45 episodes

Great British Menu - Series 8

First aired Jan 28, 2013Season 8

The nation's greatest chefs compete to cook at a special banquet for Comic Relief.

Episodes

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Episode 1

London and South East Starter

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Jan 28, 201330 min

The nation's chefs compete to cook at a special banquet to celebrate 25 years of Comic Relief's Red Nose Day. Who will make the best starter?

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Episode 2

London and South East Fish

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Jan 29, 201330 min

The nation's chefs compete to cook at a special banquet to celebrate 25 years of Comic Relief's Red Nose Day. Who will make the best fish course?

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Episode 3

London and South East Main

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Jan 30, 201330 min

The nation's chefs compete to cook at a special banquet to celebrate 25 years of Comic Relief's Red Nose Day. Who will serve up the best main course?

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Episode 4

London and South East Dessert

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Jan 31, 201330 min

The nation's chefs compete to cook at a special banquet to celebrate 25 years of Comic Relief's Red Nose Day. Who will make the best dessert?

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Episode 5

London and South East Judging

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Feb 1, 201330 min

The nation's chefs compete to cook at a special banquet to celebrate 25 years of Comic Relief's Red Nose Day. Arabella Weir joins for the final round.

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Episode 6

Scotland Starter

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Feb 4, 201329 min

Chefs compete to cook at a banquet to celebrate 25 years of Red Nose Day. Will the winning starter be spiced ham, a warm chicken salad or a rabbit terrine?

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Episode 7

Scotland Fish

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Feb 5, 201330 min

Chefs compete to cook at a banquet to celebrate 25 years of Red Nose Day. Will the winning fish dish be a traditional Scottish soup, a chowder or a no-cook mackerel?

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Episode 8

Scotland Main

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Feb 6, 201329 min

Chefs compete to cook at a banquet to celebrate 25 years of Red Nose Day. Will the winning main course be an African inspired goat tagine, a beef dish or a duck dish?

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Episode 9

Scotland Dessert

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Feb 7, 201329 min

Chefs compete to cook at a banquet to celebrate 25 years of Red Nose Day. Will the winning dessert be a comedy custard pie, a chocolate dessert or doughnuts?

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Episode 10

Scotland Judging

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Feb 8, 201329 min

Chefs compete to cook at a banquet to celebrate 25 years of Red Nose Day. Only one chef can make it through to the national finals to represent Scotland.

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Episode 11

North West Starter

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Feb 11, 201329 min

Chefs compete to cook at a banquet to celebrate 25 years of Red Nose Day. The curtain raises on the competition in the North West.

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Episode 12

North West Fish

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Feb 12, 201329 min

Chefs compete to cook at a banquet to celebrate 25 years of Red Nose Day. The North West chefs cook their fish courses.

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Episode 13

North West Main

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Feb 13, 201329 min

Chefs compete to cook at a banquet to celebrate 25 years of Red Nose Day. The North West chefs cook their main course.

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Episode 14

North West Dessert

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Feb 14, 201329 min

Chefs compete to cook at a banquet to celebrate 25 years of Red Nose Day. The North West chefs get a final chance to impress with their dessert.

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Episode 15

North West Judging

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Feb 15, 201329 min

Chefs compete to cook at a banquet to celebrate 25 years of Red Nose Day. The two remaining North West chefs must cook their entire menus for the judges.

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Episode 16

North East Starter

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Feb 18, 201329 min

Chefs compete to cook at a banquet to celebrate 25 years of Red Nose Day. The three North East chefs all want to top the leader board with their starter.

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Episode 17

North East Fish

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Feb 19, 201329 min

Chefs compete to cook at a banquet to celebrate 25 years of Red Nose Day. The three North East chefs hope to impress with their fish courses.

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Episode 18

North East Main

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Feb 20, 201329 min

Chefs compete to cook at a banquet to celebrate 25 years of Red Nose Day. The North East chefs cook their main course for judge Jason Atherton.

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Episode 19

North East Dessert

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Feb 21, 201329 min

Chefs compete to cook at a banquet to celebrate 25 years of Red Nose Day. Which desserts will help get two North East chefs through to their regional final?

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Episode 20

North East Judging

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Feb 22, 201329 min

Chefs compete to cook at a banquet to celebrate 25 years of Red Nose Day. The two remaining North East chefs must cook their entire menus for the judges.

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Episode 21

South West Starter

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Feb 25, 201329 min

Chefs compete to cook at a banquet to celebrate 25 years of Red Nose Day. The three South West chefs all want to top the leader board with their starter.

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Episode 22

South West Fish

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Feb 26, 201329 min

Chefs compete to cook at a banquet to celebrate 25 years of Red Nose Day. The three South West chefs compete to get their fish course to top of the leader board.

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Episode 23

South West Main

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Feb 27, 201329 min

Chefs compete to cook at a banquet to celebrate 25 years of Red Nose Day. The three South West chefs compete to get their main course to the top of the leader board.

