0:00:02 > 0:00:04It's finally here.
0:00:04 > 0:00:05Woo!
0:00:05 > 0:00:08The banquet has arrived for our winning chefs.
0:00:08 > 0:00:09Go, go, go, guys, yeah?
0:00:09 > 0:00:14It's the culmination of months of hard work as the final four
0:00:14 > 0:00:16strive to reproduce their winning dishes...
0:00:16 > 0:00:18All right, swap.
0:00:19 > 0:00:21..for a commemorative banquet
0:00:21 > 0:00:25honouring the heroes that fought on D-Day 70 years ago.
0:00:26 > 0:00:30It's something that really touches your heart, just to look at them.
0:00:31 > 0:00:34At the magnificent St Paul's Cathedral,
0:00:34 > 0:00:37an iconic bastion of British wartime resilience.
0:00:40 > 0:00:42The victorious chefs must now deliver
0:00:42 > 0:00:45their finest culinary hours on a plate...
0:00:45 > 0:00:48With the veterans in mind, they sacrificed so much for us,
0:00:48 > 0:00:51I can't serve anything that's not right.
0:00:51 > 0:00:54..and serve a meal to remember for the nation's war heroes...
0:00:54 > 0:00:56Absent friends.
0:00:56 > 0:00:58..hosted by Prime Minister David Cameron.
0:00:58 > 0:01:00Our generation hasn't had to do anything
0:01:00 > 0:01:02like what your generation did.
0:01:02 > 0:01:03I haven't felt pressure like this...
0:01:03 > 0:01:06Adam's modern-day ration pack...
0:01:06 > 0:01:09Emily's Normandy beach scene...
0:01:09 > 0:01:12James' Blitz-inspired sharing platter...
0:01:12 > 0:01:15and Colin's honorary chocolate medal.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18With a banquet hall full of expectant guests...
0:01:18 > 0:01:20- Adam, is all the veal in, mate?- Ow.
0:01:20 > 0:01:22Five minutes for main course, what's the chance of that?
0:01:22 > 0:01:24Not a chance in hell, really.
0:01:24 > 0:01:25..will the chefs deliver a tribute
0:01:25 > 0:01:28worthy of our courageous D-Day veterans?
0:01:29 > 0:01:33# Remember those who made it so
0:01:33 > 0:01:37# On the shores of Normandy. #
0:01:51 > 0:01:54With 36 hours before the war heroes arrive,
0:01:54 > 0:01:57the four winning chefs are on their way to St Paul's Cathedral.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00It's an unbelievable feeling to be here at the banquet,
0:02:00 > 0:02:03and to be doing it for D-Day, the war veterans... You know,
0:02:03 > 0:02:06my own grandpa, who served in the war - it's just a great honour.
0:02:06 > 0:02:08I'm very, very excited to be here.
0:02:08 > 0:02:11- Morning.- Morning.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14This banquet is probably the most important to me.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17My grandfather was involved in the actual D-Day landings.
0:02:17 > 0:02:18It's very special indeed,
0:02:18 > 0:02:21so I really want to make sure that I do everyone proud, including myself.
0:02:23 > 0:02:25The brief has a lot of family connections, obviously.
0:02:25 > 0:02:27You know, my wife's grandad was on the beaches of D-Day,
0:02:27 > 0:02:29and it's a massive honour to actually be here,
0:02:29 > 0:02:31and I'm really excited to get cracking, really.
0:02:33 > 0:02:35I'm really excited about it.
0:02:35 > 0:02:37The occasion, and where it is.
0:02:37 > 0:02:39It's phenomenal, you know?
0:02:43 > 0:02:44Here we are, then.
0:02:44 > 0:02:46It's a big old place, innit?
0:02:49 > 0:02:51- How are you doing, guys? - How are you?- Hi, James.
0:02:51 > 0:02:53- Hi, are you all right? - How are you doing?
0:02:53 > 0:02:55- Good, and you?- Yeah, very well.
0:02:55 > 0:02:57So, it's not all about the competition any more.
0:02:57 > 0:02:59It's all about the veterans and their families, isn't it?
0:02:59 > 0:03:01And the venue - it speaks for itself.
0:03:01 > 0:03:02It's a very special place.
0:03:02 > 0:03:06I think, you know, it's very fitting for this brief to honour
0:03:06 > 0:03:10the war veterans and all the family members who have sacrificed their...
0:03:10 > 0:03:13- Yeah.- Let's go and do it. Let's go and cook.- Shall we have a look?
0:03:13 > 0:03:15- Yeah.- Group hug!
0:03:21 > 0:03:23- Hello.- Morning.- Morning. - Welcome to St Paul's.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26I'm Michael Hampel, I'm one of the canons of St Paul's.
0:03:26 > 0:03:27- Do come in.- Thank you.
0:03:30 > 0:03:31- Wow.- Welcome.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34- It's quite a staircase, don't you think?- Beautiful.
0:03:34 > 0:03:35Wow!
0:03:35 > 0:03:37Let's go up.
0:03:37 > 0:03:39Come on, follow me.
0:03:39 > 0:03:43St Paul's is one of London's most iconic places of worship.
0:03:43 > 0:03:48It became a symbol of the nation's indomitable spirit during the Blitz.
0:03:48 > 0:03:53Miraculously escaping major damage despite 28 bombs falling on it
0:03:53 > 0:03:56thanks to a group of volunteers called the St Paul's Watch,
0:03:56 > 0:03:59who protected the Cathedral night after night.
0:04:04 > 0:04:05Wow.
0:04:07 > 0:04:09Pretty unique view for you here, guys.
0:04:09 > 0:04:10Unbelievable.
0:04:10 > 0:04:12And, of course, one that the public don't get to see,
0:04:12 > 0:04:15so you're in a very special position,
0:04:15 > 0:04:19and this is a perfectly fitting place for tomorrow night's banquet,
0:04:19 > 0:04:22because the association of St Paul's with the Second World War
0:04:22 > 0:04:24is so strong.
0:04:24 > 0:04:26It's quite a humbling experience just to be stood here and seeing it.
0:04:26 > 0:04:29- Amazing.- Absolutely beautiful.
0:04:29 > 0:04:31It leaves you speechless, doesn't it, just to look at it?
0:04:31 > 0:04:33Yeah.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41To better understand what the D-Day veterans went through,
0:04:41 > 0:04:43Adam, who's cooking the starter course,
0:04:43 > 0:04:45travelled to Sword Beach in Normandy
0:04:45 > 0:04:48to meet banquet guest of honour Ken Sturdy,
0:04:48 > 0:04:51one of the heroes who landed on the beaches 70 years ago.
0:04:51 > 0:04:55- Lovely weather(!)- Oh! This was just like D-Day, you know?- Really?
0:04:55 > 0:04:57We had a real storm.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00In fact, it was so bad, they almost called off the invasion.
0:05:00 > 0:05:01- Really?- Yeah.
0:05:02 > 0:05:07This is Sword Beach. I landed just along here, behind me to the left,
0:05:07 > 0:05:10and where we're standing - now, of course, it's a nice beach,
0:05:10 > 0:05:12with beach houses here -
0:05:12 > 0:05:17but it was bomb craters, shell holes, it was chaos.
0:05:21 > 0:05:23The noise, when you landed, it must have been deafening.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27Coming over your head you'd got shell fire.
0:05:29 > 0:05:31And those big shells rumble over your head
0:05:31 > 0:05:33rather like an express train.
0:05:35 > 0:05:38The main thing was to get off the beach,
0:05:38 > 0:05:41because the enemy had the range of the beach.
0:05:41 > 0:05:45But once we were off the beach, we were into mine fields.
0:05:45 > 0:05:49So you were between the devil and the deep blue sea, almost.
0:05:49 > 0:05:51I was scared, we were all scared,
0:05:51 > 0:05:55but you did what you did because you were trained to do it -
0:05:55 > 0:05:57- you didn't want to let your mates down.- Yeah.
0:05:57 > 0:06:02But the death toll of D-Day was quite immense, you know?
0:06:02 > 0:06:03It's indescribable.
0:06:03 > 0:06:04Yeah.
0:06:12 > 0:06:14D-Day was the liberation of Europe,
0:06:14 > 0:06:17and the cost was what we're looking at here.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20- The ages...- Yeah. - Look at the ages of these boys.
0:06:20 > 0:06:21You're quite right, Adam.
0:06:21 > 0:06:25A lot of these lads were 18 or 19.
0:06:25 > 0:06:27These chaps here,
0:06:27 > 0:06:32they never had that gift of life in the way that I have had.
0:06:33 > 0:06:39So when I look across here, it's a feeling, really, I suppose,
0:06:39 > 0:06:42of extreme sadness.
0:06:42 > 0:06:44There's no other way to describe it.
0:06:44 > 0:06:48It is something that really touches your heart. Just look at them.
0:06:52 > 0:06:54Meeting Ken has been truly inspirational.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57What he must have gone through is astonishing.
0:06:57 > 0:07:01It is very moving and very touching and upsetting at the same time.
0:07:01 > 0:07:03So it gives a real purpose of why we're doing a banquet -
0:07:03 > 0:07:06to honour the people that fought for our country
0:07:06 > 0:07:08to make what we have better.
0:07:08 > 0:07:12But it's also about the people that didn't make it back.
0:07:12 > 0:07:15For me, to kick off such an occasion
0:07:15 > 0:07:18at St Paul's Cathedral, for these guys...
0:07:18 > 0:07:20words can't explain it.
0:07:27 > 0:07:29The Cathedral will remain open to the public
0:07:29 > 0:07:31until guests arrive tomorrow.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34Dinner will take place downstairs in the crypt,
0:07:34 > 0:07:38which must be transformed from a cafe into a banqueting space.
0:07:38 > 0:07:42On first glimpse, the chefs' thoughts turn to their VIP guests.
0:07:42 > 0:07:43Ken's coming.
0:07:43 > 0:07:46You know, he's the veteran that I spent some time with,
0:07:46 > 0:07:49and to be in his company was just phenomenal.
0:07:49 > 0:07:51- Yeah.- And you, Emily? - It's quite amazing.
0:07:51 > 0:07:53Yeah, my mum's coming.
