Come Dine with Me

Come Dine With Me
Genre	Cooking
Format	Game show
Narrated by	Dave Lamb
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Language(s)	English
No. of series	10
No. of episodes	277
Production
Producer(s)	ITV Studios (Granada Television)[1]
Running time	30 minutes (Daytime) 60 minutes (Primetime)
Broadcast
Original channel	Channel 4
Picture format	1080i HDTV
First shown in	United Kingdom
Original run	10 January 2005 (2005-01-10) – present
Chronology
Related shows	MasterChef Britain's Best Dish The Great British Bake Off
External links
Website

Come Dine With Me is a popular Channel 4 television programme shown in the United Kingdom, produced by Granada Television (now known as ITV Studios) and first broadcast in January 2005. The show has either four or five amateur chefs competing against each other hosting a dinner party for the other contestants. Each competitor then rates the host's performance with the winner winning a £1,000 cash prize. An element of comedy is added to the show through comedian Dave Lamb, who provides a dry and "bitingly sarcastic" narration.^[2]

The format has been taken up by many other broadcasters throughout the world.

Other broadcasters

As well as being repeated on Channel 4, their sister channel More4 also regularly broadcasts past episodes on Saturday evenings and Sunday afternoons, with all five programmes from a week shown consecutively in a block. Episodes from the first series are also regularly shown on Discovery Real Time, DMAX (UK TV channel) , Discovery Travel & Living, and Discovery Home & Health.

The programme is shown:

• in Australia on LifeStyle Food channel and the Seven Network,
• in Canada on the W Network,
• in New Zealand on TV One
• in the United States on BBC America
• in Ireland on TV3
• in England on Manoto 1, a persian language channel, for Iranian viewers
• in Poland on BBC Entertainment

Derivative formats

On 21 March 2007 it was announced that rival broadcaster ITV1 had commissioned a new daytime programme, House Guest from Granada Productions, a part of the same company which also produces Come Dine With Me.^[3] The format for House Guest is very similar to that of Come Dine With Me, in that several contestants visit each others houses over a week, in which they host dinner parties and grade each other out of 10 in private, even the scoreboard layout is the same. The difference is that in House Guest, guests 'draw toothbrushes' to see who will stay overnight at the host's house, to judge their hospitality skills, awarding them a separate grade.

International versions

Region/Country	Local Title	Title Translation	Network	Premier Year
Australia	Come Dine With Me Australia	---	Lifestyle Channel	2010[4]
Belgium	Komen Eten	Come to eat	VijfTV/VT4	2009
Canada	Come Dine With Me Canada	---	W	2010
Croatia	Večera za 5	Dinner for 5	RTL Televizija	2007
Czech Republic	Prostřeno!	Spread!	Prima TV	2010
Estonia	Õhtusöök viiele	Dinner for five	TV3	2010
Denmark	Til middag hos...	Dinner with...	TV3	2010
Denmark	4-Stjernes Middag	4-Star Dinner	Kanal 5	2010
Finland	Arvostele mun illallinen Suomessa	Rate My Dinner in Finland	LIV	2011
France	Un Dîner Presque Parfait	An Almost Perfect Dinner	M6	2008
Germany	Das Perfekte Dinner	The Perfect Dinner	VOX	2006
Greece	Κάτι ψήνεται	Something's Cooking	Alpha TV	2009
Hungary	Vacsoracsata	Dinner Battle	RTL Klub
Iran	بفرمائید شام	Come for Dinner	Manoto 1	2010[5]
Ireland	Come Dine With Me (Ireland)	---	TV3	2011[6]
Latvia	Gandrīz Ideālas Vakariņas	An Almost Perfect Dinner	TV3	2011
Lithuania	Kviečiu Vakarienės	Invite for Dinner	BTV, Big Adventure	2011
Malaysia	Jom Mackan Dengan Saya	Come Eat With Me	Real Time	2008
Netherlands	Smaken Verschillen	Tastes Differ	Net 5
Norway	4-stjernes middag halv åtte	4-Star Dinner At 7:30	TVNorge	2009
Norway	Klokka åtte hos meg	Eight O'clock At My Place	TV3
Poland	Ugotowani	Cooked	TVN	2010
Québec	Un Souper Presque Parfait	An Almost Perfect Dinner	V	2010
Russia	Званый ужин	Soiree	REN
Serbia	Dođi na večeru	Come to Dinner	Prva	2010
Slovakia	Bez servítky	Without a napkin	TV Markíza
South Africa	Come Dine With Me South Africa	---	BBC Entertainment	2011
Spain	Ven a Cenar Conmigo	Come Dine With Me	Antena 3	2008
Sweden	Halv åtta hos mig	Half Past Seven At My Place	TV4	2008
Turkey	Yemekteyiz	We Are Eating In	Show TV	2009
United Kingdom	Come Dine With Me	---	Channel 4	2005
United States	Dinner Takes All	---	TLC	2006

