Great British Christmas Menu (2020)

Episode 2

Christmas 2020 Episode 2

Tonight, the top three chefs from yesterday's canape and starter rounds cook for the judges. At stake is the chance to cook their dishes as part of a special festive feast for some of the key workers who were the heroes of the pandemic. With Andi Oliver hosting proceedings, there's a vacancy in the Judging Chamber. Joining Matthew Fort and Oliver Peyton is actor and comedian Kerry Godliman, who brings plenty of Christmas cheer. Adding to the challenge, Kerry is a vegetarian, meaning the chefs are also judged on the vegetarian alternatives to their dishes. Also joining the judging panel is actor and nurse Vicky Hall, someone with first-hand experience of working on the frontline of the pandemic. Best known for roles in Teachers, Line of Duty and Casualty, Vicky became inspired to train after shadowing a nurse for a role, and now juggles her work in hospital and on the screen.

Episode 3

Christmas 2020 Episode 3

Tonight, two special guest chefs join the line-up. Multi-Michelin starred Chefs Jason Atherton and Tom Aikens, both former winners and judges on Great British Menu, put their reputations on the line and compete again against some of the UK's best young chefs. The fish and main courses are the heart of any Great British Menu Banquet and, with so many the incredible standard of chefs taking part, opulence, luxury, and mouth-watering food are on the menu. The fish course sees a spectacular salmon and a huge turbot, known as ‘the King of the Sea', cooked in a giant antique copper pan known as a turbot kettle. For mains, there's venison and a roast combining 12 different birds. And the chefs won't just be cooking, they'll be judging each other too. Four chefs cook, while the other four taste and score their dishes in a blind tasting. The roles are then reversed, resulting in incredible cooking, tough criticism and surprising scores.

Episode 4

Christmas 2020 Episode 4

With a Christmas theme and some of the country's most talented and imaginative chefs taking part, opulent food is on the menu. For the fish course salmon and turbot take centre stage, with the ‘the King of the Sea' cooked in a giant antique copper pan. For mains, there's mouth-watering venison and a roast combining 12 different birds. With actor and comedian Kerry Godliman joining Matthew Fort and Oliver Peyton in the judging chamber, the chefs also have the challenge of creating vegetarian alternatives to their dishes. And all this against the clock! Also joining the judging panel is Professor Tim Spector OBE from Kings College London. His symptom tracking app used by more than 4 million people has revealed vital information about Covid-19, including loss of taste and smell as a symptom. He's also a successful author whose books explore the science behind the food we eat.

Episode 5

Christmas 2020 Episode 5

The Christmas competition comes to a climax with desserts and petit fours. These last two rounds demand incredible technical skill; who will keep their cool?

Episode 6

Christmas 2020 Episode 6

Andi Oliver hosts as the top three chefs from the desert and petit fours rounds cook for the judges; expect mouth-watering Christmas treats. Singer Beverly Knight is a guest judge.

Episode 7

Christmas 2020 Episode 7 The Banquet

Great British Christmas Menu reaches its climax with a special festive feast for some of the heroes of this year’s pandemic. The main banquet was cancelled due to restrictions during the pandemic, so mini banquets occurred in various areas, while some other units of the six-course meal were home-delivered. The filming of the banquet occurred at a gazebo outside the Hospital under tier-two restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic.[