 May 2009	Bristol 2	Sarah Harris	Craig Lockett	Kieron Allan	Angelique Bernatschke
6	26 November 2010	Wrexham	Maria Wynne	Steve Housego	James Stevens	Nadine Leese
7	22 February 2009	Various	Raef Bjayou Raef Bjayou Raphael "Raef" Bjayou is a British entrepreneur and television presenter who was a contestant on series four of The Apprentice .-Education:...	Chris Ellison Christopher Ellison Christopher Michael Ellison is an English actor. He is best known for his role as DCI Frank Burnside in the popular ITV police series The Bill and short lived spin off series Burnside....	Michelle Gayle Michelle Gayle Michelle Patricia Gayle is a British recording artist, actress and author. Gayle had success as a Soul and R&B singer in the 1990s. She achieved seven Top 40 singles in the UK Singles Chart, her two biggest hits to date being "Sweetness" and "Do You Know"...	Lynne Franks Lynne Franks Lynne Franks founded one of the UK’s best-known public relations consultancies in the early 1970s and is currently an advocate, communications strategist, writer and spokeswoman on women’s issues, sustainability and consumer lifestyles....
8	15 February 2009	Various	Julia Bradbury Julia Bradbury Julia Bradbury is an Irish-born British television presenter, best known for presenting the BBC One programme Countryfile and other documentaries and consumer affairs programmes.-Early years:...	Philip Olivier Philip Olivier Philip Olivier is an English actor, model and stage performer best known for playing the role of Tim O'Leary in the soap opera Brookside.-Early life:...	Edwina Currie Edwina Currie Edwina Jonesnée Cohen is a former British Member of Parliament. First elected as a Conservative Party MP in 1983, she was a Junior Health Minister for two years, before resigning in 1988 over the controversy over salmonella in eggs...	Christopher Biggins Christopher Biggins Christopher Kenneth Biggins is an English actor and media personality.-Career:Biggins was born in Oldham, Lancashire, England and brought up in Salisbury, Wiltshire, where he took elocution lessons and participated in local drama groups...
9	25 April 2010	Belfast	Nick Cann	Donal Kelly	Nikki Fisher	Jacqueline McGarry
10	26 April 2009	Isle of Wight	Charlotte Barton-Hoare	Michael Coombes	Steve Morris	Mandy Gale
11	24 May 2009	Croydon	Christian Viola	Lulu Williams	Theo Liasi	Angelique Woolston

Series 11: Primetime

Episode	Premiered	Location	Contestants
1	4 October 2009	North London	Nicole Ganz	Harry Ioannaou	Bindi Holding	Nir Zamek
2	27 June 2010	Derby	Gareth Walton	Kellan Dalton	Serena Gilzean-Hughes	Peter McManus
3	16 May 2010	Nottingham	Jackie Mather	Keri Lever	Peter Saunder	Simeon Hartwig
4	25 October 2009	Macclesfield	Dave Freel	Tina Panayi	Simon Wright	Veronica O'Connor
5	11 October 2009	Liverpool 2	Lyndsey Halligan	Paul Owen	Ray Parry	Valerie Watson
6	6 December 2009	Swale Estuary	Katie Reynolds-Dobbs	Dan Bowman	Claire Wood	Stuart Richards
7	15 November 2009	Milton Keynes	Beverley Darlow	Mike Robinson	Eliana Amato	Mark Francke
8	27 September 2009	Manchester 3	Stuart Donnelly	Angela Daly	Josh Steiner	Rachel Vose
9	29 November 2009	Colchester	Helen Cruickshank	Jo Lueck	Michael Simpson	Paul Lancaster
10	20 September 2009	Celebrity	Bobby Davro Bobby Davro Bobby Davro is a British actor and comedian. He is mainly known for his work as an impressionist...	Laila Morse Laila Morse Laila Morse is an English actress, best known for playing Mo Harris in BBC series EastEnders and Janet in the 1997 movie Nil by Mouth ."Laila Morse" is an anagram of an Italian phrase for "my sister" - a name she...	Dane Bowers Dane Bowers Dane Bowers is an English R&B singer, songwriter, DJ and record producer. He was a part of R&B boyband Another Level between 1997 and 2000 when he performed on seven Top 10 singles...	Dani Behr Dani Behr Dani Behr is an English singer, actress and television presenter.-Early life:Behr was born in Mill Hill London, of South African Jewish descent. Her father is a partner in London estate agents Behr & Butchoff...
11	13 June 2010	Taunton	Sally Jago	Richard Smith	Nikki Neave	Paula McShane
12	8 October 2010	Shropshire	Andrea Claydon	Wayne Hinds	Robina Hooper	Kev Duffy
13	5 November 2010	Vale of Glamorgan	Perry Thomas	Jules Bywater-Lees	Judy Mancuso	Liz Beckerley
14	18 April 2010	Brighton	Kat Van De Peer	Adam Baker	Sam Matthews	Jason Sutton
15	18 October 2009	Edinburgh	Coranne Denham	Gordon Davidson	Jacquie Sandison	Terry Morton
16	1 November 2009	Various	Yvette Fielding Yvette Fielding Yvette Fielding is a British broadcaster, producer and actress. She is best known for being the presenter of the TV shows Blue Peter, Most Haunted and Ghosthunting With....-Early life and career:...	Natasha Hamilton Natasha Hamilton Natasha Maria Hamilton is a British singer-songwriter, dancer and occasional stage actress. She was a member of Atomic Kitten from 1999 to 2008.-Early life and career:...	Roy Walker Roy Walker Robert "Roy" Walker is a television personality and comedian from Northern Ireland, who worked for many years as both a television presenter and comedy actor...	Bruce Jones
17	8 November 2009	York 2	Claire Baron	Chris Bush Chris Bush (playwright) Christopher Daniell Bush is an award winning British playwright and Artistic Director of White Rose Theatre....	Famida Wilson	Andy Swales

Series 12: Extra Portions

Series 12 consists of re-edited versions of the hour long, prime-time episodes, to the daily format of separate episodes. So for a usual show of 48mins with 4 contestants in a prime-time slot, the episodes were re-edited, with more footage being added, to become 4 separate episodes, shown over either 4 days or all on a single day, each being the usual 22–24 minutes each.

