In this first episode, the first seven hopefuls try to impress judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace. This year sees the return of the MasterChef Market. The challenge is to invent and then cook one dish using anything from the market. This time the featured ingredients include brown shrimp, mussels, mackerel, beef mince and pork tenderloin.

In this first quarter-final of the series, the six winners of the heats have no time to rest on their laurels as they continue to fight for their place in the competition.

It's the second week of heats and seven more hopefuls need to pull out all the stops to prove to judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace that they have the potential to rise above the rest to become MasterChef 2019 Champion.

It's the quarter-final, and the six talented heat winners have no time to rest as they continue to fight for their place in the competition. In the Critic's Test, the week's best amateurs are put through the mill with a seriously daunting test set by one of the country's toughest food critics, Grace Dent.

Restaurateur John Torode and fruit and veg man Gregg Wallace look for Britain's next masterchef.

In this episode, seven more amateurs try to prove to judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace that they have the potential to be the 2019 MasterChef champion. This year sees the return of the MasterChef Market, stocked full of the best-quality produce from across the world including meat, fish, fruit, vegetables, nuts, pulses, grains and dairy.

Restaurateur John Torode and fruit and veg man Gregg Wallace look for Britain's next masterchef.

It's the last week of heats and seven more hopefuls need to pull out all the stops to prove to judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace that they have the potential to rise above the rest to become MasterChef 2019 Champion.

In this heat, the last group of seven amateur cooks try to prove to judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace that they have the potential to be the 2019 MasterChef Champion.

It's the last quarter-final and the six talented heat winners have no time to rest on their laurels as they continue to fight for their place in the competition.