Come Dine with Me

Come Dine With Me
Genre Cooking
Format Game show
Narrated by Dave Lamb
Country of origin United Kingdom
Language(s) English
No. of series 25
No. of episodes 824
Production
Producer(s) ITV Studios
(Granada Television)[1]
Running time 30 minutes (Daytime)
60 minutes (Primetime)
Broadcast
Original channel Channel 4
Picture format 1080i HDTV
First shown in United Kingdom
Original run 10 January 2005 (2005-01-10) – present
Chronology
Related shows MasterChef
Britain's Best Dish
The Great British Bake Off
External links
Website

Come Dine With Me is a popular Channel 4 television programme shown in the United Kingdom, produced by Granada Television (now known as ITV Studios) and first broadcast in January 2005. The show has either four or five amateur chefs competing against each other 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.[2]

The format has been taken up by many other broadcasters throughout the world.

Contents

Other broadcasters

As well as being repeated on Channel 4, their sister channel More4 also regularly broadcasts past episodes on Saturday evenings and Sunday afternoons, with all five programmes from a week shown consecutively in a block. Episodes from the first series are also regularly shown on Discovery Real Time, DMAX (UK TV channel), Discovery Travel & Living, and Discovery Home & Health.

The programme is shown:

Derivative formats

On 21 March 2007 it was announced that rival broadcaster ITV1 had commissioned a new daytime programme, House Guest from Granada Productions, a part of the same company which also produces Come Dine With Me.[3] The format for House Guest is very similar to that of Come Dine With Me, in that several contestants visit each others houses over a week, in which they host dinner parties and grade each other out of 10 in private, even the scoreboard layout is the same. The difference is that in House Guest, guests 'draw toothbrushes' to see who will stay overnight at the host's house, to judge their hospitality skills, awarding them a separate grade.

International versions

Region/Country Local Title Title Translation Network Premier Year
 Australia Come Dine With Me Australia --- Lifestyle Channel 2010[4]
 Belgium Komen Eten Come to eat VijfTV/VT4 2009
 Canada Come Dine With Me Canada --- W 2010
 Croatia Večera za 5 Dinner for 5 RTL Televizija 2007
 Czech Republic Prostřeno! Spread! Prima TV 2010
 Estonia Õhtusöök viiele Dinner for five TV3 2010
 Denmark Til middag hos... Dinner with... TV3 2010
 Denmark 4-Stjernes Middag 4-Star Dinner Kanal 5 2010
 Finland Arvostele mun illallinen Suomessa Rate My Dinner in Finland LIV 2011
 France Un Dîner Presque Parfait An Almost Perfect Dinner M6 2008
 Germany Das Perfekte Dinner The Perfect Dinner VOX 2006
 Greece Κάτι ψήνεται Something's Cooking Alpha TV 2009
 Hungary Vacsoracsata Dinner Battle RTL Klub
 Iran بفرمائید شام Come for Dinner Manoto 1 2010[5]
 Ireland Come Dine With Me (Ireland) --- TV3 2011[6]
 Latvia Gandrīz Ideālas Vakariņas An Almost Perfect Dinner TV3 2011
 Lithuania Kviečiu Vakarienės Invite for Dinner BTV, Big Adventure 2011
 Malaysia Jom Makan Dengan Saya Come Eat With Me Real Time 2008
 Netherlands Smaken Verschillen Tastes Differ Net 5
 Norway 4-stjernes middag halv åtte 4-Star Dinner At 7:30 TVNorge 2009
 Norway Klokka åtte hos meg Eight O'clock At My Place TV3
 Poland Ugotowani Cooked TVN 2010
 Québec Un Souper Presque Parfait An Almost Perfect Dinner V 2010
 Russia Званый ужин Soiree REN
 Serbia Dođi na večeru Come to Dinner Prva 2010
 Slovakia Bez servítky Without a napkin TV Markíza 2009
 South Africa Come Dine With Me South Africa --- BBC Entertainment 2011
 Spain Ven a Cenar Conmigo Come Dine With Me Antena 3 2008
 Sweden Halv åtta hos mig Half Past Seven At My Place TV4 2008
 Turkey Yemekteyiz We Are Eating In Show TV 2009
 United Kingdom Come Dine With Me --- Channel 4 2005
 United States Dinner Takes All --- TLC 2006

Series 1: Daytime

Episodes Premiered Location Contestants
1-5 31 January 2005 London Jane Furlong David Thomas Sarah Donohue Rocky Scott Paul Martin
6-10 17 January 2005 London 2 Moona Messamri Bruce Mainwaring Pauline Morrison Michael O'Keeffe Belinda Taylor
11-15 24 January 2005 Leeds Vera Liburd Stuart Moss Craig McAlpine Pippa Hudson Paul Ulett
16-20 10 January 2005 Stoke Jane Bagley Sarah Adams-Lipa Tricia Martin Lesley Blood Father Brian Williams

Series 2: Daytime

Series 2 premiered on 12 September 2005 with the first Celebrity Come Dine with Me.

Bristol 1 was not shown during the original run but first aired in 2007. Two years later than the premiere of series two, and a year after the premiere of series three. This episode premiered on LifeStyle FOOD in Australia the week of 21 to 25 August 2006 as part of the second series.

Gloucester was also not shown during the original run but first aired in 2008. Three years later than the premiere of series two, several months after series four had aired, and after a run of held over episodes from series three. This episode premiered on LifeStyle FOOD in Australia the week of 4 to 8 September 2006 as part of the second series.

Both of these episodes are seen as series 2 on the official Come Dine with Me website from channel 4.