0:07:53 > 0:07:58It was my mum's dad who served in the navy during World War II.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00I think I'm interested to see who's coming who we don't know,
0:08:00 > 0:08:03cos normally in the banquet they invite dignitaries
0:08:03 > 0:08:05or some people who we would recognise
0:08:05 > 0:08:08that would be a poignant part of this banquet.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11Well, actually, funnily enough,
0:08:11 > 0:08:14last week I got invited to 10 Downing Street.
0:08:14 > 0:08:15- Did you really?!- Did you? - Yes, yes.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18So we've got David Cameron, the Prime Minister,
0:08:18 > 0:08:19he's going to be here, hosting.
0:08:19 > 0:08:20- Is he really?- Never!
0:08:20 > 0:08:23- Tomorrow night.- Is he, really?- Yes. So, the pressure's on now.
0:08:23 > 0:08:25We're not only cooking for the veterans,
0:08:25 > 0:08:26we're cooking for the Prime Minister.
0:08:26 > 0:08:29I can't believe you were keeping that up your sleeve. Amazing.
0:08:29 > 0:08:30- Kept that quiet.- Yeah!
0:08:35 > 0:08:37Newcomer James Durrant's veal main course
0:08:37 > 0:08:40is inspired by the country pulling together during the Blitz,
0:08:40 > 0:08:43a fighting spirit instilled by Winston Churchill,
0:08:43 > 0:08:48who made many of his decisions in the same place they're made today.
0:08:48 > 0:08:50I never expected in a million years to be stood here
0:08:50 > 0:08:52outside Downing Street.
0:08:52 > 0:08:54When we started the competition, fingers crossed,
0:08:54 > 0:08:56I was hoping I would get to the banquet.
0:08:56 > 0:08:57Amazingly, I did,
0:08:57 > 0:09:00and even more blown away that I'm about to meet the Prime Minister.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02It's an amazing experience.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06Churchill was the one who created the spirit of Britain,
0:09:06 > 0:09:07believing in our country,
0:09:07 > 0:09:09and that's what my main course is all about.
0:09:09 > 0:09:13It's about Britain being united as one and fighting together.
0:09:14 > 0:09:16Hi, James, welcome to Downing Street.
0:09:16 > 0:09:18- How are you?- Great to have you here. Brilliant.
0:09:18 > 0:09:20Come and have a look where the great man sat
0:09:20 > 0:09:22and made all these important decisions.
0:09:22 > 0:09:24- Thanks.- Erm...
0:09:24 > 0:09:25So, this is the Cabinet Room.
0:09:25 > 0:09:28- Mm-hm.- And this is the Cabinet table where everybody sits.- Yeah.
0:09:28 > 0:09:32So, this was the room in May 1940 where Churchill,
0:09:32 > 0:09:34surrounded by his colleagues,
0:09:34 > 0:09:36made that vital decision to fight on against Hitler.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38- That Britain wouldn't give in.- Yeah.
0:09:38 > 0:09:41Probably one of the most important decisions ever made in this country.
0:09:41 > 0:09:42Right here in this room,
0:09:42 > 0:09:45with Churchill sitting right there in this chair.
0:09:45 > 0:09:47There's one other place I want to show you
0:09:47 > 0:09:49that Churchill loved to go to during the war.
0:09:49 > 0:09:51I've never seen it,
0:09:51 > 0:09:53I'm not sure anyone else has really been up there.
0:09:53 > 0:09:54But we're going to go and have a look.
0:09:55 > 0:09:59During the Blitz, Churchill's Cabinet was based at the War Rooms
0:09:59 > 0:10:00beneath the Treasury.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04So, this is apparently the roof
0:10:04 > 0:10:07where Churchill used to like to come out and stand and watch
0:10:07 > 0:10:09while the bombs were coming down.
0:10:09 > 0:10:10And apparently it drove his staff mad,
0:10:10 > 0:10:13because they'd say, "You've got to get into the air raid shelter."
0:10:13 > 0:10:15He wanted to come out here,
0:10:15 > 0:10:17because he wanted to see the damage that was being done,
0:10:17 > 0:10:20but he also liked to see the anti-aircraft gun batteries firing,
0:10:20 > 0:10:23and he could see the House of Commons and he could look down
0:10:23 > 0:10:26across the south of the river, and out towards the city as well.
0:10:26 > 0:10:29Yeah. Yeah, the bravery of himself
0:10:29 > 0:10:32and everyone at that time was just outstanding, really. I mean...
0:10:32 > 0:10:36- I gather you had some relatives who fought in the Second World War.- Yes.
0:10:36 > 0:10:39My wife's grandad, he was on the D-Day landings,
0:10:39 > 0:10:41one of the first on the beaches.
0:10:41 > 0:10:44Again, the bravery, it just bowls you over, really.
0:10:44 > 0:10:46I had a grandad, he was called William Mount,
0:10:46 > 0:10:50and he was wounded just after D-Day. He landed on the beaches too.
0:10:50 > 0:10:53- Amazing things that generation did. - Yeah.
0:10:53 > 0:10:55They had to put their lives on the line for freedom.
0:10:55 > 0:10:57You know, it makes you think.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03I've had an amazing day, an overwhelming day, really.
0:11:03 > 0:11:06I think it's really interesting to find out that the Prime Minister
0:11:06 > 0:11:08had his grandfather there, fighting on D-Day,
0:11:08 > 0:11:10as well as my wife's grandad.
0:11:10 > 0:11:13You know, it just shows that people from all walks of life were there
0:11:13 > 0:11:18to fight for the country, and they did it because they had to, you know?
0:11:22 > 0:11:24Back at St Paul's, judges Oliver Peyton
0:11:24 > 0:11:27and Matthew Fort have come to lend a hand.
0:11:28 > 0:11:31- Hello!- Good to see you.
0:11:31 > 0:11:33With mountains of prep to do,
0:11:33 > 0:11:35the chefs were hoping to start work straightaway.
0:11:35 > 0:11:39But they're yet to see the existing kitchen facilities.
0:11:40 > 0:11:44- Hello, chefs!- Hello! How are you? - What an amazing place.
0:11:44 > 0:11:45What an amazing place.
0:11:45 > 0:11:47- Good to see you.- Fantastic.
0:11:48 > 0:11:49So, now that you're all feeling good,
0:11:49 > 0:11:52I'm sure there's one more place you'd really love to see, right?
0:11:52 > 0:11:54- That's correct!- The kitchen.
0:11:56 > 0:11:57Is this it?!
0:11:57 > 0:12:01- I sincerely hope not! - Where's yours, Adam?
0:12:01 > 0:12:03Well, what do you make of it?
0:12:03 > 0:12:04It's cosy.
0:12:04 > 0:12:07- Listen, you've got a hob over there...- A hob.
0:12:07 > 0:12:08You've got a blancher there.
0:12:08 > 0:12:11I don't think we can even fit the stock pots onto there.
0:12:11 > 0:12:13We do have a plan...
0:12:14 > 0:12:16..because we're going to build a kitchen just out there.
0:12:16 > 0:12:18Obviously the Cathedral's in operation,
0:12:18 > 0:12:21you've got services going on, you've got opening and closing times,
0:12:21 > 0:12:24so we have a very narrow window of opportunity
0:12:24 > 0:12:27to actually make and produce this kitchen and to get everything ready,
0:12:27 > 0:12:29so I'm going to clear all the tables and chairs,
0:12:29 > 0:12:32so you can take off all those nice ties and all that nice kit now,
0:12:32 > 0:12:34and let's get on with it. Come on.
0:12:38 > 0:12:39EMILY: Slight technical issue
0:12:39 > 0:12:41in the fact that there is no kitchen at the moment,
0:12:41 > 0:12:44and we need to start building it from scratch
0:12:44 > 0:12:45is a slight worry, to say the least.
0:12:48 > 0:12:51We've got two convection ovens, two solid tops...
0:12:51 > 0:12:53There's a lot of work here.
0:12:54 > 0:12:57There was obviously a sense of shock when they saw the space,
0:12:57 > 0:13:00and an even greater shock when they realised
0:13:00 > 0:13:03they were going to have to actually build their own kitchen.
0:13:07 > 0:13:09- JAMES:- Time is of the essence, without a doubt.
0:13:09 > 0:13:12Up until that kitchen's built, we're kind of at the mercy of it, really.
0:13:12 > 0:13:15- Forward?- Yeah, forward.
0:13:15 > 0:13:17Bring it back. Ooh!
0:13:17 > 0:13:20By late afternoon, there's still no working kitchen,
0:13:20 > 0:13:22and the chefs are starting to feel the pressure.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25There's two or three fundamental jobs that I need to get done today.
0:13:25 > 0:13:26Like freeze-drying your parfait.
0:13:26 > 0:13:28Yeah. If that's not in today, forget it.
0:13:28 > 0:13:30- We're all under the cosh, aren't we?- Yeah.
0:13:30 > 0:13:31That's what it boils down to.
0:13:33 > 0:13:35How long is it going to be, gents?
0:13:35 > 0:13:37- Hour.- Hour?
0:13:37 > 0:13:39It's not the answer the chefs were hoping for,
0:13:39 > 0:13:42but with evensong about to start upstairs,
0:13:42 > 0:13:46they decide to join the congregation...
0:13:46 > 0:13:47ORGAN PLAYS
0:13:47 > 0:13:51..and take the opportunity to experience the best of St Paul's.
0:13:54 > 0:13:56EMILY: It's just absolutely spectacular up there,
0:13:56 > 0:13:59and to come to St Paul's Cathedral and not go to a service
0:13:59 > 0:14:00would just be awful.
0:14:12 > 0:14:14Emily Watkins' winning fish course
0:14:14 > 0:14:17is inspired by her maternal grandfather...
0:14:17 > 0:14:18There he is.
0:14:18 > 0:14:22..who served in the navy and spent two years in a prisoner of war camp.
0:14:22 > 0:14:25These are his medals he got during the war.
0:14:25 > 0:14:26That's amazing.
0:14:26 > 0:14:29Emily's mum June knows a little about his time there,
0:14:29 > 0:14:33learned from her mother and a visit to his POW camp in Italy.
0:14:33 > 0:14:37This pencil sketch was done by one of the other prisoners.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40It's amazing that he managed to keep hold of it, as well.
0:14:40 > 0:14:43- He...- Yes. On Red Cross paper.
0:14:43 > 0:14:45But, like many World War II veterans,
0:14:45 > 0:14:47he seldom spoke of his experiences.
