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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2009x01 Preston, Nigel Evans
19 January, 2009 5:30 pm
Nigel Evans gave his guests a night to remember with Hollywood glamour and downright diva bitching
2009x02 Preston, Valerie Holliday
20 January, 2009 5:30 pm
Valerie's a dinner party veteran, but her skills are put to the test when one of her guests is sick
2009x03 Preston, Bernard Dorsett
21 January, 2009 5:30 pm
Bernard's the fly in the sugar-bowl, driving one fellow guest to tears and the rest to distraction
2009x04 Preston, Dawn Barry
22 January, 2009 5:30 pm
Dawn's had an emotional week: driven to tears; being sick. Can she choke it back for her big night?
2009x05 Preston, Paul Morris
23 January, 2009 5:30 pm
After a week of catastrophes, the money is there for the taking, if Paul can only hold it together
2009x06 Ipswich, Zoë Condon
26 January, 2009 5:30 pm
The city of Ipswich has more pigs than people and the first of our hosts hogging the limelight on Come Dine With Me Ipswich hopes her guests will be greedy for seafood
Former pub landlady, Zoe Condon, thinks her experience running a pub makes her an expert in grub. But if her rivals' repasts don't come up to scratch don't expect Zoe to mince her words. "If someone comes to the table and says 'did you enjoy that?' and I didn't I'll tell them. Or else how do they learn?" You teach 'em Zoe.
2009x07 Ipswich, Barry Davis
27 January, 2009 5:30 pm
2009x08 Ipswich, Angie Robertson
28 January, 2009 5:30 pm
2009x09 Ipswich, Lisa Quinton
29 January, 2009 5:30 pm
2009x10 Ipswich, Gerard King
30 January, 2009 5:30 pm
Buff butcher, Gerard from Come Dine With Me Ipswich has the women eating out of his hand. But with a starter of black pudding and chicken livers he's going to need all the charm he can muster. "It's a brave choice," he admits. "I don't think anyone would want that, except maybe Baz."
2009x11 South London, Judi Lembke
02 February, 2009 5:30 pm
Kicking off the week in Come Dine With Me - South London is half-American, half-Swedish host, Judi Lembke
As a trained journalist, Judi's strength is making people feel comfortable. And talking. She's very good at talking. As host number one, all Judi wants is for her guests to relax and have a great night at her home: "Kick off your shoes!" she says, "or not!" Anything goes at Judi's krazee house
2009x12 South London, Lisa Connell
03 February, 2009 5:30 pm
Legal eagle, Lisa, is the second host to try her luck in Come Dine With Me - South London but the hour she serves dinner at is criminal
Clean freak Lisa's day takes a turn for the worse when her Parmesan crisps drip onto her pristine oven. Cheese melts - who'd have thought it? Her cooker calamities get worse still when the whole thing packs up leaving her lamb shanks on the wrong side of bloody.
2009x13 South London, Peter Rixham
04 February, 2009 5:30 pm
Deer-collecting deputy head, Peter, is the next Come Dine With Me - South London host to take up the gauntlet - but will his cooking stag-ger his guests?
Peter Rixham describes himself as 'surprisingly single' and it's certainly not because of a lack of equestrian wear: "I've got some riding boots here, never worn them but I thought if someone ever says 'do you want to go riding?' that could be fun."
2009x14 South London, Moni Barhji
05 February, 2009 5:30 pm
Self-proclaimed wine expert, Moni, brought her refined palate to Come Dine With Me - South London. She loves fine wines. As long as they're Chateauneuf-du-Pape
Moni is an office manager who loves managing offices. She's also a vegetarian but that doesn’t mean she's boring. People might think she is boring, but she's not boring. Got that? She's not boring.
2009x15 South London, Mathew Baker
06 February, 2009 5:30 pm
Matthew is planning to dazzle his Come Dine With Me - South London dinner guests with his Jamie Oliver-style skills, but would Jamie serve his guests packet pasta?
Matthew has been a complete food snob all week, turning his epicurean nose up at Judi's schnapps (mass produced), Moni's dahl (too runny) and Lisa's lamb (we'll give him that one). Matthew doesn't blame the other hosts; after all, he's been cooking dinner parties for his dinner party group from the age of 16.
