Ready Steady Cook

Series 21

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 Series 21
35 Episodes
  • Episode 1
    E1
    Episode 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.
  • Episode 2
    E2
    Episode 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.
  • Episode 3
    E3
    Episode 3Jenny Eclair and Wendi Peters are transformed from Grumpy Old Women into garrulous gastronomes. Ainsley Harriott presides over another mouth-watering cookery competition.
  • Episode 4
    E4
    Episode 4Comedy actors Nigel Planer and Brian Conley set the chefs a cookery challenge with a taste of the Mediterranean and India. Ainsley Harriott hosts.
  • Episode 5
    E5
    Episode 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.
  • Episode 6
    E6
    Episode 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.
  • Episode 7
    E7
    Episode 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.
  • Episode 8
    E8
    Episode 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.
  • Episode 9
    E9
    Episode 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.
  • Episode 10
    E10
    Episode 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.
  • Episode 11
    E11
    Episode 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.
  • Episode 12
    E12
    Episode 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.
  • Episode 13
    E13
    Episode 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.
  • Episode 14
    E14
    Episode 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.
  • Episode 15
    E15
    Episode 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.
  • Episode 16
    E16
    Episode 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.
  • Episode 17
    E17
    Episode 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.
  • Episode 18
    E18
    Episode 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.
  • Episode 19
    E19
    Episode 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.
  • Episode 20
    E20
    Episode 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.
  • Episode 21
    E21
    Episode 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.
  • Episode 22
    E22
    Episode 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.
  • Episode 23
    E23
    Episode 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.
  • Episode 24
    E24
    Episode 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.
  • Episode 25
    E25
    Episode 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.
  • Episode 26
    E26
    Episode 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.
  • Episode 27
    E27
    Episode 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.
  • Episode 28
    E28
    Episode 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.
  • Episode 29
    E29
    Episode 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?
  • Episode 30
    E30
    Episode 30Actor William Tapley and dancer Hannah Vassallo dish up a gourmet feast, as Ainsley Harriott introduces another classic twenty-minute cooking challenge.
  • Episode 31
    E31
    Episode 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.
  • Episode 32
    E32
    Episode 32Huey Morgan and Shaun Keaveny battle it out in the red and green kitchens, with food that takes us from Puerto Rico to Lancashire.
  • Episode 33
    E33
    Episode 33The red and green kitchens welcome actors Charles Collingwood and Angela Piper from The Archers. Ainsley Harriott presents.
  • Episode 34
    E34
    Episode 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.
  • Episode 35
    E35
    Episode 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.
Cast of Series 21
  • Ainsley HarriottSelf - Host/Chef
 
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