0:14:48 > 0:14:51So, to gain a better understanding of what wartime life was like
0:14:51 > 0:14:53for her grandfather,
0:14:53 > 0:14:56Emily went to see banquet guest of honour Molly Rose...
0:14:56 > 0:14:57- Hello!- Hello, Emily.
0:14:57 > 0:15:00..who flew Spitfires for the Air Transport Auxiliary
0:15:00 > 0:15:04during the war, while her husband commanded tanks on the front line.
0:15:04 > 0:15:08We were ferrying aircraft from the factories
0:15:08 > 0:15:10to the various squadrons, eventually.
0:15:11 > 0:15:15It was during this time that Molly got some devastating news.
0:15:15 > 0:15:19A letter from a friend of ours in the regiment,
0:15:19 > 0:15:23who wrote to me and said that he'd seen Bernard's tank blow up,
0:15:23 > 0:15:28and there was no way that anyone could have got out of it alive.
0:15:28 > 0:15:31But Molly refused to believe that her husband was dead,
0:15:31 > 0:15:34and kept up her duties, flying for six long weeks
0:15:34 > 0:15:37until she had a postcard from a prisoner of war camp
0:15:37 > 0:15:39that confirmed Bernard was alive.
0:15:39 > 0:15:40You were so young!
0:15:40 > 0:15:44You were flying planes and you were being so brave and doing so much,
0:15:44 > 0:15:46it's extraordinary.
0:15:46 > 0:15:48I don't think it was a question of being brave.
0:15:48 > 0:15:50At that time, you know,
0:15:50 > 0:15:53we all knew that we had got our backs to the wall,
0:15:53 > 0:15:57and everyone was doing the maximum they could for their country.
0:15:57 > 0:15:59She's amazing, Molly.
0:15:59 > 0:16:03She's a great example of the brave, courageous lives
0:16:03 > 0:16:05which they led during the war, without even a backward glance.
0:16:05 > 0:16:08It's making me more and more excited to cook at the banquet,
0:16:08 > 0:16:10and they deserve so much for their bravery
0:16:10 > 0:16:12and everything which they've done for our generation.
0:16:14 > 0:16:18Early evening, and the chefs can finally get cooking.
0:16:18 > 0:16:20We have a kitchen!
0:16:20 > 0:16:21It's in.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24All they need now is their ingredients.
0:16:28 > 0:16:29So, we've got the ovens, got the space -
0:16:29 > 0:16:31just need to get cooking, now.
0:16:36 > 0:16:37The chefs might be up and running,
0:16:37 > 0:16:39but the late start has had a knock-on effect
0:16:39 > 0:16:41on all of their dishes.
0:16:42 > 0:16:45We have got to do things before we go home tonight,
0:16:45 > 0:16:47or else tomorrow there is no menu.
0:16:49 > 0:16:53The veal for James' Blitz-inspired main course must be butchered.
0:16:53 > 0:16:55How are you doing, James?
0:16:55 > 0:16:56I've got to get me cheeks on tomorrow.
0:16:56 > 0:16:59There's no way I'm going to get them cooked in time tonight,
0:16:59 > 0:17:00and I don't want to rush them.
0:17:00 > 0:17:03I'm trying to get as much as we can done tonight,
0:17:03 > 0:17:07just to make my day a little bit more straightforward tomorrow.
0:17:09 > 0:17:12Emily has dozens of scallops to shuck
0:17:12 > 0:17:15for her Normandy-inspired fish course.
0:17:15 > 0:17:17I'm just concentrating on trying to keep calm.
0:17:17 > 0:17:20Keep calm and carry on, isn't that what they used to say?
0:17:20 > 0:17:22I love this dish, so I just want to do it justice
0:17:22 > 0:17:26and make sure it's absolutely perfect for all the guests,
0:17:26 > 0:17:27including our Prime Minister.
0:17:29 > 0:17:30Adam has the most to do
0:17:30 > 0:17:33for his technical chicken ration pack starter.
0:17:34 > 0:17:37- The parfait is in bags.- Yeah.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40- And then that can go into the water bath.- Yes.
0:17:40 > 0:17:42Chicken thighs going into brine.
0:17:42 > 0:17:46- How long are you brining them for? - Should be four hours.
0:17:46 > 0:17:49Genuinely, I am completely up against it. Even now.
0:17:51 > 0:17:52As is Colin,
0:17:52 > 0:17:56who has four complex layers to make for his decadent chocolate medal.
0:17:57 > 0:17:59It's just time.
0:17:59 > 0:18:01Got lots of components to this medal.
0:18:01 > 0:18:04The sponge, the medal, the mousse... the chocolate.
0:18:04 > 0:18:07- These are the chocolate sheets that I've got to do.- Yeah.
0:18:07 > 0:18:11"Good luck from all the girls." That's the girls at home.
0:18:11 > 0:18:13- Sticking notes in everywhere.- Yeah.
0:18:13 > 0:18:15- As they do.- Lovely.
0:18:22 > 0:18:25Colin's winning dessert is inspired by the Dickin Medal,
0:18:25 > 0:18:29an honour awarded to animals for their bravery during the war.
0:18:29 > 0:18:31- Wow.- Woo!
0:18:31 > 0:18:32The whole family is animal lovers.
0:18:32 > 0:18:36We have dogs, we have cats, we have goats, sheep, pigs.
0:18:36 > 0:18:38Some for eating. Some are for petting.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41That's why I chose to pay homage to the animals in the war -
0:18:41 > 0:18:43because they played a huge part in the wars,
0:18:43 > 0:18:46and that's why I think it really fits the banquet.
0:18:46 > 0:18:48It's Colin's third time in the competition,
0:18:48 > 0:18:51having made it to the banquet two years ago,
0:18:51 > 0:18:53but failed on his last attempt.
0:18:53 > 0:18:58He sometimes wins and sometimes not, but he always tries.
0:18:58 > 0:19:01I'm actually very, very proud of Daddy
0:19:01 > 0:19:04being in the banquet again with his dessert.
0:19:04 > 0:19:07Our daddy's desserts are very, very tasty.
0:19:11 > 0:19:14Colin's initial inspiration was the pigeon Gustav,
0:19:14 > 0:19:17who was given the Dickin Medal for flying across the Channel
0:19:17 > 0:19:19with news of D-Day's success.
0:19:19 > 0:19:21I did a lot of research about pigeons,
0:19:21 > 0:19:26but I found a video that shows how we used to use dogs in the war.
0:19:26 > 0:19:27You won't believe it.
0:19:27 > 0:19:28They're in a plane...
0:19:31 > 0:19:33- THEY LAUGH - Guess what they're going to do.
0:19:33 > 0:19:35- Parachute...- Oh, my goodness!
0:19:36 > 0:19:38THEY GASP
0:19:38 > 0:19:41- Oh, my...- Look at the tail!
0:19:41 > 0:19:42Oh, my goodness!
0:19:42 > 0:19:44And then...boom!
0:19:44 > 0:19:47I'm sure they saved loads of lives.
0:19:47 > 0:19:49Amazing! Oh, my God!
0:19:49 > 0:19:53The Dickin Medal was awarded to 18 dogs for bravery during the war,
0:19:53 > 0:19:57including Bing, an Alsatian who supported the troops on D-Day.
0:19:57 > 0:19:59Colin has chosen to honour these forgotten heroes
0:19:59 > 0:20:03with his dessert, as well as people like his grandfather,
0:20:03 > 0:20:05who also served on D-Day.
0:20:05 > 0:20:08They volunteered their lives to go and fight the war,
0:20:08 > 0:20:11and that's why it's quite special for me
0:20:11 > 0:20:15to be able to cook for people like Grandad who are still alive.
0:20:15 > 0:20:17I really wish Grandad was there.
0:20:17 > 0:20:19Yeah, me too. He will be there, huh?
0:20:21 > 0:20:22He will be there.
0:20:25 > 0:20:28Back at St Paul's, having had to build their temporary kitchen,
0:20:28 > 0:20:30the chefs are behind schedule.
0:20:30 > 0:20:32Adam, how are you doing?
0:20:32 > 0:20:33Yeah, I'm OK!
0:20:33 > 0:20:35I'm still in the mire.
0:20:35 > 0:20:37- Yeah?- Yeah. - But it's coming under control.
0:20:37 > 0:20:39The parfait's still not in the oven yet.
0:20:39 > 0:20:41How long, actually, do you need, then, tonight?
0:20:41 > 0:20:44Let's say an hour and ten minutes to cook,
0:20:44 > 0:20:48then probably 25-45 minutes to get it cooled down, at a push.
0:20:48 > 0:20:49Ooh.
0:20:49 > 0:20:51So, I'm going to be finished about 10:15.
0:20:51 > 0:20:52I don't think you're going to be on your own -
0:20:52 > 0:20:55I think we're all going to be here by the sounds of it.
0:20:55 > 0:20:56What do they say in the Musketeers?
0:20:56 > 0:20:59- All for one and one for all? - That's it.- There you go.- Team spirit.
0:20:59 > 0:21:00That's the fighting spirit.
0:21:01 > 0:21:04If there's one thing driving the chefs forward,
0:21:04 > 0:21:07it's the family members who inspired their menus.
0:21:07 > 0:21:09It's nice to have them in mind, isn't it?
0:21:09 > 0:21:10- Doing this kind of thing. - Yeah, of course.
0:21:10 > 0:21:12Yeah, no, course it is. Yeah.
0:21:12 > 0:21:14Those poor chefs,
0:21:14 > 0:21:17I don't think they were thinking of coming to St Paul's Cathedral
0:21:17 > 0:21:19having to build their own kitchen, and at the end of the first
0:21:19 > 0:21:22day of our two-day stint, now just to be starting prep.
0:21:22 > 0:21:24I'm wondering, are the chefs going to be here all night?
0:21:24 > 0:21:26The Cathedral has got to close sometime,
0:21:26 > 0:21:28- so they'll have to be out by then. - Yeah.
0:21:28 > 0:21:31This is probably going to be one of the big key days in their life,
0:21:31 > 0:21:32and has to be perfect.
0:21:34 > 0:21:35EMILY: Half these are dead.
0:21:35 > 0:21:38Downstairs in the kitchen, Emily has a problem.
0:21:38 > 0:21:42Her cockles are too small, and not up to banquet standards.
0:21:42 > 0:21:44Are they all right, them cockles?