Episode	Premiered	Location	Contestants
5-8	7 August 2009	Huddersfield	Christine Wright	Neil Hemmingway	Matt Buckingham	Laura Seeley
9-12	10 August 2009	Celebrity	Julia Bradbury Julia Bradbury Julia Bradbury is an Irish-born British television presenter, best known for presenting the BBC One programme Countryfile and other documentaries and consumer affairs programmes.-Early years:...	Philip Olivier Philip Olivier Philip Olivier is an English actor, model and stage performer best known for playing the role of Tim O'Leary in the soap opera Brookside.-Early life:...	Edwina Currie Edwina Currie Edwina Jonesnée Cohen is a former British Member of Parliament. First elected as a Conservative Party MP in 1983, she was a Junior Health Minister for two years, before resigning in 1988 over the controversy over salmonella in eggs...	Christopher Biggins Christopher Biggins Christopher Kenneth Biggins is an English actor and media personality.-Career:Biggins was born in Oldham, Lancashire, England and brought up in Salisbury, Wiltshire, where he took elocution lessons and participated in local drama groups...
13-16	15 February 2010	Celebrity	Raef Bjayou Raef Bjayou Raphael "Raef" Bjayou is a British entrepreneur and television presenter who was a contestant on series four of The Apprentice .-Education:...	Chris Ellison Chris Ellison Christopher Martin Ellison , is a former Liberal member of the Australian Senate. He represented Western Australia in the Senate from July 1993 to January 2009.-Background:...	Michelle Gayle Michelle Gayle Michelle Patricia Gayle is a British recording artist, actress and author. Gayle had success as a Soul and R&B singer in the 1990s. She achieved seven Top 40 singles in the UK Singles Chart, her two biggest hits to date being "Sweetness" and "Do You Know"...	Lynne Franks Lynne Franks Lynne Franks founded one of the UK’s best-known public relations consultancies in the early 1970s and is currently an advocate, communications strategist, writer and spokeswoman on women’s issues, sustainability and consumer lifestyles....
17-20	12 April 2010	Birmingham	Claudine Stevens	Katie Smith	Kishor Paw	Mike Olley
21-24	11 August 2009	Teesside	Wayne Allen	Michele Small	Jayne Laverick	Dave Fishlock
29-32	17 August 2009	Bristol	Sarah Harris	Craig Lockett	Kieron Allan	Angelique Bernatschke
37-40	14 August 2009	Isle of Wight	Charlotte Barton-Hoare	Michael Coombes	Steve Morris	Mandy Gale
41-44	19 April 2010	North Kent	Katie Reynolds-Dobbs	Dan Bowman	Claire Wood	Stuart Richards
53-56	29 March 2010	North London	Nicole Ganz	Harry Ioannaou	Bindi Holding	Nir Zamek
69-72	22 February 2010	Liverpool	Ray Parry	Valerie Watson	Paul Owen	Lyndsey Halligan
93-96	15 March 2010	York	Claire Baron	Chris Bush	Famida Wilson	Andy Swales

Series 13: Daytime

Episodes	Premiered	Location	Contestants
1-5	18 October 2010	Barnsley	Verene Farrell	Paul Hoyle	Christian Whitley-Mason	Milly Johnson	Phil Davies
6-10	20 September 2010	Bury	Juliet Eastham	Nikki Salt	James Perkin	Ali McKernan	Paula Skelton
11-15	6 September 2010	East London	Vicky Pengilley	Ryan Waters	Tim Sanderson	Sarah Angold	January Jones-Omatajo
16-20	11 October 2010	Warwick	Alexis Walmsley	Adam Kitchiner	Anthony Deas	Antonia Dallow	Lisa Merrell
21-25	30 August 2010	Brighton	Pasha du Valentine	John O'Sullivan	Melody Kane	Alistair James	Ana Jalais
26-30	13 September 2010	Peterborough	Parveen Ashraf	Shane Jackson	Carolle Barlow	Aly Nicholson	Ricky Dent

