March 4, 2013
Dog-mad executive PA Julie-Ann Rayner is a dinner party veteran and has high hopes that her 'Taste of the Sea' menu - with two fis...Read more
March 5, 2013
Everyone hit it off and had a whale of a time at Julie-Ann's dinner party, but glamorous grandmother Carol Dolman was the big surp...Read more
March 6, 2013
Science teacher and self-confessed geek Damian Loneragan has two chilli-based dishes on his menu. Damian goes all out to cater for...Read more
March 7, 2013
It's barmaid and self-confessed airhead Steph Barrett's turn to host. Her day gets off to a disastrous start as she attempts to ma...Read more
March 8, 2013
International DJ and Jack-the-lad Scott Langley has taken a massive gamble and decided to serve fried pigeon for his main course. ...Read more
June 10, 2013
First to host is proud Scot and National Heritage worker Gillian Sutherland. Gillian's dinner party is a true Scottish affair and ...Read more
June 11, 2013
It's the turn of Melissa Kirby, in Inverness, who has not only taken cooking lessons from one of the best local chefs, but has als...Read more
June 12, 2013
In Inverness, property tycoon David Edes hosts a nautical evening. David is a teetotaller and plans a menu of 'basic but wholesome...Read more
June 13, 2013
Rock 'n' roll hairdresser Zarina Ainslie is the latest to host in Inverness. The tattooed party girl claims to be an amazing cook....Read more
June 14, 2013
It's the final night in Inverness and ex-professional footballer Jamie Tulloch has gone to town making sure his ingredients are al...Read more
July 1, 2013
First to host is university lecturer Amanda Sherratt, who is taking a risk with a full Japanese themed evening, including a raw fi...Read more
July 2, 2013
It's the turn of retail manager Ali Roberts, who is confident that her night of gourmet cuisine and elegant fine dining will win h...Read more
July 3, 2013
Farmer Chris Moore plans to win over his guests with his beetroot themed dinner party, managing to inject beetroot into every part...Read more
July 4, 2013
Jack Stone plans to win over his guests with his 'creative' evening, the theme including the guests making their own food. The nig...Read more
July 5, 2013
The week of competitive dining concludes with proud Geordie Alex Coxon taking a turn as host. Alex's menu includes dishes called '...Read more
June 3, 2013
First to host is business consultant James Herbert, who has high hopes for his complex Italian menu. He also has some fun photo fr...Read more
June 4, 2013
Ronnie Imlah hosts, with a menu inspired by dishes she's eaten at friends' parties. But a revelation about her past leaves the guests in shock.
June 5, 2013
JP Goodyear-Martinez is the latest to host in Lichfield, treating his guests to a mix of Jamaican food, tight lycra outfits and a drag queen.
June 6, 2013
It's the turn of football coach Tim Travers to host, and Tim is determined to prove his worth in the kitchen, with his mum on the ...Read more
June 7, 2013
It's the final night, and there are high hopes for Amanda's evening. But an accident at the table has the guests in hysterics, wit...Read more
September 30, 2013
Fifty-two-year old fun farm-girl Jane Steele is the first to host. She plans a meal featuring twists on classic dishes and some fa...Read more
October 1, 2013
Horse enthusiast Cassy Bell hopes her jockey-themed evening will put her in the running to win the £1000, confident that her gastr...Read more
October 2, 2013
Veteran punk turned cupcake seller Cathy McConaghy has decided to go back to her Irish roots on Day 3 in Harrogate, with a menu in...Read more
October 3, 2013
Photographer and all round cool cat Simon Meyer takes a laid-back approach to hosting in Harrogate. Simon's chicken soup starter g...Read more
October 4, 2013
The final night from in and around Harrogate finds local toff Alasdair Moore looking to impress his guests with smart wines and 'p...Read more
May 27, 2013
Livewire Ptol Slattery is first to host in Winchester and is convinced his high quality food and fine wine make victory inevitable...Read more
May 28, 2013
It's the turn of DJ Francis Leigh to try and dazzle his guests. Francis plans a Thai meal with a twist, including sunburnt chicken...Read more
May 29, 2013
It's the turn of waitress Patricia Pearson to see if she can win over her guests with her Peruvian food and Latin-themed dinner pa...Read more
May 30, 2013
Care-home worker Georgia Groves plans a black tie affair for her evening in Winchester, with red carpet, posh frocks... and a spra...Read more
May 31, 2013
William Tilsley plans a vegetarian menu and a blind food-tasting game for the last night in Winchester. Later on, Patricia does an...Read more
July 15, 2013
First to host is clairvoyant and medium Yvette Tamara. The night gets off to a spooky start when data analyst John Tower and worki...Read more
July 16, 2013
Data analyst John Tower is latest to host in North Kent. What will his guests make of John's Filipino fatty pork stew and psychedelic dessert?
