0:00:02 > 0:00:04Celebrity MasterChef.
0:00:04 > 0:00:08We've got ourselves 20 celebrities who want to show us
0:00:08 > 0:00:11how good they are in the kitchen.
0:00:11 > 0:00:14I hope I have what it takes to win MasterChef.
0:00:14 > 0:00:18Many of them can sing, dance, act. We don't care about that.
0:00:18 > 0:00:21What we care about is whether they can cook.
0:00:23 > 0:00:25I'm feeling ready, willing and able.
0:00:26 > 0:00:29"Bring it on", I believe the young people say.
0:00:29 > 0:00:31Who's not just going to be a flash in the pan?
0:00:31 > 0:00:35Light the oven, set the stove, sharpen your knives, let's go.
0:00:45 > 0:00:49This week, the MasterChef heats have pitted five celebrities
0:00:49 > 0:00:51against each other.
0:00:51 > 0:00:54I'm under so much pressure to get it done.
0:00:54 > 0:00:56- Now, let's go. - Yep, coming now, chef.
0:00:56 > 0:00:59- All right.- Talk to me afterwards.
0:00:59 > 0:01:00I'm right in amongst it now.
0:01:00 > 0:01:05Last time, despite his best efforts to rise to the challenge,
0:01:05 > 0:01:07singer Simon Ware went home.
0:01:07 > 0:01:09Good luck, guys. Thank you.
0:01:09 > 0:01:12All the best to you.
0:01:12 > 0:01:13Now, the remaining four are back
0:01:13 > 0:01:17to fight for their place in the semifinals.
0:01:19 > 0:01:21I just to think of it as a one-woman race.
0:01:21 > 0:01:23Like, I literally don't look left or right
0:01:23 > 0:01:26and if that's good enough, then hurrah for me.
0:01:27 > 0:01:31If I went all the way, I'd be ecstatic, I'd jump over the moon.
0:01:33 > 0:01:35What I don't want to do is drop off because
0:01:35 > 0:01:38that's not what Neil Back does.
0:01:38 > 0:01:41I'm actually really enjoying the pressure.
0:01:41 > 0:01:44Mind you, 30 carol services at Christmas, that's pressure.
0:02:01 > 0:02:02- Together again.- At last.
0:02:04 > 0:02:06Good to see you back. Over the next couple of days,
0:02:06 > 0:02:08we're going to put you through your paces.
0:02:08 > 0:02:13And at the end of that, we will have ourselves some semifinalists.
0:02:13 > 0:02:19This, your first task, is all about teamwork and communication.
0:02:19 > 0:02:21A red team and a blue team.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25Oh.
0:02:25 > 0:02:27We want from you a main course and a dessert but you're going to be
0:02:27 > 0:02:29cooking it in relay.
0:02:32 > 0:02:36- OK.- Right now, decide which one of you is going to go first.
0:02:39 > 0:02:40Are you nominating me?
0:02:40 > 0:02:44- Yes.- Why do you think that?- I don't know. Go on, you can go first.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47- I think I want to go second. - OK.- I think.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50- Do you...?- I don't mind. - You go first.
0:02:50 > 0:02:52Right, have we made a decision?
0:02:52 > 0:02:53- Yes.- Red team, who's going first?
0:02:53 > 0:02:55Good. Blue team, who's going first?
0:02:55 > 0:02:57Fantastic.
0:02:58 > 0:03:00So, you guys stay where you are.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03People going second, you can now leave us, thank you very much.
0:03:10 > 0:03:12We'll be fine.
0:03:12 > 0:03:14I think they've got the hard bit.
0:03:14 > 0:03:15Yeah.
0:03:16 > 0:03:18Reveal your ingredients.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25HE LAUGHS
0:03:28 > 0:03:32Your main course must include that fish
0:03:32 > 0:03:35and the dessert must showcase the chocolate.
0:03:35 > 0:03:39OK. Your 25 minutes, the foundation of these great dishes.
0:03:41 > 0:03:42Let's cook.
0:03:45 > 0:03:47As well as cod and chocolate,
0:03:47 > 0:03:50Richard and Neil can select from a larder of ingredients
0:03:50 > 0:03:52to create their dishes.
0:03:59 > 0:04:01Being paired up with Neil, good.
0:04:02 > 0:04:03I'm glad I got him.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09I wish I knew a bit more about vegetables.
0:04:09 > 0:04:10I haven't got a clue.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14I think he knows what he's doing and what he's going to cook.
0:04:14 > 0:04:15He's that type of man.
0:04:16 > 0:04:18I have no idea what to do with this.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25The ingredients we've got for them, they're classic but I tell you what,
0:04:25 > 0:04:29if you don't know how to handle them properly, it could be disaster.
0:04:32 > 0:04:35- Have you filleted a fish before? - I have, yeah.
0:04:35 > 0:04:37That's fortuitous, isn't it?
0:04:37 > 0:04:38Nothing the size of this.
0:04:39 > 0:04:43Hopefully, Rich is good and can start something real nice
0:04:43 > 0:04:45and then I can do it justice after.
0:04:50 > 0:04:56- What's your plan?- It's to get a fillet off this fish, two portions.
0:04:56 > 0:04:59- And what sort of fish is it? - It's a sea fish, John.
0:04:59 > 0:05:02Very good. What sort of fish is it? A fish with only three letters.
0:05:02 > 0:05:04Quite well known to be with chips.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06- That would be a cod, then. - What about the dessert?
0:05:06 > 0:05:09What I might do is put on a pan and just melt some chocolate, actually.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12- And do what with it?- Well, that might be the problem for Amelle.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14- Great. OK.- But you can't go wrong
0:05:14 > 0:05:17with a bit of melted chocolate.
0:05:17 > 0:05:19Considering you don't have an idea of what to do with it,
0:05:19 > 0:05:22you might be able to go wrong with it!
0:05:23 > 0:05:26I'm not a great dessert fan but I'm just thinking melted chocolate
0:05:26 > 0:05:29gives you so many options within the time available.
0:05:31 > 0:05:33I really hope Richard doesn't just stick to the main
0:05:33 > 0:05:36and leaves me with the dessert because we're probably
0:05:36 > 0:05:39going to lose this challenge.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42Hopefully, yeah, it would be lovely if he could just do dessert.
0:05:42 > 0:05:44That would be great for me.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51I always strive to do my best in anything that I do.
0:05:52 > 0:05:56If I'm not good enough, I can sort of live with that.
0:05:56 > 0:05:58It's lack of effort is unacceptable in my life.
0:06:00 > 0:06:02No, he doesn't do anything by half.
0:06:02 > 0:06:05I mean, he's got where he's got now for being a tough guy, hasn't he?
0:06:11 > 0:06:13Neil, the look on your face when this fish came out
0:06:13 > 0:06:15from under that cloth was extraordinary.
0:06:15 > 0:06:17Yeah, never seen a fish that big.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19Had no idea where to start or finish
0:06:19 > 0:06:23but I've cut off a nice little chunk and I think we'll fry that.
0:06:23 > 0:06:27Going to boil it with some of those clams, bit of mushrooms,
0:06:27 > 0:06:30put it on a bed of...
0:06:30 > 0:06:32Neil, with all due respect, you've got 15 minutes left.
0:06:32 > 0:06:34You're not going to be able to finish that so...
0:06:34 > 0:06:36- No.- What about dessert? You don't seem to have come
0:06:36 > 0:06:39sprinting out the blocks with that one either?
0:06:39 > 0:06:40No, I haven't.
0:06:40 > 0:06:42I'm not on the dessert yet.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46Neil, have you got any ideas at all with dessert?
0:06:46 > 0:06:49- Yeah.- Poor old Mo.
0:06:49 > 0:06:51That poor lady. How can you leave her in such a pickle?
0:06:51 > 0:06:53- You should be ashamed of yourself. - She'll be fine.
0:06:53 > 0:06:57We'll, let's hope so. You've got to come back and pick up the pieces.
0:06:59 > 0:07:01I don't eat desserts.
0:07:01 > 0:07:08I'm a main course person so it's going to be a right to do if...
0:07:08 > 0:07:11If he's left me the dessert, there's going to be murders.
0:07:14 > 0:07:15Guys, you're halfway.
0:07:19 > 0:07:23Dessert right now is a bit of a question mark.
0:07:23 > 0:07:25In fact, it's not even a question mark.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28It's just a little dot at the bottom of the question mark.
0:07:28 > 0:07:32What are you going to do with your bowl of melted chocolate?
0:07:32 > 0:07:35Well, there are so many things you can do with molten chocolate.
0:07:35 > 0:07:37- Yeah, like what?- There's some cake stuff over there,
0:07:37 > 0:07:41so we could just have some lovely chocolaty cake stuff.
0:07:41 > 0:07:43You're sounding like afternoon tea down at the...
0:07:43 > 0:07:47- Of course.- A tea vicar. - Of course.
0:07:47 > 0:07:49If you have an idea, then I suggest you leave a clue
0:07:49 > 0:07:51because presently you've got pots of chocolate on a bench
0:07:51 > 0:07:53and a bowl of melted chocolate.