Series 1: Daytime

Episodes	Premiered	Location	Contestants
1-5	31 January 2005	London	Jane Furlong	David Thomas	Sarah Donohue	Rocky Scott	Paul Martin
6-10	17 January 2005	London 2	Moona Messamri	Bruce Mainwaring	Pauline Morrison	Michael O'Keeffe	Belinda Taylor
11-15	24 January 2005	Leeds	Vera Liburd	Stuart Moss	Craig McAlpine	Pippa Hudson	Paul Ulett
16-20	10 January 2005	Stoke	Jane Bagley	Sarah Adams-Lipa	Tricia Martin	Lesley Blood	Father Brian Williams

Series 2: Daytime

Series 2 premiered on 12 September 2005 with the first Celebrity Come Dine with Me.

Bristol 1 was not shown during the original run but first aired in 2007. Two years later than the premiere of series two, and a year after the premiere of series three. This episode premiered on LifeStyle FOOD in Australia the week of 21 to 25 August 2006 as part of the second series.

Gloucester was also not shown during the original run but first aired in 2008. Three years later than the premiere of series two, several months after series four had aired, and after a run of held over episodes from series three. This episode premiered on LifeStyle FOOD in Australia the week of 4 to 8 September 2006 as part of the second series.

Both of these episodes are seen as series 2 on the official Come Dine with Me website from channel 4.

Episodes	Premiered	Location	Contestants
1-5	12 September 2005	Celebrity 1	Ben de Lisi	Mica Paris	Ulrika Jonsson	Helen Lederer	David Quantick
6-10	24 October 2005	London 3	Isabelle Goldstein	Chris D'Sylva	Bill Buckley	Jacqueline Gill	Serena Wilson
11-15	3 October 2005	Brighton	Margaret O'Loughlin	Julia John	Paula Pearson	Nathalie Clarke	Melinda Padley
16-20	19 September 2005	Essex	Jane Phillips Martin	June Tedaldi	Kevin Reynolds	Keeley Lawrence	Amanda Swanwick-Aharoni
21-25	17 October 2005	Nottingham	Karen Cullen	Gordon Todd	Jenny Cross	Jarrod Pepper	Sam Hughes
26-30	10 September 2007	Bristol 1	Nick Needs	Rachel Hodgson	Ronnie Masters	Clive Bromhall	Chyna Warren
31-35	10 October 2005	Glasgow 1	Aileen Dunn	Paul Lydon	Christine Thornton	Sharon Eaton	Ishrat Gazala
36-40	15 September 2008	Gloucester	Tim Small	Richenda Hines	Pat Shepherd	Nick Cooper	Kat McLeod
41-45	26 September 2005	Doncaster	Neena Rainey	Katherine Taylor	Steve Clift	Danny Churchill	Rosslyn Thompson

In the episode held in London, contestant Isabelle Goldstein gave low scores to other competitors to improve her own chances of winning. The show's producers instructed her to re-mark her scores or risk being disqualified. Goldstein gave new scores and, having been in first place with 28 points, finished second to fellow contestant Bill Buckley.

Series 3: Daytime

The third series premiered in the summer of 2006. As with the second series the first week featured celebrities. The first five weeks aired on weeknights at 4:30pm while Deal or No Deal took a summer break. After a one week absence it then returned for a further three weeks at 4:15pm. The remaining programmes from the series were held back and aired sporadically during 2007 and even as late as September 2008.

Manchester 1, Birmingham 1 and Kent were not shown during the original run but first aired in 2008, two years later than the premiere of series three and a few months after series four had aired. They are still seen as series 3 on the official Come Dine with Me website from channel 4.

