Two teams of chefs, Red Tomato and Green Pepper compete to create the best dish using a handful of ingredients brought in by members of the public.

Where to Watch Ready Steady Cook • Series 21

35 Episodes

  • Episodio 1
    E1
    Episodio 1Father-and-son dancing duo Stavros Flatley show off their dance moves and cooking skills (or lack of). Ainsley Harriott keeps everyone on their toes for the 20-minute challenge.
  • Episodio 2
    E2
    Episodio 2Ainsley Harriott introduces another edition of the classic 20-minute cooking challenge. Ray Quinn and Emma Stephens reveal how their on-stage romance became a real love affair.
  • Episodio 3
    E3
    Episodio 3Jenny Eclair and Wendi Peters are transformed from Grumpy Old Women into garrulous gastronomes. Ainsley Harriott presides over another mouth-watering cookery competition.
  • Episodio 4
    E4
    Episodio 4Comedy actors Nigel Planer and Brian Conley set the chefs a cookery challenge with a taste of the Mediterranean and India. Ainsley Harriott hosts.
  • Episodio 5
    E5
    Episodio 5Ainsley Harriott hosts the 20-minute cooking challenge. Aled Jones and Faryl Smith reveal the secrets of classical singing success, bringing music and laughter to the kitchens.
  • Episodio 6
    E6
    Episodio 6Ainsley Harriott introduces another edition of the classic 20-minute cooking challenge. Comedy actor John Thomson and wife Samantha dish the dirt on domestic kitchen rivalry.
  • Episodio 7
    E7
    Episodio 7Ainsley Harriott hosts the classic 20-minute cooking challenge. Singing sisters Bernie and Linda Nolan cook up a family feast and reveal their favourite childhood foods.
  • Episodio 8
    E8
    Episodio 8Ainsley Harriott introduces the classic 20-minute cooking challenge. Comedian Dave Spikey and his wife Kay indulge their love of Spanish cuisine and a passion for cheese.
  • Episodio 9
    E9
    Episodio 9Ainsley Harriott introduces another edition of the classic 20-minute cookery challenge. Actors Tony Sheldon and Clive Carter tread the boards in a theatrical edition of the show.
  • Episodio 10
    E10
    Episodio 10Cookery challenge show. TV newsreaders Jon Sopel and Louise Minchin talk about their passion for food and globetrotting. There is a truly international flavour to today's menus.
  • Episodio 11
    E11
    Episodio 11Classic cookery challenge show. Former and current England cricket captains Mike Gatting and Charlotte Edwards step up to the crease for a limited overs game of just 20 minutes.
  • Episodio 12
    E12
    Episodio 12Cooking challenge show. To Buy or Not to Buy presenters Johny Benarr and Nikki Bedi look to acquire culinary class in the red and green kitchens. Ainsley Harriott presents.
  • Episodio 13
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    Episodio 13Ainsley Harriott introduces another edition of the classic 20-minute challenge. Actor Chris Ellison and his wife Anita dish up mouthwatering food in the red and green kitchens.
  • Episodio 14
    E14
    Episodio 14Another edition of the 20-minute cooking challenge. Ballroom dance star Camilla Dallerup and actor Kevin Sacre keep it Strictly foodie in the red and green kitchens.
  • Episodio 15
    E15
    Episodio 15Ainsley Harriott hosts a seasonal edition of the 20-minute challenge. Laughter and fine food flow as Sam Kane and wife Linda Lusardi reveal how the panto season is a family affair.
  • Episodio 16
    E16
    Episodio 16Ainsley Harriott hosts a special seasonal edition of the 20-minute challenge. Claire Sweeney and 'Magic' Mandy Muden bring comedy and magic to the red and green kitchens.
  • Episodio 17
    E17
    Episodio 17Ainsley Harriott hosts another twenty-minute cooking challenge. Stan Boardman and his TV presenter daughter Andrea reveal just what makes Christmas special in their household.
  • Episodio 18
    E18