Episodes Premiered Location Contestants
1-5 12 September 2005 Celebrity 1 Ben de Lisi Mica Paris Ulrika Jonsson Helen Lederer David Quantick
6-10 24 October 2005 London 3 Isabelle Goldstein Chris D'Sylva Bill Buckley Jacqueline Gill Serena Wilson
11-15 3 October 2005 Brighton Margaret O'Loughlin Julia John Paula Pearson Nathalie Clarke Melinda Padley
16-20 19 September 2005 Essex Jane Phillips Martin June Tedaldi Kevin Reynolds Keeley Lawrence Amanda Swanwick-Aharoni
21-25 17 October 2005 Nottingham Karen Cullen Gordon Todd Jenny Cross Jarrod Pepper Sam Hughes
26-30 10 September 2007 Bristol 1 Nick Needs Rachel Hodgson Ronnie Masters Clive Bromhall Chyna Warren
31-35 10 October 2005 Glasgow 1 Aileen Dunn Paul Lydon Christine Thornton Sharon Eaton Ishrat Gazala
36-40 15 September 2008 Gloucester Tim Small Richenda Hines Pat Shepherd Nick Cooper Kat McLeod
41-45 26 September 2005 Doncaster Neena Rainey Katherine Taylor Steve Clift Danny Churchill Rosslyn Thompson

In the episode held in London, contestant Isabelle Goldstein gave low scores to other competitors to improve her own chances of winning. The show's producers instructed her to re-mark her scores or risk being disqualified. Goldstein gave new scores and, having been in first place with 28 points, finished second to fellow contestant Bill Buckley.

Series 3: Daytime

The third series premiered in the summer of 2006. As with the second series the first week featured celebrities. The first five weeks aired on weeknights at 4:30pm while Deal or No Deal took a summer break. After a one week absence it then returned for a further three weeks at 4:15pm. The remaining programmes from the series were held back and aired sporadically during 2007 and even as late as September 2008.

Manchester 1, Birmingham 1 and Kent were not shown during the original run but first aired in 2008, two years later than the premiere of series three and a few months after series four had aired. They are still seen as series 3 on the official Come Dine with Me website from channel 4.

Episodes Premiered Location Contestants
1-5 14 August 2006 London 4 Linda Shanson Jonathan Norris Patricia Varley John Santamaria Richard Whitaker
6-10 31 December 2007 Cardiff Suzanne Green Annette Howard Jim Blythe Charlie Balch Jane Lloyd
11-15 24 July 2006 Celebrity 2 Rowland Rivron Linda Robson Anneka Rice Toby Young Aggie MacKenzie
16-20 1 September 2008 Birmingham 1 Nicola Bennett Ian Harvey Amanda Kelman Wayne Starr Suzie Allen
21-25 1 January 2007 Swansea David Murray Ernest Lemonheigh Sue Thomas Karen Perry Heather Skipper
26-30 7 August 2006 Edinburgh Tracy Dobbie Paul Dwyer Tanya Williams James Gammie Jennifer Crosbie
31-35 31 July 2006 Liverpool (Merseyside) Terry White Dan Redfern Niki O'Leary Ian Cook Margaret Twemlow
36-40 21 August 2006 Derby Julia Knight Graham Fox Patsy Sewell-Mwamba Michele Cooper Danny Fletcher
41-45 11 September 2006 Cambridge Rachel Tooher-Rudd Gael Norris Phil Webb Simone Breneis Carolyn Tycer
46-50 8 September 2008 Kent Tanya Jay Trevor Smith Allen Brockington Zoë Mortlock Steven Parks
51-55 18 September 2006 Ayr Maureen McKissock Elaine Munro Forbes Robertson Lizzy McCubbin Sarah Pickering
56-60 25 August 2008 Manchester 1 Carlos Buller Susan Brickell Dan Cumberland Karen Oulton Stuart Burke
61-65 4 September 2006 Belfast Rosemary McLoughlin Marty Henderson Colin McAllister Jon Cross Caroline Teeling
66-70 3 September 2007 Cheshire Nicola Noblet Katie Noden Edward Davies Jan Burrows Howard Yuill

Series 4: Primetime

An hour-long primetime Christmas special was also produced during the middle of the series, using a slightly different format to suit the shorter timeslot. Only four contestants took part with each making a separate course for the dinner: starter, fish course, main course, and dessert. After each course the person cooking the next part of the meal would leave to complete their dish at home, which had been prepared earlier, before being joined by the other guests.

Week Premiered Location Contestants
1 22 December 2006 York 1 Rosie Sheppard Wayne Coyle Peter Plaskitt Maria Greenhough

Series 5: Extra Portions

Series 5 consists of re-edited versions of the daytime episodes, to a single primetime episode. So for a usual shows of 22-24mins with 5 contestants in daytime slots, the episodes were joined and re-edited, with footage being cut, to become a single episode of 62–63 minutes long.

Week Premiered Location Contestants
1 Celebrity Rowland Rivron Linda Robson Anneka Rice Toby Young Aggie MacKenzie
2 Merseyside Terry White Dan Redfern Niki O'Leary Ian Cook Margaret Twemlow
3 Belfast Rosemary McLoughlin Marty Henderson Colin McAllister Jon Cross Caroline Teeling
4 Edinburgh Tracy Dobbie Paul Dwyer Tanya Williams James Gammie Jennifer Crosbie
5 London Linda Shanson Jonathon Norris Patricia Varley John Santamaria Richard Whitaker
6 Brighton Margaret O'Loughlin Julia John Paula Pearson Nathalie Clarke Melinda Padley
7 Cambridge Rachel Tooher-Rudd Gael Norris Phill Webb Simone Breneis Carolyn Tycer
8 Derby Julia Knight Graham Fox Patsy Sewell-Mwamba Michele Cooper Danny Fletcher
9 Glasgow Aileen Dunn Paul Lydon Christine Thornton Sharon Eaton Ishrat Gazala
10 London Isabelle Goldstein Chris D'Sylva Bill Buckley Jacqueline Gill Serena Wilson
11 Ayr Maureen McKissock Elaine Munro Forbes Robertson Lizzy McCubbin Sarah Pickering
12 Nottingham Karen Cullen Gordon Todd Jenny Cross Jarrod Pepper Sam Hughes
13 Swansea David Murray Ernest Lemonheigh Sue Thomas Karen Perry Heather Skipper

Series 6: Primetime

In late 2007 Channel 4 announced on their web site that they would be producing a fourth series for 2008 and issued an appeal for contestants living in Bath, Newcastle, Oxford, Exeter, the Fylde Coast, and Aberdeen.[7] Unlike previous series it would be aired in primetime and only feature four guests so that it could be aired as a single weekly hour-long episode. It is alternately titled "Come Dine with Me All in One" (as it is listed on the Channel 4 website). In episode 15, Lee Pritchett received a record breaking low score (for 4 contestants) of 7, obtaining scores of 3, 3 and 1.