2009x16 Manchester, Dave Wheeler
09 February, 2009 5:30 pm
2009x17 Manchester, Matthew Nichols
10 February, 2009 5:30 pm
2009x18 Manchester, Jane Bates
11 February, 2009 5:30 pm
2009x19 Manchester, Shaida Shipping
12 February, 2009 5:30 pm
2009x20 Manchester, Chris Brady
13 February, 2009 5:30 pm
Recruitment manager, Chris Brady, from Come Dine With Me - Manchester, hires and fires for a living and is not afraid to tell it like it is. But his cutting comments have left him locking horns with Shaida all week. Can his cooking conquer her heart?
2009x21 Sunderland, Tony Griffiths
16 February, 2009 5:30 pm
Night Club owner Tony serves Lobster to his guests.
2009x22 Sunderland, Bernice Saltzer
17 February, 2009 5:30 pm
PR Boss Bernice Saltzer is hoping her wealth of cooking experience and two desert meal will win her the prize.
2009x23 Sunderland, Ashley Hughes
18 February, 2009 5:30 pm
Football fanatic Ashley, Cooks A Classic Menu including salmon mousse and stilton crushed steak.
2009x24 Sunderland, Anthony Merton-Smith
19 February, 2009 5:30 pm
Barrister, Anthony Merton-Smith serves a fine dining menu including Game.
2009x25 Sunderland, Roy Ledger
20 February, 2009 5:30 pm
The Concluding Dinner of the week and host Roy Ledger is preparing a full festive dinner in the height of summer.
2009x26 All in One: Swindon
01 March, 2009 5:30 pm
Four Swindon Cooks Compete For the £1000 This Week.
Self-proclaimed psychic, Annette, claims to speak with angels. Will her cooking be fit for the gods?
Food snob, Mark, is a chauvinist and proud of it. Can he win points from three opinionated ladies?
Sarah Louise is going for a Greek themed meal but with tempers high it could end in tragedy?
Fruity Imelda likes the finer things in life, like tinned milk and curries that blow your head off
2009x27 All in One: West Yorkshire
08 March, 2009 5:30 pm
Four amateur cooks from West Yorkshire compete to host the best dinner party. Interior designer Ben Huckerby, the 'Elton John of Leeds', is first up with a banquet in a posh country castle, but it's not long before tension between the guests is evident.
2009x28 All in One: Southampton
15 March, 2009 5:30 pm
In this episode of Come Dine With Me, it's women only as four females from Southampton take it in turns to throw their idea of the perfect dinner party
There's a chill in the air when the four ladies come face to face and find there isn't a man in sight. And the first host, Amy Lovett, nearly chokes her guests...
2009x29 All in One: Huddersfield
29 March, 2009 5:30 pm
Four competitive cooks from Huddersfield take it in turns to host their idea of the perfect dinner party over four nights, but it's not long before tension surfaces.
2009x30 All in One: Teesside
05 April, 2009 5:30 pm
Four competitive cooks from Teeside take it in turns to host their idea of the perfect dinner party. Flash local DJ Wayne Allen uses his showbiz entertaining skills to impress his guests.
2009x31 All in One: Birmingham
19 April, 2009 5:30 pm
Four competitive cooks from Birmingham each aim to host the perfect culinary soiree, and grab the cash prize. First up is entertainments organizer Claudine Stevens, who thinks her guests will be impressed by her VIP night; but a spat over Katie's dress and the incessantly talkative Mike mar the vibe in the first dinner party.
Claudine Stevens, Katie Smith, Kishor Paw, Mike Olley
2009x32 All in One: Isle Of Wight
26 April, 2009 5:30 pm
Four competitive cooks from the Isle of Wight take it in turns to host their idea of the perfect dinner party over four nights. Who will walk away with the prize money of a £1,000?
Charlotte Barton-Hoare, Steve Morris, Michael Coombes, Mandy Gale.
2009x33 All in One: Wolverhampton
03 May, 2009 5:30 pm
In this episode, four super-competitive cooks from Wolverhampton take turns to host their idea of the perfect dinner party
But there are times when confidence can be misread as arrogance, and some of the tactics used in this week's competition prove hard to swallow, especially when beautician Farida Kalifa is insulted on night one by Mike Brett, who in turn is gunning for cocky salesman, Lee Pritchett.
