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MasterChef: Series 10

24 episodes Premiered Mar 26, 2014 Updated Sep 27, 2026
Previously on MasterChef

Season 10 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 MasterChef Season 9.
  • ⚡ 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.
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Season 10 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 10: Filler vs. Essential Canon

Filter episodes by narrative weight. Focus on essential mytharc and skip standalone side quests.

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (21): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S10·E1 Mytharc

Episode 1

Mar 26, 2014 · 60 min

John Torode and Gregg Wallace return to put more keen cooks to the test. The first six hopefuls take on a new challenge in which they prepare their Calling Card, a dish that repres

S10·E2 Core

Episode 2

Mar 27, 2014 · 60 min

Six more amateur cooks compete for a place in tomorrow's quarter-final, preparing a plate of food that represents who they are as their Calling Card and choosing one box of ingredi

S10·E3 Core

Episode 3

Mar 28, 2014 · 30 min

It's the first quarter-final and the four heat winners continue to battle for their place in the competition. The Palate Test sees them recreating John Torode's jungle curry with c

S10·E4 Core

Episode 4

Apr 2, 2014 · 60 min

Cookery competition with John Torode and Gregg Wallace. As the second week of heats begins, six more amateur cooks prepare special dishes in the hopes of impressing the judges.

S10·E5 Core

Episode 5

Apr 3, 2014 · 60 min

Cookery competition with John Torode and Gregg Wallace. As the second week of heats continues, the next six amateur cooks try to prove to the judges that they have the potential to

S10·E6 Core

Episode 6

Apr 4, 2014 · 30 min

The cookery competition continues its tenth series with the second quarter-final, and the four talented heat winners have no time to rest on their laurels as they continue to fight

S10·E7 Core

Episode 7

Apr 9, 2014 · 60 min

As the third week of heats begins, six more amateur cooks try to prove to judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace that they have the potential to be the tenth MasterChef champion. Fir

S10·E8 Core

Episode 8

Apr 10, 2014 · 60 min

As the third week of heats begins, six more amateur cooks try to prove to judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace that they have the potential to be the tenth MasterChef champion. Fir

S10·E9 Core

Episode 9

Apr 11, 2014 · 30 min

The cookery competition continues its tenth series with the third quarter-final, and the four talented heat winners have no time to rest on their laurels as they continue to fight

S10·E10 Core

Episode 10

Apr 16, 2014 · 60 min

MasterChef is back for its tenth year with the most inspirational series yet. Out of the hundreds that auditioned, sixty amateur cooks are through to battle it out over five weeks

S10·E11 Core

Episode 11

Apr 17, 2014 · 60 min

MasterChef is back for its tenth year with the most inspirational series yet. Out of the hundreds that auditioned, sixty amateur cooks are through to battle it out over five weeks

S10·E12 Core

Episode 12

Apr 18, 2014 · 30 min

The cookery competition continues its tenth series with the fourth quarter-final, and the four talented heat winners have no time to rest on their laurels as they continue to fight

S10·E13 Core

Episode 13

Apr 23, 2014 · 60 min

As the final week of heats begins, six more amateur cooks try to prove to judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace that they have the potential to be the tenth MasterChef champion. Fir

S10·E14 Core

Episode 14

Apr 24, 2014 · 60 min

As the final week of heats begins, six more amateur cooks try to prove to judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace that they have the potential to be the tenth MasterChef champion. Fir

S10·E15 Core

Episode 15

Apr 25, 2014 · 30 min

The cookery competition continues its tenth series with the last of the quarter-finals, and the four talented heat winners have no time to rest on their laurels as they continue to

S10·E16 Core

Episode 16

Apr 30, 2014 · 60 min

MasterChef continues its tenth and most inspirational series yet. Of the hundreds that auditioned, 60 amateur cooks have been whittled down to the most promising ten. All of them h

S10·E17 Core

Episode 17

May 1, 2014 · 60 min

The knockout stage of the cookery competition continues, as the second group of five contestants head to a restaurant in London to cook for a busy lunch service.

S10·E18 Core

Episode 18

May 2, 2014 · 30 min

The cookery competition continues as the amateurs reach the end of Knockout Week. They have only one challenge in this episode: to cook one show-stopper dish to wow the judges.

S10·E19 Core

Episode 19

May 7, 2014 · 60 min

The cookery competition continues with the first of the semi-finals, as the six remaining contestants head to east London to cook lunch for the cast and crew of EastEnders.

S10·E20 Core

Episode 20

May 8, 2014 · 60 min

The cookery competition reaches its second semi-final. The five remaining contestants must cook a menu in the kitchens of Hever Castle, before facing an unusual invention test.

S10·E21 Core

Episode 21

May 9, 2014 · 30 min

The cookery competition reaches the last of the semi-finals, and the final five contestants have just one challenge - to create a meal that will greatly impress John and Gregg.

S10·E22 Core

Episode 22

May 14, 2014 · 60 min

The cookery competition reaches the final week. In this programme, the finalists are tasked with cooking an exquisite four-course menu for four leading chefs.

S10·E23 Mytharc

Episode 23

May 15, 2014 · 60 min

In the penultimate episode of the cookery contest the three cooks go on a culinary odyssey to Barcelona and have the masterclass of a lifetime with pastry chef Christian Escribà

S10·E24 Mytharc

Episode 24

May 16, 2014 · 60 min

It's the MasterChef final. After a formidable eight-week competition, tonight the search for the country's best amateur cook reaches its climax. The finalists have to push themselv

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