Episode Premiered Location Contestants
1 15 May 2008 Sheffield Susanne Bell Chris Crossley Hazel Glossop Ollie Baxter
2 1 May 2008 Bournemouth Claudette Brady Sonia Peck James Dean Clive Page
3 24 April 2008 Coventry James Payley Vera Phillips Griffith Jon Bramley Marie Hughes-Price
4 19 June 2008 Norwich Zara Davies David Knight Seamus Farrelly Wendy Holdsworth
5 29 May 2008 Bath Sarah Hillman Symon Goddard Palmer Adrian Dando Annie Todd
6 17 April 2008 Newcastle upon Tyne Lee Eley Brian Moore Rebecca Hambly Brenda Mallam
7 22 May 2008 Oxford Greg Miller Juliet Harbutt Adish Vadivale Tom Smith
8 12 June 2008 Devon Karen Bretagne Deborah Custance-Baker Sarah Corbett Darren Frame
9 8 May 2008 Newport Nick Payne Tony Wardle Sam Mallet Jan Taylor
10 5 June 2008 Glasgow 2 Wendy Ockrim Jane Morton Mabel Wong Benito Gundin
11 10 April 2008 Celebrity Jonathan Ansell Lynsey de Paul Tamara Beckwith MC Harvey
12 17 September 2008 Celebrity Linda Barker Lee Ryan Michelle Heaton Peter Stringfellow
13 11 December 2008 Blackburn Kelly Barlow Steve Burns Michelle Brandon Stephen Mahon
14 12 April 2009 Blackpool Liam Bird Andrea Maddox Simon Green Cass Walia
15 3 May 2009 Wolverhampton Farida Khalifa Natalie Middleton Lee Pritchett Michael Brett
16 18 December 2008 Royal Berkshire Helen Kent Tony Byrd Fred Wilkinson Sarah Lewis
17 10 May 2009 Luton Alison Balfour-Lynn Luigi Muscella Martin Palmer Noorani Williamson
18 21 November 2008 Aberdeen Amanda Westlake Rick Breckenridge Laura Rojales Robert (Bob) Calder
19 15 March 2009 Southampton Amy Lovett Danielle Merrick Eleanor Williamson Elizabeth Grana Priego
20 28 November 2008 East Yorkshire Wendy Spencer Andrew Smith Sandra Brooks John Beachell
21 4 December 2008 Plymouth Natalie Jaspers Carla Wisdom Grey David Martin Sharron Robbie
22 1 March 2009 Swindon Annette Storey Mark Farrow Sarah Louise Moore Imelda Smith
23 14 November 2008 Celebrity 3 Caprice Bourret Nicky Clarke Jimmy Osmond Nancy Sorrell

Series 7: Daytime

Episodes Premiered Location Contestants
1-5 8 June 2009 Portsmouth Kate Hibbert Lee Stafford Maria Wilkinson Sheena Ives Lynne Derry
6-10 25 January 2010 Surrey (Guildford) Mike Aldous Amanda Keeling Maggie Thompson Rachel Underwood Terry Gallagher
11-15 2 February 2009 South London Judi Lembke Lisa Connell Peter Rixham Moni Bharij Matthew Baker
16-20 31 August 2009 Bradford Jane Longhurst Khaliver Ashrafi Nigel Beaumont Theresa Walsh Stuart Hudson
21-25 7 September 2009 Leicester Sue Massey Liam Reid Ria Thomas Russell Dunmore Stephanie Heimer
26-30 26 January 2009 Ipswich Zoë Condon Barry Davis Angie Robertson Lisa Quinton Gerard King
31-35 9 February 2009 Manchester 2 Dave Wheeler Matthew Nichols Jane Bates Shaida Shipping Chris Brady
36-40 1 June 2009 Dundee Tara Tasker Francis Glancy Laura Cunningham Jimmy Fox Adam Smith
41-45 16 February 2009 Sunderland Tony Griffiths Bernice Saltzer Ashley Hughes Anthony Merton-Smith Roy Ledger
46-50 19 January 2009 Preston Nigel Evans Valerie Holliday Bernard Dorsett Dawn Barry Paul Morris

Series 8: Extra Portions

Series 8 consists of re-edited versions of the hour long, prime-time episodes, to the daily format of separate episodes. So for a usual show of 48mins with 4 contestants in a prime-time slot, the episodes were re-edited, with more footage being added, to become 4 separate episodes, shown over either 4 days or all on a single day, each being the usual 22–24 minutes each.