Episodes	Premiered	Location	Contestants
1-5	14 August 2006	London 4	Linda Shanson	Jonathan Norris	Patricia Varley	John Santamaria	Richard Whitaker
6-10	31 December 2007	Cardiff	Suzanne Green	Annette Howard	Jim Blythe	Charlie Balch	Jane Lloyd
11-15	24 July 2006	Celebrity 2	Rowland Rivron	Linda Robson	Anneka Rice	Toby Young	Aggie MacKenzie
16-20	1 September 2008	Birmingham 1	Nicola Bennett	Ian Harvey	Amanda Kelman	Wayne Starr	Suzie Allen
21-25	1 January 2007	Swansea	David Murray	Ernest Lemonheigh	Sue Thomas	Karen Perry	Heather Skipper
26-30	7 August 2006	Edinburgh	Tracy Dobbie	Paul Dwyer	Tanya Williams	James Gammie	Jennifer Crosbie
31-35	31 July 2006	Liverpool (Merseyside)	Terry White	Dan Redfern	Niki O'Leary	Ian Cook	Margaret Twemlow
36-40	21 August 2006	Derby	Julia Knight	Graham Fox	Patsy Sewell-Mwamba	Michele Cooper	Danny Fletcher
41-45	11 September 2006	Cambridge	Rachel Tooher-Rudd	Gael Norris	Phil Webb	Simone Breneis	Carolyn Tycer
46-50	8 September 2008	Kent	Tanya Jay	Trevor Smith	Allen Brockington	Zoë Mortlock	Steven Parks
51-55	18 September 2006	Ayr	Maureen McKissock	Elaine Munro	Forbes Robertson	Lizzy McCubbin	Sarah Pickering
56-60	25 August 2008	Manchester 1	Carlos Buller	Susan Brickell	Dan Cumberland	Karen Oulton aka Karen Wroe	Stuart Burke
61-65	4 September 2006	Belfast	Rosemary McLoughlin	Marty Henderson	Colin McAllister	Jon Cross	Caroline Teeling
66-70	3 September 2007	Cheshire	Nicola Noblet	Katie Noden	Edward Davies	Jan Burrows	Howard Yuill

Series 4: Primetime

An hour-long primetime Christmas special was also produced during the middle of the series, using a slightly different format to suit the shorter timeslot. Only four contestants took part with each making a separate course for the dinner: starter, fish course, main course, and dessert. After each course the person cooking the next part of the meal would leave to complete their dish at home, which had been prepared earlier, before being joined by the other guests.

Week	Premiered	Location	Contestants
1	22 December 2006	York 1	Rosie Sheppard	Wayne Coyle	Peter Plaskitt	Maria Greenhough

Series 5: Extra Portions

Series 5 consists of re-edited versions of the daytime episodes, to a single primetime episode. So for a usual shows of 22-24mins with 5 contestants in daytime slots, the episodes were joined and re-edited, with footage being cut, to become a single episode of 62–63 minutes long.

Week	Premiered	Location	Contestants
1		Celebrity	Rowland Rivron	Linda Robson	Anneka Rice	Toby Young	Aggie MacKenzie
2		Merseyside	Terry White	Dan Redfern	Niki O'Leary	Ian Cook	Margaret Twemlow
3		Belfast	Rosemary McLoughlin	Marty Henderson	Colin McAllister	Jon Cross	Caroline Teeling
4		Edinburgh	Tracy Dobbie	Paul Dwyer	Tanya Williams	James Gammie	Jennifer Crosbie
5		London	Linda Shanson	Jonathon Norris	Patricia Varley	John Santamaria	Richard Whitaker
6		Brighton	Margaret O'Loughlin	Julia John	Paula Pearson	Nathalie Clarke	Melinda Padley
7		Cambridge	Rachel Tooher-Rudd	Gael Norris	Phill Webb	Simone Breneis	Carolyn Tycer
8		Derby	Julia Knight	Graham Fox	Patsy Sewell-Mwamba	Michele Cooper	Danny Fletcher
9		Glasgow	Aileen Dunn	Paul Lydon	Christine Thornton	Sharon Eaton	Ishrat Gazala
10		London	Isabelle Goldstein	Chris D'Sylva	Bill Buckley	Jacqueline Gill	Serena Wilson
11		Ayr	Maureen McKissock	Elaine Munro	Forbes Robertson	Lizzy McCubbin	Sarah Pickering
12		Nottingham	Karen Cullen	Gordon Todd	Jenny Cross	Jarrod Pepper	Sam Hughes
13		Swansea	David Murray	Ernest Lemonheigh	Sue Thomas	Karen Perry	Heather Skipper

Series 6: Primetime

In late 2007 Channel 4 announced on their web site that they would be producing a fourth series for 2008 and issued an appeal for contestants living in Bath, Newcastle, Oxford, Exeter, the Fylde Coast, and Aberdeen.^[7] Unlike previous series it would be aired in primetime and only feature four guests so that it could be aired as a single weekly hour-long episode. It is alternately titled "Come Dine with Me All in One" (as it is listed on the Channel 4 website). In episode 15, Lee Pritchett received a record breaking low score (for 4 contestants) of 7, obtaining scores of 3, 3 and 1.

