Come Dine with Me (2005)
Amateur chefs compete against each other by hosting a dinner party for the other contestants. Each competitor then rates the host's performance with the winner winning a £1,000 cash prize. An element of comedy is added to the show through comedian Dave Lamb, who provides a dry and "bitingly sarcastic" narration.
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2008x01 Cardiff, Annette Howard
01 January, 2008 5:30 pm
It’s day two in Cardiff. Tonight’s host is B&B owner Annette Howard. Last night Suzy Green cooked lamb testicles, but Annette didn’t share her sense of adventure and refused to eat them.
Annette needs all the help she can get to win her guests around. Luckily she also claims to be a psychic, and as a surprise to help her spirit away that one thousand pound cash prize, she decides to buy them all a crystal.
2008x02 Cardiff, Jim Blythe
02 January, 2008 5:30 pm
It’s the half way point of this week’s cook-off in Cardiff, and tonight it’s the turn of ex-merchant navy seaman Jim Blythe to try and steady the ship after a rocky two days. Last night crystal-healer Annette Howard failed to impress with her menu of prawn cocktail and fried chicken, and with the Cardiff natives now both hungry and restless, Jim has a job on his hands to restore calm.
2008x03 Cardiff, Charlie Balch
03 January, 2008 5:30 pm
It’s the penultimate dinner party in Cardiff. Last night ex-merchant seaman Jim Blythe sailed into the lead with a gastronomic tour of the South Seas but his dinner party hit stormy waters when tempers flared between Annette and Jane. Tonight’s host socialist and postman Charlie Balch hopes that his organic food will stamp out any bad feeling.
2008x04 Cardiff, Jane Lloyd
04 January, 2008 5:30 pm
It’s the last night of the competition in Cardiff and the all-important final dinner party is being hosted by fun-loving nurse and true Welsh patriot Jane Lloyd, who’s hoping to wow her guests by serving up a local speciality: Coes cig oen rhost (roast lamb).
2008x05 All in One: Newcastle
17 April, 2008 5:30 pm
Four Newcastle cooks do battle for the £1000 prize.
Lee Eley, Brian Moore, Rebecca Hambly, Brenda Mallam.
2008x06 All in One: Coventry
24 April, 2008 5:30 pm
Another four amateur chefs cook for each other. The two ladies are a bit more interested in their male companions than they are in the food.
2008x07 All in One: Bournemouth
01 May, 2008 5:30 pm
Today the show heads to Bournemouth, where four amateur chefs each stage a dinner party to find who will be crowned the winning host and seize the £1,000 prize
Claudette Brady, Sonia Peck, James Dean, Clive Page.
2008x08 All in One: Newport
08 May, 2008 5:30 pm
Dinner-party series Come Dine with Me serves up another irresistible helping, with this week's hosts hailing from Newport. There's tears, trauma and of course the £1000 prize money to win!
2008x09 All in One: Sheffield
15 May, 2008 5:30 pm
This week's competitive cooks hail from Sheffield, but to get their hands on the £1,000 prize, the four enthusiastic amateur chefs must impress the rest by hosting the finest dinner party
With Susanne Bell, Ollie Baxter, Hazel Glossop and Chris Crossley
2008x10 All in One: Oxford
22 May, 2008 5:30 pm
This week's show from Oxford, pits cheese enthusiast Juliet against fussy eater Adish, who can't, or won't, disguise her obvious distaste for the delicacy
2008x11 All in One: Bath
29 May, 2008 5:30 pm
Bath is home to this week's dinner party hosts, all hoping win the £1,000 first prize. Town crier Adrian's hopes to win are scuppered when he discovers his moggy has beaten his canapés.
2008x12 All in One: Glasgow
05 June, 2008 5:30 pm
This episode from Glasgow is one of the fiercest food fights so far and the four dinner party hosts will stop at nothing to win the £1,000 prize
2008x13 All in One: Devon
12 June, 2008 5:30 pm
The competitive dinner party series visits Devon with four new competitors battling it out for the £1,000 prize
2008x14 All in One: Norwich
19 June, 2008 5:30 pm
Norwich is the venue for these four contestants to battle for the £100 prize.
