Episodes
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1. Episode 1
1 Mar 2021 · 60 min
In the first heat, five amateur cooks compete for two quarter-final places. This year's competition features a new round in which each cook must showcase their favourite ingredient.
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2. Episode 2
3 Mar 2021 · 60 min
Five amateur cooks compete in the second heat. To win a quarter-final place, they must impress judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace along with former champions Saliha Mahmood Ahmed and Kenny Tutt.
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3. Episode 3
4 Mar 2021 · 30 min
The four winners from the first week of heats return to compete in the first quarter-final. They are challenged by food critic Grace Dent to prepare a great British pudding.
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4. Episode 4
8 Mar 2021 · 60 min
Five more amateur cooks compete for places in the quarter-finals. In the first heat of the second week, they cook for former champions Irini Tzortzoglou and Jane Devonshire.
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5. Episode 5
10 Mar 2021 · 60 min
In the second heat of the second week, five more amateur cooks compete for places in the quarter-finals.
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6. Episode 6
11 Mar 2021 · 30 min
The week's four heat winners return for the quarter-final, chasing a place in knockout week. They face a Critic's Test set by one of the country’s toughest food critics, William Sitwell.
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7. Episode 7
15 Mar 2021 · 60 min
Five more amateur cooks compete for places in the quarter-finals. In the first heat of the second week, they cook for former champions Shelina Permalloo and Mat Follas.
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8. Episode 8
17 Mar 2021 · 60 min
Five more amateur cooks compete for places in the quarter-finals. In the second heat of the second week, they cook for former champion Steven Wallis and 2006 finalist Dean Edwards.
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9. Episode 9
18 Mar 2021 · 30 min
It’s the third quarter-final and the four talented heat winners return to fight for a place in the semi-final.
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10. Episode 10
22 Mar 2021 · 60 min
In the last week of heats, five more hopefuls try to impress judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace.
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11. Episode 11
24 Mar 2021 · 60 min
In the last of this year's heats, five contestants cook for judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace and two previous MasterChef champions.
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12. Episode 12
25 Mar 2021 · 30 min
In the last of this year's quarter-final, four talented heat winners return to fight for a semi-final place in the Critic's Test. The challenge is to cook a dish inspired by global street food, and it will be judged by one of the country's toughest food critics, Grace Dent.
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13. Episode 13
29 Mar 2021 · 60 min
Just 10 chef's remain. Split into two groups of five, they now face the pressure of cooking in a professional kitchen for the first time.
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14. Episode 14
1 Apr 2021 · 60 min
The second group of five semi-finalists experience the pressure of a professional kitchen for the first time.
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15. Episode 15
2 Apr 2021 · 30 min
It's the last challenge of the semi-finals, and the six remaining amateurs must cook-off in front of three esteemed food critics to win a coveted place in the finals.
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16. Episode 16
5 Apr 2021 · 60 min
For the first challenge of finals week, the five finalists cook a five-course lunch at the resplendent Plaisterers Hall in the City of London.
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17. Episode 17
8 Apr 2021 · 60 min
The final four amateur cooks interpret a classic dish of their choice before the best three face a Chef's Table challenge at Michel Roux Jr's acclaimed restaurant Le Gavroche.
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18. Episode 18
14 Apr 2021 · 60 min
The final three chefs must produce the best three dishes of their lives to stand a chance of being crowned MasterChef champion 2021.
MasterChef Series 17: quick answers
How many episodes are in MasterChef Series 17?
Series 17 of MasterChef has 18 episodes, about 16 hours in total.
When did MasterChef Series 17 come out?
Series 17 premiered on 1 Mar 2021.