Come Dine with Me: Season 20
Season 20 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 Come Dine with Me Season 19.
- 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 20 Progress Shield
All in One: Gameshows Special, Pat Sharp, Anthea Redfern, Jenny Powell, Michael Barrymore
May 23, 2010
A game show special featuring much loved faces from the shiny world of tricky questions and glittering prizes. Strike It Lucky host and tabloid favourite Michael Barrymore takes o
All in One: Big Brother Winners, Nadia Almada, Brian Belo, Sophie Reade, Brian Dowling
Sep 6, 2010
In this special edition all the contestants - or should that be housemates? - are former Big Brother winners. Stepping up to the plate are series 2 winner - quick-witted, cheeky I
All in One: Celebrity Special, Debbie McGee, Lembit Öpik, Iain Lee, Jodie Marsh
Sep 14, 2010
This celebrity special features famous magician's assistant 'the lovely' Debbie McGee; former MP, and aspiring stand-up comic, Lembit Opik; radio presenter and former 11 O'Clock Sh
Series 20, Episode 5
Oct 22, 2010
This time the culinary showdown comes with a soap star twist, featuring Brian Capron off Coronation Street, James Redmond from Hollyoaks, and Lorraine Chase and Adele Silva from Em
Series 20, Episode 6
Nov 12, 2010
Veggie-hating food critic Mark Garner goes fork to fork with tarot card reader and vegetarian Pascha Taylor, pub landlord Jon Patullo and the racily-clad Jilly Fitzgerald. But who
Series 20, Episode 9
Dec 6, 2010
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the nation's favourite soap, Come Dine with Me heads to Coronation Street. Four of Weatherfield's famous stars battle it out to bag a £1000 ca
All in One: Southampton
Apr 24, 2011
First up to host is PR glamour puss Lucy Richmond who hopes to make a splash with her nautical-themed evening. Day two is the turn of night club promoter Jay Paul, who despite his
All in One: South East Essex
May 1, 2011
Make-up wearing Matthew Richmond-King takes on clean queen Kate Beesley, old rock and roller Simon Holdgate and dog sitter Jane Bunting in a week featuring numerous lessons in tabl
All in One: North East London
May 8, 2011
Italian gym instructor Salvo Riggi takes on fashion-mad PA Brenda Gobine, lady of leisure Zed Kiazim, and fancy-dress loving Amanda Hull. Dog-lover Zed is first to host in a night
All in One: Exeter
May 15, 2011
A spicy-food war breaks out in Exeter between Geoff Green and up-front party girl Beka Platt. There is also a rabbit showdown later in the week between keen hunter John G. Wills a
All in One: Newcastle
May 22, 2011
Competing for the prize in the self-proclaimed party capital of the North are finance manager Liz O'Sullivan, eyelash-extension technician Julie Scullion, trainee teacher Ritu Nayy
All in One: Leeds
May 29, 2011
Ping pong-loving Swede Evelyn Friede takes on politics student James Greenhalgh, personal development coach Sarah Shafi and Canadian born DJ Nolan Kane. The week of competitive di
All in One: Harrogate
Jun 17, 2011
A brand new series of Come Dine with Me kicks off in Harrogate, where four amateur cooks compete for the coveted £1,000 prize. All the scoring is in secret and only at the end of t
All in One: Northampton
Jun 24, 2011
Firing up their hobs this time are driving instructor and practical joker Billy McArthur, glamorous granny Michaela McQuade, outspoken American mum Sarah Lester, and house-proud ph
All in One: Leicester
Jul 1, 2011
This brand new cook-off in Leicester includes compulsory meditation, eating with hands, body painting, a controversial hair in a guest's pudding... and quite a lot of bickering. B
All in One: Birmingham
Jul 8, 2011
Hairdresser Phil Gifford takes on drama student Naomi Chamroo, posh chatterbox Maddy Savitt, and serious conversationalist Randeep Sami, in a week featuring bhangra dancing, boob t