0:21:44 > 0:21:47They are the crappest cockles I've ever seen.
0:21:47 > 0:21:49The more you look at them, the worse they get.
0:21:49 > 0:21:51Well, there's plenty here to do the broth,
0:21:51 > 0:21:55- but I don't they're going to be lovely, lively juicy ones.- Yeah.
0:21:55 > 0:21:59- Presentation-wise, and that's what I'm concerned about.- Yeah.
0:21:59 > 0:22:02If I remember rightly, your cockles were a bit of a show stopper.
0:22:02 > 0:22:05- They were lovely, weren't they? - Yeah, they were outstanding.
0:22:05 > 0:22:07I'll just have to get some more in for tomorrow.
0:22:07 > 0:22:09Hopefully.
0:22:11 > 0:22:15In desperation, she calls her trusted local supplier.
0:22:15 > 0:22:20Please could I order for tomorrow as many cockles as you've got available?
0:22:23 > 0:22:25Emily's not the only one feeling the pressure.
0:22:28 > 0:22:29That's split.
0:22:31 > 0:22:33I need another tureen mould, please.
0:22:35 > 0:22:37Adam's modern ration pack starter
0:22:37 > 0:22:40centres around a dehydrated chicken liver parfait,
0:22:40 > 0:22:43which he must cook and freeze-dry tonight
0:22:43 > 0:22:45to achieve the right texture.
0:22:45 > 0:22:47I've got to get these in the oven.
0:22:47 > 0:22:50There's no ifs and buts. They've got to go in the oven.
0:22:51 > 0:22:52- Dave.- Yeah?
0:22:52 > 0:22:55Where's the hot water, please? I need to get two in.
0:22:56 > 0:22:58Can I have the hot water, please?
0:23:00 > 0:23:03I haven't felt pressure like this...
0:23:03 > 0:23:04I need the hot water.
0:23:06 > 0:23:08What are you lot doing to me?
0:23:08 > 0:23:09Now I'm stressing.
0:23:11 > 0:23:15Adam's parfaits are finally in the oven, but they're not setting.
0:23:17 > 0:23:20I just turned it up to 150. It's a different oven,
0:23:20 > 0:23:22- and I don't know how... - Yeah, there's hot spots.
0:23:22 > 0:23:25It's taking twice as long on the bottom shelf as the top shelf.
0:23:25 > 0:23:27- Hot spots. - Do you want to swap them round?
0:23:27 > 0:23:29Worse still, Adam's just discovered
0:23:29 > 0:23:32that St Paul's is due to shut in less than an hour,
0:23:32 > 0:23:35which means he won't be able to finish his parfait here.
0:23:36 > 0:23:39- Got a- BLEEP- problem. - I've got a- BLEEP- problem as well.
0:23:39 > 0:23:42- Go on.- My problem is that we've got to be out by 10:00.
0:23:42 > 0:23:45- Yeah. - And I can't get my parfait done.
0:23:46 > 0:23:51His only option is to find another kitchen to work in overnight.
0:23:51 > 0:23:53I'm completely up against it.
0:23:53 > 0:23:54It's a good job I've got a sense of humour,
0:23:54 > 0:23:58otherwise I'd be in a corner crying somewhere.
0:23:58 > 0:24:00With Adam's starter hanging in the balance,
0:24:00 > 0:24:05James calls his old boss, Great British Menu veteran Jason Atherton.
0:24:05 > 0:24:06I'll pass you on here.
0:24:08 > 0:24:10Hello, mate.
0:24:10 > 0:24:13Yeah, good. And you? Is that all right, Jase?
0:24:13 > 0:24:15Thank... Thank... Thank you.
0:24:15 > 0:24:17We're coming down to Pollen Street, are we?
0:24:19 > 0:24:21OK, thanks, Jase.
0:24:25 > 0:24:27With less than half an hour until St Paul's closes,
0:24:27 > 0:24:30the chefs need to finish what they're doing.
0:24:33 > 0:24:35So, it's pretty much kick-out time.
0:24:35 > 0:24:38At the moment I've got my sponges made, I've got my jelly made,
0:24:38 > 0:24:39and that's it.
0:24:39 > 0:24:44Tomorrow I've got my mousse, my feuilletine, my glacage,
0:24:44 > 0:24:46ice cream cones, ice cream...
0:24:48 > 0:24:50..melted chocolate for the tops and raspberries.
0:24:50 > 0:24:52So, quite a lot to do tomorrow.
0:24:52 > 0:24:53Aah!
0:24:55 > 0:24:58For now, James, Emily and Colin can do no more.
0:25:03 > 0:25:04BELL TOLLS
0:25:05 > 0:25:09But for Adam and his freeze-dried chicken liver parfait,
0:25:09 > 0:25:10it's going to be a long night.
0:25:20 > 0:25:22It's banquet day.
0:25:22 > 0:25:25With only hours until the guests arrive,
0:25:25 > 0:25:29Adam's heading back to the kitchen, having worked on his parfait
0:25:29 > 0:25:31until half past one in the morning.
0:25:31 > 0:25:34I've got a lot of work still to do in the kitchen.
0:25:34 > 0:25:37And if I don't get it done, the end result is going to be catastrophic.
0:25:38 > 0:25:40It's about honouring the veterans,
0:25:40 > 0:25:42so for me to push that little bit harder
0:25:42 > 0:25:45to make sure it's done properly, that's what you have to do.
0:25:45 > 0:25:47His fellow chefs aren't far behind.
0:25:47 > 0:25:50Can you believe we're actually going to be cooking in there?
0:25:50 > 0:25:54- For the Prime Minister in St Paul's Cathedral...- In a temporary kitchen.
0:25:54 > 0:25:55In a temporary kitchen!
0:25:55 > 0:25:57At least there is a kitchen now.
0:25:58 > 0:26:01While the chefs head off to continue their prep,
0:26:01 > 0:26:04a team of helpers are working on transforming the crypt of St Paul's
0:26:04 > 0:26:07into a dining room befitting the occasion.
0:26:10 > 0:26:11What time do you call this?!
0:26:11 > 0:26:14How are you getting on? Have you got most of it done?
0:26:14 > 0:26:15No. The parfait's OK.
0:26:15 > 0:26:17How are you looking for today?
0:26:17 > 0:26:18- Loads to do.- Got a lot to do.
0:26:18 > 0:26:20Loads to do.
0:26:20 > 0:26:21Loads to do.
0:26:23 > 0:26:25Ow.
0:26:25 > 0:26:27With Emily still waiting for more cockles to arrive,
0:26:27 > 0:26:30she's using the ones she rescued yesterday for her cockle consomme.
0:26:30 > 0:26:32They're small enough for my broth.
0:26:32 > 0:26:35Just waiting on those nice ones to come in this afternoon
0:26:35 > 0:26:36for my garnish.
0:26:38 > 0:26:41If they're not here by four I'll be stressing a bit.
0:26:41 > 0:26:44Colin's got a mountain of cones to make for his parsnip ice cream,
0:26:44 > 0:26:47that will sit next to his chocolate Dickin Medal.
0:26:47 > 0:26:49- Four done.- Four done. HE CHUCKLES
0:26:49 > 0:26:50It's taken me ten minutes.
0:26:50 > 0:26:52Bit of a nightmare, but...
0:26:52 > 0:26:54See what I mean?
0:26:56 > 0:26:58James butchered his veal yesterday,
0:26:58 > 0:27:02but today he must cook it along with all his veg and sweetbreads.
0:27:02 > 0:27:03I've got a lot to do, still,
0:27:03 > 0:27:05but I'm happy now that things have started to progress.
0:27:09 > 0:27:12But the busiest chef in the kitchen is still Adam,
0:27:12 > 0:27:15with his chicken many ways ration pack.
0:27:15 > 0:27:19I've still got to dehydrate the celeriac, finish the consomme,
0:27:19 > 0:27:22fry the chicken wings, obviously, closer to service,
0:27:22 > 0:27:24and then I have the egg yolks to do.
0:27:24 > 0:27:26Oh, yeah.
0:27:27 > 0:27:30As the dining hall takes shape, each table is being laid
0:27:30 > 0:27:34with photos of the guests taken around World War II.
0:27:34 > 0:27:36With so much to do in the kitchen,
0:27:36 > 0:27:40the chefs are forced to call on the judges and their expert hands
0:27:40 > 0:27:42to help with the complex presentation of their dishes.
0:27:42 > 0:27:45First to arrive this morning is Prue.
0:27:45 > 0:27:48Colin, you don't seem to have got very far.
0:27:48 > 0:27:51Well, I've been really busy yesterday, and also this morning.
0:27:51 > 0:27:53I'm going to start running out of time
0:27:53 > 0:27:55if I don't get somebody to delegate...
0:27:56 > 0:27:58..to help me do my boards.
0:27:58 > 0:28:01Colin needs Prue to make sure all the specially-made boxes
0:28:01 > 0:28:05for his chocolate Dickin Medal dessert contain pieces of turf,
0:28:05 > 0:28:07poppies, leaves and feathers.
0:28:07 > 0:28:09And you want me to do that for the whole banquet?
0:28:09 > 0:28:10For the whole banquet, if that's OK.
0:28:10 > 0:28:13- I'll come back and help you! - Go away, boy, and I'll get going.
0:28:13 > 0:28:15Thank you very much!
0:28:15 > 0:28:17Outside, more help is arriving.
0:28:17 > 0:28:18Come on, Prue, chop chop.
0:28:18 > 0:28:21Hurry up, hurry up. Come on, come on!
0:28:21 > 0:28:22What can I do?
0:28:22 > 0:28:25As I'm a little bit behind in there, I would absolutely love some help
0:28:25 > 0:28:28setting up the boards so that they're all ready for this evening.
0:28:28 > 0:28:30This is going to take all day!
0:28:30 > 0:28:31Why am I doing this?
0:28:31 > 0:28:34Presumably because you are behind schedule in the kitchen.
0:28:34 > 0:28:37- Yeah, I'm way behind. - Are you under pressure?- Yeah, very.
0:28:37 > 0:28:39Very much so.
0:28:39 > 0:28:43Three hours in and Emily's chasing the 15kg of cockles
0:28:43 > 0:28:45she's waiting on for her fish course garnish.
0:28:45 > 0:28:475kg, that's it?
0:28:47 > 0:28:50Oh, God, Andre, that's not funny.