Episodes Premiered Location Contestants
1-4 13 July 2009 Aberdeen Amanda Westlake Rick Breckenridge Laura Rojales Robert (Bob) Calder
5-8 22 March 2010 Luton Alison Balfour-Lynn Luigi Muscella Martin Palmer Noorani Williamson
9-12 1 March 2010 Blackburn Kelly Barlow Steve Burns Michelle Brandon Steven Mahon
13-16 20 July 2009 Celebrity Linda Barker Lee Ryan Michelle Heaton Peter Stringfellow
17-20 8 March 2010 Royal Berkshire Helen Kent Tony Byrd Fred Wilkinson Sarah Lewis
21-24 22 December 2008 Bournemouth Claudette Brady Sonia Peck James Dean Clive Page
25-28 24 December 2008 Devon Karen Bretagne Deborah Custance-Baker Sarah Corbett Darren Frame
29-32 7 January 2009 Norwich Zara Davies David Knight Seamus Farrelly Wendy Holdsworth
33-36 5 January 2009 Newcastle Lee Eley Brian Moore Rebecca Hambly Brenda Mallam
37-40 27 July 2009 East Yorkshire Wendy Spencer Andrew Smith Sandra Brooks John Beachell
41-44 6 January 2009 Sheffield Susanne Bell Chris Crossley Hazel Glossop Ollie Baxter
45-48 6 July 2009 Celebrity Jonathan Ansell Lynsey de Paul Tamara Beckwith MC Harvey
49-52 5 August 2009 Plymouth Natalie Jaspers Carla Wisdom Grey David Martin Sharron Robbie
53-56 16 December 2009 Blackpool Liam Bird Andrea Maddox Simon Green Cass Walia
57-60 23 December 2009 Newport Nick Payne Tony Wardle Sam Mallet Jan Taylor
65-68 9 January 2009 Coventry James Payley Vera Phillips Griffith Jon Bramley Marie Hughes-Price
69-72 3 August 2009 Celebrity Nancy Sorrell Caprice Bourret Nicky Clarke Jimmy Osmond
73-76 8 January 2009 Bath Sarah Hillman Symon Goddard Palmer Adrian Dando Annie Todd
77-80 6 August 2009 Glasgow Wendy Ockrim Jane Morton Mabel Wong Benito Gundin
81-84 13 August 2009 Wolverhampton Farida Khalifa Natalie Middleton Lee Pritchett Michael Brett
85-88 12 August 2009 Oxford Greg Miller Juliet Harbutt Adish Vadivale Tom Smith
89-92 4 August 2009 Leeds Ben Huckerby Linda Lennon Jon Wiltshire Jo Mills

Series 9: Daytime

The daytime episodes from series 9 were held back and aired sporadically throughout 2009 and even into the start of 2010, filling gaps in blocks of repeats and later runs of the show. The channel 4 website still classes all these episodes as series 5.

Episodes Premiered Location Contestants
1-5 25 May 2009 West London Greg Basire Hugo Preece Sabrina Ghayour Amii van Amerongen Thoby Young
6-10 18 January 2010 Bolton Yvonne Hurst Mark Hogg Kate Mayers Paul Davies Sarah Rothwell
11-15 12 January 2009 Celebrity 3 Rodney Marsh Lesley Joseph Paul Ross Abi Titmuss Linda Lusardi
16-20 27 September 2010 Glasgow Sonia Scott Mackay Ian Black Natalie Morrison Scott Borthwick Helen Hancock
21-25 14 September 2009 Northampton Kirsty Frior William Henry Jenna Smith Angela Parker Alex Soulsby
26-30 24 August 2009 Swansea Sharon Craig Annie Haden Nick Madge Samira Mohammed Colin Consterdine
31-35 1 February 2010 Halifax Leilani Ting Caroline Blackburn Edward Oliver Diana Swales-Pickering Steve Roberts
36-40 15 June 2009 Torbay Gavin Dyer Alison Deer David Ward Patrick Walker Carol Sylvester
41-45 11 January 2010 Basingstoke Gill Buley Sophie Branfield Richard Carpenter Gabrielle Hennig Spencer Uren (deceased)
46-50 8 February 2010 South Yorkshire Alison Murrie Toni Morgan Mark Hannigan Gary Holden Kerry Lloyd

During filming of the Basingstoke edition, Spencer Uren told his fellow contestants that his sister had cancer and that, if he won the competition, he would be donating the £1000 prize money to the hospital that was treating her. Shortly after filming, Uren was himself diagnosed with cancer and died after a short battle with the disease. The episode in which Uren cooks was dedicated to him.[8]

His fellow contestant Gill Buley, with the support of Gabrielle Hennig and Richard Carpenter, started a charity, Come Dine For Spencer,[9] to raise money for the hospital that treated him, Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital.[10]

Series 10: Primetime

A third primetime series began airing on Sundays at 8pm from 15 February. There was an episode aired on 22 March, however it was a repeat of the Coventry episode from series 4a.

Episode Premiered Location Contestants
1 8 March 2009 Leeds Ben Huckerby Linda Lennon Jon Wiltshire Jo Mills
2 5 April 2009 Teesside Wayne Allen Michele Small Jayne Laverick Dave Fishlock
3 29 March 2009 Huddersfield Christine Wright Neil Hemingway Matt Buckingham Laura Seeley
4 19 April 2009 Birmingham 2 Claudine Stevens Katie Smith Kishor Paw Mike Olley
5 17 May 2009 Bristol 2 Sarah Harris Craig Lockett Kieron Allan Angelique Bernatschke
6 26 November 2010 Wrexham Maria Wynne Steve Housego James Stevens Nadine Leese
7 22 February 2009 Celebrity Special Raef Bjayou Chris Ellison Michelle Gayle Lynne Franks
8 15 February 2009 Celebrity Special Julia Bradbury Philip Olivier Edwina Currie Christopher Biggins
9 25 April 2010 Belfast Nick Cann Donal Kelly Nikki Fisher Jacqueline McGarry
10 26 April 2009 Isle of Wight Charlotte Barton-Hoare Michael Coombes Steve Morris Mandy Gale
11 24 May 2009 Croydon Christian Viola Lulu Williams Theo Liasi Angelique Woolston

Series 11: Primetime

Episode Premiered Location Contestants
1 4 October 2009 North London Nicole Ganz Harry Ioannaou Bindi Holding Nir Zamek
2 27 June 2010 Derby Gareth Walton Kellan Dalton Serena Gilzean-Hughes Peter McManus
3 16 May 2010 Nottingham Jackie Mather Keri Lever Peter Saunder Simeon Hartwig
4 25 October 2009 Macclesfield Dave Freel Tina Panayi Simon Wright Veronica O'Connor
5 11 October 2009 Liverpool 2 Lyndsey Halligan Paul Owen Ray Parry Valerie Watson
6 6 December 2009 Swale Estuary Katie Reynolds-Dobbs Dan Bowman Claire Wood Stuart Richards
7 15 November 2009 Milton Keynes Beverley Darlow Mike Robinson Eliana Amato Mark Francke
8 27 September 2009 Manchester 3 Stuart Donnelly Angela Daly Josh Steiner Rachel Vose
9 29 November 2009 Colchester Helen Cruickshank Jo Lueck Michael Simpson Paul Lancaster
10 20 September 2009 Celebrity Special Bobby Davro Laila Morse Dane Bowers Dani Behr
11 13 June 2010 Taunton Sally Jago Richard Smith Nikki Neave Paula McShane
12 8 October 2010 Shropshire Andrea Claydon Wayne Hinds Robina Hooper Kev Duffy
13 5 November 2010 Vale of Glamorgan Perry Thomas Jules Bywater-Lees Judy Mancuso Liz Beckerley
14 18 April 2010 Brighton Kat Van De Peer Adam Baker Sam Matthews Jason Sutton
15 18 October 2009 Edinburgh Coranne Denham Gordon Davidson Jacquie Sandison Terry Morton
16 1 November 2009 Celebrity Special Yvette Fielding Natasha Hamilton Roy Walker Bruce Jones
17 8 November 2009 York 2 Claire Baron Chris Bush Famida Wilson Andy Swales

Series 12: Extra Portions

Series 12 consists of re-edited versions of the hour long, prime-time episodes, to the daily format of separate episodes. So for a usual show of 48mins with 4 contestants in a prime-time slot, the episodes were re-edited, with more footage being added, to become 4 separate episodes, shown over either 4 days or all on a single day, each being the usual 22–24 minutes each.

Episode Premiered Location Contestants
5-8 7 August 2009 Huddersfield Christine Wright Neil Hemmingway Matt Buckingham Laura Seeley
9-12 10 August 2009 Celebrity Special Julia Bradbury Philip Olivier Edwina Currie Christopher Biggins
13-16 15 February 2010 Celebrity Special Raef Bjayou Chris Ellison Michelle Gayle Lynne Franks
17-20 12 April 2010 Birmingham Claudine Stevens Katie Smith Kishor Paw Mike Olley
21-24 11 August 2009 Teesside Wayne Allen Michele Small Jayne Laverick Dave Fishlock
29-32 17 August 2009 Bristol Sarah Harris Craig Lockett Kieron Allan Angelique Bernatschke
37-40 14 August 2009 Isle of Wight Charlotte Barton-Hoare Michael Coombes Steve Morris Mandy Gale
41-44 19 April 2010 North Kent Katie Reynolds-Dobbs Dan Bowman Claire Wood Stuart Richards
53-56 29 March 2010 North London Nicole Ganz Harry Ioannaou Bindi Holding Nir Zamek
69-72 22 February 2010 Liverpool Ray Parry Valerie Watson Paul Owen Lyndsey Halligan
93-96 15 March 2010 York Claire Baron Chris Bush Famida Wilson Andy Swales

Series 13: Daytime

Episodes Premiered Location Contestants
1-5 18 October 2010 Barnsley Verene Farrell Paul Hoyle Christian Whitley-Mason Milly Johnson Phil Davies
6-10 20 September 2010 Bury Juliet Eastham Nikki Salt James Perkin Ali McKernan Paula Skelton
11-15 6 September 2010 East London Vicky Pengilley Ryan Waters Tim Sanderson Sarah Angold January Jones-Omatajo
16-20 11 October 2010 Warwick Alexis Walmsley Adam Kitchiner Anthony Deas Antonia Dallow Lisa Merrell
21-25 30 August 2010 Brighton Pasha du Valentine John O'Sullivan Melody Kane Alistair James Ana Jalais
26-30 13 September 2010 Peterborough Parveen Ashraf Shane Jackson Carolle Barlow Aly Nicholson Ricky Dent

Series 14: Primetime

Episode Premiered Location Contestants
1 29 October 2010 Sheffield Neale Gibson Amanda Wong Marshal Sutherland Janine Fountain
2 11 April 2010 Cardiff Jo Bird Michelle Beare Phil MacKenzie Mark Perkin
3 21 March 2010 Dudley Amanda Challenor Ian Jones Khakan Qureshi Sophie Robbins
4 4 April 2010 North Somerset Claire Monahan David Elsmore Graham Jones Hayley Williams
5 28 March 2010 Cheltenham Janice Neil Vanessa Wegmann Alex Arundell Cathy Shilling
6 9 May 2010 Manchester Audrey Gordon Kristell Batard Gerald Ashley Jo Fearns
7 23 May 2010 South East London Ita Egan Jon Revell Oliver Gillie Terry Houliham
8 30 May 2010 Darlington Dave Bell Suzi Hunton Neil Christey Natalie Carter
9 31 January 2010 Celebrity Special Donal MacIntyre Javine Hylton David Spinx Jan Leeming
10 15 October 2010 North East Kent Vanessa Boukharouba John O'Connor Scott Taylor Annette Evan
11 17 September 2010 Southend Louise Harris Tracey Jones Rob Hubbard Zac Turner
12 20 June 2010 Stoke-on-Trent Caroline Hickey Linda Jackson Jay Davies Paul Condliffe
13 24 September 2010 Hertfordshire Perry Jones Amit Koshal Kelly Hatt Heath Read
14 4 July 2010 Doncaster Harinder Khela Alison Tinsley Sarah Well Andrew Lloyd
15 14 March 2010 Celebrity Special Claire Sweeney Darren Day Kim Woodburn Tom O'Connor
16 1 October 2010 Grimsby Jackie Critten Phil Cowper Shanelle Chris Wood

