Best Home Cook

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Best Home Cook
Genre Cooking
Reality
Presented by Claudia Winkleman
Judges Mary Berry (2018–2021)
Chris Bavin (2018–2021)
Angela Hartnett (2020–2021)
Dan Doherty (2018)
ComposersMatthew Cracknell
Peter Nickalls
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series3
No. of episodes24
Production
Executive producerClaire Nosworthy
Running time60 minutes
Production companyKEO Films
Original release
Network BBC One
Release3 May 2018 (2018-05-03) –
17 February 2021 (2021-02-17)

Best Home Cook (previously Britain's Best Home Cook) is a competitive cooking show produced by KEO Films and distributed internationally by Endemol Shine Group. It premiered on BBC One on 3 May 2018, presented by Claudia Winkleman, with judges Mary Berry, Chris Bavin, and Dan Doherty. [1] A second series, with "Britain's" dropped from the title and Angela Hartnett replacing Doherty, returned in January 2020. [2] The series was created in the wake of Berry's previous show, The Great British Bake Off , departing the BBC for Channel 4, [3] and has received mixed reviews from critics. [4] The programme was axed in 2022. [5]

Contents

Series 1 (2018)

Cooks

CookAgeOccupationHometown
Cyrus Kay27Wine consultant and entrepreneur York
Dipa Jakhu44Civil servant Wolverhampton
Fiona Hamill59Retired shop keeper County Down, Northern Ireland
Josie Ingram37Wealth client executive Glasgow
Katie Davies32Police emergency call handler and dispatcher Neath, Wales
Philip Friend48Maths teacher Surrey
Pippa Middlehurst28Oncology research biobank technician Salford
Queta "Q" Double38Children's A&E nurse Balcombe, West Sussex
Tobi Akingbolagun27Compliance manager London
Trevor Jones29Farmer Kent

Elimination table

ContestantEpisode
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
PippaULTULTULTEULTEWINNER
DipaEEEULTULTEERUNNERS-UP
PhilipEULTEEULTE
TobiULTEULTEEOUT
KatieULTULTULTOUT
TrevorEEOUT
CyrusULTOUT
JosieEEOUT
QOUT
FionaOUT
  (WINNER) This cook won the competition.
  (RUNNER-UP) This cook finished in second place.
  (ULT) The cook was one of the judges' favourites in the ultimate challenge.
  The cook got through to the next round.
  (E) The cook was in the elimination round, but not eliminated.
  (OUT) The cook was eliminated.

Series 2 (2020)

Cooks

CookAgeOccupationHometown
Ayo Salau28Accountant London
Elisabetta Ludica52NHS receptionist London
Georgia May Salamat24Model London
Kate Smith62Farmer's wife Devon
Katie Mahady33Supermarket supervisor Essex
Oli Mannion34Restaurant supervisor Cheshire
Robin Watkinson63Maintenance supervisor Bristol
Sarah Woods42Pharmaceutical recruitment partner Cheshire
Sean Hughes37IT project manager Warwickshire
Suzie Arbuthnot36Accountant Northern Ireland

Elimination table

ContestantEpisode
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
SuzieULTULTULTULTEWINNER
GeorgiaULTULTULTEULTERUNNER-UP
SarahEULTULTE3RD PLACE
OliEEEOUT [b]
KatieULTEE [a] OUT
RobinEEULTE [a] OUT
ElisabettaULTOUT
AyoULTEULTOUT
KateOUT
SeanOUT

[a] Because the judges were unable to decide on the worst dish during the elimination challenge, no-one was eliminated this week. As a result, two cooks were eliminated the following week.

[b] Oli was not well enough to compete in the Rustle-up challenge and was automatically placed into the elimination challenge.

  (WINNER) This cook won the competition.
  (RUNNER-UP) This cook finished in second place.
  (3RD PLACE) This cook finished in third place.
  (ULT) The cook was one of the judges' favourites in the ultimate challenge.
  The cook got through to the next round.
  (E) The cook was in the elimination round, but not eliminated.
  (OUT) The cook was eliminated.

Celebrity series (2021)

Celebrities

CelebrityAgeKnown forHometown
Desiree Burch 42Comedian & television presenter California, United States
Ed Balls 53Retired Labour politician Norfolk, England
Ed Byrne 48Comedian & actor Dublin, Ireland
Ferne McCann 30Former The Only Way Is Essex star Essex, England
Gareth Thomas 46Former Wales rugby player Bridgend, Wales
Karim Zeroual 27Television presenter & actorLondon, England
Rachel Johnson 55Journalist & authorLondon, England
Ruth Madeley 33Actress Westhoughton, England
Shobna Gulati 54Actress Oldham, England
Tom Read Wilson 34Receptionist on Celebs Go Dating London, England

Elimination table

ContestantEpisode
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Ed BallsULTULTULTE [a] EULTULTEWINNER
TomEEEULTRUNNER-UP
RachelULTE [a] ULTEE3RD PLACE
FerneULTEULTULTEULTOUT
ShobnaULTULTULTEOUT
Ed ByrneULTE [a] OUT
KarimEEEOUT
RuthEEOUT
GarethULTOUT
DesireeOUT

[a] Because the judges were unable to decide on the worst dish during the elimination challenge, no-one was eliminated this week.

  (WINNER) This cook won the competition.
  (RUNNER-UP) This cook finished in second place.
  (3RD PLACE) This cook finished in third place.
  (ULT) The cook was one of the judges' favourites in the ultimate challenge.
  The cook got through to the next round.
  (E) The cook was in the elimination round, but not eliminated.
  (OUT) The cook was eliminated.

References

  1. ↑ Midgley, Carol (4 May 2018). "TV review: Britain's Best Home Cook; Syria: the World's War". The Times . Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  2. ↑ Midgley, Carol (3 January 2020). "Best Home Cook review — saccharine and stodge, this was no Bake Off". The Times . Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  3. ↑ Ruddick, Graham (1 August 2017). "Mary Berry to lead judges on BBC show Britain's Best Cook". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  4. ↑ "Britain's Best Home Cook: Any good?". BBC News. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  5. ↑ "Best Home Cook Axed". Media Mole/BBC. 22 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
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