    Episodio 18The One Show's science reporter Marty Jopson and bug expert George McGavin do battle in the red and green kitchen. Ainsley Harriott hosts the 20 minute cook-off.
  • Episodio 19
    E19
    Episodio 19Percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie and cello player Julian Lloyd Webber do battle in the red and green kitchens. Ainsley Harriott presents the 20 minute cook-off.
  • Episodio 20
    E20
    Episodio 20Actors Sarah Jayne Dunn and Helen Noble face each other in the red and green kitchens. Ainsley Harriott joins in the fun for another twenty minute cookery challenge.
  • Episodio 21
    E21
    Episodio 21Equestrian gold medallists Lee Pearson and Oliver Townend both aim for a faultless round in the kitchens, as Ainsley Harriott presides over another 20-minute cookery challenge.
  • Episodio 22
    E22
    Episodio 22Torchwood actors Tom Price and Kai Owen serve up a double helping of humour and fabulous food, as Ainsley Harriott hosts another 20-minute cook-off in the red and green kitchens.
  • Episodio 23
    E23
    Episodio 23Ainsley Harriott hosts another seasonal 20-minute cooking challenge. Actors Ian Lavender and Patina Miller serve up an Anglo-American Christmas feast in the red and green kitchens.
  • Episodio 24
    E24
    Episodio 24Ainsley Harriott hosts another seasonal twenty-minute cooking challenge. Jazz legends Kenny Ball and Chris Barber cook up some fabulous food and a musical feast for Christmas.
  • Episodio 25
    E25
    Episodio 25Bananarama songstresses Keren Woodward and Sara Dallin strut their stuff in the red and green kitchens as Ainsley Harriott serves up a chart-topping food feast in just 20 minutes.
  • Episodio 26
    E26
    Episodio 26Television presenter Peter Purves and actor Patricia Brake bring 20 years of friendship and a love of good food to the 20-minute cooking challenge hosted by Ainsley Harriott.
  • Episodio 27
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    Episodio 27Veteran radio DJ David 'Kid' Jensen and radio presenter Erika North spin platefuls of food in the studio, as Ainsley Harriott hosts another edition of the cooking challenge.
  • Episodio 28
    E28
    Episodio 28Comedian Tony Slattery and actress Phyllida Law reveal the origins of their 20-year friendship as they don the famous red and green aprons. Ainsley Harriott presents.
  • Episodio 29
    E29
    Episodio 29Natural history TV presenters Chris Packham and Nick Baker keep some very strange items in their fridges at home, but what will they bring to surprise the chefs?
  • Episodio 30
    E30
    Episodio 30Actor William Tapley and dancer Hannah Vassallo dish up a gourmet feast, as Ainsley Harriott introduces another classic twenty-minute cooking challenge.
  • Episodio 31
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    Episodio 31Billy Elliott star Brad Wilson and former cast member James Lomas are in the red and green kitchens as Ainsley Harriott presents another cookery challenge.
  • Episodio 32
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    Episodio 32Huey Morgan and Shaun Keaveny battle it out in the red and green kitchens, with food that takes us from Puerto Rico to Lancashire.
  • Episodio 33
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    Episodio 33The red and green kitchens welcome actors Charles Collingwood and Angela Piper from The Archers. Ainsley Harriott presents.
  • Episodio 34
    E34
    Episodio 34Holby City actors Jaye Jacobs and Hari Dhillon face each other in the red and green kitchens and reveal the truth behind their passionate on-screen love affair.
  • Episodio 35
    E35
    Episodio 35Homes under the Hammer presenters Martin Roberts and Lucy Alexander swap the auctioneer's gavel for chopping boards and saucepans to see whose food can raise the most votes.
  • Ainsley HarriottSelf - Host/Chef
  • Jane Elsdon-DewDirector
  • Jeremy CrossProductor

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