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Great British Menu

Season 6 2011
TV-PG

  • 2011-04-04T19:00:00Z on BBC Two
  • 30m
  • 22h 30m (45 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • Reality
Britain's top chefs compete for the chance to cook a four-course banquet for a high-profile figure.

45 episodes

Season Premiere

2011-04-04T19:00:00Z

6x01 North-East Starters

Season Premiere

6x01 North-East Starters

  • 2011-04-04T19:00:00Z30m

This week it's the battle of the North East chefs - Andrew Pern, Stephanie Moon and Tim Bilton. All of them are determined to knock out their rivals in the race to the banquet.
Today they kick things off with their starters, but which one is going to be first off the blocks? Will it be potted venison with watercress and crisp fennel salad, 'salmagundi' of North County produce or sticky pigeon breast, forager's relish, hedgerow and beetroot crisps? Former champion Nigel Haworth will decide.

2011-04-05T19:00:00Z

6x02 North-East Fish

6x02 North-East Fish

  • 2011-04-05T19:00:00Z30m

This week it's the battle of the North East chefs - Andrew Pern, Stephanie Moon and Tim Bilton. All of them are determined to knock out their rivals in the race to the banquet.
Today the chefs pull out all the stops with their fish dishes: seafood stew, fish soup with a toasted kipper club sandwich and hot oak smoked Kilnsey trout, golden tea cream and Daleside scraps.

2011-04-06T19:00:00Z

6x03 North-East Mains

6x03 North-East Mains

  • 2011-04-06T19:00:00Z30m

This week it's the battle of the North East chefs - Andrew Pern, Stephanie Moon and Tim Bilton. All of them are determined to knock out their rivals in the race to the banquet.
Today the chefs battle it out with their main courses. They are determined to win but which dish will take pole position? Will it be: haymaker's twice-baked Nidderdale lamb, bluemin white potatoes and gravy, suckling pig with pork pies, black pudding, Scotch eggs and sticky spare ribs or whole roast stuffed suckling pig with summer vegetables?

2011-04-07T19:00:00Z

6x04 North-East Desserts

6x04 North-East Desserts

  • 2011-04-07T19:00:00Z30m

Here, it's the last chance for the chefs from the North East to impress as the one with the lowest total score from across the week will leave the competition. Tim Bilton, Andrew Pern and Stephanie Moon deliver their desserts. Which of them will earn top marks: gooseberry and apple crumble, a celebration of rhubarb and custard or Yorkshire mess?

2011-04-08T19:00:00Z

6x05 North-East Judging

6x05 North-East Judging

  • 2011-04-08T19:00:00Z30m

Its decision time on Great British Menu for the chefs from the North East. One chef left the competition yesterday and only two remain, as they cook their entire menus for the Great British Menu judges: Prue Leith, Matthew Fort and Oliver Peyton.
The judges aren't easily pleased and only first class cooking will do. Just one chef can make it through to the national finals to represent the North East and get the chance to cook at this year's People's Banquet. If they win, one of their dishes could be paraded down the ancient cobbled streets of Leadenhall Market and served at a magnificent street party: a banquet for the people and inspired by the people.

2011-04-11T19:00:00Z

6x06 Northern Ireland Starters

6x06 Northern Ireland Starters

  • 2011-04-11T19:00:00Z30m

This week it's the battle of the Northern Ireland chefs - Brian McCann, Chris Bell and Chris Fearon. All of them are determined to knock out their rivals in the race to the banquet. They kick things off with their starters. Which one is going to be first off the blocks? Will it be hot and cold meats with pickles, brown bag coronation chicken or a summer picnic? Former Great British Menu champion Richard Corrigan decides.

2011-04-12T19:00:00Z

6x07 Northern Ireland Fish

6x07 Northern Ireland Fish

  • 2011-04-12T19:00:00Z30m

The chefs from the Northern Ireland - Chris Fearon, Chris Bell and Brian McCann - pull out all the stops with their fish dishes: baked turbot with coronation garnish, a celebration of preserved salmon, plus tinned, cured, jellied and hot smoked wild sea trout, watercress and horseradish.

