Series 7

Great British MenuSeries 7

2012
45 Episodes

Some of the nation's greatest chefs battle for the chance to cook an Olympic banquet.

Episodes

Scotland Starter
S07E01

Scotland Starter

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.

09 Apr 201230m
Scotland Fish
S07E02

Scotland Fish

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.

10 Apr 201230m
Scotland Main
S07E03

Scotland Main

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.

11 Apr 201230m
Scotland Dessert
S07E04

Scotland Dessert

Chefs battle for the chance to cook an Olympic banquet. Alan Murchison, Colin Buchan and Mark Greenaway have a final chance to impress with their desserts.

12 Apr 201230m
Scotland Judging
S07E05

Scotland Judging

Chefs battle for the chance to cook an Olympic banquet. The two remaining chefs cook their entire menus for judges Prue Leith, Matthew Fort and Oliver Peyton.

13 Apr 201230m
Central Starter
S07E06

Central Starter

Chefs battle for the chance to cook an Olympic banquet. Central chefs Aktar Islam, Daniel Clifford and Paul Foster cook their starters for judge Glynn Purnell.

16 Apr 201230m
Central Fish
S07E07

Central Fish

Chefs battle for the chance to cook an Olympic banquet. Central candidates Aktar Islam, Daniel Clifford and Paul Foster cook their fish course for judge Glynn Purnell.

17 Apr 201229m
Central Main
S07E08

Central Main

Chefs battle for the chance to cook an Olympic banquet. Central candidates Aktar Islam, Daniel Clifford and Paul Foster cook their main courses for judge Glynn Purnell.

18 Apr 201229m
Central Dessert
S07E09

Central Dessert

Chefs battle for the chance to cook an Olympic banquet. Aktar Islam, Daniel Clifford and Paul Foster cook their desserts for judge Glynn Purnell.

19 Apr 201229m
Central Judging
S07E10

Central Judging

Chefs battle for the chance to cook an Olympic banquet. The two remaining Central chefs cook their entire menus for the Great British Menu judges.

20 Apr 201229m
North East Starter
S07E11

North East Starter

Chefs battle for the chance to cook an Olympic banquet. Here, three North East chefs prepare starters, including wild rabbit with carrot and Douglas fir needles.

23 Apr 201229m
North East Fish
S07E12

North East Fish

Chefs battle for the chance to cook an Olympic banquet. Here, three North East chefs prepare fish courses including marinated monkfish and mullet.

24 Apr 201229m
North East Main
S07E13

North East Main

Chefs battle for the chance to cook an Olympic banquet. Here, three North East chefs prepare their main courses, including Dexter beef and hay-smoked pig's head.

25 Apr 201229m
North East Dessert
S07E14

North East Dessert

Chefs battle for the chance to cook an Olympic banquet. The North East chefs' desserts include Earl Grey and strawberry soufflé with gorse flower ice cream.

26 Apr 201229m
North East Judging
S07E15

North East Judging

Chefs battle for the chance to cook an Olympic banquet. Here, two North East chefs cook their entire menus for judges Prue Leith, Matthew Fort and Oliver Peyton.

27 Apr 201229m
Northern Ireland Starter
S07E16

Northern Ireland Starter

Chefs battle to cook at an Olympic banquet. Northern Ireland's Chris Fearon, Chris Bell and Niall McKenna submit their starters to judge Richard Corrigan.

30 Apr 201229m
Northern Ireland Fish
S07E17

Northern Ireland Fish

Chefs battle to cook at an Olympic banquet. Northern Ireland's Chris Fearon, Chris Bell and Niall McKenna submit their fish course to judge Richard Corrigan.

01 May 201229m
Northern Ireland Main
S07E18

Northern Ireland Main

Chefs battle to cook at an Olympic banquet. Northern Ireland's Chris Fearon, Chris Bell and Niall McKenna submit their main course to judge Richard Corrigan.

02 May 201229m
Northern Ireland Dessert
S07E19

Northern Ireland Dessert

Chefs battle to cook at an Olympic banquet. Northern Ireland's Chris Fearon, Chris Bell and Niall McKenna submit their desserts to judge Richard Corrigan.

03 May 201229m
Northern Ireland Judging
S07E20

Northern Ireland Judging

Chefs battle for the chance to cook an Olympic banquet. Here, Northern Ireland chefs cook their menus for judges Prue Leith, Matthew Fort and Oliver Peyton.

04 May 201229m
North West Starter
S07E21

North West Starter

Chefs Johnnie Mountain, Aiden Byrne and Simon Rogan compete for the chance to cook at a glittering Olympic banquet. Marcus Wareing scores their starters.

07 May 201229m
North West Fish
S07E22

North West Fish

The competition heats up as chefs Johnnie Mountain, Aiden Byrne and Simon Rogan compete in the fish course. Marcus Wareing judges the dishes, with a shocking result.

08 May 201229m
North West Main
S07E23

North West Main

Returning contenders Johnnie Mountain and Aiden Byrne along with newcomer Simon Rogan compete for the chance to cook at a glittering Olympic banquet. After the dramatic events of the fish course, how will the chefs react as they are challenged to cook their mains? Marcus Wareing judges the dishes.