Series 14: Primetime

Episode	Premiered	Location	Contestants
1	29 October 2010	Sheffield	Neale Gibson	Amanda Wong	Marshal Sutherland	Janine Fountain
2	11 April 2010	Cardiff	Jo Bird	Michelle Beare	Phil MacKenzie	Mark Perkin
3	21 March 2010	Dudley	Amanda Challenor	Ian Jones	Khakan Qureshi	Sophie Robbins
4	4 April 2010	North Somerset	Claire Monahan	David Elsmore	Graham Jones	Hayley Williams
5	28 March 2010	Cheltenham	Janice Neil	Vanessa Wegmann	Alex Arundell	Cathy Shilling
6	9 May 2010	Manchester	Audrey Gordon	Kristell Batard	Gerald Ashley	Jo Fearns
7	23 May 2010	South East London	Ita Egan	Jon Revell	Oliver Gillie	Terry Houliham
8	30 May 2010	Darlington	Dave Bell	Suzi Hunton	Neil Christey	Natalie Carter
9	31 January 2010	Various	Donal MacIntyre Donal MacIntyre Donal MacIntyre is an Irish investigative journalist, specialising in investigations, undercover operations and television exposés. His work is in the area of care homes for the elderly and the learning disabled...	Javine Hylton Javine Hylton Javine Dionne Hylton , often known simply as Javine, is an English singer. She is most notable for representing the UK at Eurovision Song Contest 2005; beating competition favourite, model Katie Price, for the ticket to Kiev...	David Spinx David Spinx David Spinx is an English actor, probably best known for playing Keith Miller in the BBC television soap opera EastEnders since 2004. He has previously appeared in EastEnders as a guest character in an episode in 1999 as the cellmate of Steve Owen and provided the voices on the radios in Barry...	Jan Leeming Jan Leeming Jan Leeming is a British TV presenter and newsreader.-Career:Born Janet Atkins in Kent, England, and educated at the St. Joseph's Convent Grammar School, she worked as an actress and presenter in Australia and New Zealand before becoming a well-known face on British television in regional and...
10	15 October 2010	North East Kent	Vanessa Boukharouba	John O'Connor	Scott Taylor	Annette Evan
11	17 September 2010	Southend	Louise Harris	Tracey Jones	Rob Hubbard	Zac Turner
12	20 June 2010	Stoke-on-Trent	Caroline Hickey	Linda Jackson	Jay Davies	Paul Condliffe
13	24 September 2010	Hertfordshire	Perry Jones	Amit Koshal	Kelly Hatt	Heath Read
14	4 July 2010	Doncaster	Harinder Khela	Alison Tinsley	Sarah Well	Andrew Lloyd
15	14 March 2010	Various	Claire Sweeney Claire Sweeney Claire Jane Sweeney is an English actress, singer and television personality best known for playing the role of Lindsey Corkhill in the Channel 4 soap opera Brookside and her appearance on the first series of the Reality TV show Celebrity Big Brother.-Early Life:Sweeney was born in Walton, Liverpool...	Darren Day Darren Day Darren Day , is an English actor, singer and television presenter, well known for his West End theatre starring roles.-Early life:His paternal grandfather was a support and warm-up act for George Formby...	Kim Woodburn Kim Woodburn Kim Woodburn is an English television presenter and expert cleaner who is best known for co-presenting the British television programme How Clean Is Your House? and in 2007, starred in the Canadian series Kim's Rude Awakenings.-Early career:Woodburn undertook many jobs in her adult life...	Tom O'Connor
16	1 October 2010	Grimsby	Jackie Critten	Phil Cowper	Shanelle	Chris Wood

Series 16: Primetime

Episode	Premiered	Location	Contestants
1	22 December 2009	Celebrity Christmas Special	Hannah Waterman Hannah Waterman Hannah Waterman-Groves is an English actress, daughter of Minder star Dennis Waterman and his second wife, actress Patricia Maynard.-Career:...	Diarmuid Gavin Diarmuid Gavin Diarmuid Gavin is an Irish garden designer and television personality. He is married to Justine Keane, daughter of The Hon. Ronan Keane, the former Chief Justice of Ireland, and Terry Keane, and they have a daughter named Eppie born December 2004.-Early life:When he was six, his younger brother...	Sherrie Hewson Sherrie Hewson Sherrie Lynn Hutchinson is an English actor, broadcaster and novelist.-Early life:Born in Nottinghamshire, Hewson was brought up in a showbusiness family; her father was a singer and her mother a model. She began performing at the age of six, touring the UK's theatres in revues with her own...	David Gest David Gest David Alan Gest is an American concert promoter and media personality, perhaps best known for his turbulent marriage to Liza Minnelli, friendship with The Jackson 5 and appearance on the 2006 series of the British reality television show I'm a Celebrity.....

Series 17: Primetime

Episode	Premiered	Location	Contestants
1	9 June 2010	Footballers Special	Neil Ruddock Neil Ruddock Neil "Razor" Ruddock is a retired English footballer, who played as a central defender.He made his debut at Millwall , and he had a long career playing for Tottenham Hotspur, Southampton, Liverpool, West Ham, Crystal Palace, and finally a short-lived spell as a player/coach at Swindon Town Neil...	John Fashanu John Fashanu John "Fash" Fashanu is a British television presenter and ex-footballer of Nigerian and Guyanese descent. In his former career, he was a centre-forward, who scored 134 league goals in a career lasting 17 years...	Carlton Palmer Carlton Palmer Carlton Lloyd Palmer is a former English professional football player who played as a midfielder, most notably for Sheffield Wednesday.-Playing career:...	Frank Worthington Frank Worthington Frank Stewart Worthington is a former English footballer. Frank was born into a footballing family in Shelf near Halifax, West Riding of Yorkshire. Both of his parents had played the game and his two older brothers, Dave and Bob, became professional footballers, both began their careers with...