0:28:50 > 0:28:51So, the cockles are actually in.
0:28:51 > 0:28:54He's just winding me up by saying only 5kg arrived.
0:28:54 > 0:28:56But luckily there is 15 there.
0:28:56 > 0:28:58So, they're there.
0:28:58 > 0:29:01Having finished the cones for his Dickin Medal dessert,
0:29:01 > 0:29:03Colin's moved on to an even more delicate job -
0:29:03 > 0:29:05tempering his chocolate.
0:29:05 > 0:29:08- If anything was to go wrong, is this...?- Yeah.
0:29:09 > 0:29:13With the kitchen too hot, he's no choice but to set up shop elsewhere.
0:29:13 > 0:29:16I never thought I would be tempering chocolate in St Paul's Cathedral
0:29:16 > 0:29:18in one of the stairwells.
0:29:18 > 0:29:19It'll be a special night.
0:29:19 > 0:29:22That's, of course, if this tempering goes well, as well,
0:29:22 > 0:29:27because if it doesn't, I'll be going home with my head in my hands.
0:29:27 > 0:29:29With the banquet just hours away,
0:29:29 > 0:29:32D-Day veterans Ken Sturdy and George Batts,
0:29:32 > 0:29:35who helped select tonight's final menu,
0:29:35 > 0:29:39arrive to boost morale with a reminder of Normandy.
0:29:39 > 0:29:40Ah, here we go!
0:29:40 > 0:29:42Hello again, it's nice to see you.
0:29:42 > 0:29:44- I've got a nice souvenir for you. - Oh, thank you.
0:29:44 > 0:29:45Of when we were on the beach.
0:29:45 > 0:29:48- Thank you very much.- It was blowing a howling gale, do you remember?
0:29:48 > 0:29:50Yeah, the weather was terrible.
0:29:50 > 0:29:52And I would like to give you a bottle of Calvados
0:29:52 > 0:29:53so that we can have a drink now.
0:29:53 > 0:29:55To what you've done and what you're going to do.
0:29:55 > 0:29:57- Is that what you drank in the war? - Yes.
0:29:57 > 0:30:00Oh, it's good enough for us, then to drink that, isn't it?!
0:30:00 > 0:30:02Thank you very much, sir.
0:30:02 > 0:30:04Well, here's to you guys.
0:30:04 > 0:30:07This banquet's all for you, so I hope you have a fantastic evening,
0:30:07 > 0:30:08and cheers.
0:30:08 > 0:30:10ALL: Cheers.
0:30:10 > 0:30:11Here's to us.
0:30:14 > 0:30:16Augh!
0:30:16 > 0:30:17Mm!
0:30:17 > 0:30:18Prima!
0:30:20 > 0:30:22Now you know why we won the war.
0:30:25 > 0:30:28It's a welcome break in an otherwise hectic day.
0:30:28 > 0:30:32With the veterans in mind, I can't serve anything that's not right.
0:30:32 > 0:30:34- That's what's spurring me on. - Yeah, yeah, yeah.
0:30:34 > 0:30:37To push forward and to prove that I can do it,
0:30:37 > 0:30:40- no matter what the circumstances are. - Yeah.- Cos you have to.
0:30:41 > 0:30:44James has finished his veal cheeks.
0:30:44 > 0:30:46But his veal loin must be cooked at the last minute.
0:30:46 > 0:30:48Service is the big thing for me.
0:30:48 > 0:30:50I think it's getting that veal cooked to perfection,
0:30:50 > 0:30:52so it goes out lovely and pink.
0:30:52 > 0:30:54I've got kind of 8-10 minutes, really,
0:30:54 > 0:30:56it's going to take to cook, and beyond that,
0:30:56 > 0:30:59there's not a lot of time it's going to sit and hold
0:30:59 > 0:31:02without drying out - so, yeah, for me it's all about the service.
0:31:02 > 0:31:04Emily's mum, who'll be a guest at the banquet,
0:31:04 > 0:31:07arrives with the fresh cockles she's collected from her daughter's pub.
0:31:07 > 0:31:10- Emily?- Yeah? - Your cockles are here.
0:31:10 > 0:31:11Oh, Mum!
0:31:11 > 0:31:13- How are you doing?- Hello, darling.
0:31:13 > 0:31:16- When did you get here? - Well, I got here just now.
0:31:17 > 0:31:20Will the cockles meet Emily's exacting standards?
0:31:22 > 0:31:24Yeah, they're good. Thanks, Mum.
0:31:24 > 0:31:27I don't know how you're going to get it all done.
0:31:27 > 0:31:28- We will.- You will, you will.
0:31:28 > 0:31:31All right, Mum, thanks so much for bringing this out,
0:31:31 > 0:31:32but I have to get on.
0:31:32 > 0:31:33- OK. All right. - See you later.- OK, bye.
0:31:33 > 0:31:36It's useful to have all the ingredients a few
0:31:36 > 0:31:39hours off the banquet, so I can now start finishing it off.
0:31:44 > 0:31:46With the banquet hall nearly set,
0:31:46 > 0:31:49the chefs are building the pass from where they'll serve dinner.
0:31:51 > 0:31:55While upstairs the judges are reflecting on tonight's event.
0:31:55 > 0:31:57What an amazing place to be holding a banquet, no?
0:31:57 > 0:32:01It is the most astonishing building.
0:32:01 > 0:32:04There's a wonderful sense of tranquillity up here,
0:32:04 > 0:32:08but downstairs in the kitchen I think it's not quite so tranquil.
0:32:10 > 0:32:11An hour before service,
0:32:11 > 0:32:15and Adam's moved on to today's biggest challenge.
0:32:15 > 0:32:17No, that's too soft.
0:32:20 > 0:32:23His first attempt at slow-cooked egg yolks has failed,
0:32:23 > 0:32:26so he's having to increase the cooking time to 45 minutes -
0:32:26 > 0:32:28lengthier than he originally planned.
0:32:28 > 0:32:32Hopefully, fingers crossed, a bit longer will be better.
0:32:32 > 0:32:34- I have confidence in this one.- Yeah.
0:32:34 > 0:32:38- Cos, you know...- Well, I hope so, cos that'll take you to...
0:32:38 > 0:32:406:45.
0:32:40 > 0:32:43- That's all right. - When you'll to get them in, then...
0:32:43 > 0:32:44ready for service, won't you?
0:32:44 > 0:32:45Sh.
0:32:49 > 0:32:51Upstairs, the guests start to arrive.
0:32:51 > 0:32:55D-Day veterans Ken Sturdy and George Batts...
0:32:55 > 0:32:58We're so grateful that on our 70th anniversary,
0:32:58 > 0:33:01somebody's doing something for us.
0:33:01 > 0:33:03And, you know, we're proud.
0:33:03 > 0:33:06..along with Jim Radford, who'll be performing a song
0:33:06 > 0:33:09when Emily's Normandy-inspired fish course is served...
0:33:09 > 0:33:12When I left school, like all my family, went to sea.
0:33:12 > 0:33:1415 years old and it just
0:33:14 > 0:33:17so happened my first trip was the Normandy landings.
0:33:17 > 0:33:20And I became the youngest D-Day veteran.
0:33:20 > 0:33:23..Cabinet War Room secretary Joy Hunter,
0:33:23 > 0:33:27and Chelsea Pensioner Fred Walker, who risked his life on D-Day...
0:33:27 > 0:33:33We're the lucky ones, but the real soldiers are all over in Normandy,
0:33:33 > 0:33:36in the cemeteries, unfortunately.
0:33:36 > 0:33:40..granddaughter of Winston Churchill, Celia Sands...
0:33:40 > 0:33:42When I walked in here this evening, of course,
0:33:42 > 0:33:46so many memories flooded back of my grandfather's funeral,
0:33:46 > 0:33:50which was extraordinary and unforgettable.
0:33:50 > 0:33:52A drinks reception has been set up for the guests,
0:33:52 > 0:33:54including those from the Commonwealth
0:33:54 > 0:33:56who helped in the war effort,
0:33:56 > 0:34:00like Neil Flanagan, who was part of the RAF ground crew.
0:34:00 > 0:34:03England was in dire straits, they were short of manpower
0:34:03 > 0:34:07and they went overseas to the empire to ask people to come to Britain.
0:34:07 > 0:34:10Baroness Trumpington worked as a code-breaker at Bletchley Park,
0:34:10 > 0:34:13and helped select the main course in the finals.
0:34:13 > 0:34:15What am I looking forward to tonight?
0:34:16 > 0:34:19To stuff myself full of food.
0:34:19 > 0:34:21The enormity of the task ahead
0:34:21 > 0:34:24has dawned on former banquet champion Colin.
0:34:24 > 0:34:26When that bell goes and you've got to start serving,
0:34:26 > 0:34:27and your heartbeat's going,
0:34:27 > 0:34:30then yeah, that's when the pressure's really going to be on.
0:34:30 > 0:34:33Each plate has to be consistent and as good as the next,
0:34:33 > 0:34:36because it could be in front of the Prime Minister,
0:34:36 > 0:34:38it could be in front of my wife or veterans,
0:34:38 > 0:34:40so every one has to be exactly the same.
0:34:40 > 0:34:43It was really seen as a miracle, wasn't it, that St Paul's
0:34:43 > 0:34:47throughout the bombs, the fires, everything, stood there?
0:34:47 > 0:34:49That's what makes it so appropriate
0:34:49 > 0:34:53that the meal is taking place here this evening.
0:34:53 > 0:34:55With time running out before service,
0:34:55 > 0:34:58Adam puts dozens of eggs into a water bath to slow cook.
0:34:58 > 0:35:01It's going to be touch and go with these eggs.
0:35:01 > 0:35:04- It's a lot of eggs. How many have you got extra? I- don't know,
0:35:04 > 0:35:08I lost count. I've only got ten fingers. And two thumbs -
0:35:08 > 0:35:10five fingers and two thumbs.
0:35:11 > 0:35:16- Five fingers and two what? Thumbs? - Cos someone chopped his hand off.
0:35:19 > 0:35:22- Where were you, most of all? - I went from Normandy to Berlin.
0:35:22 > 0:35:24Right, all the way.
0:35:24 > 0:35:26You actually typed out the battle orders for D-Day?
0:35:26 > 0:35:28Which battery were you on?
0:35:28 > 0:35:32- 469 battery.- Right. Is that you? - That's me when I was a sergeant.
