MasterChef: The Professionals: Season 12
Season 12 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: The Professionals Season 11.
- 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 12 Progress Shield
Episode 1
Nov 5, 2019 · 30 min
Gregg Wallace hosts the first week of the culinary contest, which sees the first six professional chefs competing for a place in this week's quarter-final. Half of the competitors
Episode 2
Nov 6, 2019 · 30 min
Tonight, the first three chefs take on the terrifying prospect of tackling Marcus’s crab omelette arnold bennett - they have 20 minutes to either hold their nerve or find themselve
Episode 3
Nov 7, 2019 · 30 min
The remaining four professionals go on to cook their food for three of the UK’s most discerning restaurant critics. They need to impress William Sitwell, Grace Dent and Jimi Famure
Episode 4
Nov 12, 2019 · 30 min
In this heat, six professional chefs from across the UK put their reputations on the line. Under close scrutiny from the three judges, the chefs must face two tough challenges. Fir
Episode 5
Nov 13, 2019 · 30 min
First up is the skills test. Tonight, three chefs face the terrifying prospect of cooking an elegant dish at Monica's request. They have 15 minutes to perfectly prep and cook razor
Episode 6
Nov 14, 2019 · 30 min
This quarter-final sees the six most talented chefs from the week's heats set out to impress Monica and Marcus in two high-stakes challenges. First up, the chefs face an invention
Episode 7
Nov 19, 2019 · 30 min
In the first heat of the week, six professional chefs from across the UK put their reputations on the line. Each professional’s journey begins with the infamous skills test. Marcus
Episode 8
Nov 20, 2019 · 30 min
To begin their fight for the coveted title, the chefs face the dreaded skills test. Three chefs face what could be the toughest 20 minutes of their careers, set by Marcus. Under th
Episode 9
Nov 21, 2019 · 30 min
First up, the chefs face an invention test, featuring one key favourite ingredient selected by the judges. This week, Marcus wants them to create a dish that uses coffee to its ful
Episode 16
Dec 10, 2019 · 30 min
The remaining eight chefs brace themselves to cook up a storm as they face a double beast of a challenge in the MasterChef kitchen.
Episode 17
Dec 11, 2019 · 30 min
The first three semi-finalists battle it out for a place in the finals. They are given the opportunity to work alongside one of the UK's most exciting chefs.
Episode 18
Dec 12, 2019 · 30 min
It is the last semi-final and the second group of chefs is in close competition for a place in the finals.
Episode 19
Dec 17, 2019 · 30 min
Only the four most talented chefs out of the original 48 remain. The first challenge they face is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to cook at the chef’s table.
Episode 20
Dec 18, 2019 · 30 min
The four finalists are challenged to create a single exceptional and evocative dish inspired by a place that is special to them.
Episode 21
Dec 19, 2019 · 30 min
The final three chefs face one last challenge - to cook the best three courses of their lives.