0:07:53 > 0:07:56- Yeah.- A couple of shallots over there, a bit of cod here.
0:07:56 > 0:07:58It's all going to come together now.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00Do you want a loaf to go with the fishes?
0:08:00 > 0:08:01That would be lovely.
0:08:09 > 0:08:11HE LAUGHS
0:08:11 > 0:08:14You've got five minutes before you swap over, OK?
0:08:19 > 0:08:21The plan for this stuff... We've got some sultanas,
0:08:21 > 0:08:24we got some hazelnuts, both go very nicely with chocolate.
0:08:24 > 0:08:26We've got a bit of cake. You're salivating already
0:08:26 > 0:08:29at the thought of the pudding that might just come out of this.
0:08:29 > 0:08:30I know you are.
0:08:32 > 0:08:33No, don't want any of that.
0:08:38 > 0:08:42I'm trying to lay a sort of plan that Laila can follow.
0:08:42 > 0:08:46The knowledge she's had of 71 years will just say,
0:08:46 > 0:08:48I know where we're going with that.
0:08:48 > 0:08:50Yeah, but hang on a minute, what is your idea with the chocolate
0:08:50 > 0:08:52and the nuts because it doesn't look obvious to me?
0:08:52 > 0:08:54Soft fruit, chocolate, nuts.
0:08:54 > 0:08:56It's a winning combination.
0:08:56 > 0:08:59- We'll see. - HE LAUGHS NERVOUSLY
0:09:00 > 0:09:04Right, 60 seconds till your mates come in.
0:09:04 > 0:09:0660 seconds before the girls take over.
0:09:06 > 0:09:09- Are you nervous?- I am nervous now, to be honest.
0:09:09 > 0:09:10I didn't think I would be.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12I hope we don't make a pig's ear of it all.
0:09:12 > 0:09:14Right, swap over.
0:09:14 > 0:09:16Off you go. The others are coming in.
0:09:16 > 0:09:17Go on, off you go.
0:09:19 > 0:09:21Here we go.
0:09:23 > 0:09:24How did you get on?
0:09:24 > 0:09:26THEY LAUGH
0:09:28 > 0:09:29What could go wrong?
0:09:35 > 0:09:36Right.
0:09:38 > 0:09:40Oh, really?
0:09:40 > 0:09:41Oh, dear, oh, dear.
0:09:44 > 0:09:45Oh.
0:09:45 > 0:09:46Right.
0:09:47 > 0:09:49I mean, where's the...
0:09:50 > 0:09:54I enjoyed it but it was an awful lot to do in no time at all.
0:09:54 > 0:09:56I tried to sign path where to go with it
0:09:56 > 0:09:59but she might have better ideas. Hopefully, she will.
0:10:00 > 0:10:01What do you see?
0:10:03 > 0:10:04What do I see?
0:10:04 > 0:10:06Well, I see a blooming big fish gaping at me.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09I see it's all prepared there and he's got the piece there,
0:10:09 > 0:10:13so I think that needs to go first.
0:10:13 > 0:10:14I don't know how long that'd take.
0:10:14 > 0:10:17Oh, I'm just going to put them on and hope for the best, I think.
0:10:17 > 0:10:19What do you think he wants to do with desert?
0:10:19 > 0:10:20I think strawberries,
0:10:22 > 0:10:23with melted chocolate.
0:10:23 > 0:10:25Right. Off you go.
0:10:25 > 0:10:26OK.
0:10:32 > 0:10:36I was expecting it to be a lot worse, believe you me.
0:10:36 > 0:10:37I think he's done a good job.
0:10:41 > 0:10:44Now, this is where it gets tricky.
0:10:51 > 0:10:53Laila's come along and tipped all of it -
0:10:53 > 0:10:55and I mean everything on that bench -
0:10:55 > 0:10:57into one pan.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00It's a bit like the way my grandad used to do a fry-up.
0:11:02 > 0:11:05I hope she's not cooked the fish yet, because it doesn't need cooking yet.
0:11:05 > 0:11:08We've got 15 minutes when we team up together,
0:11:08 > 0:11:11so, hopefully, she hasn't tried to do too much.
0:11:11 > 0:11:14At the moment, that fish is not frying in that pan, it's steaming.
0:11:16 > 0:11:18So, it's going to have to be rescued by Neil
0:11:18 > 0:11:20if she doesn't sort herself out.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25I literally have no idea what he's trying to do here.
0:11:25 > 0:11:27Right, so what are you going to do with the fish?
0:11:27 > 0:11:30The fish. I'm going to put this in the oven, put some onions around it.
0:11:30 > 0:11:33- Right.- Put a tiny bit of olive oil, put that in the oven.
0:11:33 > 0:11:35- So you're going to bake that? - Uh-huh.- With the onions?
0:11:35 > 0:11:36Yes, yeah.
0:11:38 > 0:11:41Definitely have never done this before.
0:11:41 > 0:11:43How long does a piece of fish take to cook?
0:11:43 > 0:11:4420?
0:11:44 > 0:11:47So, you've got 25 minutes and then you've got 15 at the end.
0:11:47 > 0:11:50OK, you've given me a hint there. I'm going to just put it straight in the...
0:11:50 > 0:11:52That's not happening.
0:11:52 > 0:11:54Oh, my God.
0:11:54 > 0:11:56Oh, man. I thought it would be more obvious than this.
0:11:59 > 0:12:03Amelle's walked in and there, on the bench, is a lovely fillet of cod
0:12:03 > 0:12:06and that could be finished off at the last minute, but now,
0:12:06 > 0:12:08with still 20 minutes to go, the fish is cooking in a pan.
0:12:08 > 0:12:11The onions aren't even cooked yet, so what's going to happen
0:12:11 > 0:12:13with the rest of the dish, I'm not quite sure.
0:12:14 > 0:12:15What is he doing?
0:12:18 > 0:12:20I don't understand why there's white chocolate, though.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23This, I was thinking about plastering it over that.
0:12:24 > 0:12:25I honestly don't know.
0:12:25 > 0:12:27I'm just going to hope and...
0:12:27 > 0:12:28hopefully it works.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33I had a feeling that Amelle's probably got a better instinct
0:12:33 > 0:12:36for desserts than I have, so what I did was try to give her some stuff to go on.
0:12:36 > 0:12:39So, I melted some milk chocolate, melted some white chocolate,
0:12:39 > 0:12:40found a piece of cake
0:12:40 > 0:12:43and, er, leave the rest to her imagination.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47Right, I have no idea, to be honest with you.
0:12:47 > 0:12:50All I've done is I've put a little bit of chocolate on top of this.
0:12:51 > 0:12:53I need Richard to save the day.
0:12:58 > 0:12:59OK.
0:13:04 > 0:13:07The chocolate is going to be melted so it goes on the strawberries.
0:13:09 > 0:13:11And I should imagine with a few nuts
0:13:11 > 0:13:13and bits and bobs.
0:13:14 > 0:13:17It seems to me that there is a dilemma, and the dilemma is,
0:13:17 > 0:13:20"What are you and I going to eat for dessert?"
0:13:20 > 0:13:22Cos, right now, there ain't a dessert in sight.
0:13:22 > 0:13:24On either bench.
0:13:26 > 0:13:29It's five minutes before your mates come in
0:13:29 > 0:13:31and you push for the final 15.
0:13:33 > 0:13:35Or rescue it for the final 15.
0:13:41 > 0:13:43So with the fish...gosh.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46It's breaking up a little bit.
0:13:49 > 0:13:51Yeah, so I'm going to leave it alone for a while.
0:13:51 > 0:13:53So, are the onions cooked?
0:13:54 > 0:13:58I was going to make them a little bit more, erm, so I can get all the juices out of them.
0:13:58 > 0:13:59Right.
0:14:00 > 0:14:02- All right?- Yeah.
0:14:07 > 0:14:08- LAILA:- Keep it warm.
0:14:10 > 0:14:11Right.
0:14:11 > 0:14:14I've done the fish and the little potatoes.
0:14:14 > 0:14:17This is still just down low,
0:14:17 > 0:14:18keeping it warm.
0:14:18 > 0:14:21The strawberries I've done with some chocolate,
0:14:21 > 0:14:23but I'm now going to put some white chocolate on.
0:14:25 > 0:14:26I've never done this before, anyway.
0:14:27 > 0:14:28No kidding?
0:14:28 > 0:14:30No, I never melted chocolate.
0:14:32 > 0:14:34- No.- You look like a master chocolatier from over there.
0:14:35 > 0:14:37No, I'm not!
0:14:41 > 0:14:44Yeah, I think the 15 minutes at the end is going to be very interesting.
0:14:44 > 0:14:48See where we can possibly go in 15 minutes. It's not long.
0:14:48 > 0:14:50My nightmare situation would be to see a large piece of cod
0:14:50 > 0:14:52dipped in chocolate.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56Richard's going to go mad when he sees this.
0:14:56 > 0:14:58Hopefully, there's enough time to put right
0:14:58 > 0:15:00what I've put so wrong, huh.