Episode	Premiered	Location	Contestants
1	15 May 2008	Sheffield	Susanne Bell	Chris Crossley	Hazel Glossop	Ollie Baxter
2	1 May 2008	Bournemouth	Claudette Brady	Sonia Peck	James Dean	Clive Page
3	24 April 2008	Coventry	James Payley	Vera Phillips Griffith	Jon Bramley	Marie Hughes-Price
4	19 June 2008	Norwich	Zara Davies	David Knight	Seamus Farrelly	Wendy Holdsworth
5	29 May 2008	Bath	Sarah Hillman	Symon Goddard Palmer	Adrian Dando	Annie Todd
6	17 April 2008	Newcastle upon Tyne	Lee Eley	Brian Moore	Rebecca Hambly	Brenda Mallam
7	22 May 2008	Oxford	Greg Miller	Juliet Harbutt	Adish Vadivale	Tom Smith
8	12 June 2008	Devon	Karen Bretagne	Deborah Custance-Baker	Sarah Corbett	Darren Frame
9	8 May 2008	Newport	Nick Payne	Tony Wardle	Sam Mallet	Jan Taylor
10	5 June 2008	Glasgow 2	Wendy Ockrim	Jane Morton	Mabel Wong	Benito Gundin
11	10 April 2008	Celebrity	Jonathan Ansell	Lynsey de Paul	Tamara Beckwith	MC Harvey
12	17 September 2008	Celebrity	Linda Barker	Lee Ryan	Michelle Heaton	Peter Stringfellow
13	11 December 2008	Blackburn	Kelly Barlow	Steve Burns	Michelle Brandon	Stephen Mahon
14	12 April 2009	Blackpool	Liam Bird	Andrea Maddox	Simon Green	Cass Walia
15	3 May 2009	Wolverhampton	Farida Khalifa	Natalie Middleton	Lee Pritchett	Michael Brett
16	18 December 2008	Royal Berkshire	Helen Kent	Tony Byrd	Fred Wilkinson	Sarah Lewis
17	10 May 2009	Luton	Alison Balfour-Lynn	Luigi Muscella	Martin Palmer	Noorani Williamson
18	21 November 2008	Aberdeen	Amanda Westlake	Rick Breckenridge	Laura Rojales	Robert (Bob) Calder
19	15 March 2009	Southampton	Amy Lovett	Danielle Merrick	Eleanor Williamson	Elizabeth Grana Priego
20	28 November 2008	East Yorkshire	Wendy Spencer	Andrew Smith	Sandra Brooks	John Beachell
21	4 December 2008	Plymouth	Natalie Jaspers	Carla Wisdom Grey	David Martin	Sharron Robbie
22	1 March 2009	Swindon	Annette Storey	Mark Farrow	Sarah Louise Moore	Imelda Smith
23	14 November 2008	Celebrity 3	Caprice Bourret	Nicky Clarke	Jimmy Osmond	Nancy Sorrell

Series 7: Daytime

Episodes	Premiered	Location	Contestants
1-5	8 June 2009	Portsmouth	Kate Hibbert	Lee Stafford	Maria Wilkinson	Sheena Ives	Lynne Derry
6-10	25 January 2010	Surrey (Guildford)	Mike Aldous	Amanda Keeling	Maggie Thompson	Rachel Underwood	Terry Gallagher
11-15	2 February 2009	South London	Judi Lembke	Lisa Connell	Peter Rixham	Moni Bharij	Matthew Baker
16-20	31 August 2009	Bradford	Jane Longhurst	Khaliva Ashrafi	Nigel Beaumont	Theresa Walsh	Stuart Hudson
21-25	7 September 2009	Leicester	Sue Massey	Liam Reid	Ria Thomas	Russell Dunmore	Stephanie Heimer
26-30	26 January 2009	Ipswich	Zoë Condon	Barry Davis	Angie Robertson	Lisa Quinton	Gerard King
31-35	9 February 2009	Manchester 2	Dave Wheeler	Matthew Nichols	Jane Bates	Shaida Shipping	Chris Brady
36-40	1 June 2009	Dundee	Tara Tasker	Francis Glancy	Laura Cunningham	Jimmy Fox	Adam Smith
41-45	16 February 2009	Sunderland	Tony Griffiths	Bernice Saltzer	Ashley Hughes	Anthony Merton-Smith	Roy Ledger
46-50	19 January 2009	Preston	Nigel Evans	Valerie Holliday	Bernard Dorsett	Dawn Barry	Paul Morris

Series 8: Extra Portions

Series 8 consists of re-edited versions of the hour long, prime-time episodes, to the daily format of separate episodes. So for a usual show of 48mins with 4 contestants in a prime-time slot, the episodes were re-edited, with more footage being added, to become 4 separate episodes, shown over either 4 days or all on a single day, each being the usual 22–24 minutes each.