Zara Davies, David Knight, Seamus Farrelly, Wendy Holdsworth.
2008x15 Manchester, Carlos Buller
25 August, 2008 5:30 pm
Interior designer Carlos Buller, from Come Dine With Me Manchester, knows how to throw a good party. The self-assured chef thinks he's the don of dinner party hosting because he "knows what people want". "They want the best and nothing but the best and I will give them that," he chirrups.
2008x16 Manchester, Susan Brickell
26 August, 2008 5:30 pm
Extrovert housing officer Susan Bicknell, from Come Dine With Me Manchester, has a lot of energy and admits she "can do people's heads in sometimes". She doesn't mind opinions but doesn't want to join any opinion parties - whatever they are. Right you are, Susan
2008x17 Manchester, Dan Cumberland
27 August, 2008 5:30 pm
Performing artist, Dan Cumberland, from Come Dine With Me Manchester, is a vegetarian who believes people should be able to kill what they eat. He likes his food to be as pure as possible. "I don't like food that's been radio-actified," he admits. Well Dan, it's an acquired taste.
2008x18 Manchester, Karen Oulten
28 August, 2008 5:30 pm
Straight-talking mother-of-two, Karen Oulton, is incredibly honest and won't eat anything just to be polite. She claims not to like confrontation but, having got off to a bad start with Carlos on the first day and offended Dan on the third, she seems to be running out of friends fast.
2008x19 Manchester, Stuart Burke
29 August, 2008 5:30 pm
Night club manager Stuart Burke describes himself as a flamboyant, outgoing and lively personality who's not afraid to experiment in the kitchen. He's also very critical - so let's hope he can live up to his own exacting standards.
2008x20 Birmingham, Nicola Bennett
01 September, 2008 5:30 pm
Tidiness-obsessed host Nicola's dinner party in Birmingham looks doomed from the start, as she seems to use all her time cleaning her house and shopping for place mats instead of cooking.
2008x21 Birmingham, Ian Harvey
02 September, 2008 5:30 pm
Host on night two of Come Dine With Me Birmingham is opinionated recruitment consultant and gym bunny, Ian Harvey
"If someone doesn't hold my interest, I make it so obvious," warns Ian, "I pretty much ignore them."
Trainee wine merchant and all round charmer, Ian, thinks he's a cut above the rest and is confident his combination of great timing and even greater wine will see him pocket the prize money. He'll be using his skills to match a different wine to each course and hoping his guests stay sober enough to taste them.
2008x22 Birmingham, Amanda Kleman
03 September, 2008 5:30 pm
Flying the flag for Birmingham on night three is garage manager, Amanda Kelman
Amanda doesn't suffer fools gladly and after the chaos of the first two nights, she reckons she's in with a chance at the prize fund. Cool, calm, collected, Amanda's recipe for success means giving her guests whatever their hearts desire. And if it all goes wrong - there's always the Chinese takeaway.
2008x23 Birmingham, Wayne Starr
04 September, 2008 5:30 pm
Man of the world, Wayne, is used to living the high life, so there's a treat in store when his humble Come Dine With Me Birmingham rivals come to his crib
Wayne's ideal dinner party would involve him and four ladies. Happily for his wife, there's another man at the table. And what a table. Wayne's dressed his dining room as if it were Christmas; he's even made place settings. Lovely.
2008x24 Birmingham, Suzie Allen
05 September, 2008 5:30 pm
Sporty singleton, Suzie, has some secrets up her sleeve for her Come Dine With Me Birmingham guests
Demure divorcee, Suzie, is looking for love. Sadly, this week hasn't thrown up any Romeos. Still, onwards and upwards. A cool £1000 cash might help cheer a lonely heart. Suzie certainly thinks so.
"I've got an inner belief that it's just going to be fantastic on my night," she gushes.
2008x25 Kent, Tanya Jay
08 September, 2008 5:30 pm
Tanya Jay served up 17 fiery-hot dishes to her Come Dine With Me Kent guests
Setting the benchmark in Kent is Sri Lankan petrol station supremo, Tanya Jay. With a doting husband, four obedient children and her very own driver, this pampered princess is more used to being served than serving up. But what Tanya wants, Tanya gets and right now, she wants cold, hard cash.