July 17, 2013
Project manager Yemi Christopher-Soares hopes her guests will lap up her Nigerian-inspired menu and share her fondness for spice.
July 18, 2013
Jono Simm is convinced his wholesome and hearty menu is a winner. Sadly, two of his guests aren't convinced by the cooking.
July 19, 2013
It's the turn of cheeky, party-loving Lisa Townend, with her menu full of mysterious French fancies - including coq surprise. Her ...Read more
July 8, 2013
First to host is Danielle Greenwood, who has high hopes for her down-to-earth menu and her warm welcoming style of hosting. Her g...Read more
July 9, 2013
Pastoral care manager Steven Booth is a mega Tina Turner fan and has named each of his courses after one of the diva's songs. The ...Read more
July 10, 2013
Glamorous PR lady Jade Chantelle is convinced her guests will be blown away by her night as host, which features a high class menu...Read more
July 11, 2013
Primary school teacher Anna Senior plans a fairytale evening, featuring a Mad Hatter's soup and a sandwich, a special pork dish co...Read more
July 12, 2013
As the week in and around Merseyside draws to a close, it's the turn of 36-year-old Michael Bublé impersonator Jamie Somers to hos...Read more
October 21, 2013
First to host in Cardiff is dog mad shop manager Nicola Steele, who serves prawn cocktail and meat-free lasagne.
October 22, 2013
King of the name droppers Jerry Lockett is second to host in Cardiff. Jerry holds his night at his cousin's mansion and serves up ...Read more
October 23, 2013
No-nonsense army wife Rachael Smith is third to host in Cardiff. Competitive Rachel fully intends to win the prize, and things mig...Read more
October 24, 2013
Flamboyant costume designer Sam Clarke hosts a Mexican themed night for an evening that is full of sizzle and spice. Two of the gu...Read more
October 25, 2013
Child-minder Andrea Grainger plans a traditional Welsh menu and a warm welcome. And if this doesn't work she has some fun and game...Read more
October 28, 2013
Fitness instructor Tanya Manock hosts a stylish Mediterranean feast for her guests at the start of a week of competitive dining in...Read more
October 29, 2013
Business coach and passionate foodie Rod Tonge is determined to impress. But he has already offended glamorous fitness instructor ...Read more
October 30, 2013
HR manager Claire Lemon hopes to compensate for 'imperfect cooking skills' with her bubbly personality and superior hosting abilit...Read more
October 31, 2013
Psychic medium Dean Fox plans to put his supernatural skills to good use on night four in Rochdale. His main goes down very well, ...Read more
November 1, 2013
It's the last night in Rochdale and the turn of feisty mum Sadiya Hussein to host. Will the tension between Sadiya and Tanya finally explode?
November 4, 2013
Makeup artist Jules Osmany hopes that her Indian/ Moroccan fusion menu and laid-back attitude to life will win her the prize. Her...Read more
November 5, 2013
Funeral service manager Peter Pickering is dead set on hosting a traditional dinner party reminiscent of the 1920s. But his guests...Read more
November 6, 2013
Stay-at-home mum Stephanie Reeder's nerves are evident from the outset on her night in Northamptonshire. She's planning to serve c...Read more
November 7, 2013
Tweny-six-year-old business planning manager Lauren Oxlade is an organised and passionate cook and has a few surprising friends wh...Read more
November 8, 2013
Managing director and proud Northerner Carl Johnson plans a menu that includes gammon cooked in two litres of cola. Stephanie and ...Read more
November 11, 2013
New Zealander Steve Levy is first to host and has gone to town with his home inspired menu, cooking prawns, fish and two desserts.
