Celebrity Masterchef: Season 7
Season 7 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 6.
- 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 7 Progress Shield
Episode 1
Aug 13, 2012 · 30 min
Emma Kennedy, Danny Mills, Michael Underwood, Zöe Salmon, Gareth Gates, Cheryl Baker, Laila Rouass, George Layton, Diarmuid Gavin, Richard McCourt, Rebecca Romero, Jamie Theakston,
Episode 2
Aug 14, 2012 · 30 min
Jamie Theakston, Anne Charleston, Javine Hylton and Steve Parry are paired into teams and challenged to cook for students at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
Episode 3
Aug 15, 2012 · 30 min
It's elimination day, and Jamie Theakston, Anne Charleston, Javine Hylton and Steve Parry are challenged to cook a classic recipe and a dish of their own creation.
Episode 4
Aug 16, 2012 · 30 min
The three remaining celebrities are sent to top London restaurant Coq d'Argent. Under the pressure of the professional kitchen, cracks begin to appear.
Episode 5
Aug 17, 2012 · 30 min
The celebrities must cook a faultless two-course meal, judged not only by John Torode and Gregg Wallace but also by two past Celebrity MasterChef champions and a finalist.
Episode 6
Aug 20, 2012 · 30 min
Holby's Laila Rouass, singer Gareth Gates, actor George Layton and author and actress Emma Kennedy join the second round with a Mystery Box test and a tomato bruschetta trial.
Episode 7
Aug 21, 2012 · 30 min
The celebrities pair up for a mass catering task at the Royal Holloway University. With hungry students descending upon them, they need to rely on their teamwork skills.
Episode 8
Aug 22, 2012 · 30 min
On elimination day the celebrities must cook the classic apple tarte tatin with crème anglaise in only one hour, then a dish of their own design again in under one hour.
Episode 9
Aug 23, 2012 · 30 min
The celebrities take on fine Indian cuisine and must carefully spice and balance flavours.
Episode 10
Aug 24, 2012 · 30 min
The battle for a place in the final eight reaches its climax.
Episode 15
Aug 31, 2012 · 30 min
The battle for a place in the final eight reaches its climax. To secure a place, the remaining celebrities must cook a faultless two-course meal to impress three guest judges.
Episode 16
Sep 3, 2012 · 30 min
Zoe Salmon, Cheryl Baker, Danny Mills and Richard McCourt begin a week of culinary challenges. Their first challenge is a mystery box test, a test of imagination and creativity.
Episode 17
Sep 4, 2012 · 30 min
Zoe Salmon, Cheryl Baker, Danny Mills and Richard McCourt are paired into teams and assigned a mass-catering challenge of mammoth proportions, serving 120 portions.
Episode 18
Sep 5, 2012 · 30 min
It's elimination day as one celebrity will be cooking their final dishes. The contestants are first tasked with cooking marinated poussin with flat bread and tzatziki.
Episode 19
Sep 6, 2012 · 30 min
The three remaining celebrities face their first restaurant service, a busy lunchtime serving French food with a contemporary twist under head chef Allan Pickett.
Episode 120
Sep 7, 2012 · 30 min
The battle for a place in the final eight reaches its climax. The three remaining celebrities must cook a two-course meal to wow both John and Gregg, and the guest judges.
Episode 21
Sep 10, 2012 · 30 min
The remaining celebrities must cook the judges a single show-stopping dish.
Episode 22
Sep 11, 2012 · 30 min
The remaining six celebrity cooks prepare lunch on board a cross-channel ferry.
Episode 23
Sep 12, 2012 · 30 min
The six remaining celebrity cooks must create a dish inspired by someone close to them.
Episode 24
Sep 13, 2012 · 30 min
The four remaining chefs each cook a lunchtime service in a top London restaurant.
Episode 25
Sep 14, 2012 · 30 min
The contestants cook a three-course meal for three tough food critics.
Episode 26
Sep 17, 2012 · 30 min
The final week begins with another invention test. Then the three finalists visit the set of BBC drama New Tricks to prepare lunch for the cast and crew.
Episode 27
Sep 18, 2012 · 30 min
Pastry chef Claire Clark gives the finalists a master class in the art of patisserie.
Episode 28
Sep 19, 2012 · 30 min
The three finalists must prepare a fine dining three-course dinner at Bletchley Park.
Episode 29
Sep 20, 2012 · 30 min
The three finalists cook an exquisite meal for some of the country's most respected chefs.
Episode 30
Sep 21, 2012 · 30 min
The celebrities cook a final three-course meal for judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace.