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Celebrity Special, Rowland Rivron Rowland's meringues are stuck to the baking tray, his pancakes are falling flat and for once our comedian host just can't get his timings right.
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Celebrity Special, Linda Robson Linda may have starred on theatre and television but she’s never before cooked a dinner party. She’s pinning her hopes on an “Italian” and “organic” menu, seeking inspiration from her best friend and a favourite local restaurant. Linda is second in the line up on the Come Dine With Me celebrity special.
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Celebrity Special, Anneka Rice Anneka’s more used to being wined and dined than getting her hands dirty, but still opts for an adventurous menu full of Mediterranean flavour, including a Catalan Paella in the celebrity special
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Celebrity Special, Toby Young Our celebrities on the celebrity special have bonded well – with the exception of restaurant critic Toby Young. His acerbic remarks have not gone unnoticed and he’s not been winning friends.
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Celebrity Special, Aggie MacKenzie Hoping to wipe the floor with the competition on the celeb special is Aggie Mackenzie: she’s the co-presenter of ‘How Clean Is Your House’ and former Associate Editor of Good House Keeping Magazine…so her guests have very high expectations of her home and cooking.
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Liverpool, Terry White 71-year-old Terry White from Liverpool hopes to win over four complete strangers with his classic Cordon Bleu menu. He’s been cooking for over 40 years, but now he’ll have to learn some new tricks.
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Liverpool, Dan Redfern It’s the second gathering in Liverpool and tonight’s host is fishmonger Dan Redfern. Super competitive, he tries to impress his guests by spending £200 on alcohol alone to accompany an ambitions four course meal and an array of fish canapés.
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Liverpool, Nikki O'Leary Tonight it’s Nikki O’Leary’s turn to have a shot at the £1000 prize in Liverpool – but it’s not going to be easy because she’s planning to serve a three course vegan meal to four meat loving food connoisseurs.
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Liverpool, Ian Cook Customer Service Manger Ian Cook, in Liverpool, tries to grab the top prize by planning his cooking as a military operation. Armed with the freshest ingredients, his own recipes and a superb knowledge of his critical guests, he tries to win them over one by one, by appeasing their particular tastes.
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Liverpool, Margaret Twemlow It’s the final night of the culinary stand off in Liverpool and it’s the turn of etiquette queen and Royalist, Margaret Twemlow. She has a hard act to follow, after a week featuring some of the highest scores seen on Come Dine With Me. But Margaret has a plan which just might put her in the lead.
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Edinburgh, Tracy Dobbie Delicatessen owner Tracy is the first of five hosts in Edinburgh. Yet her plan to introduce malt whiskey to the group sees her clash with James, who regards himself as knowledgeable on the subject and gets competitive as a result.
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Edinburgh, Paul Dwyer The second meal in Edinburgh is hosted by 67-year-old vegetarian and wine critic Paul Dwyer. Paul is planning a meat-free Tuscan meal.
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Edinburgh, Tanya Williams Texan Tanya hopes to wow her guests with six courses of southern American cuisine
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Edinburgh, James Gammie Barman-turned-catering-manager James has been boasting about his skills all week
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Edinburgh, Jennifer Crosbie Lady of leisure Jennifer Crosbie hosts the final round in Edinburgh
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London, Linda Shanson It’s the start of five days of stiff culinary competition in London. Cooking for four complete strangers tonight is anthropologist Linda Shanson. She’s planned her menu to reflect her well travelled past, with no less than sixteen dishes from around the world.
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London, Jonathan Norris It’s day two in London and tonight fishmonger Jonathan Norris is entertaining. He’s passionate about all things fish, and when he lays his eyes on a prize turbot, it’s love at first sight.
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London, Patricia Varley Night three in London and it’s the turn of seventy year old opera singer Patricia Varley who’s hoping to impress her guests with a retro menu of dinner party hits straight out of the seventies.
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London, John Santamaria It’s the fourth day of the competition in London and tonight is the turn of Italian estate agent John Santamaria.
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London, Richard Whitaker It’s the last night of the competition and our five London food lovers are about to find out who’s won that £1,000 first prize. Tonight’s host is architect, surveyor and property developer Richard Whitaker. Richard is a stickler for detail and when it comes to food everything has to be just so.
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Derby, Julia Knight Fancy Dress company owner Julia Knight serve up a mexican theme Dinner Party.
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Derby, Graham Fox Postman Grahm Fox aims for the £100 prize but there's a crab bone in the fish cakes!
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Derby, Patsy Sewell-Mwamba Holistic Therapist Patsy serves up a spicy caribbean menu.
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Derby, Michelle Cooper Erotic dancer Michelle Cooper tries to impress her guests with chicken hotpot.
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Derby, Danny Fletcher Half French Web designer Danny Fletcher tries to impress his guests with an all-French menu.
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Belfast, Caroline Teeling Caroline is the final host and with her boyfriend a chef, she uses his contacts to source the best possible products. With Caroline also a café owner, the others feel she has an advantage, and Jon, desperate to win, tries to undermine her.