Series 18: Primetime

Episode	Premiered	Location	Contestants
1	8 June 2010	WAGS Special	Nicola T	Chantelle Tagoe	Jessica Lawlor	Jude Cisse

Series 19: Primetime

Episode	Premiered	Location	Contestants
1	6 May 2010	Election Special	Derek Hatton Derek Hatton Derek 'Degsy' Hatton is a broadcaster, businessman and after-dinner speaker. He won celebrity status as a local politician in Liverpool during the 1980s, where he was deputy leader of the city council, and a supporter of the Trotskyist Militant Tendency.-Early life:He attended Liverpool Institute...	Edwina Currie Edwina Currie Edwina Jonesnée Cohen is a former British Member of Parliament. First elected as a Conservative Party MP in 1983, she was a Junior Health Minister for two years, before resigning in 1988 over the controversy over salmonella in eggs...	Rod Liddle Rod Liddle Roderick E. L. Liddle is an English print, radio, and television journalist.He is an associate editor of The Spectator, and former editor of BBC Radio 4's Today programme, he is the author of Too Beautiful for You , Love Will Destroy Everything , and co-author of The Best of Liddle Britain...	Brian Paddick Brian Paddick Brian Leonard Paddick is a British politician, and was the Liberal Democrat candidate for the London mayoral election, 2008, coming third behind Boris Johnson and Ken Livingstone...

