Celebrity Masterchef: Season 5
Season 5 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Celebrity Masterchef Season 4.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 5 Progress Shield
Knockout rounds one
Jul 21, 2010
Lisa Faulkner, Neil Stuke, Richard Farleigh, Nihal Arthanayake, Alex Fletcher, Tessa Sanderson, Jenny Powell, Colin Jackson, Tricia Penrose, Martin Roberts, Christine Hamilton, Chr
Knockout rounds two
Jul 22, 2010
Former world champion athlete Colin Jackson, actress Tricia Penrose, Christine Hamilton and TV presenters Martin Roberts and Jenny Powell are put through a series of gruelling cook
Quarterfinal one
Jul 23, 2010
The four best celebrity chefs from the week's heats battle it out in the kitchen and have to impress some harsh critics - three cookery judges from the Women's Institute. Only th
Knockout rounds three
Jul 28, 2010
Star of It's Not Easy Being Green, Dick Strawbridge, presenter Jennie Bond, actor Marcus Patrick, soul singer Kym Mazelle and former Olympic decathlete Dean Macey are put through a
Knockout rounds four
Jul 29, 2010
Actors Chris Walker and Lisa Faulkner, comedian Mark Little, Radio DJ Mark 'Chappers' Chapman and model Danielle Lloyd battle it out in the kitchen as they try and impress judges J
Quarterfinal two
Jul 30, 2010
The four best celebrity chefs from the week's heats battle it out in the kitchen and have to impress some harsh critics - three cookery judges from the Women's Institute. Only thre
Quarterfinal three
Aug 4, 2010
Three celebrities are put through a series of gruelling challenges, including cooking a lunchtime service at Asia de Cuba. MasterChef judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace will ha
Quarterfinal four
Aug 5, 2010
Three celebrities are put through a series of gruelling challenges, including cooking a lunchtime service at Iberica. MasterChef judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace must decide
Quarterfinal five
Aug 6, 2010
The final five celebrities cook one dish for their MasterChef lives. Only four can become semi-finalists. Judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace must decide who has what it takes.
Semifinal day one
Aug 11, 2010
The four best celebrity cooks remain and face three mammoth tasks. First they are sent to battle - to cater for soldiers of the Sealed Knot, then it's back to school to cater for 8
Semifinal day two
Aug 12, 2010
The four semi-finalists face an Olympian challenge: catering for hundreds of workers on the Olympic Stadium, then cooking an exquisite 'Best of British' dinner, hosted by Lord Coe
Semifinal day three
Aug 13, 2010
The four semi-finalists must cook their best two-course meal to impress three world-class caterers. The pressure's really on as at the end of the show judges John Torode and Greg
Final day one
Aug 18, 2010
The Celebrity MasterChef finals begin, and the three celebrities are set their toughest challenge yet - impressing the French! They must cook for dancers at the Moulin Rouge in Par
Final day two
Aug 19, 2010
It's the penultimate Celebrity MasterChef, and the three finalists are challenged to create two fine dining menus. They must cater for travellers on the Orient Express, before prep
Series 5, The Final
Aug 20, 2010
The three finalists have to cook their best three-course meal for one final judgement from judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace. At the end of the show one of them will be crowne