0:15:04 > 0:15:06So cringe. OK.
0:15:08 > 0:15:10Got Mary Berry outside.
0:15:10 > 0:15:13Seriously, desserts are, like, seriously my weak spot.
0:15:13 > 0:15:18- No?!- I was trying to make it look as normal and as nice as possible.
0:15:18 > 0:15:22Hopefully, you, like I, will just go in there and watch the ladies
0:15:22 > 0:15:24finish it and take us over the finishing line.
0:15:24 > 0:15:26We'll just fine tune it.
0:15:26 > 0:15:27A little bit of "ho-ho-hee-ho".
0:15:27 > 0:15:28Yeah.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33- GREGG:- Right, your partners are coming back in. You work together
0:15:33 > 0:15:34for the final 15 minutes.
0:15:36 > 0:15:39- Oh, Richard.- How's it going?
0:15:39 > 0:15:41Right, I had no idea. This is what I've done.
0:15:41 > 0:15:43- Oh, that's delicious.- Is that OK? - Magnificent.
0:15:43 > 0:15:47- I've put loads of stuff inside and then there's chocolate.- Fantastic.
0:15:47 > 0:15:48How are you doing, babe?
0:15:48 > 0:15:50- All right.- Fantastic.
0:15:50 > 0:15:52I just added all that in there.
0:15:52 > 0:15:54- That's that.- Oh, I tell you what, you are a ledge.
0:15:54 > 0:15:57Absolute ledge. She's an absolute legend.
0:15:57 > 0:16:02She's done everything that I would have done, so, we are in sync.
0:16:02 > 0:16:03Good.
0:16:03 > 0:16:05- OK?- It's the practical thing for you to do pudding and me to do this.
0:16:05 > 0:16:10- Richard's here.- I'm glad you think that's helpful, but you carry on with that, I'll carry on with this.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13- OK. With this, do you reckon I should cut it, because it's quite big?- I would cut it.
0:16:13 > 0:16:15Cool. Perfect. And I can dress it a little bit nicer.
0:16:15 > 0:16:18I've never looked forward to seeing you so much, Richard.
0:16:18 > 0:16:21- Right, we don't have long, do we? - Looking at the door every two seconds.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24The dishes have become miracles of confection and delight.
0:16:24 > 0:16:26That's what's happened. It's all gone very well.
0:16:36 > 0:16:38So, I learned to do this at the restaurant,
0:16:38 > 0:16:40but it looks a little bit
0:16:40 > 0:16:42dodgy, I think.
0:16:43 > 0:16:44I'm not sure about that.
0:16:49 > 0:16:50Are you on it, Mo? Do you need a hand?
0:16:50 > 0:16:52No, go on. You carry on with your bit.
0:16:52 > 0:16:54I'll carry on with this.
0:17:01 > 0:17:04I think Neil and Laila's fish is actually coming along OK,
0:17:04 > 0:17:07because I think Neil did some excellent work there.
0:17:07 > 0:17:10However, the dessert leaves a lot to be desired.
0:17:10 > 0:17:13I mean, between the pair of them, they've sliced some strawberries,
0:17:13 > 0:17:15drizzled two different types of chocolate across it, and now
0:17:15 > 0:17:17they're going to sprinkle some crushed nuts.
0:17:17 > 0:17:19I mean, it's hardly going to set the world on fire.
0:17:22 > 0:17:24Final five minutes.
0:17:24 > 0:17:25Finishing touches.
0:17:32 > 0:17:34- NEIL:- What do you reckon with the shells for decoration?
0:17:34 > 0:17:37Yeah, put it like it's a seascape.
0:17:37 > 0:17:3860 seconds left.
0:17:38 > 0:17:39Final 60 seconds.
0:17:41 > 0:17:43- RICHARD:- Get some madeira into the cake.
0:17:43 > 0:17:44Ooh.
0:17:52 > 0:17:53That's it! Stop.
0:17:55 > 0:17:56You're done.
0:17:56 > 0:17:57There we go. Et voila.
0:17:59 > 0:18:00- High five.- What do you think?
0:18:00 > 0:18:02It's not going to kill anyone, is it?
0:18:02 > 0:18:09We've done a brandade de morue avec les nouilles citron.
0:18:09 > 0:18:10That's nice.
0:18:10 > 0:18:13We've done a gateau de madeira avec de madeira.
0:18:13 > 0:18:15So, you picked the right person, didn't you?
0:18:15 > 0:18:16- Didn't she?- Yeah.
0:18:18 > 0:18:20- JOHN:- Laila and Neil, what have we got?
0:18:21 > 0:18:23Laila, what have we got?
0:18:23 > 0:18:25You should know. You prepared it.
0:18:25 > 0:18:27- You cooked it. - I know. Go on.
0:18:28 > 0:18:33Cod on a base of spinach, peas, bit of bacon.
0:18:33 > 0:18:36Toasted, oven-baked chips.
0:18:36 > 0:18:38And dessert?
0:18:38 > 0:18:39A Laila special.
0:18:41 > 0:18:42Strawberries,
0:18:44 > 0:18:46two types of chocolate and crushed nuts.
0:18:51 > 0:18:53I think the main looks great, actually.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56And I think you both worked on that really well.
0:18:56 > 0:19:00Neil, it was quite clear exactly what it was that you needed to do -
0:19:00 > 0:19:02and you did it, and you did it pretty well.
0:19:02 > 0:19:03Thank you.
0:19:14 > 0:19:17Fish is flaky and soft
0:19:17 > 0:19:20and you've got lemon juice in your spinach, which is delightful.
0:19:20 > 0:19:23You've got natural sweetness of clams, peas, shallots.
0:19:23 > 0:19:26Really good flavours.
0:19:26 > 0:19:27Well done.
0:19:27 > 0:19:28- BOTH:- Thank you.
0:19:28 > 0:19:30Well done.
0:19:30 > 0:19:31I like that spinach.
0:19:31 > 0:19:34Some people might think it's overcooked, but I love that,
0:19:34 > 0:19:37cos it's really cooked down well, it's strong, it's earthy,
0:19:37 > 0:19:39and it goes beautifully with the fish.
0:19:39 > 0:19:41I like the ideas. I like them a lot.
0:19:41 > 0:19:42Posh fish and chips.
0:19:44 > 0:19:48All the effort, right from the start, went into the main.
0:19:48 > 0:19:51Neither of you could come up with a decent plan for the dessert.
0:19:51 > 0:19:53- And it shows, doesn't it?- Yeah.
0:19:58 > 0:20:02This is a kind of afterthought. "What are we going to do? Let's piece something together."
0:20:02 > 0:20:04And that's what it tastes like.
0:20:04 > 0:20:05That's what it was.
0:20:05 > 0:20:06Yeah.
0:20:10 > 0:20:12- NEIL:- Today was terrible.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14Like, Laila was absolutely terrible.
0:20:14 > 0:20:16Hopefully, I will never work with her again.
0:20:17 > 0:20:19No, she was fantastic.
0:20:19 > 0:20:21- Honestly, I'm really happy. - Yeah. I'm well pleased.
0:20:27 > 0:20:28Richard and Amelle, what have we got?
0:20:28 > 0:20:31We have a celebration of white food,
0:20:31 > 0:20:33with pan-fried cod
0:20:33 > 0:20:36with white wine
0:20:36 > 0:20:37and some white noodles
0:20:37 > 0:20:39and some white stuff.
0:20:39 > 0:20:40And dessert?
0:20:40 > 0:20:42That's a Madeira tipsy cake,
0:20:44 > 0:20:46with a duo of chocolate,
0:20:46 > 0:20:48hazelnuts and sultanas.
0:20:51 > 0:20:54Well, I've got to say, you'd be able to sell ice to Eskimos, wouldn't you, eh?
0:20:54 > 0:20:56Yeah, you sounded really nice, too.
0:20:56 > 0:20:57A Madeira tipsy cake?
0:20:57 > 0:20:58- RICHARD:- Yeah.
0:20:58 > 0:20:59What, you put booze in it?
0:20:59 > 0:21:00- We have.- Oh.
0:21:00 > 0:21:01Why the noodles?
0:21:01 > 0:21:04Cos I see noodles as a kind of Asian dish,
0:21:04 > 0:21:05yet the flavours are very European.
0:21:05 > 0:21:09Well, I wanted some starch, because I didn't look at the table that had the spuds on,
0:21:09 > 0:21:12and it would have been a very different story. I just saw noodles
0:21:12 > 0:21:15and we didn't have much time, so I thought, well, we'll have some noodles then.
0:21:15 > 0:21:19You just need to look around a little bit. The problem is it's called blind panic.
0:21:19 > 0:21:20Yeah.
0:21:29 > 0:21:32Considering your fish has been cooked for so long,
0:21:32 > 0:21:35it's still lovely and moist and I'm surprised,
0:21:35 > 0:21:38cos a piece of cod will take about five minutes to cook
0:21:38 > 0:21:39if it's not on the bone.
