Season 2 (2005)
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Episodes 45
Celebrity Special, Ben de Lisi
Ben de Lisi drew on his Italian cooking skills to prepare this broccoli pasta dish in the celebrity week of Come Dine With Me.
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Jamaican flavourings and the classic Caribbean accompaniment of rice and pea, make for a sunshine filled chicken dish
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Ulrika surprises everyone when she doesn't cook anything Swedish, instead opting for risotto and sea bass.
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Comedian Helen Lederer hosta this evening and it's a night to remember for all the wrong reasons.
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It's the final night and a winner will be announced, Once host David quantick get's his steaks on the table.
Read MoreEssex, Jane Phillips Martin
Sales rep Jane from Essex chooses lamb shanks for her main course, but gets off to a bad start when she forgets the veg. There's more trouble back in the kitchen, where she cuts her finger preparing the asparagus.
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Belly dancer June plans a relaxed night in Essex and is hoping to say 'ciao' to her rivals with her Italian-style menu, including sea bass and apricot tart. But she's picked the same starter, asparagus, as last night's host Jane and soon finds herself in trouble when she over cooks it.
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Fitness fanatic Kevin serves up a health-conscious meal of carrot soup and salmon in Essex and then reveals exactly how many calories his guests are eating. His plan is to pour plenty of drink down his guests' throats, but will his transparent plan succeed?
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Trainee actress Keeley in Essex has just moved house, hasn't got any cooking utensils and claims that asking a local restaurant to prepare her food is the only solution. But she isn't telling her guests what she's up to and has to use all her acting skills to keep them in the dark. Will Keeley escape detection by the curious Amanda?
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Interior designer Amanda from Essex draws up plans for a formal banquet, brings in a friend to play butler for the night and wears pearls and a tiara for her dinner party. But after an exhausting week of fine dining, her guests prefer to chill out in her summerhouse between courses, where Jane and Kevin start to bicker with one another.
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Series 2, Show 12
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Series 2, Show 13
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Doncaster, Danny Churchill
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Series 2, Show 15
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Series 2, Show 16
This round features fun-loving, flamboyant females from Brighton. Margaret fell in love with the West Indies while on holiday, so she's bringing a Caribbean theme to her menu.
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Actress Julia has to put on the show of her life if she's going to scoop that first prize. She's decided to hire a butler to help her out, but will the others mark her down for cheating?
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Tough-talking PR Paula knows some of Brighton's top restaurateurs and she's not too proud to call in a few favours, but even then the culinary cock-ups seem to flow from start to finish.
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Glamour model-turned-housewife Nathalie may have braved the cameras but she's a bundle of nerves when it comes to cooking for her four feisty female guests.
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Fiery farm-owner Melinda hopes to harvest the £1,000 prize with an upmarket evening. She's laying on a bumper crop of food including Beef Wellington, crab salad and a pudding of prunes.
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Glasgow, Paul Lydon
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Glasgow, Christine Thornton
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Series 2, Show 24
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Series 2, Show 25
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Series 2, Show 26
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Nottingham, Gordon Todd
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Series 2, Show 28
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Series 2, Show 29
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Series 2, Show 30
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Series 2, Show 31
This week's first host is steely PR Isabelle Goldstein. She's got one aim in life: to win, no matter what it takes. And she's not afraid to speak her mind. The north Londoner is convinced she's got the recipe for success with her menu of spicy soup, pancetta wrapped chicken, pears, good wine and the finest ingredients she can find. Can Isabelle talk her way to victory?
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Second to play host in London is Aussie smoothie Chris D'Sylva. He's a laid-back drinks PR, who takes a relaxed attitude to entertaining. But his carefree approach soon gets him into trouble: he's doing panna cotta, but hasn't left enough time for it to set: will a few hours in the freezer do the trick? Cool cat Chris isn't feeling the heat in the kitchen.
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Bill Buckley is used to entertaining in his day job as a local radio DJ. But he's determined to put on the show of his life today. A perfectionist, he's planned his menu of prawn mousse, baked skate and chocolate cheesecake with military precision. Will Bill's attention to detail ensure a relaxed evening for the other guests, or just put them on edge?
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Series 2, Show 35
Friday's host is 30-year-old north Londoner Serena Wilson. She admits there's a touch of Bridget Jones about her, although at first she seems to avoid Bridget-esque disasters with a mushroom risotto using only the best ingredients. But just when she thought it was all under control, ill-feeling between two of her guests flares up into a full-blown argument.
Read MoreBristol, Nick Needs
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Bristol, Rachel Hodgson
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Bristol, Ronnie Masters
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Bristol, Clive Bromhall
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Bristol, Chyna Warren
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Gloucester, Tim Small
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Gloucester, Richenda Hines
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Gloucester, Pat Shepherd
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Gloucester, Nick Cooper
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Gloucester, Kat McLeod
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