The Great British Menu

Northern Ireland's top chefs, returning finalist Raymond McArdle, Chris McGowan and Will Brown, have to impress a veteran judge with their starter courses.

Tension rises among the competing chefs, Raymond McArdle, Chris McGowan and Will Brown during the fish course; Raymond McArdle has faith in his strong starter course.

The pressure is on for Northern Irish chefs, Raymond McArdle, Chris McGowan and Will Brown on main course day; Ray plans to boost his chance of winning by cooking two main courses.

The Northern Irish chefs are given one last chance to impress the veteran judge with their dessert courses; after the final hurdle, one chef must leave the competition.

The two remaining Northern Irish chefs recook their entire menus from scratch for judges Oliver Peyton, Prue Leith, Matthew Fort and special guest Celia Sandys.

Mary Ellen McTague, James Durrant and Mark Ellis do everything they can to impress the judge with their starter courses.

Mary Ellen McTague, Jason Atherton's protégé James Durrant and newcomer Mark Ellis go head to head for the fish course.

After a disastrous fish course, Mary Ellen McTague, James Durrant and Mark Ellis try to impress the judge with their main course.

Mary Ellen McTague, James Durrant and Mark Ellis get their last chance to impress the judge with their desserts.

The two remaining chefs cook their four courses again for judges Prue Leith, Oliver Peyton and Matthew Fort.

South West chefs, Emily Watkins, Dominic Chapman and Josh Eggleton cook their starter courses.

The chefs from the South West prepare fish dishes.

The South-West chefs, Emily Watkins, Dominic Chapman and Josh Eggleton go neck and neck for their main courses.

It's the dessert course and Emily Watkins, Dominic Chapman and Josh Eggleton are given one final chance to win a place in the regional final; one of the south-west chefs will leave the competition.

Great Britain's top chefs compete for the honor of cooking an incredible four-course banquet.

Three of the Central region's top chefs, returning champion Aktar Islam, Daniel Clifford's protégé Mark Poynton and ambitious newcomer Jason Hodnett go into battle; they begin with their starter courses.

Returning champion Aktar Islam, Daniel Clifford's protégé Mark Poynton and ambitious newcomer Jason Hodnett fight it out for fish course glory.

The Central region chefs Aktar Islam, Mark Poynton and Jason Hodnett go head to head cooking their main courses for the veteran judge.

It's dessert day and the Central chefs Aktar Islam, Mark Poyton and Jason Hodnett are all striving for one of two spots in the regional final.

The two remaining Central region chefs cook all four courses again for the judges Prue Leith, Oliver Peyton and Matthew Fort; they're joined by special guest judge Max Hastings.

The top London and South-East Chefs, returning contestant Adam Simmonds, ambitious newcomer Tom Sellers and his former boss Adam Byatt attempt to stun the judges with their starter courses.

Adam Simmonds, Tom Sellers and Adam Byatt continue to battle for a place in the finals with their fish course; Byatt makes use of his military connections to spur him to glory.

London and South-East chefs Adam Simmonds, Tom Sellers and Adam Byatt go head-to-head to impress the mystery judge and cook their main courses.

It's dessert course time as the London and South East chefs compete for one of two places in the judges' chamber and the competition couldn't be tighter.

The two remaining London and South-East chefs recook their four course meal for the judges Prue Leith, Oliver Peyton, Matthew Fort and special guest, Joy Hunter.

Michelin-trained Frances Atkins and Paul Welburn and returning champion Colin McGurran cook their starters for a mystery veteran judge.

The top North-East chefs Frances Atkin, Paul Welburn and Colin McGurran go head-to-head with their fish course.

The North East chefs Frances Atkins, Paul Welburn and Colin McGurran attempt to impress the veteran judge with their main courses.

It's the North East chefs' last chance to impress with their desserts as only two will get to cook for the judges; Frances Atkins serves another dish inspired by her father's involvement in D Day.

The two remaining chefs for the North East fight it out for one place in the finals, cooking all four of their courses again for the judges Prue Leith, Oliver Peyton and Matthew Fort.

Stevie McLaughlin, Jacqueline O'Donnell and Neil Rankin go head to head to represent Scotland; they must impress the mystery veteran judge with their starter courses.

For the Scottish round, three newcomers to the competition, Stevie McLaughlin, Jacqueline O'Donnell and Neil Rankin struggle to impress the judges with their fish course.

Double-Michelin-starred chef Stevie McLaughlin, experienced Jacqueline O'Donnell and newcomer Neil Rankin fight it out at the main course; the pressure is on as the chefs try to impress the veteran judge with each of their individual dishes.

The Scottish chefs Stevie, Jacqueline and Neil fight for the two spots in the regional finals.

The two remaining chefs again cook their four courses for judges Prue Leith, Oliver Peyton, Matthew Fort and guest of honor Jim Radford as they fight for their place in the finals.

Three of Wales's top chefs, returning contender Mary Ann Gilchrist, former military man David Kelman and fellow newcomer Andy Beaumont compete for the last remaining place in the finals.

The Welsh chefs go head-to-head for the fish course; Mary Ann struggles with a fish she doesn't like and ambitious Andy and David hope to take the lead.

Welsh chefs Andy Beaumont, David Kelman and Mary Ann Gilchrist are all hoping to score highly with their very individual main courses; Mary Ann'takes a risk with another austerity themed dish.

The Welsh chefs are given one final chance to impress the judges with their dessert courses and the pressure is on for Mary Ann Gilchrist and Andy Beaumont.

Two remaining Welsh chefs recook their four course meal for judges Prue Leith, Oliver Peyton, Matthew Fort and guest star Martin Bell as they fight for their place in the finals.

It's the starter course and as the chefs arrive they discover there's added competition following the London and South East region's shock result; the judges are joined by D-Day veteran George Batts.

It's finals week for the regional chefs and they must cook a sumptuous fish course to not only impress the judges, but also the banquet's guest of honour.

It's the halfway point in finals week and those chefs who have yet to get a dish onto the shortlist are feeling the heat; the judges are joined by Baroness Trumpington.

The victorious regional chefs are given one final chance with their desserts to secure a place in the banquet; the judges are joined by Celia Sandys and Winston Churchill's granddaughter.

It's the culmination of months of hard work as the winning four chefs strive to deliver their dishes to an expectant audience of wartime heroes at St. Paul's Cathedral, a bastion of British wartime resilience.