Series 20: Primetime

Episode	Premiered	Location	Contestants
1	23 May 2010	Game Shows Hosts	Pat Sharp Pat Sharp Pat Sharp is a British radio and television presenter and disc jockey. In the UK, he is known mainly for his work on the children's television programme Fun House, his former mullet and his radio shows as well as his support of Arsenal...	Anthea Redfern Anthea Redfern Anthea Bernice Redfern is a former British television hostess, most notable as the assistant to her husband Bruce Forsyth on the BBC's The Generation Game....	Jenny Powell Jenny Powell Jenny Powell , is a British television presenter.-Early life:Powell's parents are from South Africa, she attended Woodford County High School for Girls in Woodford Green and the Italia Conti school in London.-Career:...	Michael Barrymore Michael Barrymore Michael Kieron Parker , better known by his stage name Michael Barrymore, is a British comedian who appeared as a presenter of game shows and light entertainment programmes on British television in the 1980s and 1990s. These included Strike It Lucky, My Kind of People, My Kind of Music and Kids Say...
2	15 July 2010	Celebrity Special	Janice Dickinson Janice Dickinson Janice Doreen Dickinson is an American actress, author, fashion photographer, model and talent agent.Initially notable as a model, she has described herself as the first supermodel. One of the most successful models throughout the 1970s and 1980s, she expanded her profession to reality television...	Samantha Fox Samantha Fox Samantha Karen "Sam" Fox is an English dance-pop singer, actress, and former glamour model. In 1983, at the age of 16, she began her topless modeling career on Page Three of The Sun, and went on to become a popular pin-up girl...	Jeff Brazier Jeff Brazier Jeffrey Carl Brazier is a British television presenter and reality TV star. Before becoming a television personality, he was a footballer on the books of Leyton Orient for three years, although he never played for the first team and quit the game due to injury.-Career:In 2001, Brazier took part in...	Calum Best Calum Best Calum Milan Best is a British-American former fashion model turned celebrity, and television personality.-Career:...
3	6 September 2010	Big Brother Special	Nadia Almada Nadia Almada Nadia Conceicao Almada is a Madeiran-born UK reality television star, best known for being the first transsexual winner of Big Brother in series 5 in 2004.-Big Brother:...	Brian Belo Brian Belo Olawale Mohammed "Brian" Belo is a Nigerian entertainer, raised in Basildon, Essex. He first came to the public's attention by winning the eighth series of the British version of Big Brother. Since the programme, he has become an internet columnist for Heat magazine, a TV segment entertainer for...	Sophie Reade	Brian Dowling Brian Dowling Brian Patrick Robert Dowling is an Irish television presenter who rose to fame after being crowned the winner of the second series of UK reality television show Big Brother in 2001. He also won Ultimate Big Brother in 2010, making him the ultimate Big Brother housemate...
4	14 September 2010	Celebrity Special	Debbie McGee Debbie McGee Debbie McGee is an English television, radio and stage performer who is best known as the wife and assistant of magician Paul Daniels. McGee is a former ballet dancer and, for three years, she was artistic director of her own ballet company...	Lembit Öpik Lembit Öpik Lembit Öpik is a British Liberal Democrat politician. He was the Member of Parliament for the constituency of Montgomeryshire in Wales from 1997 until he lost his seat in the 2010 General Election...	Iain Lee Iain Lee Iain Lee is a British comedian, and a television and radio presenter. His career began when he performed stand-up comedy gigs across venues in London. He subsequently became co-presenter of the comedy current affairs show The 11 O'Clock Show on Channel 4 and RI:SE...	Jodie Marsh Jodie Marsh Jodie Marsh is an English media personality, former glamour model and bodybuilder. She has appeared topless in many tabloid newspapers and has appeared in her own reality show, Totally Jodie Marsh.-Early life:...
5	19 November 2010	Merseyside	Rick Vaughn Radio City 96.7 Radio City 96.7 is a British Independent Local Radio station, based in Liverpool, that serves Merseyside, Cheshire and North Wales...	Kate MacDonald	Peter Worthington	Cathy Frost
6	3 December 2010	East Suffolk	Jo Jo Smith	Janet Gershlick	Paul Emery	Jim Godfrey
7	12 November 2010	Manchester	Mark Garner	Pascha Taylor	Jon Patullo	Jilly Fitzgerald
8	27 March 2011	North West London	Paresh Vara	Cherelle Welch	Alex Crow	Cathie Woolhouse
9	23 January 2011	East Lancashire	Carol Stinton	Jonny Kemp	Sue Hartley	Nick Holt
10	20 February 2011	Dorset	Harj Aujila	Brittany Sheridan	Shaun Jackson	Michael Psaradelli (deceased)
11	13 March 2011	Walsall	Christian Woodall	Georgina Smith	Paul Wigfield	Jennifer Brack
12	20 March 2011	Nuneaton	Christian Wood	Tina Watson	Dean Foy	Lara Watson
13	22 October 2010	Soap Star Special	Brian Capron Brian Capron Brian Capron, born 11 February 1947 at Eye in Suffolk, is a British actor, who trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art . His father was an Algerian pilot, of French descent, who died in a plane crash before Brian was born....	Lorraine Chase Lorraine Chase Lorraine Chase is an English actress and model. She became well known for her strong cockney accent and frequent use of cockney slang, and found fame through a series of television commercials for Campari before embarking on an acting career.-Television:After initially working as a model, Chase...	Adele Silva Adele Silva Adele Silva is an English actress and television personality who has been on stage and television since she was a young girl. She is best known for playing the role of Kelly Windsor in the television soap opera Emmerdale....	James Redmond
14	13 February 2011	South Buckinghamshire	Nicholas Witherick	Lisa Bristow	Dale Evans	Annie Hearne
15	27 February 2011	Ayrshire	Patrick Dromgoole	Ann Hay	Jolyn Dewson	Duffy
16	31 December 2010	Wakefield	Carly Smith	Gail Dudleston	Enzo Di Clemente	Neil Hardcastle
17	6 December 2010	Coronation Street Special	Julie Goodyear Julie Goodyear Julie Goodyear, MBE is an English television actress and media personality, best known for playing the long-running role of pub landlady Bet Lynch on British soap opera Coronation Street.-Biography:...	Ken Morley Ken Morley Ken Morley is an English comedian and actor who is best known for his role as Reg Holdsworth in Coronation Street. He played the role from 1989 until quitting the show in 1995...	Tupele Dorgu Tupele Dorgu Tupele Dorgu is a British actress, best known for playing the role of Kelly Crabtree on the soap opera Coronation Street from 2004 to 2010....	Philip Middlemiss Philip Middlemiss Philip Middlemiss is a British television and radio actor, who played bookmaker Des Barnes in ITV's Coronation Street...
18	6 March 2011	North Lancashire	Rosie Rawsthorn	Linda Cottam	Johnny Pep	Anne Thompson
19	22 December 2010	Christmas Celebrity Special	Goldie Goldie Clifford Joseph Price, better known as Goldie is an English electronic music artist, disc jockey, visual artist and actor. He is well known for his innovations in the jungle and drum and bass music genres, having previously gained exposure for his work as a graffiti artist...	Susie Amy Susie Amy Susie Amy is an English model and actress most famous for her role as Chardonnay Lane-Pascoe in the first two series of Footballers' Wives.-Biography:...	Janet Ellis Janet Ellis Janet Ellis is a British television presenter and actress, who appeared on BBC children's television in the 1980s, including a four year period as a presenter on Blue Peter, a role she won after hosting the award-winning children's programme Jigsaw.- Early life :Ellis's father was a soldier,...	Tony Christie Tony Christie Tony Christie is an English musician, singer and actor. He is best known for his track, "Is This The Way To Amarillo", a double UK chart success.-Career:Tony Christie has sold over 10 million albums Worldwide...
20	30 January 2011	West Lincolnshire	Jo Allen	Nigel Reid	Justin Hussey	Margaret Hope
21	24 April 2011	Southampton	Lucy Richmond	Jay Paul	Phil Whyte	Beverley Rees
22	6 February 2011	West Nottinghamshire	Lynn Negus	Dennis Nyama	Maria Beal	Pete Chaffe
23	10 April 2011	Swansea	Stephanie Morgan Thomas	Luke England	Ed Curnow	Helen Foley
24	3 April 2011	Worcester	Rosita Bowkat	Tania Jones	Tony James (Blobbie Williams Take Fat Take Fat is a comedy musical act who combine the music of boy band Take That, with character-based comedy. Formed in early 2009, the members perform under pastiche pseudonyms based on the real Take That: Gary Lardo , Jason Chocolate Orange , Howard McDonalds, Mark Growin and Blobbie Williams ,... )	Nicholas Clarke
25	17 April 2011	Bedford	Joanne Wilson	Franko Russo	Richard Haxell	Sam McCallum
26	10 January 2011	Celebrity Special	Diane Abbott Diane Abbott Diane Julie Abbott is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Hackney North and Stoke Newington since 1987, when she became the first black woman to be elected to the House of Commons...	Terry Christian Terry Christian Terry Christian is a British television and radio presenter whose credits include Channel 4's late night Youth Entertainment show The Word and ITV1 moral issues talk show It's My Life...	Wayne Sleep Wayne Sleep Wayne Philip Colin Sleep OBE is a British dancer, director, choreographer and panelist. He was a Principal Dancer with the Royal Ballet and has appeared as a Guest Artist with several other ballet companies.-Early life:...	Danielle Lloyd Danielle Lloyd Danielle Lloyd is an English glamour model. The former Miss England 2004 and Miss Great Britain 2006, she first rose to prominence when she was stripped of her Miss Great Britain 2006 title after posing for nude pictures featured in the December 2006 edition of Playboy magazine and her alleged...
27	8 May 2011	North East London	Salvo Riggi	Brenda Gobine	Zed Kiazim	Amanda Hull
28	1 May 2011	South East Essex	Matthew Richmond-King	Kate Beesley	Simon Holdgate	Jane Bunting
29	17 June 2011	Harrogate	Emma Revis	Matthew Hetherington	Tim King	Alison Brierly
30	15 May 2011	Exeter	Geoff Green	Beka Platt	John G. Wills	Mandy Plumridge
31	29 May 2011	Leeds	Evelyn Friede	James Greenhalgh	Sarah Shafi	Nolan Kane
32	8 July 2011	Birmingham	Phil Gifford	Naomi Chamroo	Maddy Savitt	Randeep Sami
33	24 June 2011	Northampton	Billy McArthur	Michaela McQuade	Sarah Lester	Kevin Pawlowski
34	1 July 2011	Leicester	Erica Swithenbank	Ann-Marie Newland	Jamie Trainer	Pretesh Singadia
35	22 May 2011	Newcastle	Liz O'Sullivan	Julie Scullion	Ritu Nayyer	Mark Shields