2011-04-13T19:00:00Z

6x08 Northern Ireland Mains

6x08 Northern Ireland Mains

  • 2011-04-13T19:00:00Z30m

The chefs from Northern Ireland battle it out with their main courses. Chris Bell, Brian McCann and Chris Fearon are determined to win, and prepare the following dishes: roast crown of lamb, potato bake, asparagus, peas, morels and new season onions, 'my fancy dressed piggy', broken down in five ways, roast loin, crackling, crispy fritter, sticky ribs, black pudding and apple tartlet; and suckling pig, hash brown, crab apples and sage.

2011-04-14T19:00:00Z

6x09 Northern Ireland Desserts

6x09 Northern Ireland Desserts

  • 2011-04-14T19:00:00Z30m

It's the last chance for the chefs from Northern Ireland to impress as the one with the lowest total score from across the week will leave the competition. Brian McCann, Chris Fearon and Chris Bell deliver their desserts: chocolate fondue, a mishmash of lemon, lemon and liquorice battenberg, sherbet, lemonade, summer berry tart, and elderflower and buttermilk ice cream.

2011-04-15T19:00:00Z

6x10 Northern Ireland Judging

6x10 Northern Ireland Judging

  • 2011-04-15T19:00:00Z30m

The judges aren't easily pleased and only first-class cooking will do. Just one chef can make it through to the national finals to represent Northern Ireland and get the chance to cook at this year's People's Banquet. If they win, one of their dishes could be paraded down the ancient cobbled streets of Leadenhall Market and served at a magnificent street party: a banquet for the people and inspired by the people

2011-04-18T19:00:00Z

6x11 North-West Starters

6x11 North-West Starters

  • 2011-04-18T19:00:00Z30m

This week it's the battle of the North West chefs - Bruno Birkbeck, Johnnie Mountain and Lisa Allen. All of them are determined to knock out their rivals in the race to the banquet. They kick things off with their starters, but which one is going to be first off the blocks? Will it be a take on Ploughmans, an Indian feast of bhajia, bhel puri and khandvi, or crispy shoulder of suckling pig, pancakes and dips? Former Great British Menu champion Marcus Wareing will decide.

2011-04-19T19:00:00Z

6x12 North-West Fish

6x12 North-West Fish

  • 2011-04-19T19:00:00Z30m

The chefs from the North West - Lisa Allen, Bruno Birkbeck and Johnnie Mountain - pull out all the stops with their fish dishes: A barbecued selection of oak smoked salmon, morecambe bay shrimp skewers, sheildaig langoustines, fish soup with rouille croutons and whole salt baked rainbow trout to share, cockles, potato salad, fennel and samphire.

2011-04-20T19:00:00Z

6x13 North-West Mains

6x13 North-West Mains

  • 2011-04-20T19:00:00Z30m

The chefs from the North West - Lisa Allen, Bruno Birkbeck and Johnnie Mountain - battle it out with their main courses. Johnnie Mountain, Lisa Allen and Bruno Birkbeck are determined to win but which dish will take poll position? Will it be: stuffed saddle of Southdown lamb with broad beans, peas, asparagus and truffle; barbecued 'beer can' cornfed chicken, summer beans and tear and share bread or Kitridding farm hay-baked leg of lamb, mini shepherd's pie?

2011-04-21T19:00:00Z

6x14 North-West Desserts

6x14 North-West Desserts

  • 2011-04-21T19:00:00Z30m

It's the last chance for the chefs from the North West to impress as the one with the lowest total score from across the week will leave the competition. Bruno Birkbeck, Johnnie Mountain and Lisa Allen deliver their desserts but which dish will earn top marks; rhubarb and custard, tiramisu influenced vienetta or raspberry and chocolate pavlova, sheep's milk and nut ice cream pots?

