Series 17

Thirty-two of the country’s most ambitious chefs are invited to battle it out in the MasterChef kitchen, in a bid to become the 2024 champion.

It’s heat two, and a second group of four chefs arrive to kick-start their MasterChef adventure. It will take every ounce of chef know-how to deliver across two tough challenges.

It’s the first quarter-final of the series, which will see the week’s best competitors don their chef whites to compete for a place in knockout week. Two challenges stand in their way.

Four more fearless chefs face the pressure of the MasterChef kitchen. If they manage to impress the judges, they might just find themselves with a place in this week’s quarter-final.

The second batch of this week’s professionals are waiting in the wings, ready to prove themselves in the MasterChef kitchen.

It’s quarter-final time, and the week’s best chefs are back to fight it out for a place in knockout week.

It’s the third heat week and time to give four more chefs the opportunity of a lifetime. Landing a place in this week’s quarter-final is their aim – but getting there won’t be easy.

Four more chefs are excited to start their MasterChef journey, which, in this episode, begins with two infamous challenges that will test their ability to cope with the pressure.

It’s quarter-final time, and that can only mean more pressure for this week’s most talented professionals as they return to the kitchen ready to battle for a place in knockout week.

It’s the final week of the heats, and four more chefs don their whites to confront two demanding tasks. Those that hit the MasterChef standard might just find themselves in the last quarter-final.

The last four chefs taking part in this year’s competition hit the stoves. Awaiting them are two challenges that would have any professional chef quivering in the wings.

It’s the last quarter-final, and the week’s best chefs return to do battle once more for a place in knockout week. But to get there they’ll have to impress the judges and some special guest diners.

It’s knockout week, and the 12 best chefs from the heats are back to compete against each other for the first time. In the invention test, the chefs need to create a dish that sings on every front.

Five of the remaining contenders take over Market Halls in central London, which is the home of some of the country’s most exciting and eclectic food pop-up stalls.

The MasterChef pop-up opens its doors once more for the second group of chefs vying to become semi-finalists.

It’s the semi-finals. The past five weeks have seen the chefs whittled down to the best eight. Now, it's all about survival as they battle for a place in the last six.

The semi-finals are under way, and the six chefs left standing return for the chance to impress one of two rising culinary stars, before battling for a place in the final five.

The semi-finals come to an end, with a stunning task that will require the five remaining chefs to draw on every reserve they can muster, if they hope to make it to finals week.

It’s finals week on MasterChef: The Professionals, and just four outstanding chefs are in with a fighting chance at the title.

Finals week continues, and just three of the country’s most exciting chefs remain. They'll be cooking for one of the world’s most exciting talents in a remote setting that will take their breath away.

It’s the grand final, and everything the three finalists have worked towards reaches a crescendo as the judges decide who among them will be crowned champion.