09 May 201229m
North West Dessert
S07E24

North West Dessert

Returning contenders Johnnie Mountain and Aiden Byrne along with newcomer Simon Rogan compete for the chance to cook at a glittering Olympic banquet. The dessert course is the final chance for the chefs to impress veteran Marcus Wareing as he decides who will go through to cook for the judges.

10 May 201229m
North West Judging
S07E25

North West Judging

Chefs compete for the chance to cook at a glittering Olympic banquet. The North West finalists go head to head as they prepare a lavish meal for judges Prue Leith, Matthew Fort and Oliver Peyton.

11 May 201229m
London and South East Starter
S07E26

London and South East Starter

Chefs battle for the chance to cook an Olympic banquet. Phil Howard, Graham Garrett and Marcus McGuinness kick things off with their starters.

14 May 201229m
London and South East Fish
S07E27

London and South East Fish

Chefs battle for the chance to cook a banquet at the Olympics. Newcomers Phil Howard, Graham Garrett and Marcus McGuinness cook their fish course.

15 May 201229m
London and South East Main
S07E28

London and South East Main

Chefs battle for the chance to cook a banquet at the Olympics. Newcomers Phil Howard, Graham Garrett and Marcus McGuinness cook their main course.

16 May 201229m
London and South East Dessert
S07E29

London and South East Dessert

Chefs battle for the chance to cook a banquet at the Olympics. Phil Howard, Graham Garrett and Marcus McGuinness must impress with their desserts.

17 May 201229m
London and South East Judging
S07E30

London and South East Judging

It is decision time for the chefs from the London and South East region. The two remaining chefs cook their entire menus for the Great British Menu judges Prue Leith, Matthew Fort and Oliver Peyton. The judges aren't easily pleased and only world class cooking will do.

18 May 201229m
Wales Starter
S07E31

Wales Starter

Chefs battle for the chance to cook an Olympic banquet. Richard Davies, James Sommerin and Stephen Terry kick things off with their starters, including quail ravioli.

21 May 201229m
Wales Fish
S07E32

Wales Fish

Chefs battle for the chance to cook a banquet at the Olympics. Richard Davies, James Sommerin and Stephen Terry cook their fish course, including poached lobster.

22 May 201229m
Wales Main
S07E33

Wales Main

Chefs battle for the chance to cook a banquet at the Olympics. Richard Davies, James Sommerin and Stephen Terry cook their main course, including slow-cooked rib of beef.

23 May 201229m
Wales Dessert
S07E34

Wales Dessert

Chefs battle for the chance to cook a banquet at the Olympics. Richard Davies, James Sommerin and Stephen Terry cook desserts including raspberry and lemon cheesecake.

24 May 201229m
Wales Judging
S07E35

Wales Judging

It is decision time for the chefs from Wales. The two remaining chefs cook their entire menus for the Great British Menu judges Prue Leith, Matthew Fort and Oliver Peyton. The judges aren't easily pleased and only world class cooking will do.

25 May 201229m
South West Starter
S07E36

South West Starter

Paul Ainsworth and Nathan Outlaw plus newcomer Simon Hulstone kick things off with their starters in a menu designed to capture the Olympic spirit.

28 May 201229m
South West Fish
S07E37

South West Fish

Chefs Paul Ainsworth, Nathan Outlaw and Simon Hulstone cook their fish course. Great British Menu veteran Tom Kerridge decides who goes through to the judges.

29 May 201229m
South West Main
S07E38

South West Main

Chefs Paul Ainsworth, Nathan Outlaw and Simon Hulstone cook their main courses, but who will take gold? Great British Menu veteran Tom Kerridge scores the dishes.

30 May 201229m
South West Dessert
S07E39

South West Dessert

It's the chefs' final chance to impress, this time presenting their desserts. Dishes include elderflower and lemon tart with strawberry sorbet and meringues.

31 May 201229m
South West Judging
S07E40

South West Judging

It is decision time for judges Prue Leith, Matthew Fort and Oliver Peyton as the two remaining chefs from the South West region cook their entire menus. The judges are not easily pleased and only world-class cooking will do.

01 Jun 201229m
Starters Final
S07E41

Starters Final

The winners of the regional heats cook their starters, which will be tasted and scored by the Great British Menu judges and veteran judge Richard Corrigan.

04 Jun 201260m
Fish Final
S07E42

Fish Final

The winners of the regional heats cook their fish dishes, which will be tasted and scored by the Great British Menu judges and veteran judge Marcus Wareing.

05 Jun 201260m
Mains Final
S07E43

Mains Final

On day three, the chosen finalists cook their main courses, which will be tasted and scored by the Great British Menu judges and veteran judge Tom Kerridge.

06 Jun 201260m
Dessert Final
S07E44

Dessert Final

It is desserts day, and the last chance for the competing chefs to impress. The judges reveal the winning four dishes which will make up 2012's Great British Menu.

07 Jun 201260m
Banquet
S07E45

Banquet

This final programme follows the successful chefs in the run-up to the Olympic banquet as they prepare an outstanding four-course menu for a truly Olympian guest list.

08 Jun 201260m