2011-04-22T19:00:00Z

6x15 North-West Judging

6x15 North-West Judging

  • 2011-04-22T19:00:00Z30m

The judges aren't easily pleased and only first-class cooking will do. Just one chef can make it through to the national finals to represent the North West and get the chance to cook at this year's People's Banquet. If they win, one of their dishes could be paraded down the ancient cobbled streets of Leadenhall Market and served at a magnificent street party: a banquet for the people and inspired by the people.

2011-04-25T19:00:00Z

6x16 Central Starters

6x16 Central Starters

  • 2011-04-25T19:00:00Z30m

The Central chefs, Richard Bainbridge, Aktar Islam and Sue Ellis, battle it out and former Great British Menu champion Glynn Purnell decides which dishes deserve the highest scores.
The chefs begin with their starters, in a bid to get their menu through to the judges' tasting on Friday. Will it be tiffin, a selection of Indian street food, a picnic of quail, or onion and tomato 'puff ball' with Worcestershire white cheese fondue?

2011-04-26T19:00:00Z

6x17 Central Fish

6x17 Central Fish

  • 2011-04-26T19:00:00Z30m

The Central chefs, Richard Bainbridge, Aktar Islam and Sue Ellis, pull out all the stops with their fish dishes, hoping to impress former champion Glynn Purnell. Will he choose: Jasmine tea smoked salmon with asparagus and butter sauce, fondue of Norfolk lobster, or influences from the Konkan coast?

2011-04-27T19:00:00Z

6x18 Central Mains

6x18 Central Mains

  • 2011-04-27T19:00:00Z30m

Aktar Islam, Sue Ellis and Richard Bainbridge are determined to win but which dish will take pole position? Will it be beef Wellington with mum's cottage pie, roasted crown of lamb with shepherd's pie, spring cabbage and bacon, or slow-roasted shoulder of lamb with cashew nut and caramelised onion gravy?

2011-04-28T19:00:00Z

6x19 Central Desserts

6x19 Central Desserts

  • 2011-04-28T19:00:00Z30m

It's the last chance for the chefs from the Central region to impress former champion Glynn Purnell, as now the one with the lowest total score from across the week will leave the competition. Sue Ellis, Aktar Islam and Richard Bainbridge deliver their desserts but which dish will earn top marks? DIY ice cream sundaes, afternoon tea, or chai panna cotta flavoured with Indian chai tea?

2011-04-29T19:00:00Z

6x20 Central Judging

6x20 Central Judging

  • 2011-04-29T19:00:00Z30m

It's decision time for the chefs from Central region. Only two chefs remain and now they cook their entire menus for the Great British Menu judges Prue Leith, Matthew Fort and Oliver Peyton. The judges aren't easily pleased and only first-class cooking will do.
Only one chef can make it through to the national finals to represent the Central region and get the chance to cook at the People's Banquet. If they win, one of their dishes could be paraded down the ancient cobbled streets of Leadenhall Market and served at a magnificent street party, a banquet for the people and inspired by the people.

2011-05-02T19:00:00Z

6x21 South-West Starters

6x21 South-West Starters

  • 2011-05-02T19:00:00Z30m

The South West chefs, John Hooker, Paul Ainsworth and Andre Garrett battle it out. Former Great British Menu champion Michael Caines will decide which dishes deserve the highest scores.
The chefs begin with their starters, in a bid to get their menu through to the judges' tasting on Friday. Will it be slow roast pork belly, grain mustard, apple and pickles; cocotte of spring vegetables, Wiltshire cured pig cheek and brioche; or Cornish duckling?

2011-05-03T19:00:00Z

6x22 South-West Fish

6x22 South-West Fish

  • 2011-05-03T19:00:00Z30m

The South West chefs, Paul Ainsworth, John Hooker and Andre Garrett, pull out all the stops with their fish dishes, hoping to impress former champion Michael Caines. Will he choose fisherman's lunch, mackerel 'caviar' with seashore salad and shellfish, or cured wild bass, crab cake, crab mayonnaise, and tomato jelly?