0:21:39 > 0:21:42However, cos there's so many herbs and onions
0:21:42 > 0:21:44inside with the sweet shallots and the parsley,
0:21:44 > 0:21:47it's a tasty, tasty thing and the dill in the background's good.
0:21:49 > 0:21:53Love the spinach, the dill, the white wine flavour
0:21:53 > 0:21:56that's going on underneath that fish. I think that's beautiful.
0:21:56 > 0:22:00The noodles are only there because you didn't realise we had potatoes,
0:22:00 > 0:22:04and I think your ideas are always quite solid and just work with them.
0:22:06 > 0:22:08Right, shall we move from there to dessert?
0:22:11 > 0:22:13What's in the pot?
0:22:13 > 0:22:14You don't want to know.
0:22:14 > 0:22:16Lots of little goodies there for you.
0:22:16 > 0:22:18There's some nuts and sultanas,
0:22:18 > 0:22:21and then some white chocolate for you.
0:22:23 > 0:22:26- RICHARD:- I thought it was a nice idea, hazelnuts and white chocolate.
0:22:26 > 0:22:29It's so rich and sweet and sticky.
0:22:29 > 0:22:32You said that you can't go wrong with a bowl of chocolate,
0:22:32 > 0:22:33melted chocolate.
0:22:34 > 0:22:37I think we could probably be a little bit more adventurous
0:22:37 > 0:22:40than a slice of cake covered in chocolate.
0:22:40 > 0:22:42Yes, desserts are not my strong point, to be honest.
0:22:42 > 0:22:44You're both decent cooks, actually.
0:22:44 > 0:22:45We'll leave it up to you two
0:22:45 > 0:22:48to take whatever lessons from this you choose.
0:22:48 > 0:22:49But learn from it.
0:22:49 > 0:22:50- OK.- Thank you, we shall.
0:22:50 > 0:22:51- JOHN:- Thank you.
0:22:54 > 0:22:56- There were knocked out by it.- Yeah.
0:22:56 > 0:22:58They mocked us.
0:22:58 > 0:23:00It's never good when someone speaks about your menu
0:23:00 > 0:23:03and uses the expression "blind panic".
0:23:03 > 0:23:05Oh, man. Yeah.
0:23:07 > 0:23:08What you've learnt today
0:23:10 > 0:23:12is important
0:23:12 > 0:23:14because what comes up next
0:23:14 > 0:23:15is ferocious.
0:23:17 > 0:23:19Ladies and gentlemen, thank you very much indeed.
0:23:19 > 0:23:20We will see you again
0:23:20 > 0:23:22very soon indeed.
0:23:23 > 0:23:24Off you go.
0:23:46 > 0:23:49It's early morning on day two,
0:23:49 > 0:23:52and Richard, Laila, Neil and Amelle
0:23:52 > 0:23:55are heading to their most daunting challenge yet.
0:23:57 > 0:24:02I wasn't sure what we were going to do today, cos do you remember Greg said that it would be ferocious,
0:24:02 > 0:24:04so I thought maybe we would go to London Zoo,
0:24:04 > 0:24:06where we'd be thrown in with the lions.
0:24:28 > 0:24:32Good morning and welcome to Battersea Power Station.
0:24:32 > 0:24:37Undoubtedly, one of the most iconic sights on London's skyline.
0:24:37 > 0:24:41This is the biggest brick-built structure in Europe.
0:24:41 > 0:24:45Right now, it's one of the biggest regeneration schemes
0:24:45 > 0:24:47London has ever seen.
0:24:47 > 0:24:48There are, at any one time,
0:24:48 > 0:24:53up to 3,000 builders and contractors on this site.
0:24:53 > 0:24:55Today, you are going to make lunch
0:24:55 > 0:24:57for 120 of them.
0:24:59 > 0:25:01Oh, my God. That beats your eight.
0:25:01 > 0:25:03I was thinking, like, 20.
0:25:03 > 0:25:05That's my anxiety dream come true.
0:25:05 > 0:25:08You'll be remaining in the same teams as you were in the last round.
0:25:08 > 0:25:10Amelle and Richard,
0:25:10 > 0:25:11and Laila and Neil.
0:25:11 > 0:25:13This is big, industrial cooking,
0:25:13 > 0:25:16and you've only got three hours until lunchtime.
0:25:16 > 0:25:19Ladies and gentlemen, I'd say you'd better get on with it.
0:25:19 > 0:25:20Right.
0:25:20 > 0:25:21- NEIL:- Oh, my God.
0:25:21 > 0:25:23- AMELLE:- Oh, my gosh!
0:25:26 > 0:25:28Didn't expect him to say 120.
0:25:28 > 0:25:30I had a mini heart attack on the spot there.
0:25:30 > 0:25:33It's fantastic to be at Battersea Power Station.
0:25:33 > 0:25:36I think we filmed a video here in the 1980s, so it's good to be back.
0:25:38 > 0:25:41Very daunting. Over 3,000 workforce here.
0:25:41 > 0:25:44Thank God we're not cooking for all 3,000,
0:25:44 > 0:25:46but working with Laila,
0:25:46 > 0:25:47I know we'll smash it.
0:25:47 > 0:25:50I should imagine that the blokes that work here are hungry.
0:25:50 > 0:25:52I mean, you've only got to look round
0:25:52 > 0:25:54and see what's going on.
0:25:55 > 0:25:57They're hungry boys. Yeah.
0:26:03 > 0:26:06My name's Andy. I'm the head chef here at Battersea Power Station.
0:26:06 > 0:26:11The guys that are coming in today, they're expecting something that is simple and wholesome.
0:26:11 > 0:26:15I don't want anything that's going to be coming through which is going to be plain.
0:26:15 > 0:26:18You've got 10 minutes to come up with a menu idea.
0:26:18 > 0:26:19Off you go.
0:26:19 > 0:26:21- AMELLE:- Oh, my G... that was so sudden.
0:26:24 > 0:26:26Using the kitchen larder,
0:26:26 > 0:26:31each team must make 50 portions of a meat or fish dish,
0:26:31 > 0:26:3420 portions of a vegetarian option
0:26:34 > 0:26:36and 70 portions of pudding.
0:26:38 > 0:26:39Aubergine.
0:26:39 > 0:26:42- Red peppers.- Red peppers, yeah.
0:26:42 > 0:26:44You can have mashed potatoes and greens.
0:26:44 > 0:26:47- AMELLE:- Those brown things. What are they called again?
0:26:47 > 0:26:49- RICHARD:- What brown things? - Not brown, they're black.
0:26:49 > 0:26:52- It's not a cucumber, is it?- It's a courgette.- OK, sorry, courgette.
0:26:52 > 0:26:53- LAILA:- Do you know how to do it?
0:26:53 > 0:26:55- NEIL:- Yeah, I do.- OK, then.
0:26:55 > 0:26:56I'm on it. I'm on it.
0:26:56 > 0:26:57I think I'm leaving you in charge.
0:27:01 > 0:27:04- GREGG:- 120 of these people, our celebs are cooking for.
0:27:04 > 0:27:09Now, my guess is the most they've ever done is probably eight at a dinner party on Christmas Day.
0:27:09 > 0:27:11Anybody's who's had a pick and shovel out in this weather
0:27:11 > 0:27:14is going to eat a lot more than a standard lunch.
0:27:14 > 0:27:15I think they can do it,
0:27:15 > 0:27:17but they're going to have to work really hard.
0:27:19 > 0:27:21The teams now have just three hours
0:27:21 > 0:27:23before lunch service.
0:27:24 > 0:27:26Service here is absolutely bonkers.
0:27:26 > 0:27:29It's start to finish nonstop onslaught.
0:27:29 > 0:27:31I think the guys are going to be in for an experience.
0:27:31 > 0:27:33Various roasted veg.
0:27:33 > 0:27:34- Yeah.- Tomatoes.
0:27:34 > 0:27:36These will go lovely, actually.
0:27:36 > 0:27:37Yeah.
0:27:39 > 0:27:41Laila and Neil have decided on
0:27:41 > 0:27:44steak and kidney casserole for their main
0:27:44 > 0:27:46and apple pie for pudding.
0:27:47 > 0:27:50But they've yet to fully work out their vegetarian course.
0:27:53 > 0:27:55Tell me about vegetarian?
0:27:55 > 0:27:56Courgettes, aubergine...
0:27:56 > 0:27:59It's going to be like a sauce, but chunky.
0:27:59 > 0:28:01But, spicy or...?
0:28:01 > 0:28:02I will add a bit of spice,
0:28:02 > 0:28:04but that's a secret ingredient.
0:28:04 > 0:28:05Maybe a curry?
0:28:05 > 0:28:07- Ah, vegetable curry?- Yeah.
0:28:07 > 0:28:09- Well, that would be nice, wouldn't it?- Yeah, it'd be lovely.
0:28:09 > 0:28:12- That lovely curry sauce you did with your salmon.- Absolutely.
0:28:12 > 0:28:15So, tell me about steak and kidney.
0:28:15 > 0:28:16Just like a stew?
0:28:16 > 0:28:18- Yeah.- Dumplings?- No.