Meanwhile, Lee rapidly decides that Daddy's girl, Natalie Middleton, can be swept away in the competition.
There are desserts thrown, insults hurled and points lost in the grim battle to win the title and the prize.
2009x34 All in One: Blackpool
05 May, 2009 5:30 pm
In Blackpool four strangers take it in turns to throw their idea of the perfect dinner party. There's a colourful cast and when one guest brings out their own chilli sauce, sparks fly.
2009x35 All in One: Luton
10 May, 2009 5:30 pm
The Luton set battle it out for the culinary prize.
Luigi Muscella, Noorani Williamson, Martin Palmer, Alison Balfour-Lynn
2009x36 All in One: Bristol
17 May, 2009 5:30 pm
Four super-competitive cooks in Bristol take it in turns to host their idea of the perfect dinner party. Bubbly Sarah Harris kicks off the week with a real West Country cider-fest.
Sarah Harris, Craig Lockett, Kieron Allan, Angelique Bernatschke
2009x37 All in One: Croydon
24 May, 2009 5:30 pm
Four cooks from Croyden do battle for the £1000 prize. Christian Viola, Lulu Williams, Theo Liasi, Angelique Woolston
2009x38 West London, Greg Basire
25 May, 2009 5:30 pm
Landscape Gardener Greg kicks off this weeks dinner parties with a Spanish theme menu.
2009x39 West London, Hugo Preece
26 May, 2009 5:30 pm
Former model, Hugo Preece, is quite the man about town, but will his dinner be too flash in the pan?
2009x40 West London, Sabrina Ghaynor
27 May, 2009 5:30 pm
Sabrina believes guests should be filled to the brim - but will she want them to just get stuffed?
2009x41 West London, Amii Van Amerongen
28 May, 2009 5:30 pm
PR princess, Amii van Amerongen, doesn't like the idea of touching food, which could pose a problem
2009x42 West London, Thoby Young
29 May, 2009 5:30 pm
Freelance food writer, Thoby, knows a thing or two about food, but does he know how to cook it?
2009x43 Dundee, Tara Tasker
01 June, 2009 5:30 pm
Tara runs a local café and she's bringing all her catering expertise to the table tonight.
"I'm the Arbroath Rocky," says the feisty femme. "I'm in it to win it. I'm a fighter. I'll do anything it takes. I'll do anything they ask me - I'll grovel."
2009x44 Dundee, Francis Glancy
02 June, 2009 5:30 pm
Artist Francis is creating a culinary masterpiece using only the finest foods, dahling, on Come Dine With Me Dundee
Francis might come across as a cutie pie, but he reckons he's hiding a dark side.
"I suppose I'm sort of a snake," he confesses, "I will talk behind people's back on the camera, because I'll probably be too scared to tell them to their faces."
2009x45 Dundee, Laura Cunningham
03 June, 2009 5:30 pm
Girlie girl Laura hosts a night of glitz, glamour and plenty of sparkle on Come Dine With Me Dundee
If it's pink or silver or sparkly, Laura will love it. For her dinner party, she's going for a full of frou-frou fest worthy of a Disney princess.
"I think my night will definitely have the 'woo-hoo factor'," she grins.
2009x46 Dundee, Jimmy Fox
04 June, 2009 5:30 pm
Ex-serviceman Jimmy Fox is hosting day four of the competition. Jimmy thinks that the way to his guests’ hearts is to serve an all-Scottish menu, using ingredients from a low-cost supermarket. But will Jimmy’s tendency to count the pennies with his dinner budget cost him vital points?
2009x47 Dundee, Adam Smith
05 June, 2009 5:30 pm
Like a rose between four thorns, Adam has been doing his bit for Anglo-Scot relations on Come Dine With Me Dundee
Like an inversed Braveheart, Adam has been the token Englishman among some very feisty Scots this week, but he is certain his skills will win him the bills.
"If they like good food they'll enjoy my meal very much," he declares.
2009x48 Portsmouth, Kate Hibbert
08 June, 2009 5:30 pm
Sales manager, Kate Hibbert, from Come Dine With Me Portsmouth is used to working in quality control so when it comes to ingredients, only the best will do. "I think I probably am a food snob," she admits.