Episodes	Premiered	Location	Contestants
1-4	13 July 2009	Aberdeen	Amanda Westlake	Rick Breckenridge	Laura Rojales	Robert (Bob) Calder
5-8	22 March 2010	Luton	Alison Balfour-Lynn	Luigi Muscella	Martin Palmer	Noorani Williamson
9-12	1 March 2010	Blackburn	Kelly Barlow	Steve Burns	Michelle Brandon	Stephen Mahon
13-16	20 July 2009	Celebrity	Linda Barker	Lee Ryan	Michelle Heaton	Peter Stringfellow
17-20	8 March 2010	Royal Berkshire	Helen Kent	Tony Byrd	Fred Wilkinson	Sarah Lewis
21-24	22 December 2008	Bournemouth	Claudette Brady	Sonia Peck	James Dean	Clive Page
25-28	24 December 2008	Devon	Karen Bretagne	Deborah Custance-Baker	Sarah Corbett	Darren Frame
29-32	7 January 2009	Norwich	Zara Davies	David Knight	Seamus Farrelly	Wendy Holdsworth
33-36	5 January 2009	Newcastle	Lee Eley	Brian Moore	Rebecca Hambly	Brenda Mallam
37-40	27 July 2009	East Yorkshire	Wendy Spencer	Andrew Smith	Sandra Brooks	John Beachell
41-44	6 January 2009	Sheffield	Susanne Bell	Chris Crossley	Hazel Glossop	Ollie Baxter
45-48	6 July 2009	Celebrity	Jonathan Ansell	Lynsey de Paul	Tamara Beckwith	MC Harvey
49-52	5 August 2009	Plymouth	Natalie Jaspers	Carla Wisdom Grey	David Martin	Sharron Robbie
53-56	16 December 2009	Blackpool	Liam Bird	Andrea Maddox	Simon Green	Cass Walia
57-60	23 December 2009	Newport	Nick Payne	Tony Wardle	Sam Mallet	Jan Taylor
65-68	9 January 2009	Coventry	James Payley	Vera Phillips Griffith	Jon Bramley	Marie Hughes-Price
69-72	3 August 2009	Celebrity	Nancy Sorrell	Caprice Bourret	Nicky Clarke	Jimmy Osmond
73-76	8 January 2009	Bath	Sarah Hillman	Symon Goddard Palmer	Adrian Dando	Annie Todd
77-80	6 August 2009	Glasgow	Wendy Ockrim	Jane Morton	Mabel Wong	Benito Gundin
81-84	13 August 2009	Wolverhampton	Farida Khalifa	Natalie Middleton	Lee Pritchett	Michael Brett
85-88	12 August 2009	Oxford	Greg Miller	Juliet Harbutt	Adish Vadivale	Tom Smith
89-92	4 August 2009	Leeds	Ben Huckerby	Linda Lennon	Jon Wiltshire	Jo Mills

Series 9: Daytime

The daytime episodes from series 9 were held back and aired sporadically throughout 2009 and even into the start of 2010, filling gaps in blocks of repeats and later runs of the show. The channel 4 website still classes all these episodes as series 5.

Episodes	Premiered	Location	Contestants
1-5	25 May 2009	West London	Greg Basire	Hugo Preece	Sabrina Ghayour	Amii van Amerongen	Thoby Young
6-10	18 January 2010	Bolton	Yvonne Hurst	Mark Hogg	Kate Mayers	Paul Davies	Sarah Rothwell
11-15	12 January 2009	Celebrity 3	Rodney Marsh	Lesley Joseph	Paul Ross	Abi Titmuss	Linda Lusardi
16-20	27 September 2010	Glasgow	Sonia Scott Mackay	Ian Black	Natalie Morrison	Scott Borthwick	Helen Hancock
21-25	14 September 2009	Northampton	Kirsty Frior	William Henry	Jenna Smith	Angela Parker	Alex Soulsby
26-30	24 August 2009	Swansea	Sharon Craig	Annie Haden	Nick Madge	Samira Mohammed	Colin Consterdine
31-35	1 February 2010	Halifax	Leilani Ting	Caroline Blackburn	Edward Oliver	Diana Swales-Pickering	Steve Roberts
36-40	15 June 2009	Torbay	Gavin Dyer	Alison Deer	David Ward	Patrick Walker	Carol Sylvester
41-45	11 January 2010	Basingstoke	Gill Buley	Sophie Branfield	Richard Carpenter	Gabrielle Hennig	Spencer Uren (deceased)
46-50	8 February 2010	South Yorkshire	Alison Murrie	Toni Morgan	Mark Hannigan	Gary Holden	Kerry Lloyd