0:28:18 > 0:28:19I ain't got no dumplings.
0:28:19 > 0:28:22- OK.- I can't do 120 dumplings.
0:28:22 > 0:28:24- We ain't got time now.- Haven't you?
0:28:24 > 0:28:25No.
0:28:26 > 0:28:28God, she's a force to be reckoned with, isn't she? Eh?
0:28:28 > 0:28:31Let her think she's the boss. That's all you got to do.
0:28:34 > 0:28:39Richard and Amelle are also doing a curry with chicken and spinach.
0:28:39 > 0:28:44Their vegetarian dish is pasta with Mediterranean vegetables.
0:28:47 > 0:28:49What about dessert? What are we doing for desert?
0:28:49 > 0:28:52We're going to do some classic, English baked apples.
0:28:52 > 0:28:53Don't look at me like that.
0:28:53 > 0:28:57No, the only reason I do that is cos the guys are doing apples over here as well.
0:28:58 > 0:29:02Oh, baked apples would be really nice, you see. What are they doing with their apples?
0:29:02 > 0:29:03Apple pie.
0:29:03 > 0:29:07- Oh, we're not doing that. Stick to the plan and let's...- OK. I think we'll have to have a think.
0:29:07 > 0:29:09I'm not too sure we can do two apple desserts.
0:29:09 > 0:29:10- We can change.- Yeah?
0:29:10 > 0:29:13In a flash. No, seriously, we can change. We'll do it.
0:29:13 > 0:29:15But what will you change to, Neil?
0:29:15 > 0:29:18We'll do pancakes with strawberries.
0:29:18 > 0:29:20- You can do the apples. - That's very decent of you.
0:29:20 > 0:29:21- Team work.- Bless you, Neil.
0:29:21 > 0:29:23- No problem. - We owe you one.
0:29:23 > 0:29:25- SINGS:- That's what friends are for.
0:29:25 > 0:29:27Well, these baked apples better be good.
0:29:31 > 0:29:33Might make a little strawberry coulis.
0:29:33 > 0:29:36The strawberries, the pancakes, bit of coulis
0:29:36 > 0:29:38and some fresh cream, so...
0:29:38 > 0:29:40Who doesn't like that?
0:29:40 > 0:29:43- LAILA:- Oi, these men are hard working. They'll think they're at the Ritz.
0:29:43 > 0:29:45They'll love it. They'll love it.
0:29:45 > 0:29:48And then they'll want it every day, you watch.
0:29:49 > 0:29:50They can have it every day.
0:29:50 > 0:29:52I just won't be here to cook it.
0:29:57 > 0:29:59- Got some apples here.- Oh, lovely.
0:29:59 > 0:30:00About a thousand.
0:30:02 > 0:30:04You know what a Bramley does when it's baked?
0:30:04 > 0:30:06- It goes soft.- Yes.- Delicious.
0:30:06 > 0:30:07It's sharp.
0:30:07 > 0:30:11- Oh, yeah. We're going to have lots of sugar. Lots of sugar.- Good. - Yeah, loads.- Custard?
0:30:11 > 0:30:13- I was thinking of a custard, but... - We saw some nice cold cream.
0:30:13 > 0:30:15- You're being lazy here, Richard. - Not lazy at all.
0:30:15 > 0:30:17I'm scared of doing custard...
0:30:17 > 0:30:19- Are you?- ..in quantities that I've not done before.
0:30:19 > 0:30:21- What about if I give you a recipe? - That'd be brilliant.
0:30:21 > 0:30:26- I'll give you a recipe for custard, you do custard. You promise me? - I promise.- I'll give you a recipe.
0:30:27 > 0:30:30I've got 60 chicken legs, Amelle.
0:30:30 > 0:30:32I think we just get them in and get them on.
0:30:32 > 0:30:34Get it straight up, yeah.
0:30:34 > 0:30:35Such a big knife for such a small job.
0:30:37 > 0:30:40One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, 11.
0:30:40 > 0:30:41If we do 12...
0:30:52 > 0:30:54Laila has got her steak on to brown
0:30:54 > 0:30:57and is now prepping the beef kidneys.
0:30:58 > 0:30:59I like kidneys.
0:31:01 > 0:31:04Usually, I use lamb's, er, kidneys.
0:31:04 > 0:31:07You know, when you've got a lot of men to look after.
0:31:07 > 0:31:09This is the best, I suppose, the best one to use.
0:31:10 > 0:31:12Now, we can get cracking, I think.
0:31:17 > 0:31:18Yeah, that's it.
0:31:18 > 0:31:20Give it a good stir.
0:31:21 > 0:31:23That's it. Look at that.
0:31:23 > 0:31:24Beautiful.
0:31:24 > 0:31:27Beautiful. Once I got a few herbs in there.
0:31:30 > 0:31:32I've never cooked for more than six or seven people,
0:31:32 > 0:31:36so, this is totally out of my comfort zone, but...
0:31:38 > 0:31:41one virtue, I did do A-level maths and passed it,
0:31:41 > 0:31:43so, hopefully,
0:31:43 > 0:31:45we've got the calculations right.
0:31:48 > 0:31:52Neil, is this going to be enough to serve all the guys that we've got coming in?
0:31:52 > 0:31:54I'm going to consult Laila.
0:31:54 > 0:31:58Do we think we've got enough meat in here to serve the guys we've got coming in?
0:31:58 > 0:32:00Erm, well, I'll put more in then.
0:32:00 > 0:32:03It's just the last thing I want is to have hungry guys.
0:32:06 > 0:32:09OK, guys. We've got less than 90 minutes now.
0:32:09 > 0:32:11Yes, Chef! Yes, Chef!
0:32:14 > 0:32:17Little concerned about the steak and kidneys.
0:32:17 > 0:32:20I know that Laila and Neil are working really hard to get it done
0:32:20 > 0:32:23and I do think it's going to taste really nice, but they need to get it cooking down.
0:32:23 > 0:32:26Otherwise, that meat's going to be tough as old boots.
0:32:32 > 0:32:36Richard is making a yoghurt raita to accompany their chicken curry.
0:32:38 > 0:32:41While Amelle is busy prepping the Mediterranean vegetables
0:32:41 > 0:32:43for their pasta dish.
0:32:43 > 0:32:45You know like chips in a casino?
0:32:45 > 0:32:48Like, "There you go, mate. I put 20 in."
0:32:53 > 0:32:56The biggest vegetable pot I've ever created in my life.
0:32:56 > 0:32:58Have you seen the size of this thing?
0:32:59 > 0:33:01I've never cooked for this many people, ever.
0:33:01 > 0:33:03Scared the hell out of me earlier,
0:33:03 > 0:33:06erm, so, I was thinking, "How is that even possible?"
0:33:06 > 0:33:07But...
0:33:07 > 0:33:10somehow, it just, I don't know. It's all right.
0:33:10 > 0:33:11It's not so bad.
0:33:11 > 0:33:14I'm going to add a tiny bit of lemon and lime as well, just to...
0:33:14 > 0:33:17- RICHARD:- Good-o. All the help that we can give it to make it delicious.
0:33:20 > 0:33:22With the raita finished,
0:33:22 > 0:33:26Richard's next task is to make a curry sauce, using ginger,
0:33:26 > 0:33:28garlic and cumin.
0:33:31 > 0:33:35We are calmly and confidently approaching a culinary miracle.
0:33:35 > 0:33:37It's kind of managed chaos at the moment,
0:33:37 > 0:33:39and I'd don't really want chaos to get the better of us,
0:33:39 > 0:33:41so, time is always running out
0:33:41 > 0:33:44and I haven't even got on to those baked apples yet.
0:33:44 > 0:33:46But, we just need to do this.
0:33:48 > 0:33:50Richard, we need to get some sauce on these chickens.
0:33:50 > 0:33:51Yeah.
0:33:51 > 0:33:53We can't be serving that as it is.
0:33:53 > 0:33:56We've got less than 90 minutes to go. Let's rally and get it done.
0:33:56 > 0:33:57Yeah.
0:33:59 > 0:34:02Couldn't imagine cooking this much food every single day.
0:34:11 > 0:34:13I literally just dropped this
0:34:13 > 0:34:17in someone else's food, so I hope they don't think I was trying to sabotage them.
0:34:17 > 0:34:19But, erm, yeah, I've just taken them out, fished them out.
0:34:21 > 0:34:22No-one has to know.
0:34:26 > 0:34:29So, we've got like, I think, an hour now.
0:34:30 > 0:34:31We'll soon see.
0:34:31 > 0:34:32What will be, will be.
0:34:32 > 0:34:33Now, out of my way.
0:34:36 > 0:34:40Laila has finally browned off the extra beef and kidneys
0:34:40 > 0:34:44for her casserole, but she's behind getting it into the oven to braise.
0:34:46 > 0:34:50Well, I've never had to do something like this, where I've got to stand on tiptoe
0:34:50 > 0:34:53and look into it, cos I'm too short.
0:34:56 > 0:34:58Do you want a hand?