Series 21: Daytime

Episodes	Premiered	Location	Contestants
1-5	4 October 2010	Manchester	Bessie Hilton	Giovanni Tondi	Jonathan Lomas	Alicia Coppola	Dennis Keighron-Foster
6-10	8 November 2010	Southend-on-sea	Adam Reed	Andie Todd	Colin Vidgeon	Kerry Tolliday	Scott Cooper
11-15	25 October 2010	South East London	Robert Johnston	Jennifer Joseph	Joe Kempster	Karen Hill	Majid Ravandi
16-20	1 November 2010	Hertfordshire	Amir Hezarah	Claire Diamond	Charles Maximilian Winnington Leftwich	Diane Mitham	Mel Steel
21-25	6 December 2010	Sheffield	Robin Lockwood	Rochelle Barrett	Donna Thomas	Mark Feakins	Sarah Roscoe
26-30	15 November 2010	Stoke	Tracey Durrant	Claire Crank	Rob McNamara	Michelle Minter	Matt Wilcox
31-35	22 November 2010	Birmingham	Denise Hendon	Daniella Lawler	Angela McFarlane	Elliot Jauncey	Jean-Benoit Berloux
36-40	29 November 2010	Bristol	Richard Hope-Hawkins	Laura Ford	Darryl Bullock	Zoe Kellaway	Andy Wright
41-45	13 December 2010	Edinburgh	Andy Daykin	Irena Magdolowic	Liz Grant	Michelle Lindsay	Toni Giugliano
46-50	7 February 2011	Doncaster	Zoe Prince	Martyn Bilby	Tracey Hewer	Signe Jase	Barry Hill

Series 22: Daytime

Although normal daytime episodes air Monday to Friday, the Cardiff episodes all aired consecutively on 22 January 2011.