Series 16: Primetime

Episode Premiered Location Contestants
1 22 December 2009 Celebrity Christmas Special Hannah Waterman Diarmuid Gavin Sherrie Hewson David Gest

Series 17: Primetime

Episode Premiered Location Contestants
1 9 June 2010 Footballers Special Neil Ruddock John Fashanu Carlton Palmer Frank Worthington

Series 18: Primetime

Episode Premiered Location Contestants
1 8 June 2010 WAGS Special Nicola T Chantelle Tagoe Jessica Lawlor Jude Cisse

Series 19: Primetime

Episode Premiered Location Contestants
1 6 May 2010 Election Special Derek Hatton Edwina Currie Rod Liddle Brian Paddick

Series 20: Primetime

Episode Premiered Location Contestants
1 23 May 2010 Game Show Host Special Pat Sharp Anthea Redfern Jenny Powell Michael Barrymore
2 15 July 2010 Celebrity Special Janice Dickinson Samantha Fox Jeff Brazier Calum Best
3 6 September 2010 Big Brother Special Nadia Almada Brian Belo Sophie Reade Brian Dowling
4 14 September 2010 Celebrity Special Debbie McGee Lembit Öpik Iain Lee Jodie Marsh
5 19 November 2010 Merseyside Rick Vaughn Kate MacDonald Peter Worthington Cathy Frost
6 3 December 2010 East Suffolk Jo Jo Smith Janet Gershlick Paul Emery Jim Godfrey
7 12 November 2010 Manchester Mark Garner Pascha Taylor Jon Patullo Jilly Fitzgerald
8 27 March 2011 North West London Paresh Vara Cherelle Welch Alex Crow Cathie Woolhouse
9 23 January 2011 East Lancashire Carol Stinton Jonny Kemp Sue Hartley Nick Holt
10 20 February 2011 Dorset Harj Aujila Brittany Sheridan Shaun Jackson Michael Psaradelli (deceased)
11 13 March 2011 Walsall Christian Woodall Georgina Smith Paul Wigfield Jennifer Brack
12 20 March 2011 Nuneaton Christian Wood Tina Watson Dean Foy Lara Watson
13 22 October 2010 Soap Star Special Brian Capron Lorraine Chase Adele Silva James Redmond
14 13 February 2011 South Buckinghamshire Nicholas Witherick Lisa Bristow Dale Evans Annie Hearne
15 27 February 2011 Ayrshire Patrick Dromgoole Ann Hay Jolyn Dewson Duffy
16 31 December 2010 Wakefield Carly Smith Gail Dudleston Enzo Di Clemente Neil Hardcastle
17 6 December 2010 Coronation Street Special Julie Goodyear Ken Morley Tupele Dorgu Philip Middlemiss
18 6 March 2011 North Lancashire Rosie Rawsthorn Linda Cottam Johnny Pep Anne Thompson
19 22 December 2010 Celebrity Christmas Special Goldie Susie Amy Janet Ellis Tony Christie
20 30 January 2011 West Lincolnshire Jo Allen Nigel Reid Justin Hussey Margaret Hope
21 24 April 2011 Southampton Lucy Richmond Jay Paul Phil Whyte Beverley Rees
22 6 February 2011 West Nottinghamshire Lynn Negus Dennis Nyama Maria Beal Pete Chaffe
23 10 April 2011 Swansea Stephanie Morgan Thomas Luke England Ed Curnow Helen Foley
24 3 April 2011 Worcester Rosita Bowkat Tania Jones Tony James (Blobbie Williams) Nicholas Clarke
25 17 April 2011 Bedford Joanne Wilson Franko Russo Richard Haxell Sam McCallum
26 10 January 2011 Celebrity Special Diane Abbott Terry Christian Wayne Sleep Danielle Lloyd
27 8 May 2011 North East London Salvo Riggi Brenda Gobine Zed Kiazim Amanda Hull
28 1 May 2011 South East Essex Matthew Richmond-King Kate Beesley Simon Holdgate Jane Bunting
29 17 June 2011 Harrogate Emma Revis Matthew Hetherington Tim King Alison Brierly
30 15 May 2011 Exeter Geoff Green Beka Platt John G. Wills Mandy Plumridge
31 29 May 2011 Leeds Evelyn Friede James Greenhalgh Sarah Shafi Nolan Kane
32 8 July 2011 Birmingham Phil Gifford Naomi Chamroo Maddy Savitt Randeep Sami
33 24 June 2011 Northampton Billy McArthur Michaela McQuade Sarah Lester Kevin Pawlowski
34 1 July 2011 Leicester Erica Swithenbank Ann-Marie Newland Jamie Trainer Pretesh Singadia
35 22 May 2011 Newcastle Liz O'Sullivan Julie Scullion Ritu Nayyer Mark Shields

Series 21: Daytime

Episodes Premiered Location Contestants
1-5 4 October 2010 Manchester Bessie Hilton Giovanni Tondi Jonathan Lomas Alicia Coppola Dennis Keighron-Foster
6-10 8 November 2010 Southend-on-sea Adam Reed Andie Todd Colin Vidgeon Kerry Tolliday Scott Cooper
11-15 25 October 2010 South East London Robert Johnston Jennifer Joseph Joe Kempster Karen Hill Majid Ravandi
16-20 1 November 2010 Hertfordshire Amir Hezarah Claire Diamond Charles Maximilian Winnington Leftwich Diane Mitham Mel Steel
21-25 6 December 2010 Sheffield Robin Lockwood Rochelle Barrett Donna Thomas Mark Feakins Sarah Roscoe
26-30 15 November 2010 Stoke Tracey Durrant Claire Crank Rob McNamara Michelle Minter Matt Wilcox
31-35 22 November 2010 Birmingham Denise Hendon Daniella Lawler Angela McFarlane Elliot Jauncey Jean-Benoit Berloux
36-40 29 November 2010 Bristol Richard Hope-Hawkins Laura Ford Darryl Bullock Zoe Kellaway Andy Wright
41-45 13 December 2010 Edinburgh Andy Daykin Irena Magdolowic Liz Grant Michelle Lindsay Toni Giugliano
46-50 7 February 2011 Doncaster Zoe Prince Martyn Bilby Tracey Hewer Signe Jase Barry Hill

Series 22: Daytime

Although normal daytime episodes air Monday to Friday, the Cardiff episodes all aired consecutively on 22 January 2011.