November 12, 2013
Music-mad foodie Richard Kaye is second to host in Exeter and is confident he can impress his guests with his culinary know-how. H...Read more
November 13, 2013
Self-assured PR/marketing bod Glen King is confident she will be the 'hostess with the mostest' in Exeter, and has gone all out to...Read more
November 14, 2013
n Exeter, Sarah Wallis is ready to explode out of her shell with a hilarious evening including a terrifying greeting and some rath...Read more
November 15, 2013
It's the final night in Exeter and singleton Estelle Macrow is keen to discover whether she has it in her to successfully host a dinner party.
November 18, 2013
First to cook in Dundee is alarm company owner Bill Black, who plans a belt-busting menu for his guests: proud Arbroathian Phil Pe...Read more
November 19, 2013
Architectural technician Alex Pithouse is second to host in Dundee and plans on giving his guests an education in fine dining with...Read more
November 20, 2013
Vegetarian cat lover Hannah Wilson is cooking Italian in Dundee and has a cunning plan to win over her carnivore guests - dish up ...Read more
November 21, 2013
Fourth to cook in Dundee is self-styled food critic Phil Petrie, who has been less than impressed with the standard of food so far...Read more
November 22, 2013
On the final night in Dundee, Kim Gillespie plans a 'Yorkshire-themed' menu featuring dishes from Spain and Thailand, accompanied ...Read more
November 25, 2013
First to host in Peterborough is salesman and wannabe rapper Warren Temple, who believes his Spanish menu is good enough to win hi...Read more
November 26, 2013
Hippy entrepreneur Donna Trafford is second to host in Peterborough and plans a colourful evening of delicious food and relaxed fun.
November 27, 2013
On the third night in Peterborough, glamour model and columnist Susie Hutson is out to prove she's not the dizzy blonde some of th...Read more
November 28, 2013
It's the turn of straight-talking business woman Vicki Culverhouse to host in Peterborough. She surprises the group when she unlea...Read more
November 29, 2013
Veterinary nurse Robin Hills is the final host in this new competition in Peterborough and hopes his animal-themed night will be a...Read more
December 2, 2013
First to host in Yeovil is 28-year-old PR manager Emmy Webster, who hopes to impress her guests with locally sourced produce and a...Read more
December 4, 2013
Hosting the third dinner party in Yeovil is diminutive fork-lift driver Mel Dunford. With an exotic menu, Mel hopes to prove her d...Read more
December 5, 2013
Business owner and muscle man Alan Bunter hopes that his enthusiasm for all things Japanese will brush off on his guests and prope...Read more
December 6, 2013
Last to host in Yeovil is 50-year-old used car dealer Andy Neil, whois supremely confident that his fine dining experience, along ...Read more
October 7, 2013
First to host in Cheltenham is 46-year-old hotel consultant Oli Delaunoy. Oli plans to wow his guests with his posh scallop starte...Read more
October 8, 2013
Nurse Jan Blomer hopes to impress with her good honest home cooking: chicken with sun dried tomatoes for her main and home-made ic...Read more
October 9, 2013
Super competitive events director and body building fanatic Zak Roby cooks Thai Tien of Crab served with fashionable micro herbs a...Read more
October 10, 2013
Aussie admin assistant Kimberley Thomas aims for a sophisticated evening, and hopes to impress with her meaty starter of pork bell...Read more
October 11, 2013
It's the final day of the competition in Cheltenham, and the turn of stay-at-home dad Paddy Castledine to host.
October 14, 2013
First to host is marketing manager and proud village dweller Andrea Nichols, who welcomes her guests into her garden that has been...Read more
October 15, 2013
Kitchenware saleswoman Penny Peklivanas is confident her majestic house will impress her guests. But her croissant-based main and ...Read more
October 16, 2013
Twenty-five-year-old IT analyst and music producer Tim Lawson plans to wow his guests with ingredients brought back from Morocco.