0:34:58 > 0:34:59Yes, please.
0:35:04 > 0:35:07I really needed some more sort of, like, flavours in here.
0:35:07 > 0:35:11- What do you need? - Something that I can thicken it up with.- Do you want some gravy?- Yeah.
0:35:11 > 0:35:13Have you got some gravy? Here you go, try that.
0:35:13 > 0:35:15Oh, yeah. Ladle would've helped, wouldn't it?
0:35:16 > 0:35:17- Thank you.- You're very welcome.
0:35:19 > 0:35:21I mean when I do stews and stuff like this,
0:35:21 > 0:35:25I cook it for about three to four hours and about five hours if I'm doing oxtail.
0:35:28 > 0:35:29It seems as though it's never-ending.
0:35:30 > 0:35:32Cor, it makes your arm ache.
0:35:34 > 0:35:36If they don't like it, I'll stick it in their laps.
0:35:38 > 0:35:39You want a job, Laila?
0:35:39 > 0:35:44Yeah. If that's how you like...if that's how you want me to talk to the men, I'll do it.
0:35:44 > 0:35:45Absolutely perfect.
0:35:46 > 0:35:48If you don't eat it, you wear it.
0:35:50 > 0:35:53And I don't want to see no leftovers either.
0:35:55 > 0:35:56Oh, that's nice.
0:36:09 > 0:36:12Battersea Power Station has dominated London's skyline
0:36:12 > 0:36:15since it was built in the 1930s.
0:36:15 > 0:36:20It generated part of London's electricity for over half a century
0:36:20 > 0:36:24before it was decommissioned in the early 1980s.
0:36:24 > 0:36:27Now, after years of neglect,
0:36:27 > 0:36:31it's undergoing an £8 billion redevelopment
0:36:31 > 0:36:34with the transformed former power station at its heart.
0:36:36 > 0:36:40When finished, the huge 42-acre site
0:36:40 > 0:36:42will house nearly 4,000 homes,
0:36:42 > 0:36:44shops and restaurants.
0:36:48 > 0:36:50This is a mammoth task, John, isn't?
0:36:50 > 0:36:51If you were working down here,
0:36:51 > 0:36:55you would be cold and you would be really, really hungry
0:36:55 > 0:36:58and you'd want something pretty decent for your lunch.
0:36:58 > 0:37:00MasterChef are in town.
0:37:00 > 0:37:02They know it. Their expectations are going to go up.
0:37:02 > 0:37:05I'll tell you what, these celebs have got to deliver.
0:37:08 > 0:37:11With 45 minutes till service,
0:37:11 > 0:37:15whipping up a cream that's going to be flavoured
0:37:15 > 0:37:18with vanilla and I'm mixing up a pancake mix...
0:37:18 > 0:37:21Well, I've got to open it up yet.
0:37:21 > 0:37:22..for 70 pancakes.
0:37:28 > 0:37:31What are you concerned about here, because you realise
0:37:31 > 0:37:33120 hungry builders are going to walk through that door?
0:37:33 > 0:37:35- Yeah.- Soon.
0:37:35 > 0:37:37I've just said to chef,
0:37:37 > 0:37:38they'd better eat it
0:37:38 > 0:37:40or they can wear it.
0:37:40 > 0:37:41I've cooked it,
0:37:41 > 0:37:42eat it.
0:37:45 > 0:37:46Ooh, look at that little face.
0:37:46 > 0:37:47Ooh, you're tough.
0:37:47 > 0:37:49I thought Neil Back was tough -
0:37:49 > 0:37:51he's nothing on you.
0:37:51 > 0:37:52Absolutely. You're ferocious.
0:37:52 > 0:37:53Oh, good.
0:37:53 > 0:37:56I'm going to tell them to keep their hard hats on.
0:38:01 > 0:38:03Neil and Laila are actually doing quite well.
0:38:03 > 0:38:07Their steak and their kidney and their mashed potato is on.
0:38:07 > 0:38:09The vegetable curry, it's ready to go.
0:38:09 > 0:38:11What I'm very nervous of
0:38:11 > 0:38:13is 70 individual pancakes.
0:38:17 > 0:38:19With 40 minutes to go,
0:38:19 > 0:38:22Richard has finished making the curry sauce,
0:38:22 > 0:38:25but Amelle is still working on the vegetarian pasta dish.
0:38:27 > 0:38:29I'm panicking a bit about rice.
0:38:29 > 0:38:31We need to get some rice on. So we need a pot.
0:38:31 > 0:38:33Is there another pot for you?
0:38:33 > 0:38:36Well, I can use this pot, but I'm just going to have to
0:38:36 > 0:38:37get this going.
0:38:37 > 0:38:38How are you doing?
0:38:38 > 0:38:40This is smelling very good.
0:38:40 > 0:38:41Is it? Good.
0:38:44 > 0:38:46You've got a happy smile on your face.
0:38:46 > 0:38:48- I normally do.- Why does he look as stressed as hell?
0:38:48 > 0:38:50I am stressed, to be fair. I'm not going to lie.
0:38:50 > 0:38:53As in, I was really stressed, I'm starting to calm,
0:38:53 > 0:38:54cos it's out of our control now.
0:38:54 > 0:38:56What will be, will be. I think it's not bad.
0:38:56 > 0:38:58What will be, will be. OK, fine.
0:38:58 > 0:39:01I'll put that out over the building site by Tannoy.
0:39:01 > 0:39:04Don't worry about lunch. It might be there, it might not be.
0:39:04 > 0:39:06What will be will be. I'm sure they'll agree with you.
0:39:06 > 0:39:08Yeah, I think it'll be nice. I think they'll enjoy it.
0:39:09 > 0:39:12Lunch is now fast approaching
0:39:12 > 0:39:15and the first shift of 120 workers
0:39:15 > 0:39:17is about to descend on the canteen.
0:39:20 > 0:39:23Richard gets the rice on ready for service,
0:39:23 > 0:39:25but with just over half an hour to go,
0:39:25 > 0:39:28they still haven't started on dessert.
0:39:29 > 0:39:31We've got an emergency here, I think.
0:39:31 > 0:39:33- We really need to get on the apples. - Yeah, I know.
0:39:35 > 0:39:38Before their apples can go into the oven,
0:39:38 > 0:39:41they need to be cored and filled with sugar and sultanas.
0:39:43 > 0:39:45These are big apples.
0:39:45 > 0:39:48I don't know how we're going to get through 70 of these.
0:39:49 > 0:39:51Right, I'm going to go super-speed.
0:39:56 > 0:39:58What have you got as a team?
0:39:58 > 0:40:01We've got talent, we've got vision, we've got skills.
0:40:01 > 0:40:04- What have you really got? - We've got a problem.
0:40:04 > 0:40:07- We've got a problem. - What's the problem?
0:40:07 > 0:40:12The problem is that our dessert is not going to be anywhere near ready and we're stuffed.
0:40:12 > 0:40:15- Have you baked a Bramley apple before?- Many times.
0:40:15 > 0:40:17- Have you?- Yeah. And they take a bit longer than we've got.
0:40:17 > 0:40:19A lot longer then we've got.
0:40:19 > 0:40:21And you're serving it with what?
0:40:21 > 0:40:23Love.
0:40:23 > 0:40:25- Custard?- Oh, custard.
0:40:25 > 0:40:27We forgot about the custard.
0:40:27 > 0:40:30- Delicious with cold cream. - Yes.
0:40:30 > 0:40:34- You're not doing custard. You're running out of time.- How long have we got?- About 35 minutes.
0:40:34 > 0:40:36- We could do custard in 35. - Yeah, we could.
0:40:40 > 0:40:42On the Red team,
0:40:42 > 0:40:45Neil is finishing the 50 portions of mash
0:40:45 > 0:40:48to go with Laila's steak and kidney casserole.
0:40:48 > 0:40:52Well, it looks all right. It really could be thickened a lot better.
0:40:54 > 0:40:58And their vegetable curry is nearly done.
0:40:58 > 0:41:02Whose is the rice? Your rice is burning.
0:41:03 > 0:41:05- Blooming hell.- Right.
0:41:05 > 0:41:06Just get that off.
0:41:11 > 0:41:13That is burnt.
0:41:13 > 0:41:14Right. I don't cook rice.
0:41:14 > 0:41:17I'm a boil-in-the bag person.
0:41:17 > 0:41:19If we can get it on now, you may just have time to get it done.
0:41:19 > 0:41:22- Right.- So let's crack a leg,
0:41:22 > 0:41:25let's get this cleaned out and let's get another load on. Yeah?
0:41:25 > 0:41:27That was Neil's idea.
0:41:27 > 0:41:29Rice. Now we've burnt it.
0:41:29 > 0:41:33So, if we're doing another lot and if it goes all right we'll dish it up.
0:41:33 > 0:41:36If not, they'll have no have potatoes.
0:41:36 > 0:41:37Or mash.
0:41:40 > 0:41:43I'm very concerned. Laila and Neil have just burnt their rice so we are
0:41:43 > 0:41:45around just under the half an hour mark.