Episodes Premiered Location Contestants
1-5 17 January 2011 Kent Lydia Jones Marcello Marino Donna Grieves Anthony Wait Chris Newbold
6-10 22 January 2011 Cardiff Sophie Hunter-Brown Huw Jones Emma Nurse Gina Goddard-Bell Stewart Duff
11-15 24 January 2011 West London Azzi Kalili Steve Capel Zae Greenwood Emma Boardman Magliocchetti Jane Welch
16-20 31 January 2011 Nottingham Stephanie Hale Alex Foster Janice Overton Brian Hodges Barry Dickman
21-25 21 February 2011 Gloucestershire Zac Kwintner Gerry Hill Kayleigh Hunt Marc Harris Ameena Cott
26-30 14 February 2011 Birmingham April Richards John Fennell Vanessa Erigbogbo Paz Thakrar Toni Shukla
31-35 14 November 2011 Southampton Anna Gibbons Darren Miller Greg Bell Tasha Whyte Bijal
36-40 28 February 2011 North London Lola Oduba Francesca Sawyer Niyi Joss Woolf Boe Olaleye
41-45 21 March 2011 East Cheshire Val Slater Hazel Ardern Nick Hawkins Michelle Kenworthy Zoe Miller
46-50 14 March 2011 West Lancashire Ross Chapman Lindsay Pulford Chris Mosey Louise Dee Lorraine Rimmer
51-55 20 May 2011 Medway, Kent Nina Gaskell Laura Leibo Esther Kennedy Patrick Fysh Michael Dodsworth
56-60 6 June 2011 Merseyside Siobhan Parkinson Ashley Burke Jean-Jacques Silitto Justin Sumner Lin Rearden
61-65 4 July 2011 Middlesbrough Dawn Griffiths Ron Gordon Kay Griffiths Karena Serdecka Paul Tidy
66-70 20 June 2011 Plymouth Annie Wroe Suzanne Hyde Tony Wade Sarah Joy Charlie Brunel
71-75 13 June 2011 Hull Sarita Robinson Krystyna Stark Dan Smith Sarah Williams Glenn Davison
76-80 27 June 2011 Coventry Michelle Russell Annie Rose Crone Joanne Edwards Chris Tabor Tony Jackson
81-85 12 Sep 2011 Essex Emma Parsons Adam James Lisa Styles Hal Dervish Diane Whittaker
86-90 11 July 2011 West Yorkshire Bev Stewart Adam Bolam-Peel Rebecca Saunders Philomena Golenya Charlie Walker
91-95 29 Aug 2011 Leeds Catherine Williams Garth Kirsten-Landman Sam Appleby Louise Emmerson Diane Jones
96-100 19 Sep 2011 Warrington Geoff Carter Stephen Robinson Alison Davies Emma Hoyle Linda Weaver
101-105 5 Sep 2011 Wolverhampton Niru Ghai-Read Stefano Scaringi Bally Singh Kyle Ferguson May Dudley
106-110 26 Sep 2011 South East London Sophia Pottinger Fraser Devlin Francesca Santamaria Amadin Ryan Maria Eletheriou
111-115 3 Oct 2011 Swansea Jen Edwards James Knight Keith Larrard Karen Wood Katherine Waldemar Brown
116-120 31 Oct 2011 Edinburgh Peter Ferguson Alison Lynch Cynthia Gentle Rena Martin Gary Reid
121-125 24 Oct 2011 Wirral Vernal Aley Candida Darling Adele Richards Chrissy Griffin Stuart Leak
126-130 7 Nov 2011 Croydon Keith Preddie Suzie Phillips Vanessa D'Souza Sarah Marie Palmer Robert Preston
131-135 21 Nov 2011 Birmingham Matthew Emson Lorraine Wood Sarah Ward Patricia Jones Terence Wallen
136-140 28 Nov 2011 Norwich Miranda Robinson Danny Bond Amy Nicholson Dave Webster Cheryl Pennell
141-145 5 Dec 2011 Stockport Linda Weeks-Holt Annie Targett Sam Kitching Kristen Cooley John Brinnand
146-150 10 Oct 2011 Celebrity Special [11] Bobby George Chantelle Houghton Cleo Rocos Andrew Stone Pete Burns
151-155 17 Oct 2011 Return of the Worst Bobby Davro Wayne Sleep Raef Bjayou Tamara Beckwith Lesley Joseph
156-160 26 Dec 2011 Celebrity Christmas Special Linda Nolan Nick Bateman Bianca Gascoigne Danny Young Colin Baker

Series 23: Primetime

Episode Premiered Location Contestants
1 29 April 2011 Royal Wedding Special Samantha Porter Claudie Howard Vincent Osborne Johnnie Hunter

Series 24: Primetime

Seamlessly continuing on from the Series 20 Primetime episodes, Series 24 began on Channel 4 in July 2011.