0:35:32 > 0:35:34You haven't changed a bit.
0:35:34 > 0:35:37I've been a bit of an interloper. Our generation hasn't had to do anything
0:35:37 > 0:35:39like what your generation did.
0:35:39 > 0:35:41- Are you doing it for a certain time? - Yeah, 40 minutes.
0:35:41 > 0:35:44Do you want to just start the time when the temperature gets to it,
0:35:44 > 0:35:48- cos it's all set to 65, but... - Enough, enough.- Sorry.
0:35:48 > 0:35:50I'm a bit deaf, you'll have to shout at me.
0:35:50 > 0:35:53Which is the best one, this one or that one?
0:35:53 > 0:35:56- It's great to have you here.- Neither. - Neither? We're very grateful.
0:35:56 > 0:35:59That's what tonight's really about, a chance for my generation,
0:35:59 > 0:36:01who haven't to do any of these things,
0:36:01 > 0:36:05- to say thank you to your generation for what you did.- Oh.
0:36:07 > 0:36:09- Hi, James, how are you doing? - Hello. Very well, yourself?
0:36:09 > 0:36:12- Yeah, not bad. Hi, nice to see you. - Hello, Prime Minister.
0:36:12 > 0:36:14You were a bit worried about the kitchen facilities,
0:36:14 > 0:36:17- how's it all worked out for you? - It's OK now.- They said they had to
0:36:17 > 0:36:18import a bit of extra staff.
0:36:18 > 0:36:21We had a little bit of building work around yesterday.
0:36:21 > 0:36:24- Nervous?- I think if you weren't nervous, then there'd be a problem.
0:36:24 > 0:36:27- It helps you create.- It helps you get through, you know, so...
0:36:27 > 0:36:29- Hi, how are you? Nice to see you. - Very well, thank you.
0:36:29 > 0:36:31- It's a long way from the plough. - It is.
0:36:31 > 0:36:34- Slightly different cooking conditions.- Very different.
0:36:34 > 0:36:37- But it's going all right?- It's going all right.- Have you cooked
0:36:37 > 0:36:38in some strange places before?
0:36:38 > 0:36:41Yeah, well, nothing like this. 24 hours ago this was a cafe.
0:36:41 > 0:36:44The main thing is to honour all of them. It's amazing to have
0:36:44 > 0:36:46a collection of people, some of whom fired AKAK guns,
0:36:46 > 0:36:49some of whom stormed the beaches in Normandy.
0:36:49 > 0:36:52Some who worked decrypting the Nazi signals.
0:36:52 > 0:36:55We've been so humbled by the people we've met doing the competition.
0:36:55 > 0:36:57I don't have to say good luck any more cos you're all winners
0:36:57 > 0:37:00- but thank you and thanks for what you're doing.- Thank you very much.
0:37:00 > 0:37:04As the guests take their seats, someone who knows exactly
0:37:04 > 0:37:08what the chefs are going through is twice-banquet champion Tom Kerridge.
0:37:08 > 0:37:11What a stellar crowd of people to be impressing,
0:37:11 > 0:37:13so, yeah, they're going to be very nervous in there
0:37:13 > 0:37:15but fingers crossed they're all under control.
0:37:15 > 0:37:19Oh, they've sat down. Nobody's told me they've sat.
0:37:19 > 0:37:22- You need to communicate with me. - Yes.- So I know what's going on.
0:37:22 > 0:37:26Otherwise it's going to get messy to begin with and I don't want that.
0:37:26 > 0:37:27Absolutely.
0:37:27 > 0:37:32I saw these frames on the table. They were all turned away from me.
0:37:32 > 0:37:38I said, "What's on those frames?" to somebody. They turned one round...
0:37:38 > 0:37:40fell through the floor - it was me!
0:37:40 > 0:37:44Expectations are high, particularly from Joy Hunter,
0:37:44 > 0:37:47who judged Adam's starter in the regional heats.
0:37:47 > 0:37:51I can't wait to see it, really. It's bringing all the judging back,
0:37:51 > 0:37:54the day when I had to taste it, and that was very exciting.
0:37:54 > 0:37:57And now to have it as a meal,
0:37:57 > 0:38:00in these surroundings...super!
0:38:00 > 0:38:03The pressure's on Adam to deliver his modern interpretation
0:38:03 > 0:38:07of the dehydrated food soldiers ate on D-Day.
0:38:07 > 0:38:09And then the chicken wings as well, James.
0:38:09 > 0:38:11They've got to have three minutes...
0:38:11 > 0:38:13I've got four people talking at me and I can't...
0:38:13 > 0:38:15- Do you want eight eggs a time? - Yeah, yeah.
0:38:15 > 0:38:17As the Prime Minister takes to the stage,
0:38:17 > 0:38:20it's time for Adam to start plating up.
0:38:20 > 0:38:22Whoo!
0:38:22 > 0:38:23Right, let's go.
0:38:23 > 0:38:26The chefs get cracking with his delicate eggs.
0:38:26 > 0:38:28- Perfect.- The eggs...
0:38:28 > 0:38:31If I could punch the air right now, I would do.
0:38:33 > 0:38:38It's a huge pleasure to be here tonight in this astounding venue.
0:38:38 > 0:38:41Now, we're here, of course, to commemorate D-Day.
0:38:41 > 0:38:44I simply cannot imagine what it must have been like
0:38:44 > 0:38:46to land on those beaches.
0:38:49 > 0:38:53To uncertainty, to terrifying danger.
0:38:53 > 0:38:55To possible death.
0:38:55 > 0:38:59But that is exactly what thousands of young men did.
0:38:59 > 0:39:01One of them was my grandfather.
0:39:01 > 0:39:03And he landed on the Normandy beaches
0:39:03 > 0:39:06and was wounded just a few days later.
0:39:06 > 0:39:10And I'm so proud of what he did and let me tell you,
0:39:10 > 0:39:15I'm so proud to be in the presence of so many D-Day veterans today.
0:39:15 > 0:39:18Of course, the heroes weren't just on the beaches.
0:39:18 > 0:39:21They were on the Home Front, too.
0:39:21 > 0:39:25We also have with us tonight people who worked at Bletchley Park.
0:39:25 > 0:39:28Who beavered away in the Cabinet War Rooms.
0:39:28 > 0:39:30Who transported aircraft around the country.
0:39:30 > 0:39:35And so many more who made a vital contribution to the war effort.
0:39:35 > 0:39:39My generation, this country, we enjoy freedom.
0:39:39 > 0:39:44We enjoy democracy because of the sacrifices your generation made,
0:39:44 > 0:39:46and we must never, ever forget that.
0:39:46 > 0:39:51Everyone, raise your glasses to the men and women of D-Day.
0:39:55 > 0:39:57Thank you very much indeed.
0:40:03 > 0:40:05Keep going on the dressing.
0:40:05 > 0:40:08In the kitchen, the production line is in full swing...
0:40:08 > 0:40:11More powder. More powder.
0:40:11 > 0:40:14..while Adam checks everthing's in order at the pass.
0:40:16 > 0:40:18OK, go. OK.
0:40:18 > 0:40:21Timed to perfection, the first of Adam's freeze-dried chicken
0:40:21 > 0:40:26and dehydrated celeriac ration boxes are served.
0:40:26 > 0:40:28D-Day ration pack, here we are.
0:40:28 > 0:40:29Thank you.
0:40:30 > 0:40:33Oh, la-la.
0:40:33 > 0:40:35Oh, look at that.
0:40:35 > 0:40:38I need three flasks, please.
0:40:38 > 0:40:39Hello?
0:40:41 > 0:40:44This is a novel idea, I must say.
0:40:44 > 0:40:47Then you put some of this stuff on, which is soup.
0:40:48 > 0:40:50Running behind.
0:40:52 > 0:40:54What did you say? Faster?
0:40:55 > 0:40:57Mm. That's delicious.
0:40:57 > 0:40:58Where's the crates?
0:40:58 > 0:41:02At the pass, Adam's up to speed, but the waiters haven't returned
0:41:02 > 0:41:05from the banquet hall with the crates in which the ration boxes
0:41:05 > 0:41:06are delivered to the tables.
0:41:06 > 0:41:08I need the crates back.
0:41:09 > 0:41:13But you asked me to go faster, and there's no crates.
0:41:13 > 0:41:15Right, so you take them.
0:41:15 > 0:41:17I can't wait. You take them.
0:41:17 > 0:41:20And then you, go and put them on the table. Yes?
0:41:22 > 0:41:26- Full of flavour, isn't it? - Very good.
0:41:26 > 0:41:28Can somebody tell me, is there just one table left?
0:41:28 > 0:41:30- Yes, one last table. - This is the last table.
0:41:36 > 0:41:38Pulled it off, kid.
0:41:38 > 0:41:40You're done.
0:41:40 > 0:41:44But unknown to Adam, one table hasn't been accounted for.
0:41:44 > 0:41:47That nearly broke me, I tell you.
0:41:47 > 0:41:49As they are left waiting,
0:41:49 > 0:41:53the chefs are gearing up for Emily's fish course.
0:41:53 > 0:41:56Right, Colin, you're on veg, and you're just going to pass down
0:41:56 > 0:41:58one table of each. There should be some trays...
0:41:58 > 0:42:01- I'm going to blanch it, put it back in there?- Yeah, perfect.
0:42:01 > 0:42:02One of each, for each table.
0:42:02 > 0:42:05Though soon a change of plan as news reaches the chefs
0:42:05 > 0:42:07about the missing table of starters.
0:42:07 > 0:42:10Eggs, six eggs, please, for Adam!
0:42:10 > 0:42:12- Chicken wings?- Here.
0:42:12 > 0:42:14I've got it. That's it.
0:42:14 > 0:42:17With everyone helping...
0:42:17 > 0:42:20Have we got consomme, Colin?
0:42:20 > 0:42:23Yeah, yeah. Yeah, consomme there.
0:42:23 > 0:42:27..it only takes a couple of minutes to get six more ration packs out.
0:42:27 > 0:42:29Look at that, thanks very much.
0:42:29 > 0:42:31Clearly something's gone wrong and I don't know what it is.
0:42:31 > 0:42:33But obviously I'm not happy about it.
0:42:35 > 0:42:38Luckily, none of the guests seem to mind.