2011-05-04T19:00:00Z

6x23 South-West Mains

6x23 South-West Mains

  • 2011-05-04T19:00:00Z30m

The chefs from the South West region battle it out with their main courses.
Andre Garrett, Paul Ainsworth and John Hooker are determined to win but which dish will take pole position? Will it be rib of South West beef, pommes anna and English peas in a bone marrow and parsley custard; seared loin of Dexter beef, 'tongue and cheek pie' and creamed horseradish or Great British pork - 'head to toe'? Former champion Michael Caines decides the scores.

2011-05-05T19:00:00Z

6x24 South-West Desserts

6x24 South-West Desserts

  • 2011-05-05T19:00:00Z30m

It's the last chance for the chefs from the South West region to impress former champion Michael Caines, as now the one with the lowest total score from across the week will leave the competition. John Hooker, Paul Ainsworth and Andre Garrett deliver their desserts, but which dish will earn top marks: strawberries and cream, rhubarb tart or 'taste of the fairground'?

2011-05-06T19:00:00Z

6x25 South-West Judging

6x25 South-West Judging

  • 2011-05-06T19:00:00Z30m

It's decision time for the chefs from the South West. Only two chefs remain and now they cook their entire menus for the Great British Menu judges Prue Leith, Matthew Fort and Oliver Peyton. The judges aren't easily pleased and only first-class cooking will do.
Only one chef can make it through to the national finals to represent the South West region and get the chance to cook at the People's Banquet. If they win, one of their dishes could be paraded down the ancient cobbled streets of Leadenhall Market and served at a magnificent street party, a banquet for the people and inspired by the people.

2011-05-09T19:00:00Z

6x26 Scotland Starters

6x26 Scotland Starters

  • 2011-05-09T19:00:00Z30m

Scotland's chefs Michael Smith, Philip Carnegie and Tony Singh battle it out. They begin with their starters.
Will it be Kentucky fried rabbit, Asian peanut slaw and sweet hot mustard, baked Highland brie style cheese with struan bread or pigeon stuffed artichoke with asparagus and chantrelles?

2011-05-10T19:00:00Z

6x27 Scotland Fish

6x27 Scotland Fish

  • 2011-05-10T19:00:00Z30m

The chefs from Scotland - Tony Singh, Michael Smith and Philip Carnegie - pull out all the stops with their fish dishes, hoping to impress veteran chef Alan Murchison. Will he choose a seafood platter, Hebridean smoked salmon kedgeree or roasted langoustines with chilli jam?

2011-05-11T19:00:00Z

6x28 Scotland Mains

6x28 Scotland Mains

  • 2011-05-11T19:00:00Z30m

The chefs from Scotland battle it out with their main courses. Philip Carnegie, Tony Singh and Michael Smith are determined to win but which dish will take pole position? Will it be barbequed Scottish lamb with slaw and pink fir apple wedges, scran, or stuffed saddle of lamb with saffron dressed vegetables and goat's cheese puree?

2011-05-12T19:00:00Z

6x29 Scotland Desserts

6x29 Scotland Desserts

  • 2011-05-12T19:00:00Z30m

It's the last chance for the chefs from Scotland to impress veteran chef Alan Murchison, as now the one with the lowest total score from across the week will leave the competition.
Michael Smith, Tony Singh and Philip Carnegie deliver their desserts, but which dish will earn top marks: 'chocolate revenge', oatmeal and hazelnut meringues with raspberries and cream, or strawberries with white chocolate and champagne?