0:41:45 > 0:41:49We've got no rice to go with their vegetable dish.
0:41:49 > 0:41:53Richard and Amelle, we've got the apples sat on the side not even ready to go in yet.
0:41:53 > 0:41:58I'm very concerned now that we're not going to have anything to serve to these guys that are coming in.
0:41:58 > 0:42:04Right now, 120 builders are about to walk in to a dessert of raw
0:42:04 > 0:42:07cooking apple from the Blue team.
0:42:07 > 0:42:10I tell you what, that is a little bit like panic stations there.
0:42:15 > 0:42:17- OK, guys, how we getting on?- We're just about to get the apples in.
0:42:17 > 0:42:21Yeah? Do you need me to? I'm going to have to bring somebody in.
0:42:21 > 0:42:26Otherwise, I'm going to have 120 guys coming in with nothing to serve. OK. Kingo.
0:42:26 > 0:42:28I want these salted, sultanas, a little bit of butter,
0:42:28 > 0:42:32- straight in the oven. Let's get 70 portions in the oven.- All right.
0:42:32 > 0:42:34- Lovely.- There's a tray down there.
0:42:34 > 0:42:38Puddings are my Waterloo. We're not great with puddings, are we?
0:42:38 > 0:42:42No. Puddings, desserts, we're not very good with. I feel so much better that there's more apples.
0:42:42 > 0:42:45Rescue has come.
0:42:46 > 0:42:49We haven't got time to cut the cores out, as you can see.
0:42:49 > 0:42:52They might be undercooked. They need 35 minutes and we haven't got that.
0:42:52 > 0:42:55We both learnt our lesson again that we definitely should have started
0:42:55 > 0:42:58with the dessert. They take so much longer than you think. So, yeah,
0:42:58 > 0:43:03a lesson learnt but towards the end of when I should have already learnt my lesson, really.
0:43:08 > 0:43:12The desserts in the last round from both teams was pretty atrocious.
0:43:12 > 0:43:14I mean, today they're going to have to sort it out.
0:43:14 > 0:43:17Otherwise, they are going to have a rebellion.
0:43:17 > 0:43:19The rebellion of Battersea Power Station.
0:43:19 > 0:43:21I don't want to be responsible for that one.
0:43:25 > 0:43:29Guys, we have got 20 minutes until service.
0:43:29 > 0:43:32I need you to pull out all the stops.
0:43:32 > 0:43:34We cannot serve these guys nothing.
0:43:34 > 0:43:35Yes, Chef. Yes, Chef.
0:43:39 > 0:43:46We got about 20 minutes to go and Neil and Laila are just about to climb a pancake mountain.
0:43:46 > 0:43:48I don't know whose idea this was, these pancakes.
0:43:48 > 0:43:52I've got a feeling it Neil's and I think it's a little adventurous at this stage.
0:43:54 > 0:43:56I think I might start a waffle business.
0:43:58 > 0:44:00My arm's dropping off.
0:44:00 > 0:44:03But look, it's coming. It's coming, it's coming, it's coming. Aargh!
0:44:10 > 0:44:12- Richard?- Yeah.
0:44:12 > 0:44:15Oh, yeah. That's a nice bit of pouring cream there, Gregg.
0:44:15 > 0:44:17Wasn't that supposed to be custard?
0:44:17 > 0:44:20It was custard. But we felt custard was, we didn't have time.
0:44:20 > 0:44:25So, nice cold single cream with baked apple.
0:44:25 > 0:44:27- Is the apple baked?- It's baking.
0:44:27 > 0:44:31Yeah, I don't think we're going to win a Michelin star for this dessert, I'm afraid.
0:44:42 > 0:44:44It is quite a hard working day today.
0:44:44 > 0:44:48I'm so excited to go in there and try the food today.
0:44:48 > 0:44:51I'm hungry. I'm very hungry.
0:44:51 > 0:44:53Really hungry.
0:44:53 > 0:44:57My stomach is in my hand, actually, hungry. Yeah.
0:45:02 > 0:45:04Guys, we've got five minutes.
0:45:04 > 0:45:06I've got people queueing up outside.
0:45:06 > 0:45:08We've got five minutes. Let's go.
0:45:26 > 0:45:28Everybody in positions, guys.
0:45:28 > 0:45:29Amelle? Yes, Chef.
0:45:29 > 0:45:31You ready? Yes, Chef.
0:45:31 > 0:45:34- Lovely.- Oh, my gosh.
0:45:36 > 0:45:37- I've seen worse.- Yeah.
0:45:39 > 0:45:40Look at those hungry people.
0:45:54 > 0:45:58- Afternoon, everyone. - I fancy the Red team.
0:45:58 > 0:45:59It'll be the Red team.
0:46:01 > 0:46:04- Perfect.- There you go, sir.
0:46:04 > 0:46:06- For you.- They said don't be shy.
0:46:06 > 0:46:09- Don't be shy, no, we're not shy here.- You got to serve the customer.
0:46:09 > 0:46:12- Can I get the steak and kidney, please?- Certainly.- Would you like rice?
0:46:12 > 0:46:14- No, thanks. Can I get the mash? - You can have mash.
0:46:14 > 0:46:16Boiled meat. Who killed it?
0:46:20 > 0:46:23The Red team have served steak and kidney casserole
0:46:23 > 0:46:26with the choice of mashed potatoes or rice.
0:46:29 > 0:46:30It was absolutely brilliant.
0:46:30 > 0:46:33Fantastic. The food was cooked well, the potatoes was nice.
0:46:33 > 0:46:34There wasn't any lumps in it.
0:46:34 > 0:46:38On a cold day like today, a meal like that is fantastic. Brilliant.
0:46:38 > 0:46:42I haven't had kidney since I was a kid and I didn't think I would like it,
0:46:42 > 0:46:45but I actually really, really liked it. It was lovely. Really good.
0:46:45 > 0:46:47Nice gravy.
0:46:48 > 0:46:49Very, very tasteful.
0:46:49 > 0:46:52Very filling. Nice portions.
0:46:52 > 0:46:53Very nice.
0:46:56 > 0:46:58Laila got the crowd absolutely right, didn't she?
0:46:58 > 0:47:00The sauce's good. The sauce is great.
0:47:00 > 0:47:03The beef could have cooked a bit longer. My only complaint on that
0:47:03 > 0:47:07is that the mashed potato lacks any seasoning at all.
0:47:07 > 0:47:11But it's soft and it's light and that's a rich gravy
0:47:11 > 0:47:13that actually tastes of kidney.
0:47:13 > 0:47:16Listen, this played into Laila's hands, didn't it?
0:47:16 > 0:47:17I like it a lot.
0:47:24 > 0:47:29Laila and Neil's second main course is vegetable curry with rice.
0:47:29 > 0:47:30It's hot, the veggie.
0:47:30 > 0:47:32That's good. Thank you.
0:47:32 > 0:47:35- Thank you.- Thanks very much.
0:47:40 > 0:47:43I went for the vegetarian curry. It was the perfect spicy level.
0:47:47 > 0:47:50I don't know what was going on there.
0:47:50 > 0:47:54Listen, neither Laila or Neil are vegetarians, and this shows.
0:47:54 > 0:47:58There's a sweetness and there's a heat of chilli about it but it's a mush of Mediterranean veg.
0:47:58 > 0:48:01I mean, I don't even know what it's supposed to be.
0:48:05 > 0:48:08- Have you had a busy morning? - It's been waiting for this.
0:48:08 > 0:48:10It's about to get so much better.
0:48:10 > 0:48:11There you go.
0:48:11 > 0:48:14Thank you very much. Cheers.
0:48:14 > 0:48:19On the Blue team, Richard's working hard to keep up with demand.
0:48:19 > 0:48:20Lovely, thank you very much.
0:48:20 > 0:48:24- Chicken.- Chicken.
0:48:24 > 0:48:26There you go.
0:48:26 > 0:48:27Enjoy. Hello.
0:48:29 > 0:48:31- Thank you.- Same again.
0:48:31 > 0:48:36Their meat course is chicken and spinach curry with rice and raita.
0:48:40 > 0:48:42I've gone for the chicken sag.
0:48:42 > 0:48:46It's actually quite nice, not as good as I can do, but it will do.
0:48:46 > 0:48:48It was very succulent, very moist.
0:48:48 > 0:48:51It had some coriander, which is what I like.
0:48:51 > 0:48:52Yeah, lovely. It was lovely.
0:48:55 > 0:48:59I was enjoying it, tucked into my mint yoghurt and I found...
0:48:59 > 0:49:03this, which I can only suggest is probably the lid off the yoghurt.
0:49:03 > 0:49:07I am a little bit unimpressed, yes. If this was in a restaurant, I'd send it back.
0:49:07 > 0:49:09I certainly wouldn't be paying for it.
0:49:12 > 0:49:14Can I speak to the chef, please?
0:49:14 > 0:49:18- Yes, of course.- I found a yoghurt pot lid in my mint yoghurt.
0:49:18 > 0:49:21- I'll give you another one.- Make this one a large portion, yeah?