Episodes	Premiered	Location	Contestants
1-5	17 January 2011	Kent	Lydia Jones	Marcello Marino	Donna Grieves	Anthony Wait	Chris Newbold
6-10	22 January 2011	Cardiff	Sophie Hunter-Brown	Huw Jones	Emma Nurse	Gina Goddard-Bell	Stewart Duff
11-15	24 January 2011	West London	Azzi Kalili	Steve Capel	Zae Greenwood	Emma Boardman Magliocchetti	Jane Welch
16-20	31 January 2011	Nottingham	Stephanie Hale	Alex Foster	Janice Overton	Brian Hodges	Barry Dickman
21-25	21 February 2011	Gloucestershire	Zac Kwintner	Gerry Hill	Kayleigh Hunt	Marc Harris	Ameena Cott
26-30	14 February 2011	Birmingham	April Richards	John Fennell	Vanessa Erigbogbo	Paz Thakrar	Toni Shukla
31-35	14 November 2011	Southampton	Anna Gibbons	Darren Miller	Greg Bell	Tasha Whyte	Bijal
36-40	28 February 2011	North London	Lola Oduba	Francesca Sawyer	Niyi Niyi Adeniyi Adeyemi Adelakun, better known as Niyi, is a British MC and singer from Crouch End North London, known for his flamboyant dress sense and unique mixing style. He is a producer and DJ commonly associated with the East London fashion scene...	Joss Woolf	Boe Olaleye
41-45	21 March 2011	East Cheshire	Val Slater	Hazel Ardern	Nick Hawkins	Michelle Kenworthy	Zoe Miller
46-50	14 March 2011	West Lancashire	Ross Chapman	Lindsay Pulford	Chris Mosey	Louise Dee	Lorraine Rimmer
51-55	20 May 2011	Medway, Kent	Nina Gaskell	Laura Leibo	Esther Kennedy	Patrick Fysh	Michael Dodsworth
56-60	6 June 2011	Merseyside	Siobhan Parkinson	Ashley Burke	Jean-Jacques Silitto	Justin Sumner	Lin Rearden
61-65	4 July 2011	Middlesbrough	Dawn Griffiths	Ron Gordon	Kay Griffiths	Karena Serdecka	Paul Tidy
66-70	20 June 2011	Plymouth	Annie Wroe	Suzanne Hyde	Tony Wade	Sarah Joy	Charlie Brunel
71-75	13 June 2011	Hull	Sarita Robinson	Krystyna Stark	Dan Smith	Sarah Williams	Glenn Davison
76-80	27 June 2011	Coventry	Michelle Russell	Annie Rose Crone	Joanne Edwards	Chris Tabor	Tony Jackson
81-85	12 Sep 2011	Essex	Emma Parsons	Adam James	Lisa Styles	Hal Dervish	Diane Whittaker
86-90	11 July 2011	West Yorkshire	Bev Stewart	Adam Bolam-Peel	Rebecca Saunders	Philomena Golenya	Charlie Walker
91-95	29 Aug 2011	Leeds	Catherine Williams	Garth Kirsten-Landman	Sam Appleby	Louise Emmerson	Diane Jones
96-100	19 Sep 2011	Warrington	Geoff Carter	Stephen Robinson	Alison Davies	Emma Hoyle	Linda Weaver
101-105	5 Sep 2011	Wolverhampton	Niru Ghai-Read	Stefano Scaringi	Bally Singh	Kyle Ferguson	May Dudley
106-110	26 Sep 2011	South East London	Sophia Pottinger	Fraser Devlin	Francesca Santamaria	Amadin Ryan	Maria Eletheriou
111-115	3 Oct 2011	Swansea	Jen Edwards	James Knight	Keith Larrard	Karen Wood	Katherine Waldemar Brown
116-120	31 Oct 2011	Edinburgh	Peter Ferguson	Alison Lynch	Cynthia Gentle	Rena Martin	Gary Reid
121-125	24 Oct 2011	Wirral	Vernal Aley	Candida Darling	Adele Richards	Chrissy Griffin	Stuart Leak
126-130	7 Nov 2011	Croydon	Keith Preddie	Suzie Phillips	Vanessa D'Souza	Sarah Marie Palmer	Robert Preston
131-135	21 Nov 2011	Birmingham	Matthew Emson	Lorraine Wood	Sarah Ward	Patricia Jones	Terence Wallen
136-140	28 Nov 2011	Norwich	Miranda Robinson	Danny Bond	Amy Nicholson	Dave Webster	Cheryl Pennell
141-145	5 Dec 2011	Stockport	Linda Weeks-Holt	Annie Targett	Sam Kitching	Kristen Cooley	John Brinnand
146-150	10 Oct 2011	Celebrity	Bobby George Bobby George Robert Francis George is an English darts player and presenter. He is widely recognised as one of the game's biggest personalities, known for his flamboyant entrances in which the "King of Darts" makes his way to the stage bedecked in jewellery, wearing a crown and cloak and holding a candelabra...	Chantelle Houghton Chantelle Houghton Chantelle Vivien Houghton is an English glamour model and television personality. She was the first 'non-celebrity' to feature in the Channel 4 reality TV show Celebrity Big Brother in 2006....	Cleo Rocos Cleo Rocos Cleo Rocos is a UK-based comedy actress and television/theatre producer and presenter, best known for appearing on The Kenny Everett Television Show. She is of Greek and English descent...	Andrew Stone	Pete Burns Pete Burns Pete Burns is an English singer-songwriter, author and television personality who founded the band Dead or Alive in 1980, for which he acted as the vocalist and songwriter, and which rose to mainstream success with their 1985 single "You Spin Me Round "...
151-155	17 Oct 2011	Return of the Worst	Bobby Davro Bobby Davro Bobby Davro is a British actor and comedian. He is mainly known for his work as an impressionist...	Wayne Sleep Wayne Sleep Wayne Philip Colin Sleep OBE is a British dancer, director, choreographer and panelist. He was a Principal Dancer with the Royal Ballet and has appeared as a Guest Artist with several other ballet companies.-Early life:...	Raef Bjayou Raef Bjayou Raphael "Raef" Bjayou is a British entrepreneur and television presenter who was a contestant on series four of The Apprentice .-Education:...	Tamara Beckwith Tamara Beckwith Tamara Beckwith is an English socialite, noted for her coverage in glossy celebrity magazines such as OK! and Hello! magazine.-Early life:...	Lesley Joseph Lesley Joseph Lesley D Joseph is an English actress and broadcaster.-Life and career:Joseph was born in Northampton. She is best known for starring in the BBC sitcom Birds of a Feather from 1989–1998, in which she played Dorien Green, the Jewish next-door neighbour of the main characters Sharon and Tracy...

Series 23: Primetime

Episode	Premiered	Location	Contestants
1	29 April 2011	Royal Wedding Special	Samantha Porter	Claudie Howard	Vincent Osborne	Johnnie Hunter

Series 24: Primetime

Seamlessly continuing on from the Series 20 Primetime episodes, Series 24 began on Channel 4 in July 2011.