0:42:38 > 0:42:42Really is fantastic. And huge fun working out how to eat it
0:42:42 > 0:42:45with the wonderful way it's been presented.
0:42:45 > 0:42:49We were given 24-hour packs, but nothing like this.
0:42:49 > 0:42:51This is marvellous compared to what we used to get.
0:42:51 > 0:42:54Adam's dish was as good as it was in the finals.
0:42:54 > 0:42:56With all his ration boxes finally served,
0:42:56 > 0:43:01there's one special guest Adam wants to see - veteran Ken Sturdy.
0:43:01 > 0:43:04- Ken.- Oh, that was a real winner. - Did you enjoy that?
0:43:04 > 0:43:08I sat next to the Prime Minister. He was absolutely fascinating.
0:43:08 > 0:43:10Did you enjoy it?
0:43:10 > 0:43:12- Perfect starter. - Thank you very much.
0:43:12 > 0:43:16It's a real pleasure. Thank you very much.
0:43:16 > 0:43:18I think it was absolutely delicious.
0:43:18 > 0:43:20Absolutely super.
0:43:20 > 0:43:24If the rest of the food is like that, we're in for a phenomenal evening.
0:43:24 > 0:43:27And we'll stay for breakfast tomorrow.
0:43:31 > 0:43:35Now Emily can continue plating up her Fight Them On The Beaches
0:43:35 > 0:43:39fish course - a fried scallop, cockles, and sea veg.
0:43:39 > 0:43:41This is the crucial point, this is what we've been working for.
0:43:41 > 0:43:44Slightly anxious about it coming together
0:43:44 > 0:43:46but I'm quite excited as well.
0:43:46 > 0:43:48They all need to be smoked, please.
0:43:48 > 0:43:51On the side she's serving flasks with cockle broth and smoke.
0:43:51 > 0:43:53Ow!
0:43:53 > 0:43:57It's crucial the flasks are sealed to keep the smoke in.
0:43:57 > 0:43:59Yeah, they're holding.
0:43:59 > 0:44:02That's obviously a very key part of the dish.
0:44:02 > 0:44:04I really want the kind of drama and, more importantly,
0:44:04 > 0:44:06the aroma of the smoke.
0:44:06 > 0:44:09Ow! Don't touch that, it's really hot.
0:44:10 > 0:44:13Her smoked broth will reach the tables first as D-Day veteran
0:44:13 > 0:44:17and folk singer Jim Radford performs a song he wrote
0:44:17 > 0:44:20about his Normandy experiences. When Emily first heard it,
0:44:20 > 0:44:23she knew it would be the perfect accompaniment to her dish.
0:44:23 > 0:44:24It was so beautiful
0:44:24 > 0:44:29and sung in such an incredible way, with the most wonderful story.
0:44:29 > 0:44:32Gave me shivers up my spine, gave me goose bumps.
0:44:32 > 0:44:35About 30 years after D-Day,
0:44:35 > 0:44:40I went back for the first time and I stood on the beach at Arromanches
0:44:40 > 0:44:43and it moved me to tears.
0:44:43 > 0:44:46And I wrote this song, which you're going to hear now.
0:44:46 > 0:44:49How you feeling about going up next?
0:44:49 > 0:44:52I'm concentrating, Adam, no comment.
0:44:53 > 0:44:56# In the cold, grey light
0:44:56 > 0:44:59# Of the sixth of June
0:44:59 > 0:45:03# In the year of '44
0:45:05 > 0:45:10# The empire lot sailed out from Poole
0:45:10 > 0:45:13# To join with thousands more
0:45:14 > 0:45:16# The largest fleet
0:45:16 > 0:45:18# The world had seen
0:45:20 > 0:45:22# We sailed in close array
0:45:24 > 0:45:26# And we set our course
0:45:26 > 0:45:29# For Normandy
0:45:29 > 0:45:33# At the dawning of the day
0:45:35 > 0:45:38# As the years passed by
0:45:38 > 0:45:40# I can still recall
0:45:40 > 0:45:43# The men I saw that day
0:45:45 > 0:45:48# Who died upon that blood-soaked sand
0:45:49 > 0:45:52# Where now sweet children play
0:45:53 > 0:45:58# And those of you who were unborn
0:45:58 > 0:46:00# Who've lived in liberty
0:46:02 > 0:46:06# Remember those who made it so
0:46:06 > 0:46:10# On the shores of Normandy. #
0:46:16 > 0:46:20Can you start going with the first batch of scallops, please?
0:46:20 > 0:46:23Lucas, can you run the veg, please, for Colin, please?
0:46:23 > 0:46:28It's now all hands on deck to serve the main elements of Emily's dish.
0:46:28 > 0:46:32We're going to start off with a sea veg, the Sea Aster, to be precise.
0:46:32 > 0:46:34Then we're going to sit the scallop in the centre.
0:46:34 > 0:46:37Morels and cockles over the shells.
0:46:37 > 0:46:39And then caramelised sea lettuce as well.
0:46:44 > 0:46:46Oh, the old mess tins. Hey-hey!
0:46:46 > 0:46:49- Food's back.- Thank you.
0:46:51 > 0:46:53It's all looking good, Emily, are you happy?
0:46:53 > 0:46:56Until I hear that the flasks are smoked properly at the tables,
0:46:56 > 0:46:59I will be semi-happy.
0:46:59 > 0:47:02Mm. Smell that, smells good, right?
0:47:08 > 0:47:12I'm sitting with two legends. And they're just loving it.
0:47:12 > 0:47:14They're embracing it. This smells amazing.
0:47:14 > 0:47:16I'm really excited about getting tucked in here.
0:47:16 > 0:47:19Can you get the cockles in the shells, please?
0:47:19 > 0:47:21"Put the cockles in the shells, yes?"
0:47:21 > 0:47:24Honestly, it's like talking to children, isn't it?
0:47:27 > 0:47:30Beautiful. Yes. And not too much of it.
0:47:30 > 0:47:34Just enough to really enjoy and not feel overdone, you know?
0:47:34 > 0:47:38- Sea vegetables, please.- Quick, quick, quick, let's go, go, go.
0:47:38 > 0:47:40Hurry up.
0:47:40 > 0:47:41Ooh...
0:47:43 > 0:47:46- Are you all right?- It was going to happen to somebody.
0:47:50 > 0:47:53This is really good. The cockles are amazing.
0:47:53 > 0:47:55Right, have we got sea lettuce on all of them?
0:47:55 > 0:47:58- Do you want to check them before they go, Emily? Last table.- Go.
0:48:00 > 0:48:03- Well done.- I'm not sure.
0:48:03 > 0:48:05- Why?- Do you think it's all right? - They looked brilliant.
0:48:07 > 0:48:10I thought it was really, really amazing, but I would, wouldn't I?
0:48:10 > 0:48:12Cos she's my wife.
0:48:12 > 0:48:14Halfway there. Let's go and get the main course.
0:48:14 > 0:48:16Catch up a bit of time.
0:48:16 > 0:48:19- Let's go.- Well done.
0:48:19 > 0:48:21The food is very good here.
0:48:21 > 0:48:24Bears absolutely no resemblance to the food we ate during the war,
0:48:24 > 0:48:28which was all quantity and carbohydrates and not quality.
0:48:28 > 0:48:30This is quality, this is good.
0:48:30 > 0:48:34I'm very thankful that you're not asking us to judge one course
0:48:34 > 0:48:36against the other because that would be impossible.
0:48:38 > 0:48:41Absolutely brilliant. You are such a clever girl!
0:48:41 > 0:48:45- Did you enjoy it?- Oh, I loved it. I thought it was absolutely delicious.
0:48:45 > 0:48:46It all smoked up beautifully.
0:48:50 > 0:48:54Veteran chef Daniel Clifford, who judged James in the regional heats,
0:48:54 > 0:48:56was keen to catch up with him in the kitchen.
0:48:56 > 0:48:58- Hello, Chef, how are you? - How're you, Chef, all right?
0:48:58 > 0:49:01Yeah, I'm great. Great to see you. I'm so proud that you're here.
0:49:01 > 0:49:04I think main course is the hardest one cos it's the one that everyone
0:49:04 > 0:49:08looks forward to, but when I tasted it, it just brought tears to my eyes.
0:49:08 > 0:49:10I knew that was going to be the dish to go all the way.
0:49:10 > 0:49:13It's an 11 out of ten. Tonight it's going to blow everyone away.
0:49:13 > 0:49:16- I'm so looking forward to eating it again.- Fantastic.
0:49:16 > 0:49:20- All right. Well good luck, yeah? - Thank you.
0:49:20 > 0:49:25- What do you need?- I need to get veal in the oven, please.
0:49:25 > 0:49:29Now James must deliver his Blitz Spirit veal main course -
0:49:29 > 0:49:32a sharing dish evoking memories of communities pulling together
0:49:32 > 0:49:33during the war.
0:49:33 > 0:49:37- Five minutes for the main course, what's the chance of that?- Erm...
0:49:37 > 0:49:40- Not a- BLEEP- chance in hell, really. The veal's just gone in.
0:49:42 > 0:49:43James has been calm all day.
0:49:43 > 0:49:46Now it's his baby going out, he's got to take care of it,
0:49:46 > 0:49:47make sure he delivers.
0:49:47 > 0:49:50He's responsible for it at the end of the day.
0:49:50 > 0:49:54And he's a bit more anxious, is the word, probably.
0:49:54 > 0:49:57- Emily, can you toast off the breadcrumbs?- Yeah.
0:49:58 > 0:50:02It's all last-minute so I'm just getting everything finished off now.
0:50:02 > 0:50:04Hopefully I've delegated out enough jobs
0:50:04 > 0:50:08and I can just stand on the pass and, you know, watch it go out.
0:50:08 > 0:50:10OK, guys, do me a favour. I need all the ladles on the pass
0:50:10 > 0:50:13and the serving spoons, can you bring them over?
0:50:13 > 0:50:14To keep with the Blitz spirit,
0:50:14 > 0:50:16the dish will be shared between two people.
0:50:16 > 0:50:18There should be more of these, no?
0:50:18 > 0:50:21D-Day veteran Fred Walker will share his main course
0:50:21 > 0:50:23with James' son Charlie.
0:50:23 > 0:50:27I'm really proud cos he's worked hard to get this far in the competition.
0:50:27 > 0:50:31I think he deserves to have this honour of cooking for the veterans.
