Best Home Cook

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 in 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]

Best Home Cook
GenreCooking
Reality
Presented byClaudia Winkleman
JudgesMary Berry (2018–)
Chris Bavin (2018–)
Angela Hartnett (2020–)
Dan Doherty (2018)
ComposersMatthew Cracknell
Peter Nickalls
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producerClaire Nosworthy
Running time60 minutes
Production companyKEO Films
DistributorBBC Studios
Endemol Shine Group
Release
Original networkBBC One
Picture formatHDTV 1080i
Audio formatStereo
Original release3 May 2018 (2018-05-03) –
present
External links
Website

Series 1 (2018)

Cooks
Cook Age Occupation Hometown
Cyrus 27 Wine consultant and entrepreneur York
Dipa 44 Civil servant Wolverhampton
Fiona 59 Retired shop keeper County Down, Northern Ireland
Josie 37 Wealth client executive Glasgow
Katie 32 Police emergency call handler and dispatcher Neath, Wales
Philip 48 Maths teacher Surrey
Pippa 28 Oncology research biobank technician Salford
Q 38 Children's A&E nurse Balcombe, West Sussex
Tobi 27 Compliance manager London
Trevor 29 Farmer Kent

Elimination table
Contestant Episode
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Pippa ULT ULT ULT E ULT E WINNER
Dipa E E E ULT ULT E E RUNNER-UP
Philip E ULT E E ULT E
Tobi ULT E ULT E E OUT
Katie ULT ULT ULT OUT
Trevor E E OUT
Cyrus ULT OUT
Josie E E OUT
Q OUT
Fiona OUT
  (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
Cook Age Occupation Hometown
Ayo 28 Accountant London
Elisabetta 52 NHS receptionist London
Georgia 24 Model London
Kate 62 Farmer's wife Devon
Katie 33 Supermarket supervisor Essex
Oli 34 Restaurant supervisor Cheshire
Robin 63 Maintenance supervisor Bristol
Sarah 42 Pharmaceutical recruitment partner Cheshire
Sean 37 IT project manager Warwickshire
Suzie 36 Accountant Northern Ireland

Elimination table
Contestant Episode
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Suzie ULT ULT ULT ULT E WINNER
Georgia ULT ULT ULT E ULT E RUNNER-UP
Sarah E ULT ULT E 3RD PLACE
Oli E E E OUT[b]
Robin E E ULT E[a] OUT
Katie ULT E E[a] OUT
Elisabetta ULT OUT
Ayo ULT E ULT OUT
Kate OUT
Sean OUT

[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
Celebrity Age Known for Hometown Position
Ed Balls 53 Retired Labour politician Norfolk, England Participating
Shobna Gulati 54 Actress Oldham, England Participating
Rachel Johnson 55 Journalist & author London, England Participating
Ferne McCann 30 Former The Only Way Is Essex star Essex, England Participating
Tom Read Wilson 34 Receptionist on Celebs Go Dating London, England Participating
Ed Byrne 48 Stand-up comedian & actor Dublin, Ireland Joint 6th Place
Karim Zeroual 27 Presenter & actor London, England Joint 6th Place
Ruth Madeley 33 Actress Westhoughton, England 8th Place
Gareth Thomas 46 Former rugby player Bridgend, Wales 9th Place
Desiree Burch 42 Stand-up comedian & writer California, United States 10th Place

Elimination table
Contestant Episode
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Ed Balls ULT ULT ULT E[a] E
Ferne ULT E ULT ULT E
Rachel ULT E[a] ULT
Shobna ULT ULT ULT E
Tom E E
Ed Byrne ULT E[a] OUT
Karim E E E OUT
Ruth E E OUT
Gareth ULT OUT
Desiree OUT

[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.


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