Episode	Premiered	Location	Contestants
1	15 July 2011	Hull	Beccy Harrison	Paul Green	Eve Clark	Mark Daniels
2	22 July 2011	Avonmouth	Matt Smart	Lily Stephenson	Josh Willacy	Charlotta Martinus
3	29 July 2011	East Yorkshire	Giles Johnson	Jo Aitken	Angie Ward	Richard Squire
4	12 Aug 2011	South Devon	Frankie Tolliday	Tara Mulholland Le Chat Noir (band) Le Chat Noir are a two-piece band based in Moretonhampstead, UK. Named after the infamous Le Chat Noir cabaret in Paris, Teddy Hesper and Eileen Spruce formed the band over a shared passion for continental European culture, film noir and the Wild West in 2006...	Simon Drew Simon Drew Simon Drew is an English illustrator and cartoonist, noted for his quirky punning captions, often featuring animals which he draws in a fine pen-and-ink style.-Biography:...	Peter Pyne
5	5 Aug 2011	Norwich	Sam Smith	Polly Guy	Caroline Seamen	Richard Pearce
6	19 Aug 2011	Bristol	Tess Swan-Ingrey	Ian Perryman	Cathy Lord	Tony Boniface
7	26 Aug 2011	Costa del Sol Special	Mekala Hodgson	Greg Van Praagh	John Morton	Mandy Strutton
8	2 Sep 2011	Athletics Special	Fatima Whitbread Fatima Whitbread Fatima Whitbread MBE is a British former javelin thrower and multiple medal-winner.-Early life:...	Zola Budd Zola Budd Zola Pieterse, better known by her maiden name of Zola Budd , is a former Olympic track and field competitor who, in less than three years, twice broke the world record in the women's 5000 metres and twice was the women's winner at the World Cross Country Championships...	Dalton Grant Dalton Grant Dalton Grant is a British high jumper, who has won a total number of four national titles for Great Britain in the men's high jump event. His personal best jump is 2.36 metres, achieved at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo. He has a personal indoor best of 2.37 metres...	Kriss Akabusi Kriss Akabusi Kriss Kezie Uche Chukwu Duru Akabusi MBE is a former sprint and hurdling athlete from the United Kingdom. During his career, he won the gold medal in the 400 metres hurdles at the 1990 European Championships, a gold in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1991 World Championships, and a silver medal in...
9	9 Sep 2011	Rugby Special	Gareth Chilcott Gareth Chilcott Gareth James Chilcott is a former rugby union player, who played at prop for Bath and England.He made his England debut against Australia in 1984...	Martin Offiah Martin Offiah Martin Offiah MBE is an English former rugby league and rugby union footballer.He is known as "Chariots" Offiah after the film Chariots of Fire...	Victor Ubogu Victor Ubogu Victor Eriakpo Ubogu is a former Bath and England rugby union player. He also played, whilst still at university, for Moseley....	Kyran Bracken Kyran Bracken Kyran Paul Patrick Bracken MBE is a former English rugby union footballer who played at scrum-half for Saracens, Bristol and Waterloo R.F.C....
10	16 Sep 2011	Telford	Donna Daly	Ian Carter	Sarah Ashley-Ruff	Adam Hurlin
11	23 Sep 2011	Burton-on-Trent	Charlotte Yates	Lucy Quy	Fiona Denton	Chris Bale
12	30 Sep 2011	Tyneside	Jenni McGagh	Bobby Mukabaa	Cath Morgan	Dan Freeman
13	7 Oct 2011	Carlisle	Nigel Hawes	Andy Bainbridge	Helen Speakman	Deborah Nixon
14	14 Oct 2011	Hampshire	Selena Bartlett	Jhon Cosgrove	Anson Lane	Terese Scott
15	21 Oct 2011	North West London	Bahareh Amani	Anil Patel	Alan Stride	Danny Buckton
16	28 Oct 2011	Windsor	Jan Bowdler	Anil Ul-Hassan	Harry Hardisty	Ansa Khan
17	4 Nov 2011	Isle of Man	John Tinsley	Madeline Simpson	Mandy Quayle	Sean O'Connell
18	11 Nov 2011	Luton	Alison McGaw	Gary Salvage	Alex Lipa	Kirkland Hay
19	2 Dec 2011	Dundee and Lothian	Ben Skerry	Jessica McLaren	Derek Taylor	Cara-Anne Marshall
20	18 Nov 2011	Coventry	Gareth Twynam	Sumi Malhortra-Chauhan	Kristy Mooney	Phil Roberts

Special episodes

On Friday 19 November 2010, a special short episode of Come Dine With Me aired during the annual Children in Need

Children in Need

Children in Need is an annual British charity appeal organised by the BBC. Since 1980 it has raised over £500 million. The highlight of the Children in Need appeal is an annual telethon, held in November. A teddy bear named "Pudsey Bear" fronts the campaign, while Terry Wogan is a long...

 telethon featuring the UK cast of Dragons' Den

Dragons' Den

Dragons' Den is a series of reality television programmes featuring entrepreneurs pitching their business ideas in order to secure investment finance from a panel of venture capitalists. The show originated in Japan as "Manē no Tora"...

 except for James Caan

James Caan (entrepreneur)

James Caan is a British-Pakistani entrepreneur and television personality. Caan has been building and selling businesses since 1985, including Alexander Mann Group, Humana International, and the private equity firm Hamilton Bradshaw.Caan initially achieved success in the recruitment industry,...

, who opted out. The premise of this show was that the male dragons Duncan Bannatyne

Duncan Bannatyne

Duncan Walker Bannatyne, OBE is a Scottish entrepreneur, philanthropist and author. His business interests include hotels, health clubs, spas, media, TV, stage schools, property and transport. He is most famous for his appearance as a business angel on the BBC programme Dragons' Den...

, Peter Jones

Peter Jones (entrepreneur)

Peter Jones, CBE is a British entrepreneur and businessman with interests in mobile phones, television, media, leisure, and property. He became a television celebrity through his appearances on the BBC Two show Dragons' Den and on his American television show American Inventor...

, and Theo Paphitis

Theo Paphitis

Theodorus "Theo" Paphitis is a retail magnate and British entrepreneur of Greek Cypriot origin. He made the majority of his fortune in the retail sector, and is best known to the general public for his appearances on the BBC business programme Dragons' Den and as former chairman of Millwall...

 each cooked a course for their guest Deborah Meaden

Deborah Meaden

Deborah Meaden is a British business woman who ran a multi-million pound family holiday business, before completing a management buyout...

.