During filming of the Basingstoke edition, Spencer Uren told his fellow contestants that his sister had cancer and that, if he won the competition, he would be donating the £1000 prize money to the hospital that was treating her. Shortly after filming, Uren was himself diagnosed with cancer and died after a short battle with the disease. The episode in which Uren cooks was dedicated to him.^[8]

His fellow contestant Gill Buley, with the support of Gabrielle Hennig and Richard Carpenter, started a charity, Come Dine For Spencer,^[9] to raise money for the hospital that treated him, Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital.^[10]

Series 10: Primetime

A third primetime series began airing on Sundays at 8pm from 15 February. There was an episode aired on 22 March, however it was a repeat of the Coventry episode from series 4a.

Episode	Premiered	Location	Contestants
1	8 March 2009	Leeds	Ben Huckerby	Linda Lennon	Jon Wiltshire	Jo Mills
2	5 April 2009	Teesside	Wayne Allen	Michele Small	Jayne Laverick	Dave Fishlock
3	29 March 2009	Huddersfield	Christine Wright	Neil Hemingway	Matt Buckingham	Laura Seeley
4	19 April 2009	Birmingham 2	Claudine Stevens	Katie Smith	Kishor Paw	Mike Olley
5	17 May 2009	Bristol 2	Sarah Harris	Craig Lockett	Kieron Allan	Angelique Bernatschke
6	26 November 2010	Wrexham	Maria Wynne	Steve Housego	James Stevens	Nadine Leese
7	22 February 2009	Various	Raef Bjayou	Chris Ellison	Michelle Gayle	Lynne Franks
8	15 February 2009	Various	Julia Bradbury	Philip Olivier	Edwina Currie	Christopher Biggins
9	25 April 2010	Belfast	Nick Cann	Donal Kelly	Nikki Fisher	Jacqueline McGarry
10	26 April 2009	Isle of Wight	Charlotte Barton-Hoare	Michael Coombes	Steve Morris	Mandy Gale
11	24 May 2009	Croydon	Christian Viola	Lulu Williams	Theo Liasi	Angelique Woolston

Series 11: Primetime

Episode	Premiered	Location	Contestants
1	4 October 2009	North London	Nicole Ganz	Harry Iaonnou	Bindi Holding	Nir Zamek
2	27 June 2010	Derby	Gareth Walton	Kellan Dalton	Serena Gilzean-Hughes	Peter McManus
3	16 May 2010	Nottingham	Jackie Mather	Keri Lever	Peter Saunder	Simeon Hartwig
4	25 October 2009	Macclesfield	Dave Freel	Tina Panayi	Simon Wright	Veronica O'Connor
5	11 October 2009	Liverpool 2	Lyndsey Halligan	Paul Owen	Ray Parry	Valerie Watson
6	6 December 2009	Swale Estuary	Katie Reynolds-Dobbs	Dan Bowman	Claire Wood	Stuart Richards
7	15 November 2009	Milton Keynes	Beverley Darlow	Mike Robinson	Eliana Amato	Mark Francke
8	27 September 2009	Manchester 3	Stuart Donnelly	Angela Daly	Josh Steiner	Rachel Vose
9	29 November 2009	Colchester	Helen Cruickshank	Jo Lueck	Michael Simpson	Paul Lancaster
10	20 September 2009	Celebrity	Bobby Davro	Laila Morse	Dane Bowers	Dani Behr
11	13 June 2010	Taunton	Sally Jago	Richard Smith	Nikki Neave	Paula McShane
12	8 October 2010	Shropshire	Andrea Claydon	Wayne Hinds	Robina Hooper	Kev Duffy
13	5 November 2010	Vale of Glamorgan	Perry Thomas	Jules Bywater-Lees	Judy Mancuso	Liz Beckerley
14	18 April 2010	Brighton	Kat Van De Peer	Adam Baker	Sam Matthews	Jason Sutton
15	18 October 2009	Edinburgh	Coranne Denham	Gordon Davidson	Jacquie Sandison	Terry Morton
16	1 November 2009	Various	Yvette Fielding	Natasha Hamilton	Roy Walker	Bruce Jones
17	8 November 2009	York 2	Claire Baron	Chris Bush	Famida Wilson	Andy Swales

Series 12: Extra Portions

Series 12 consists of re-edited versions of the hour long, prime-time episodes, to the daily format of separate episodes. So for a usual show of 48mins with 4 contestants in a prime-time slot, the episodes were re-edited, with more footage being added, to become 4 separate episodes, shown over either 4 days or all on a single day, each being the usual 22–24 minutes each.

