The four chefs competing for the top spot in the Wales heat are a mix of exciting new talent and one popular returner. Hywel Griffith is determined to get to finals again and go one step further to the banquet. In addition to Hywel, currently chef patron of the Michelin-starred Beach House on the Gower, […]
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Series one and two were presented by Jennie Bond, the former BBC Royal correspondent, whereby each week, two chefs from a region of the UK create a menu. In series three and four, both narrated by Bond but with no presenter, three chefs from a region of the UK create a menu; only the two with the best scores went through to the Friday judging. In series five and six, the fifth narrated by Bond while the sixth is narrated by Wendy Lloyd, three chefs from a region of the UK create a menu, with in kitchen judging undertaken by a past contestant chef; only the two with the best scores go through to the Friday judging.
In each series, the Friday show is when chefs present all courses of their menu to a judging panel, tasted and judged by Matthew Fort, Prue Leith and Oliver Peyton. One chef each week goes through to the final, where the judges taste the dishes again and award them marks out of ten.
In the first and second series, the three dishes that have scored the highest for each course of the finals are then shortlisted for public vote via televoting. In the third and fourth series, the shortlisting rule was dropped, so all dishes scored by the judges are then sent to the public vote. Judges’ scores represent one half of the overall score, and public vote represents the other half. The Guardian critic Karina Mantavia in May 2007 criticised the public vote system as incompatible to food that viewers could see onscreen but not taste in-person.
Starting from the fifth series, a fourth judge, usually either a veteran chef or a guest related to a brief, is introduced, replacing public vote. Since the eight series, the fourth judge addition extends to regional heats.
Up until series six, the finalists can replace only one course dish of their own menus with a newer one. They can adjust or tweak other dishes but cannot completely change them.
On 28 October 2016, it was confirmed that Prue Leith was leaving the show and would be replaced by Andi Oliver for series 12 in 2017.
On 1 October 2019, Susan Calman was announced as the new presenter for series 15.[3] Filming took place in Stratford-upon-Avon and was completed in November 2019. The show was broadcast in spring 2020. For Christmas 2020 special series and thereafter, Andi Oliver stepped down as a judge and has replaced Calman as the presenter.
On 7 February 2021, it was announced that Rachel Khoo would be joining as a new judge when the series returns in spring 2021.
On 6 September 2021, it was announced that the whole judging panel would be changed with Matthew Fort and Oliver Payton leaving after being on the show since the beginning and Rachel Khoo after one series. The new judging panel will consist of former GBM champion Tom Kerridge, chef and restaurateur Nisha Katona and comedian and food podcaster Ed Gamble.
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Great British Menu S16E11 Watch Free Online
The three remaining chefs are halfway through their heat, and the pressure is mounting. Once again, they each serve a unique take on the brief celebrating British invention and innovation. For mains, one chef has a lamb dish in honour of Welshman David Thomas, who revolutionised the steel industry in South Wales with his hot […]
Great British Menu S16E12 Watch Free Online
The two highest scoring chefs from Wales must go head-to-head and cook their six-course menus again. But will they take on board their veteran’s advice as they serve a panel of judges and a guest judge from the world of maths and engineering, whose skills are used to work out how to do daredevil stunts […]
Great British Menu S16E13 Watch Free Online
The series continues with the North East, Yorkshire and Humber regional heat. Four chefs, a mix of exciting new talent and returners, are competing for the top spot. Back to go head-to-head again are Yorkshire’s Alex Bond, chef patron of his own Michelin-starred restaurant, and Ruth Hansom, an executive chef originally from Darlington. As both […]
Great British Menu S16E14 Watch Free Online
The three chefs are halfway through their heat, and the competition couldn’t be tighter. Again, they each serve up their own interpretation of the brief to honour British invention and innovation. For their main courses, one chef is showcasing fallow deer in their dish celebrating the invention of cats eyes, while another pays homage to […]
Great British Menu S16E15 Watch Free Online
The two highest scoring chefs from the North East, Yorkshire and Humber region go head to head and cook their six-course menus again. But will they take on board their veteran’s advice as they serve the panel of judges and one of Britain’s eminent designers? The chefs need to impress the inscrutable judges – food […]
Great British Christmas Menu (S2020E07) – Watch Online Season 2020 Episode 07
Great British Christmas Menu – Season 2020 Episode 07 Great British Christmas Menu reaches its climax with a special festive feast for some of the heroes of this year’s pandemic. Andi Oliver hosts. Twelve of the country’s greatest chefs, all former Great British Menu winners, have competed to create an extraordinary six-course banquet. But with […]
Great British Christmas Menu (S2020E01) – Watch Online Season 2020 Episode 01
Great British Christmas Menu – Season 2020 Episode 01 An incredible roll call of British chefs, all former winners of the competition, compete to prepare an extra special festive feast for some of the heroes of this year’s pandemic, with a total of 17 Michelin stars competing across the series. Great British Menu judge Andi […]
Great British Christmas Menu (S2020E03) – Watch Online Season 2020 Episode 03
Great British Christmas Menu – Season 2020 Episode 03 The competition heats up as eight chefs, all former winners of the Great British Menu, compete to create fish and main courses for an extra special festive feast in honour of some of the heroes of this year’s pandemic. Former judge Andi Oliver hosts. For this […]
Great British Christmas Menu (S2020E04) – Watch Online Season 2020 Episode 04
Great British Christmas Menu – Season 2020 Episode 04 Andi Oliver hosts as the top three chefs from yesterday’s fish and main course 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 heroes of the […]