2009x49 Portsmouth, Lee Stafford
09 June, 2009 5:30 pm
Flight steward, Lee Stafford, has spent 10 years hosting first class dinner parties in the sky so he's confident he can serve up a meal to blow his guests away in Come Dine With Me Portsmouth
To make sure his dinner table looks just so, Lee's insisted on a red and black dress code for the evening to complement his tableware. Ever the gentleman, he'll be rewarding the ladies' efforts with luxurious presents of sweets and smellies.
2009x50 Portsmouth, Maria Wilkinson
10 June, 2009 5:30 pm
Restaurant boss, Maria Wilkinson, is relying on the power of disco to make sure her supper sparkles in Come Dine With Me Portsmouth
To guarantee a good time vibe at her dinner party, Maria's enlisted business partner, Lou, to wait on her guests and show them a good time. The party pair also plan to get the diners up dancing after every course.
2009x51 Portsmouth, Shenna Ives
11 June, 2009 5:30 pm
Detective constable, Sheena Ives, from Come Dine With Me Portsmouth, is something of a cosmic copper as she admits to listening to crystals and being guided by angels. "My friends would describe me as deranged, mad as a fish, slightly loopy," she confesses.
2009x52 Portsmouth, Lynne Derry
12 June, 2009 5:30 pm
Holistic therapist, Lynne, has had a cold all week which hasn't warmed her much to the other guests. She's not been to keen on her rival hosts' food either, so they're expecting something special from the final meal in Come Dine With Me Portsmouth
2009x53 Torbay, Gavin Dyer
15 June, 2009 5:30 pm
First to cook is 23 stone street warden, Gavin Dyer, whose overly ambitious menu soon has him sweating… profusely.
2009x54 Torbay, Alison Deare
16 June, 2009 5:30 pm
Softly spoken housewife, Alison, hopes her spotlessly clean house will get the better of her guests' dirty minds on Come Dine With Me Torbay
2009x55 Torbay, David Ward
17 June, 2009 5:30 pm
Political activist, David, will be towing the dinner party line on Come Dine With Me Torbay
David doesn't like good food - he loves good food, and he'll be bringing his best restaurant experiences to his night as host.
"My hosting stills are second to none. I believe my table is going to be well presented and I think my food is going to be fabulous."
2009x56 Trobay, Patrick Walker
18 June, 2009 5:30 pm
Opinionated Patrick has the biggest Aga in the village. But does size matter in Come Dine With Me Torbay?
Anglo-American property developer, Patrick, dresses like a gent and appreciates the finer things in life. He even has a selection of maids on hand to ease the burden of hosting.
"The average guest I would have would be a politician perhaps, or an artist. Perhaps an actor or actress."
2009x57 Torbay, Carol Sylvester
19 June, 2009 5:30 pm
Carol has spent the week butting heads with rival Patrick, but how will he behave on her big Come Dine With Me Torbay night?
Sales assistant and single mum of two, Carol has particular views on the company she keeps.
"I don't really like old people much or boring fuddy duddies."
2009x58 Swansea, Sharon Craig
24 August, 2009 5:30 pm
In Swansea, pub landlady Sharon Craig is keen to introduce guests to her adventurous South African menu.
2009x59 Swansea, Annie Haden
25 August, 2009 5:30 pm
Welsh patriot Annie Haden thinks her traditional Welsh menu and hosting the party in Dylan Thomas' birth place will win the day, but not all the guests are impressed.
2009x60 Swansea, Nick Madge
26 August, 2009 5:30 pm
It's the third day of the competition from Swansea and club DJ Nick Madge is feeling nervous about satisfying his demanding guests.
2009x61 Swansea, Samira Mohammed
27 August, 2009 5:30 pm
The guests are still rowing, so beauty queen Samira has her work cut out for her trying to keep the peace and impress her guests with her Arabic menu.
2009x62 Swansea, Colin Consterdine
28 August, 2009 5:30 pm
It's the end of an explosive week in Swansea, and it's the job of Colin Consterdine to come up with a plan to keep the arguments at bay and impress the guests.