October 17, 2013
Dance instructor Nicola O'Donnell plans a Caribbean-inspired night. But while her guests are expecting very little from the night,...Read more
October 18, 2013
It's the turn of DJ Andy Harvey, who plans to pull out all the stops in his house in Stevenage, with extravagant food and mind-blo...Read more
December 9, 2013
It's the first day of Christmas in York and host Rachel Speight-McGregor plans to wow her guests with a full-on Christmas night in...Read more
December 10, 2013
The second Christmas host is laid back junior doctor Gyles Morrison, who serves up a uniquely Caribbean take on a traditional Christmas dinner.
December 11, 2013
It's the third day of Christmas in York and vegetarian host Nicola Gregory hopes to convert four carnivores with her completely me...Read more
December 12, 2013
It's the fourth day of Christmas in York and 23 year-old host Harry Baines wants to prove to his fellow contestants that his youth...Read more
December 13, 2013
It's the fifth and final day of a festive week in York, and pub landlady Estella Nicholson hosts Christmas dinner in her own booze...Read more
December 16, 2013
This festive celebrity special features former Crimewatch presenter Rav Wilding, Olympic swimmer Rebecca Adlington, TV personality...Read more
December 17, 2013
This festive celebrity special features former Crimewatch presenter Rav Wilding, Olympic swimmer Rebecca Adlington, TV personality...Read more
December 18, 2013
This festive celebrity special features former Crimewatch presenter Rav Wilding, Olympic swimmer Rebecca Adlington, TV personality...Read more
December 19, 2013
This festive celebrity special features former Crimewatch presenter Rav Wilding, Olympic swimmer Rebecca Adlington, TV personality...Read more
December 20, 2013
This festive celebrity special features former Crimewatch presenter Rav Wilding, Olympic swimmer Rebecca Adlington, TV personality...Read more
January 27, 2014
Dog lover Kerry Bolwell-Williams keeps the food simple while welcoming her guests with a full Welsh choir in her driveway. But how...Read more
January 28, 2014
Confident foodie Dave Morris hopes his home-grown herbs, hand-picked fruit and complicated menu will win him the prize.
January 29, 2014
Shop owner Tasnim Sardar hopes her Pakistani-inspired party will bag her the prize. Financial advisor Gill Leonard likes her curri...Read more
January 30, 2014
Man about town Ryan Woodward has put a lot of thought into his dinner party and yet each of his courses goes wrong. From a bread b...Read more
January 30, 2014
It's the final night and the turn of financial advisor Gill Leonard to don the oven gloves. Later, Gill makes a remarkable revelat...Read more
February 3, 2014
First to host is 27-year-old trainee teacher Kirsty Davenport. Will opting to keep her food simple prove a wise move by Kirsty? An...Read more
February 4, 2014
It's Ann-Marie Hamilton's turn to host on Day 2 in Eastbourne, and she plans to reveal her fun side by singing in her garden. Resi...Read more
February 5, 2014
It's Day 3 in Eastbourne and hairdresser Becci Moloney's outdoor bar is a hit with Kirsty and Ann-Marie. But Russell and Adam don'...Read more
February 6, 2014
Food aficionado Adam Holt takes his turn at hosting on Day 4 in Eastbourne, and expectations are high. But some of his guests are ...Read more
February 7, 2014
It's time for funny man Russell Turnbull to take his turn as host for the final night in Eastbourne. Russell's played his cards cl...Read more
February 10, 2014
Eco campaigner Hector Christie hopes to wow everyone with a selection of raw food delights and home grown produce. However the gue...Read more
February 11, 2014
Former cabaret queen and make-up artist Kirsten Brend hosts a Danish themed night. Her traditional Danish menu goes down a treat a...Read more
February 12, 2014
Slate salesman Damion Fearnley aims to impress his guests with a carefully crafted menu of restaurant quality food. Unfortunately,...Read more
February 13, 2014
It's the final night and retired housekeeper Viv Foster feels confident about her posh dinner party, after years of experience ser...Read more
February 24, 2014
It's Viva Espana in Wigan as the competition kicks off with first host, hospital theatre practitioner Geoff Conway, who is attempt...Read more
February 25, 2014
In Wigan and the second host is 27-year-old hairdressing salon owner Natalie Crompton. Natalie loves a party and she has high hope...Read more
