MasterChef: The Professionals

20084 seriesEntertainment / Cooking
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In a spin-off from the original `MasterChef' series, professional chefs undertake a weekly gauntlet of gastronomic challenges. An initial 32 ambitious working chefs compete over seven weeks for a chance at lifting the MasterChef trophy, breaking into face-off heats and opportunities to cook for some of the nation's finest restaurateurs. Each week their efforts are presided over by Michelin-starred Marcus Wareing, celebrated `MasterChef' judge, Gregg Wallace and returning chef Monica Galetti.

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Thirty-two ambitious chefs battle it out to become the 2024 champion.

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It’s heat two, and another group of chefs arrive to kick-start their MasterChef adventure.

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Two challenges stand in the way of the chefs looking to progress to knockout week.

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Four more fearless chefs compete for a place in the quarter-finals.

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The second batch of this week’s chefs get ready to prove themselves in the kitchen.

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The week’s best chefs are back to fight it out for a place in knockout week.

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It’s the third heat week and time to give four more chefs the opportunity of a lifetime.

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Four more chefs are excited to start their MasterChef journey.

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It’s quarter-final time, with more pressure for this week’s most talented professionals.

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It’s the final week of the heats, and four more chefs confront two demanding tasks.

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The last four chefs taking part in this year’s competition hit the stoves.

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It’s the last quarter-final, and the week’s best chefs return to do battle once more.

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The 12 best chefs from the heats compete against each other for the first time.

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Five contenders cook for some of the biggest movers and shakers in the food pop-up scene.

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It’s the last of the knockouts and time for the MasterChef pop-up to open its doors again.

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It’s the semi-finals. The best eight chefs battle for a place in the last six.

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The semi-finals are under way, and the chefs battle for a place in the final five.

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The semi-finals come to an end, with a stunning task for the five remaining chefs.

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It’s finals week, and just four chefs are in with a fighting chance at the title.

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Finals week continues, and just three of the country’s most exciting chefs remain.

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It’s the grand final, and one of the three finalists will be crowned champion.

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