Episode	Premiered	Location	Contestants
5-8	7 August 2009	Huddersfield	Christine Wright	Neil Hemmingway	Matt Buckingham	Laura Seeley
9-12	10 August 2009	Celebrity	Julia Bradbury	Philip Olivier	Edwina Currie	Christopher Biggins
13-16	15 February 2010	Celebrity	Raef Bjayou	Chris Ellison	Michelle Gayle	Lynne Franks
17-20	12 April 2010	Birmingham	Claudine Stevens	Katie Smith	Kishor Paw	Mike Olley
21-24	11 August 2009	Teesside	Wayne Allen	Michele Small	Jayne Laverick	Dave Fishlock
29-32	17 August 2009	Bristol	Sarah Harris	Craig Lockett	Kieron Allan	Angelique Bernatschke
37-40	14 August 2009	Isle of Wight	Charlotte Barton-Hoare	Michael Coombes	Steve Morris	Mandy Gale
41-44	19 April 2010	North Kent	Katie Reynolds-Dobbs	Dan Bowman	Claire Wood	Stuart Richards
53-56	29 March 2010	North London	Nicole Ganz	Harry Iaonnou	Bindi Holding	Nir Zamek
69-72	22 February 2010	Liverpool	Ray Parry	Valerie Watson	Paul Owen	Lyndsey Halligan
93-96	15 March 2010	York	Claire Baron	Chris Bush	Famida Wilson	Andy Swales

Series 13: Daytime

Episodes	Premiered	Location	Contestants
1-5	18 October 2010	Barnsley	Verene Farrell	Paul Hoyle	Christian Whitley-Mason	Milly Johnson	Phil Davies
6-10	20 September 2010	Bury	Juliet Eastham	Nikki Salt	James Perkin	Ali McKernan	Paula Skelton
11-15	6 September 2010	East London	Vicky Pengilley	Ryan Waters	Tim Sanderson	Sarah Angold	January Jones-Omatajo
16-20	11 October 2010	Warwick	Alexis Walmsley	Adam Kitchiner	Anthony Deas	Antonia Dallow	Lisa Merrell
21-25	30 August 2010	Brighton	Pasha du Valentine	John O'Sullivan	Melody Kane	Alistair James	Ana Jalais
26-30	13 September 2010	Peterborough	Parveen Ashraf	Shane Jackson	Carolle Barlow	Aly Nicholson	Ricky Dent

Series 14: Primetime

Episode	Premiered	Location	Contestants
1	29 October 2010	Sheffield	Neale Gibson	Amanda Wong	Marshal Sutherland	Janine Fountain
2	11 April 2010	Cardiff	Jo Bird	Michelle Beare	Phil MacKenzie	Mark Perkin
3	21 March 2010	Dudley	Amanda Challenor	Ian Jones	Khakan Qureshi	Sophie Robbins
4	4 April 2010	North Somerset	Claire Monahan	David Elsmore	Graham Jones	Hayley Williams
5	28 March 2010	Cheltenham	Janice Neil	Vanessa Wegmann	Alex Arundell	Cathy Shilling
6	9 May 2010	Manchester	Audrey Gordon	Kristell Batard	Gerald Ashley	Jo Fearns
7	23 May 2010	South East London	Ita Egan	Jon Revell	Oliver Gillie	Terry Houliham
8	30 May 2010	Darlington	Dave Bell	Suzi Hunton	Neil Christey	Natalie Carter
9	31 January 2010	Various	Donal MacIntyre	Javine Hylton	David Spinx	Jan Leeming
10	15 October 2010	North East Kent	Vanessa Boukharouba	John O'Connor	Scott Taylor	Annette Evan
11	17 September 2010	Southend	Louise Harris	Tracey Jones	Rob Hubbard	Zac Turner
12	20 June 2010	Stoke-on-Trent	Caroline Hickey	Linda Jackson	Jay Davies	Paul Condliffe
13	24 September 2010	Hertfordshire	Perry Jones	Amit Koshal	Kelly Hatt	Heath Read
14	4 July 2010	Doncaster	Harinder Khela	Alison Tinsley	Sarah Well	Andrew Lloyd
15	14 March 2010	Various	Claire Sweeney	Darren Day	Kim Woodburn	Tom O'Connor
16	1 October 2010	Grimsby	Jackie Critten	Phil Cowper	Shanelle	Chris Wood