2009x63 Bradford, Jane Longhurst
31 August, 2009 5:30 pm
2009x64 Bradford, Khaliva Ashrafi
01 September, 2009 5:30 pm
2009x65 Bradford, Nigel Beaumont
02 September, 2009 5:30 pm
2009x66 Bradford, Theresa Walsh
03 September, 2009 5:30 pm
2009x67 Bradford, Stuart Hudson
04 September, 2009 5:30 pm
2009x68 Leicester, Sue Massey
07 September, 2009 5:30 pm
2009x69 Leicester, Liam Reid
08 September, 2009 5:30 pm
2009x70 Leicester, Ria Thomas
09 September, 2009 5:30 pm
2009x71 Leicester, Russell Dunmore
10 September, 2009 5:30 pm
2009x72 Leicester, Stephanie Heimer
11 September, 2009 5:30 pm
2009x73 Northampton, Kirsty Frior
14 September, 2009 5:30 pm
The culinary competition comes from Northampton, where skiing fan Kirsty Frior serves a menu of winter warming food from the French Alps to her dinner party guests.
2009x74 Northampton, William Henry
15 September, 2009 5:30 pm
Marketing consultant William Henry, who has a tendency to dominate the conversation, is serving an authentic Italian menu along with rare wines from his own cellar.
2009x75 Northampton, Jenna Smith
16 September, 2009 5:30 pm
Cocktail lover Jenna Smith hopes to wow her guests with an unusual menu that features pigeon. But she's committed a classic dinner party error: attempting a dish shes never made before.
2009x76 Northampton, Angela Parker
17 September, 2009 5:30 pm
Scottish arts and crafts lover Angela Parker hopes her extra hand-made touches will win her the £1,000, which is just as well, as Jenna and Kirsty aren't looking forward to her haggis dish.
2009x77 Northampton, Alex Soulsby
18 September, 2009 5:30 pm
The final host in Northampton is artist Alex Soulsby, who spent years living in Thailand and is cooking an ambitious five-dish Thai menu while hoping to sweep guest Kirsty off her feet.
2009x78 All in One, Manchester
27 September, 2009 5:30 pm
Four cooks from Manchester compete for the prize, starting with super-competitive Stuart - who leaves poor party-girl Angela in tears. There's also Josh, the eco-warrior, and dance-shop manager Rachel.
2009x79 All in One: North London
04 October, 2009 5:30 pm
In north London, a luxury car dealer, a self-styled urban hippy from the US, an Israeli property developer and a woman with a thing for outrageous outfits battle it out to be voted the best dinner party host. Along the way, there's plenty of singing, dancing, strange games and huge egos running wild.
2009x80 All in One: Liverpool
11 October, 2009 5:30 pm
In Liverpool self-confessed know-it-all Ray, party girl Lyndsey, no-nonsense mother-of-seven Valerie, and music snob Paul come together for a week of ranting, raving and rudeness. It's feisty for sure. But is it tasty?
2009x81 All in One: Edinburgh
18 October, 2009 5:30 pm
In Edinburgh, bubbly entrepreneur Jacquie, former teacher Coranne, pilot Gordon and off-licence manager Terry bid to be chef supreme.
2009x82 All in One: Macclesfield
25 October, 2009 5:30 pm
In Macclesfield handyman Dave goes hammer and tongs with rival alpha male Simon, Veronica, the dinner party queen, and Tina. But who will walk away with the prize?
2009x83 All in One: York
08 November, 2009 5:30 pm
Motorbike enthusiast Claire kicks off the culinary competition in York with a Mexican-themed night, but it's not enough to distract her guests Andy and Chris from an instant mutual dislike.
Claire is equally unimpressed by her third guest Famida's outrageous outfit, and the feeling is mutual: Famida thinks that Claire's night lacks class and is offended by her host insisting everyone dons a joke moustache.
But the tensions are put to one side when Claire's pet snake leaves an unsavoury deposit on the table, putting the diners off dessert.
The week continues as it started with shocking honesty, personality clashes and outrageous outfits.
2009x84 All in One: Milton Keynes
15 November, 2009 5:30 pm
In Milton Keynes four cooks cross forks for the £1,000 prize, as 70s-nut Mark, the glamorous Bev, Mike, and the mysterious Eliana, aka Applejack the Clown, bid to be crowned the host with the most.
2009x85 All in One: Colchester
29 November, 2009 5:30 pm
In Colchester, a prude, a flirt, and two testosterone-fueled males do battle in a week of dirty talk, walk-outs, tantrums, outrageous accusations and, of course, some food.
2009x86 All in One: Swale Estuary
06 December, 2009 5:30 pm
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