2011-05-13T19:00:00Z

6x30 Scotland Judging

6x30 Scotland Judging

  • 2011-05-13T19:00:00Z30m

It's decision time for the chefs from Scotland. Only two chefs remain and now they cook their entire menus for the Great British Menu judges Prue Leith, Matthew Fort and Oliver Peyton. The judges aren't easily pleased and only first-class cooking will do.
Only one chef can make it through to the national finals to represent Scotland and get the chance to cook at the People's Banquet. If they win, one of their dishes could be paraded down the ancient cobbled streets of Leadenhall Market and served at a magnificent street party, a banquet for the people and inspired by the people.

2011-05-16T19:00:00Z

6x31 Wales Starter

6x31 Wales Starter

  • 2011-05-16T19:00:00Z30m

Welsh chefs Aled Williams, Gareth Jones and Hywel Jones battle it out, with Angela Hartnett deciding who will get through to the judges. They begin with their starters.
Will it be guinea fowl four ways, Conwy pork or cawl?

2011-05-17T19:00:00Z

6x32 Wales Fish

6x32 Wales Fish

  • 2011-05-17T19:00:00Z30m

The chefs from Wales - Aled Williams, Gareth Jones and Hywel Jones - pull out all the stops with their fish dishes, hoping to impress veteran chef Angela Hartnett.
Will she choose: steamed whole turbot with mussels, cockles, leeks and samphire, cured sea trout crostini or dressed lobster with asparagus?

2011-05-18T19:00:00Z

6x33 Wales Main

6x33 Wales Main

  • 2011-05-18T19:00:00Z30m

The chefs from Wales battle it out with their main courses.
Aled Williams, Gareth Jones and Hywel Jones are determined to win but which dish will take pole position? Will it be Welsh black sirloin steak with mushroom, horseradish and bone marrow burger, Glamorgan sausage and hot coleslaw or Brecon venison Wellington, peas and Carmarthen ham?

2011-05-19T19:00:00Z

6x34 Wales Dessert

6x34 Wales Dessert

  • 2011-05-19T19:00:00Z30m

It's the last chance for the chefs from Wales to impress veteran chef Angela Hartnett, as the one with the lowest total score from across the week will leave the competition.
Aled Williams, Gareth Jones and Hywel Jones deliver their desserts, but which dish will earn top marks - rice pudding with hazelnut crumble, cherries and raspberries, Snowdon pudding baked Alaska or rhubarb and strawberry trifle tart?

2011-05-20T19:00:00Z

6x35 Wales Judging

6x35 Wales Judging

  • 2011-05-20T19:00:00Z30m

It's decision time for the chefs from Wales. Only two chefs remain and now they cook their entire menus for the Great British Menu judges Prue Leith, Matthew Fort and Oliver Peyton. The judges aren't easily pleased and only first-class cooking will do.
Only one chef can make it through to the national finals to represent Wales and get the chance to cook at the People's Banquet. If they win, one of their dishes could be paraded down the ancient cobbled streets of Leadenhall Market and served at a magnificent street party, a banquet for the people and inspired by the people.

2011-05-23T19:00:00Z

6x36 South-East Starters

6x36 South-East Starters

  • 2011-05-23T19:00:00Z30m

This week chefs Tom Kerridge, Phil Thompson and Tom Aikens from London and the south east are battling it out. Former Great British Menu champion Jason Atherton will decide who goes through to the final judgement on Friday. Their starters are spring lamb broth; veloute of spring pea and rabbit canapes; quail consomme with quail dumplings and spring vegetables.

2011-05-24T19:00:00Z

6x37 South-East Fish

6x37 South-East Fish

  • 2011-05-24T19:00:00Z30m

Chefs Tom Kerridge, Phil Thompson and Tom Aikens, from London and the south east, pull out all the stops with their fish dishes, hoping to impress veteran chef Jason Atherton. Will he choose lobster burger with thermidor mayonnaise, seaside platter, or poached shank of monkfish with morels and asparagus?

2011-05-25T19:00:00Z

6x38 South-East Mains

6x38 South-East Mains

  • 2011-05-25T19:00:00Z30m

Chefs Tom Kerridge, Phil Thompson and Tom Aikens, from London and the south east, are determined to win, but which dish will take pole position? They serve up roast hog with salt baked potatoes and apple sauce; pie, mash and liquor; and roast suckling pig leg with broad beans, peas and black pudding?

