The mentors sample the cooking of 25 hopefuls - ranging from talented amateurs to professionals from some of Britain's best restaurants.

Nigella Lawson and her rival mentors coach their contestants to make the best prawn cocktail. And tension reaches boiling point as a contestant faces elimination from the show.

Only 11 cooks now remain. This time the challenge is all about comfort food, with dishes ranging from ginger and black pepper rice pudding to posh cheese on toast.