Episode Premiered Location Contestants
1 15 July 2011 Hull Beccy Harrison Paul Green Eve Clark Mark Daniels
2 22 July 2011 Avonmouth Matt Smart Lily Stephenson Josh Willacy Charlotta Martinus
3 29 July 2011 East Yorkshire Giles Johnson Jo Aitken Angie Ward Richard Squire
4 12 Aug 2011 South Devon Frankie Tolliday Tara Mulholland Simon Drew Peter Pyne
5 5 Aug 2011 Norwich Sam Smith Polly Guy Caroline Seamen Richard Pearce
6 19 Aug 2011 Bristol Tess Swan-Ingrey Ian Perryman Cathy Lord Tony Boniface
7 26 Aug 2011 Costa del Sol Special Mekala Hodgson Greg Van Praagh John Morton Mandy Strutton
8 2 Sep 2011 Athletics Special Fatima Whitbread Zola Budd Dalton Grant Kriss Akabusi
9 9 Sep 2011 Rugby Special Gareth Chilcott Martin Offiah Victor Ubogu Kyran Bracken
10 16 Sep 2011 Telford Donna Daly Ian Carter Sarah Ashley-Ruff Adam Hurlin
11 23 Sep 2011 Burton-on-Trent Charlotte Yates Lucy Quy Fiona Denton Chris Bale
12 30 Sep 2011 Tyneside Jenni McGagh Bobby Mukabaa Cath Morgan Dan Freeman
13 7 Oct 2011 Carlisle Nigel Hawes Andy Bainbridge Helen Speakman Deborah Nixon
14 14 Oct 2011 Hampshire Selena Bartlett Jhon Cosgrove Anson Lane Terese Scott
15 21 Oct 2011 North West London Bahareh Amani Anil Patel Alan Stride Danny Buckton
16 28 Oct 2011 Windsor Jan Bowdler Anil Vij Harry Hardisty Ansa Khan
17 4 Nov 2011 Isle of Man John Tinsley Madeline Simpson Mandy Quayle Sean O'Connell
18 11 Nov 2011 Luton Alison McGaw Gary Salvage Alex Lipa Kirkland Hay
19 2 Dec 2011 Dundee and Lothian Ben Skerry Jessica McLaren Derek Taylor Cara-Anne Marshall
20 16 Dec 2011 Herefordshire Mandy Fincher John Harrington Simon Blood DeVay Sarah Haines
21 9 Dec 2011 Nottingham Jean Lintorn Stevie Flint Jess Hardacre Scott Whittaker
22 25 Nov 2011 Coventry Gareth Twynam Sumi Malhortra-Chauhan Kristy Mooney Phil Roberts
23 1 Jan 2012 Derry/Londonderry Sheila Whelan Duffy Caroline Patterson Eunan Quigley David Kavanagh
24 13 Jan 2012 Isle of Wight Derek Sandy Rob Drake-Knight Claire Cheek Tina Raymond
n/a 2 Jan 2012 Made in Chelsea Special Caggie Dunlop Spencer Matthews Alexandra Felstead Mark-Francis Vendelli
29 6 Jan 2012 Celebrity Special Imogen Thomas Paul Danan Tina Malone David Van Day
30 23 Dec 2011 Comedians Christmas Special Sean Hughes Duncan Norvelle Gina Yashere Paul Tonkinson

Series 25: Daytime

Episodes Premiered Location Contestants
1-5 12 December 2011 Linclonshire Jose Stewart Skip Schultz Sharon Wright Indy Nijjar Jessica Carroll
6-10 19 December 2011 Worcestershire Claire Wier Pippa Langhorne Tim Lawson Teresa Cox Chris Sheppard

Special episodes

On Friday 19 November 2010, a special short episode of Come Dine With Me aired during the annual Children in Need telethon featuring the UK cast of Dragons' Den except for James Caan, who opted out. The premise of this show was that the male dragons Duncan Bannatyne, Peter Jones, and Theo Paphitis each cooked a course for their guest Deborah Meaden.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Channel 4 - Take part". http://www.channel4.com/microsites/T/takepart/dine1.html. "Granada Television is looking for new keen amateur chefs to take part in the hugely popular Channel 4 daytime show" 
  2. ^ Kate Jackson. Is Come Dine With Me the bitchiest show on the box? The Mirror. 18 April 2008.
  3. ^ Holmwood, Leigh (25 January 2008). "ITV1 commissions dinner host series". London: The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/mar/10/itv.television. Retrieved 2008-03-10. 
  4. ^ Come Dine with Me in Oz - B&T Today, 24 August 2009
  5. ^ Sweney, Mark (4 October 2010). "Iran to get its own Come Dine With Me". The Guardian (guardian.co.uk). http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/oct/04/come-dine-with-me-iran. Retrieved 19 October 2010. 
  6. ^ "TV3’s 2010 Autumn Schedule". TV3. tv3.ie. http://www.tv3.ie/article.php?locID=1.65.68&article_id=42937. Retrieved 19 October 2010. 
  7. ^ "Appear on Come Dine with Me". Channel 4. 2007. http://www.channel4.com/life/microsites/C/come_dine/index.html. Retrieved 2008-04-18. 
  8. ^ "Come Dine With Me contestant who wanted prize money to help sister with cancer dies after being diagnosed with disease". Mail Online. 15 January 2010. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1243204/Come-Dine-With-Me-contestant-wanted-prize-money-help-sister-cancer-dies-diagnosed-disease.html. Retrieved 19 October 2010. 
  9. ^ Come Dine for Spencer
  10. ^ "Spencer's Menu". Channel 4. 11/01/2010. http://www.channel4.com/food/on-tv/come-dine-with-me/series-5/basingstoke/spencer-uren-s-menu_p_1.html. Retrieved 19 October 2010. 
  11. ^ http://www.channel4.com/info/press/programme-information/celebrity-come-dine-with-me
  12. ^ http://www.hot-dinners.com/Gastroblog/Latest-news/dragons-den-film-special-come-dine-with-me-for-children-in-need

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