February 26, 2014
Music teacher and funeral singer Alan Gregory attempts the performance of a lifetime with an evening of what he hopes will be grea...Read more
February 27, 2014
It's the turn of 27-year-old gymnastics teacher Simon Grimwood. Simon's hoping for a celebration, because not only is it his turn ...Read more
February 28, 2014
Nurse practitioner Caroline Heaven is hoping to end the week with a bang by showing her Wigan guests a 'proper' Lancashire night. ...Read more
April 7, 2014
Ice cream man Vincenzo Ferlita stays true to his Italian and Sicilian roots, creating a home-made feast for his guests. With a wea...Read more
April 8, 2014
Canadian craft-maker and housewife Sarah Maynard is second to host, and her guests are in for a bit of a surprise as she won't be ...Read more
April 9, 2014
Steve Carvill is hoping a night of fine food and fun will score him big points and is taking no prisoners with his menu, making ho...Read more
April 10, 2014
It's the turn of dog-mad gardener Sara Gilding to host, for what will be her first dinner party for over 20 years. Fiery Vincenzo...Read more
April 11, 2014
It's the last dinner and the turn of children's entertainer Kelly Cummins to host. After a pleasant evening the night before, the ...Read more
April 21, 2014
Another week of new episodes, from Dumfries and Galloway, is kicked off by dairy farmer's wife and self-confessed Disney princess ...Read more
April 22, 2014
It's the turn of carefree, horse-mad banker Olive Melville to show off her culinary skills in the kitchen. Can Olive impress with ...Read more
April 23, 2014
It's the turn of local radio DJ and funny man Tommy Jardine to try and impress his guests with a Scottish staple, chicken stuffed ...Read more
April 24, 2014
It's the turn of trainee teacher and club DJ Josh Jones. Experimental cook Josh wants to broaden his fellow diners' palettes by co...Read more
April 25, 2014
The final night in Dumfries and Galloway, and host Tammy Rice is hoping her traditional Scottish fare and a side order of straight...Read more
May 12, 2014
Divorce lawyer Michelle Camacho plans a seventies menu including duck a l'orange, 'psychedelic coleslaw', groovy veg and bloody Ma...Read more
May 13, 2014
Pub manager and artist Matt Wren struggles with disasters in the kitchen. And while Michelle and Licia spat, Raphael Steele finds ...Read more
May 14, 2014
Print manager and live wire Licia Snow plans a laid back evening with a few rustic and homely touches. But there's fat chance of t...Read more
May 15, 2014
It's Raphael Steele first ever dinner party and he plans some ackee, saltfish, curried goat, and steel drums for entertainment.
May 16, 2014
Swedish businesswoman Charlotte Sundberg hopes a night of schnapps, Swedish folk song singing and some classic Swedish cuisine wil...Read more
April 28, 2014
Australian Natalie Dixon plans an Asian fusion menu. Her guests are 74-year-old cabbie John Feore; foodie and food regulation lawy...Read more
April 29, 2014
John Feore treats his guests to a taste of Ireland, cooking a traditional roast with all the trimmings, but has he bitten off more...Read more
April 30, 2014
Competitive sales manager Bekki Jones is determined to win with her perfect hosting and delightful dinner. Bekki attempts to keep ...Read more
May 1, 2014
Greg reckons his foodie knowledge will help him bag the grand. But Bekki's out for revenge after Greg caused a fuss about her lemon tart.
May 2, 2014
Mike Botto hopes his Italian evening will be a winner, including spag bol and a Pavarotti impersonator to sing for his guests.
October 13, 2014
In Boston, Lincolnshire self-confessed hippy Annika plans country fayre and game for her guests - 46-year-old farmer's wife Caroly...Read more
October 14, 2014
Competitions fanatic Katy is convinced her organised approach will help her bag the prize. But what will Katy's guests make of her...Read more
October 15, 2014
Adrian is on the charm offensive with some impressive spicy food. But his final surprise of the evening could be one step too far.
October 16, 2014
Polish-born carer Sylwia plans some top notch cooking that takes her guests on a tour of all the places she's lived in the world. ...Read more
October 17, 2014
The fox hunting hard to please Carolyn plans on bringing her nice side to the table after a week spent criticising her fellow cont...Read more