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Episode 24

South West Dessert

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Feb 28, 201329 min

Chefs compete to cook at a banquet to celebrate 25 years of Red Nose Day. Which dessert will help get two chefs through to the Friday show?

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Episode 25

South West Judging

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Mar 1, 201329 min

Chefs compete to cook at a banquet to celebrate 25 years of Red Nose Day. The two remaining South West chefs must cook their entire menus for the judges.

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Episode 26

Northern Ireland Starter

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Mar 4, 201329 min

Chefs compete to cook at a banquet to celebrate 25 years of Red Nose Day. The curtain raises on the competition in Northern Ireland.

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Episode 27

Northern Ireland Fish

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Mar 5, 201329 min

Chefs compete to cook at a banquet to celebrate 25 years of Red Nose Day. The three Northern Ireland chefs cook their fish courses.

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Episode 28

Northern Ireland Main

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Mar 6, 201329 min

Chefs compete to cook at a banquet to celebrate 25 years of Red Nose Day. The three Northern Ireland chefs prepare their main course.

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Episode 29

Northern Ireland Dessert

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Mar 7, 201329 min

Chefs compete to cook at a banquet to celebrate 25 years of Red Nose Day. Which desserts will help two chefs get through to their regional final?

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Episode 30

Northern Ireland Judging

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Mar 8, 201329 min

Chefs compete to cook at a banquet to celebrate 25 years of Red Nose Day. The two remaining Northern Ireland chefs must cook their menus for the judges.

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Episode 31

Central Starter

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Mar 11, 201329 min

Chefs compete to cook at a banquet to celebrate 25 years of Red Nose Day. In central England, three culinary heavyweights return to the Great British Menu kitchen.

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Episode 32

Central Fish

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Mar 12, 201329 min

Chefs compete to cook at a banquet to celebrate 25 years of Red Nose Day. The three chefs try to impress veteran judge Marcus Wareing with their fish courses.

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Episode 33

Central Main

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Mar 13, 201329 min

Chefs compete to cook at a banquet to celebrate 25 years of Red Nose Day. As they cook their main courses, Adil Ray joins the chefs for a fundraising adventure.

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Episode 34

Central Dessert

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Mar 13, 201329 min

Chefs compete to cook at a banquet to celebrate 25 years of Red Nose Day. The chefs create their desserts, with one last chance to impress judge Marcus Wareing.

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Episode 35

Central Judging

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Mar 14, 201329 min

Chefs compete to cook at a banquet to celebrate 25 years of Red Nose Day. The chefs must cook their entire menus for the judges, including Jim Moir aka Vic Reeves.

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Episode 36

Wales Starter

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Mar 18, 201329 min

Chefs compete to cook at a banquet to celebrate 25 years of Red Nose Day. The Welsh chefs raise the curtain with their starters.

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Episode 37

Wales Fish

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Mar 19, 201329 min

Chefs compete to cook at a banquet to celebrate 25 years of Red Nose Day. Luke Thomas hopes his quirky take on a classic fish finger will impress veteran Jeremy Lee.

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Episode 38

Wales Main

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Mar 20, 201329 min

Chefs compete to cook at a banquet to celebrate 25 years of Red Nose Day. The Welsh chefs prepare their main course. Which one will get the top score from Jeremy Lee?

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Episode 39

Wales Dessert

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Mar 21, 201329 min

Chefs compete to cook at a banquet to celebrate 25 years of Red Nose Day. It is the final chance for the Welsh chefs to impress Jeremy Lee with their dessert dishes.

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Episode 40

Wales Judging

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Mar 22, 201329 min

Chefs compete to cook at a banquet to celebrate 25 years of Red Nose Day. The remaining chefs representing Wales must cook their entire menus for the judges.

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Episode 41

Finals Starter

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Mar 25, 201360 min

Chefs compete to cook at a banquet to celebrate 25 years of Red Nose Day. Patricia Hodge and the judges taste all eight winning regional starter courses.

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Episode 42

Finals Fish

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Mar 26, 201360 min

Chefs compete to cook at a banquet to celebrate 25 years of Red Nose Day. Impressionist Ronni Ancona joins the judges as they taste the fish courses.

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Episode 43

Finals Main

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Mar 27, 201360 min

Chefs compete to cook at a banquet to celebrate 25 years of Red Nose Day. Ade Edmondson tucks into the chefs' main courses to decide which will remain in contention.

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Episode 44

Finals Dessert

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Mar 28, 201360 min

Chefs compete to cook at a banquet to celebrate 25 years of Red Nose Day. The chefs not only learn the top three desserts but also the winning menu.

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Episode 45

The Banquet

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Mar 29, 201360 min

It is the climax of the competition as the winning chefs cook at the Comic Relief Banquet at the Royal Albert Hall. But it is not all plain sailing.