2008x26 Kent, Trevor Smith
09 September, 2008 5:30 pm
Self-appointed joker-of-the-week Trevor Smith planned a fool-proof feast for his Come Dine With Me Kent guests. Well, he tried
52 year old Trevor Smith loves music, Arsenal and Hawaiian shirts. He also loves red wine and after necking bottles of the stuff at Tanya's dinner party, he's battling a hangover as he prepares for his turn playing host.
2008x27 Kent, Allen Brockington
10 September, 2008 5:30 pm
International businessman Allen Brockington, showed his culinary skills on night three of Come Dine With Me in Kent
He might be an international businessman but gentle giant, Allen, is all about the home comforts. He likes gardening, painting and happily for his guests, cooking. He's planning a laid back evening with nice food, nice presentation and nice wine. Sounds nice.
2008x28 Kent, Zoe Mortlock
11 September, 2008 5:30 pm
Zoe Mortlock used her psychological profiling powers to pitch for victory in Come Dine With Me Kent
Zoe Mortlock is qualitative research executive. Know what that means? Nope, neither do we. Whatever it is, she reckons she can use her work skills to play a 'sly game'. We don't know what that means either.
2008x29 Kent, Steven Parks
12 September, 2008 5:30 pm
Dental technician and wannabe DJ, Steven Parks think's his culinary class makes him the man to beat in Come Dine With Me Kent
Steven's been bitching about his rivals' efforts all week but thanks to Tanya's constant cob-on, no-one appears to have noticed. Except us. So what does the dining diva have up his sleeve?
"I won't put on my high heels to entertain people," he scoffs - that is a disappointment
2008x30 Gloucester, Tim Small
15 September, 2008 5:30 pm
The culinary competition visits Gloucestershire, where the first host, trout-farm owner Tim Small, plans to go huntin', shootin' and fishin' to bag the £1,000 prize.
2008x31 Gloucester, Richenda Hines
16 September, 2008 5:30 pm
Publisher Richenda Hines bids to be the best of the Gloucestershire country cooks by preparing a typically English barbeque. Sadly, she's overlooked the typically English weather!
2008x32 Gloucester, Pat Shepherd
17 September, 2008 5:30 pm
Housewife and home-cooking expert Pat Shepherd is a seasoned dinner party hostess so her dinner party should all run smoothly, but things soon start to go wrong.
2008x33 Gloucester, Nick Cooper
18 September, 2008 5:30 pm
Brewer Nick Cooper cooks a traditional menu from the 1950s, but will his guests be impressed?
2008x34 Gloucester, Kat McLeod
19 September, 2008 5:30 pm
It's the final dinner party in Gloucestershire and time to find out who has scooped the £1,000 prize, but not before Kat McLeod has her chance to wow the guests with her culinary skills.
2008x35 All in One: Aberdeen
21 November, 2008 5:30 pm
The culinary contest takes place in Aberdeen as nightclub manager Rick, pub landlord Bob, farm owner Amanda and care worker Laura compete to throw the best dinner party.
2008x36 All in One: East Yorkshire
28 November, 2008 5:30 pm
East Yorkshire's finest take turns to see who can host the best dinner party, with the culinary quartet secretly marking each other's efforts to decide who walks away with the cash.
2008x37 All in One: Plymouth
04 December, 2008 5:30 pm
The four contestants, all from Plymouth, are: Natalie Jaspers who believes everything should be made from scratch; Christian charity worker David Martin, Sharron Robbie, a stickler for detail and Carla Wisdom Grey, a party girl.
2008x38 All in One: Blackburn
11 December, 2008 5:30 pm
In Blackburn, four strangers take it in turns to throw their idea of the perfect dinner party. But demanding diner Stephen Mahon could prove to be more than the other competitors had bargained for...
2008x39 All in One: Royal Berkshire
18 December, 2008 5:30 pm
The culinary competition comes from Berkshire, where Belgian-born foodie Fred Wilkinson reckons Brits can't cook. But he's soon left reeling on the first night by hostess Helen Kent.
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