0:50:33 > 0:50:36I think that's right now. Yeah, OK, let's go.
0:50:36 > 0:50:39With all chefs delegated duties, the veal stew and beans
0:50:39 > 0:50:42with mushrooms and sauteed veal sweetbreads are plated up,
0:50:42 > 0:50:46while James takes charge of the dish's centrepiece, his veal loin.
0:50:48 > 0:50:50Right, two more. Let's go, thank you.
0:50:52 > 0:50:54It's sometimes said the British people coming together
0:50:54 > 0:50:57in the dark days of the Blitz helped win the war,
0:50:57 > 0:51:01leading to the famous speech by Winston Churchill,
0:51:01 > 0:51:03celebrating Victory in Europe.
0:51:03 > 0:51:07WINSTON CHURCHILL: 'This is your victory.
0:51:07 > 0:51:09'Victory
0:51:09 > 0:51:12'of the cause of freedom
0:51:12 > 0:51:14'in every land.
0:51:20 > 0:51:23'In all our long history
0:51:23 > 0:51:27'we have never seen a greater day than this.'
0:51:38 > 0:51:42Let's go, please, yeah? Go, go, go, guys, yeah?
0:51:42 > 0:51:46"Roasted veal loin, braised veal cheeks.
0:51:46 > 0:51:49"Sauteed sweetbreads, beans, mushrooms and toast."
0:51:49 > 0:51:52That should sort you out. We'll sort you out.
0:51:52 > 0:51:54Two more, please, guys.
0:51:58 > 0:52:00Very nice.
0:52:01 > 0:52:04Every element of the dish is cooked absolutely perfect.
0:52:04 > 0:52:07Everything he promised, from the first time I saw this dish,
0:52:07 > 0:52:10he delivered it 110%. You know, that guy's a star.
0:52:10 > 0:52:12Happy with the plates, James? Happy with the food?
0:52:12 > 0:52:14I'm really happy, yeah.
0:52:20 > 0:52:22It's unique, it's marvellous.
0:52:22 > 0:52:24How can you fault it? You can't fault it. Lovely!
0:52:24 > 0:52:30The gravy was the best thing I've eaten for a long time.
0:52:30 > 0:52:31Just a little.
0:52:31 > 0:52:34There you go. Thank you.
0:52:34 > 0:52:37- Feeling good?- Yeah, over the moon.
0:52:37 > 0:52:40It looked beautiful. It really did look amazing.
0:52:41 > 0:52:46It's not easy to cook sweetbreads and veal for this many people.
0:52:46 > 0:52:49But it was perfect. Absolutely wonderful.
0:52:49 > 0:52:53I am extremely proud of James. I absolutely love this main course.
0:52:53 > 0:52:55I haven't tasted it before.
0:52:55 > 0:52:57And this is absolutely delicious.
0:52:59 > 0:53:01I'm eating.
0:53:02 > 0:53:05- You all right?- That was fantastic, I loved it.
0:53:05 > 0:53:08- Enjoy it, mate?- Yeah. Delicious. - Yeah, did you enjoy it?
0:53:08 > 0:53:10- Really proud of you.- Delicious, yeah.
0:53:10 > 0:53:13Definitely done Nanny proud and grandad.
0:53:13 > 0:53:15I could just imagine him sat enjoying that.
0:53:15 > 0:53:19He would have loved it. He'd be very proud.
0:53:19 > 0:53:22The finale to the D-Day banquet is Colin's tribute
0:53:22 > 0:53:24to the forgotten heroes of the war -
0:53:24 > 0:53:27the animals who played a vital role in World War II.
0:53:27 > 0:53:29And also in memory of his grandfather,
0:53:29 > 0:53:32who took part in the Normandy landings.
0:53:32 > 0:53:36OK, guys, last dish going up. So far so good. Last push.
0:53:36 > 0:53:39Colin's four layered medals are glazed with chocolate...
0:53:43 > 0:53:44OK.
0:53:44 > 0:53:47..before being topped with his tempered white chocolate
0:53:47 > 0:53:48Dickin Medal.
0:53:48 > 0:53:49Three waiters, two plates each.
0:53:49 > 0:53:52One person's going to be carrying the sauce. In the centre of these
0:53:52 > 0:53:55you can see the hollow, so we're going to pour just a little bit
0:53:55 > 0:53:58of the hot chocolate and then it's going to cave in.
0:53:58 > 0:54:00It's a bit of theatre, OK?
0:54:00 > 0:54:02Guys ready?
0:54:02 > 0:54:04Last on the plate is Colin's parsnip ice cream,
0:54:04 > 0:54:07inspired by the use of vegetables as sweeteners during the war
0:54:07 > 0:54:09when sugar was in short supply.
0:54:09 > 0:54:12OK, there we go. Hot chocolate!
0:54:14 > 0:54:16- Two jugs.- Two jugs.
0:54:16 > 0:54:19OK, start picking up the rest of these. Let's go, let's go.
0:54:21 > 0:54:23The chocolate sauce must reach the tables hot
0:54:23 > 0:54:26for it to melt through the Dickin Medal.
0:54:30 > 0:54:33Oh, lovely, lovely, lovely.
0:54:33 > 0:54:36Two chocolate sauces, please.
0:54:36 > 0:54:39It's looking fantastic, isn't it, Colin? I love the boxes.
0:54:39 > 0:54:41- Yeah.- Happy with it? - Yeah, I am, yeah.
0:54:43 > 0:54:48The poppy struck me rather emotionally.
0:54:48 > 0:54:51Because we left a lot of blokes behind.
0:54:51 > 0:54:53They didn't all come back.
0:54:56 > 0:54:59Swap. OK, I need to change this ice cream, ASAP.
0:54:59 > 0:55:01Give me a bag.
0:55:05 > 0:55:08Parsnip ice cream's amazing, isn't it? I have to say,
0:55:08 > 0:55:12it sounds absolutely horrible but it tastes really lovely.
0:55:12 > 0:55:15- Very nice, thank you very much. - Straight down the middle.
0:55:15 > 0:55:17Thank you. Well done!
0:55:23 > 0:55:25Gorgeous, isn't it?
0:55:26 > 0:55:28That's a nice course.
0:55:28 > 0:55:30Very nice course.
0:55:30 > 0:55:32Very nice indeed. Lovely.
0:55:33 > 0:55:37Apart from looking lovely, it tastes nice as well.
0:55:39 > 0:55:41Well done.
0:55:43 > 0:55:46I think Colin's done his grandad very proud. His grandad would have loved
0:55:46 > 0:55:49to have been here. It was really good, I think it was well received
0:55:49 > 0:55:51by everybody, so I think it was a good finale.
0:55:54 > 0:55:56Everybody on my table was extremely happy.
0:55:56 > 0:55:59Everyone thought it was amazing, I thought it was amazing.
0:55:59 > 0:56:02We all just had a beautiful, convivial evening.
0:56:02 > 0:56:03No-one wants to leave.
0:56:03 > 0:56:05I've enjoyed it enormously. It's been great.
0:56:05 > 0:56:08The food has been mind-blowingly good.
0:56:08 > 0:56:10And for me it's been an absolute honour
0:56:10 > 0:56:13to be sat amongst these people, listening to the stories.
0:56:13 > 0:56:16To meet the people here tonight and hear the things that they did,
0:56:16 > 0:56:18and the stories they tell,
0:56:18 > 0:56:20you couldn't be more proud of your country.
0:56:20 > 0:56:23Ladies and gentlemen,
0:56:23 > 0:56:26it's been a most phenomenal affair tonight.
0:56:26 > 0:56:31And I know everybody's enjoyed it.
0:56:31 > 0:56:34I'm sorry, I feel so emotional.
0:56:34 > 0:56:36Um...
0:56:36 > 0:56:39The chefs have done phenomenal work.
0:56:39 > 0:56:43And I'm going to get Ken to start to introduce them.
0:56:43 > 0:56:49When we went ashore on D-Day, the last thing we thought of was food.
0:56:49 > 0:56:52But tonight everything's been reversed.
0:56:52 > 0:56:55Let's hear it for Adam. Adam, step forward.
0:56:56 > 0:56:59'It's been a tough two days but you have to dig deep
0:56:59 > 0:57:01'and you have to say who you're doing this for.'
0:57:01 > 0:57:03Bravo for Adam.
0:57:03 > 0:57:06'And the veterans, they dug deep for us to be where we are today,'
0:57:06 > 0:57:08so you have to make it work.
0:57:08 > 0:57:12Emily, come forward. Let's hear the lady who produced the fish course.
0:57:14 > 0:57:17'I think Grandpa would have been so proud of me being here tonight.'
0:57:17 > 0:57:19Give us a hug.
0:57:19 > 0:57:22'My grandfather not only did his part in World War II'
0:57:22 > 0:57:24but he was also really quite into his food as well,
0:57:24 > 0:57:26so I think it would have meant a lot to him.
0:57:26 > 0:57:29James did the main course.
0:57:29 > 0:57:31It was fantastic.
0:57:31 > 0:57:35Massive sense of relief now it's over, it's done. The most important
0:57:35 > 0:57:38thing is that we pulled it off for the veterans. They're the big stars
0:57:38 > 0:57:40of the show, really, and it's a big thank you from us
0:57:40 > 0:57:42for what they've done for this nation.
0:57:42 > 0:57:45- Did you enjoy that chocolate pudding?- ALL: Yes!
0:57:45 > 0:57:47Colin did that.
0:57:49 > 0:57:53'I'm feeling a little bit sombre cos now it's all over
0:57:53 > 0:57:56'and I've walked in the room, and I've seen the veterans,'
0:57:56 > 0:57:59it kind of hits you like a big wall about what this is all about.
0:57:59 > 0:58:00It's quite emotional, really.
0:58:00 > 0:58:04It really means, you know, a lot and it makes everything worthwhile,
0:58:04 > 0:58:06more than what it originally did.
0:58:06 > 0:58:08At the end of these things,
0:58:08 > 0:58:10it always gets me.
0:58:10 > 0:58:14Cos we remember our friends we left behind.
0:58:15 > 0:58:19And there are about 18 or 19,000 of them in Normandy alone.
0:58:19 > 0:58:21Please raise your glasses.
0:58:21 > 0:58:23Absent friends.
0:58:26 > 0:58:27Absent friends.
0:58:27 > 0:58:29And we've many of them.