Kitchen Criminals

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Kitchen Criminals
Starring Angela Hartnett
John Burton Race
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes20
Production
Running time29 min. per episode
Original release
Network BBC Two
Release13 August (2007-08-13) 
7 September 2007 (2007-09-07)

Kitchen Criminals is a BBC television series in which top chefs John Burton Race and Angela Hartnett are given the task of travelling the length and breadth of the UK, looking for Britain's worst cooks. After selecting the 20 worst, the amateur cooks must undertake a series of cookery challenges until only one contestant from each team is left. The 2 remaining contestants must then cook a meal for 3 top food critics.

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