0:49:21 > 0:49:24Yeah, of course. I'm sorry about that.
0:49:24 > 0:49:25Thank you, Chef.
0:49:26 > 0:49:28- He called me Chef.- Aww!
0:49:35 > 0:49:37The flavours on the chicken are good.
0:49:37 > 0:49:39Bit of ginger, lots of onions,
0:49:39 > 0:49:41bit of spinach, nice bit of raita on the side.
0:49:41 > 0:49:44- The rice is cooked well.- Do you know, bit of sauce, bit of cream,
0:49:44 > 0:49:46bit of butter, make it wet.
0:49:46 > 0:49:50Put something that would coat all that rice, you know.
0:49:50 > 0:49:51- Curry sauce?- Curry sauce.
0:49:51 > 0:49:54Curry sauce. Curry sauce.
0:50:01 > 0:50:03There we go. Thank you.
0:50:06 > 0:50:07After a slow start,
0:50:07 > 0:50:11orders are picking up for Mel's Mediterranean vegetable pasta.
0:50:11 > 0:50:14There we go. Thank you very much.
0:50:14 > 0:50:16- One pasta as well?- Yes, please.
0:50:16 > 0:50:19Thank you. Is it hot?
0:50:19 > 0:50:20Is it spicy?
0:50:20 > 0:50:24- The whole thing isn't spicy except the chilli.- Sweet. Thank you very much.
0:50:24 > 0:50:25- Thank you.- Thank you.
0:50:32 > 0:50:36I find it delicious, to be honest.
0:50:36 > 0:50:39I'm really very, very hungry but I find it delicious.
0:50:39 > 0:50:42I think I should have tried the chicken instead. Yeah, to be honest.
0:50:42 > 0:50:44Should have gone for the chicken.
0:50:44 > 0:50:48But, hey, I made my bed so shall I lie.
0:50:54 > 0:50:57Well, it's ratatouille without any tomato sauce.
0:50:57 > 0:51:01And there's no spice in it and you can't taste any herbs,
0:51:01 > 0:51:03which is a real shame because it could be really, really good.
0:51:03 > 0:51:07It just needed a bit of love and care. Instead, it's just lots of vegetables cooked together.
0:51:07 > 0:51:10This could have been so much better if we'd just chopped the vegetables.
0:51:10 > 0:51:12And served it in bowls.
0:51:17 > 0:51:19Well done, guys. That's our mains done.
0:51:19 > 0:51:24Let's get all this lot cleared away and let's get set up for desserts, yeah? Yes, Chef. Lovely.
0:51:32 > 0:51:36- Richard?- Yeah.- This is interesting, isn't it?- The foam?
0:51:36 > 0:51:39Well, it's sort of become a sort of apple catastrophe.
0:51:39 > 0:51:43Well, apples have always been complicated in the Christian story, John.
0:51:43 > 0:51:46- Cover it with custard and serve it. - Yeah, that's exactly...
0:51:46 > 0:51:49- Better get some custard on quick. - Look over there.
0:51:49 > 0:51:52We've already done it. Here, we've already started it.
0:52:02 > 0:52:06- Can I have your pancakes, please?- Certainly.
0:52:08 > 0:52:10For their dessert, Laila and Neil
0:52:10 > 0:52:13are serving pancakes with strawberries,
0:52:13 > 0:52:16strawberry coulis and vanilla cream.
0:52:16 > 0:52:18Thank you, my love.
0:52:18 > 0:52:20- What's that?- It's a coulis.
0:52:20 > 0:52:24So it's strawberries with a bit of sugar, so it's really sweet.
0:52:32 > 0:52:36I actually love the strawberry coulis on it. Yeah, it's really nice.
0:52:36 > 0:52:39It's perfect, not too sweet and not too sour.
0:52:39 > 0:52:43I went for the strawberry and cream and pancakes, very nice.
0:52:43 > 0:52:45Very nice.
0:52:45 > 0:52:48Lovely. Very nice and light. The cream was nice.
0:52:48 > 0:52:50Yeah, it was a lovely pudding.
0:52:50 > 0:52:54Yeah, I could eat a lot more of it, I think. It was very nice.
0:52:55 > 0:52:58I was surprised that Neil took on the task of all the pancakes and,
0:52:58 > 0:53:01actually, to watch him work, he got on with it, he got stuck into it.
0:53:01 > 0:53:02Lots of cream. People liked it.
0:53:02 > 0:53:04This pancake tastes great.
0:53:04 > 0:53:10It's got really soft, syrupy, fruity strawberries, a pancake and cream.
0:53:10 > 0:53:13I mean, it's obviously what people want to eat.
0:53:13 > 0:53:15- It's what I want to eat.- Mm!
0:53:21 > 0:53:23How did you find your lunch?
0:53:23 > 0:53:25Beautiful, lovely flavour.
0:53:25 > 0:53:27Very happy to hear that.
0:53:27 > 0:53:30Richard and Amelle's pudding is baked apples and sultanas
0:53:30 > 0:53:33served with custard.
0:53:33 > 0:53:37- There we go, my friend.- Thank you very much.- Thanks very much.
0:53:37 > 0:53:39Yeah, we'll go for this then. Thank you.
0:53:45 > 0:53:49I'm not much of a sweet person but I'm a big fan of custard so I went for that one instead.
0:53:49 > 0:53:52It was very nice, very sweet. It was really nice.
0:53:52 > 0:53:54If I'm honest, too sour.
0:53:54 > 0:53:57I couldn't really eat it all. The custard was nice, if anything.
0:53:57 > 0:54:00Apart from that, like I said, too sour. That's it.
0:54:02 > 0:54:04It's better than what we'd normally get, so it was lovely.
0:54:04 > 0:54:08So, hopefully, they put on a canteen Monday, that would be fantastic.
0:54:11 > 0:54:14I tell you what, how they got this apple out, I've no idea.
0:54:14 > 0:54:19- No.- This apple started to cook as the mains began to be served.
0:54:19 > 0:54:23You know, they sprinkled sugar on that at the end which was absolutely the right thing to do
0:54:23 > 0:54:27and they actually snatched victory there out of the jaws of defeat.
0:54:27 > 0:54:29Yeah. It's a shame that they haven't taken the core out.
0:54:29 > 0:54:33That's a real mistake. However, it tastes pretty good.
0:54:34 > 0:54:36Service is finally over.
0:54:38 > 0:54:41- We were working way ahead. - You looked so professional today.
0:54:41 > 0:54:43That's all right. Don't worry about me.
0:54:43 > 0:54:46I'll just clear up, shall I?
0:54:46 > 0:54:48Claire, come on.
0:54:48 > 0:54:49Pull your fingers out.
0:54:51 > 0:54:52Calm down, calm down.
0:54:52 > 0:54:54Laila's not happy with us.
0:54:56 > 0:54:57We've got to move it.
0:54:59 > 0:55:04OK, everybody, just to show our appreciation for a lovely lunch today,
0:55:04 > 0:55:07let's all put our hands together for the Red and Blue teams.
0:55:11 > 0:55:14All right, that's enough.
0:55:15 > 0:55:19Working in this kind of environment for these kind of numbers is a challenge for anybody.
0:55:19 > 0:55:23Overall, I think they did really, really well and I'd have all of them back to do it all again.
0:55:25 > 0:55:26Oh, my gosh.
0:55:26 > 0:55:30That's all I can say. I'm really flushed, as you can probably tell.
0:55:30 > 0:55:32Shining like a disco ball.
0:55:32 > 0:55:35Time just dripped away like water out of a basket.
0:55:35 > 0:55:38Literally, it was just dribbling away.
0:55:38 > 0:55:43It was a harrowing experience which I think I'll have to take to therapy for the next 15 years, probably.
0:55:43 > 0:55:45But it was fun in the end, it ended well.
0:55:45 > 0:55:47All's well, that ends well.
0:55:47 > 0:55:52I found today quite hard going, to be honest.
0:55:52 > 0:55:54I'd sooner stick to what I do.
0:55:54 > 0:55:56This is hard graft.
0:55:57 > 0:55:59Lots of pressure, but I enjoyed it.
0:55:59 > 0:56:02At the end of the day, we delivered,
0:56:02 > 0:56:07so I'm massively impressed with the effort of Laila
0:56:07 > 0:56:10along with the staff that we were able to do that.
0:56:12 > 0:56:14Both teams got through this task.
0:56:14 > 0:56:16Next round, they're not in teams.
0:56:16 > 0:56:19It's up to them as individuals.
0:56:19 > 0:56:24One last chance to try and grab that semifinal place.
0:56:28 > 0:56:34Next time, the battle for the semifinals reaches its climax.
0:56:38 > 0:56:40It looks like an empty plate.
0:56:43 > 0:56:45It's very drinkable.
0:56:45 > 0:56:47HE SLURPS
0:56:47 > 0:56:50See what you have to put up with on this Mastermind?
0:56:50 > 0:56:51LAUGHTER
0:56:54 > 0:56:56Cut!
0:56:56 > 0:56:58Cut! Cut!