2011-05-26T19:00:00Z

6x39 South-East Desserts

6x39 South-East Desserts

  • 2011-05-26T19:00:00Z30m

It's the last chance for the chefs from London and the south east to impress veteran chef Jason Atherton, as today the one with the lowest total score from across the week will leave the competition. Tom Kerridge, Phil Thompson and Tom Aikens deliver their desserts, but which dish will earn top marks? They serve up strawberries and cream PYO; vanilla, mint and chocolate layered ice cream with vanilla candyfloss; and rhubarb and rose parfait, rhubarb tapioca.

2011-05-27T19:00:00Z

6x40 South-East Judging

6x40 South-East Judging

  • 2011-05-27T19:00:00Z30m

One chef left the competition yesterday and only two remain, as they cook their entire menus for the Great British Menu judges Prue Leith, Matthew Fort and Oliver Peyton. The judges aren't easily pleased and only first-class cooking will do. Only one chef can make it through to the national finals to represent London and the south east, and get the chance to cook at this year's People's Banquet.
If they win, one of their dishes could be paraded down the ancient cobbled streets of Leadenhall market and served at a magnificent street party.

2011-05-30T19:00:00Z

6x41 Finals Starters

6x41 Finals Starters

  • 2011-05-30T19:00:00Z30m

It's the finals for Great British Menu. Over the past two months 24 of the country's top chefs have been competing for a place to cook at the People's Banquet - a magnificent street party to be held at the historic Leadenhall Market. Now only eight chefs remain and the pressure is on. Each day they will cook one of four courses. In this episode the finalists cook their starters, which will be tasted and scored by the Great British Menu judges.

2011-05-31T19:00:00Z

6x42 Finals Fish

6x42 Finals Fish

  • 2011-05-31T19:00:00Z30m

It's the finals for the fish course for the Great British Menu. Twenty four of the country's top chefs have been competing for a place to cook at the People's Banquet - a magnificent street party to be held at the historic Leadenhall Market. Now only eight chefs remain and they are all fighting to get one of their courses on the menu. In this episode, they cook their fish dishes for the Great British Menu judges and a fourth member who will help them decide who will go through.

2011-06-01T19:00:00Z

6x43 Finals Mains

6x43 Finals Mains

  • 2011-06-01T19:00:00Z30m

It's the Great British Menu Finals, and the judges will give their verdict on the chefs' main courses. The eight remaining chefs are all competing to cook at the People's Banquet, a magnificent street party to be held at the historic Leadenhall Market, where they will serve their special guests of honour.

2011-06-02T19:00:00Z

6x44 Finals Desserts

6x44 Finals Desserts

  • 2011-06-02T19:00:00Z30m

It's desserts day in the finals of the Great British Menu, and the final chance for the competing chefs to impress the judges and win a place to cook at The People's Banquet. They all want the honour of cooking for the special guests at Leadenhall Market, and at the end of this programme the judges will finally reveal the winning four dishes which will make up this year's Great British Menu.

2011-06-03T19:00:00Z

6x45 Banquet

6x45 Banquet

  • 2011-06-03T19:00:00Z30m

This year's Great British Menu competition has been the most fiercely fought yet, with more top chefs from across the country than ever, all battling it out in the kitchen to cook at the fabulous People's Banquet. The winners have been announced and this special documentary follows the successful chefs in the run up to the banquet, as they make the painstaking preparations, for what is one of the most important meals they will ever cook.
The banquet will be hosted by Big Lunch Ambassador Barbara Windsor, and attended by 100 guests of honour, people who bring people together through food, and put their heart and soul into feeding their local communities. The pressure on the chefs to deliver is immense and even the Great British Menu judges roll up their sleeves to ensure that the banquet goes according to plan.

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