Series 16: Primetime

Episode	Premiered	Location	Contestants
1	22 December 2009	Celebrity Christmas Special	Hannah Waterman	Diarmuid Gavin	Sherrie Hewson	David Gest

Series 17: Primetime

Episode	Premiered	Location	Contestants
1	9 June 2010	Footballers Special	Neil Ruddock	John Fashanu	Carlton Palmer	Frank Worthington

Series 18: Primetime

Episode	Premiered	Location	Contestants
1	8 June 2010	WAGS Special	Nicola T	Chantelle Tagoe	Jessica Lawlor	Jude Cisse

Series 19: Primetime

Episode	Premiered	Location	Contestants
1	6 May 2010	Election Special	Derek Hatton	Edwina Currie	Rod Liddle	Brian Paddick

Series 20: Primetime

Episode	Premiered	Location	Contestants
1	23 May 2010	Game Shows Hosts	Pat Sharp	Anthea Redfern	Jenny Powell	Michael Barrymore
2	15 July 2010	Celebrity Special	Janice Dickinson	Samantha Fox	Jeff Brazier	Calum Best
3	6 September 2010	Big Brother Special	Nadia Almada	Brian Belo	Sophie Reade	Brian Dowling
4	14 September 2010	Celebrity Special	Debbie McGee	Lembit Öpik	Iain Lee	Jodie Marsh
5	19 November 2010	Merseyside	Rick Vaughn	Kate MacDonald	Peter Worthington	Cathy Frost
6	3 December 2010	East Suffolk	Jo Jo Smith	Janet Gershlick	Paul Emery	Jim Godfrey
7	12 November 2010	Manchester	Mark Garner	Pascha Taylor	Jon Patullo	Jilly Fitzgerald
8	27 March 2011	North West London	Paresh Vara	Cherelle Welch	Alex Crow	Cathie Woolhouse
9	23 January 2011	East Lancashire	Carol Stinton	Jonny Kemp	Sue Hartley	Nick Holt
10	20 February 2011	Dorset	Harj Aujila	Brittany Sheridan	Shaun Jackson	Michael Psaradelli (deceased)
11	13 March 2011	Walsall	Christian Woodall	Georgina Smith	Paul Wigfield	Jennifer Brack
12	20 March 2011	Nuneaton	Christian Wood	Tina Watson	Dean Foy	Lara Watson
13	22 October 2010	Soap Star Special	Brian Capron	Lorraine Chase	Adele Silva	James Redmond
14	13 February 2011	South Buckinghamshire	Nicholas Witherick	Lisa Bristow	Dale Evans	Annie Hearne
15	27 February 2011	Ayrshire	Patrick Dromgoole	Ann Hay	Jolyn Dewson	Duffy
16	31 December 2010	Wakefield	Carly Smith	Gail Dudleston	Enzo Di Clemente	Neil Hardcastle
17	6 December 2010	Coronation Street Special	Julie Goodyear	Ken Morley	Tupele Dorgu	Philip Middlemiss
18	6 March 2011	North Lancashire	Rosie Rawsthorn	Linda Cottam	Johnny Pep	Anne Thompson
19	22 December 2010	Christmas Celebrity Special	Goldie	Susie Amy	Janet Ellis	Tony Christie
20	30 January 2011	West Lincolnshire	Jo Allen	Nigel Reid	Justin Hussey	Margaret Hope
21	24 April 2011	Southampton	Lucy Richmond	Jay Paul	Phil Whyte	Beverley Rees
22	6 February 2011	West Nottinghamshire	Lynn Negus	Dennis Nyama	Maria Beal	Pete Chaffe
23	10 April 2011	Swansea	Stephanie Morgan Thomas	Luke England	Ed Curnow	Helen Foley
24	3 April 2011	Worcester	Rosita Bowkat	Tania Jones	Tony James (Blobbie Williams)	Nicholas Clarke
25	17 April 2011	Bedford	Joanne Wilson	Franko Russo	Richard Haxell	Sam McCallum
26	10 January 2011	Celebrity Special	Diane Abbott	Terry Christian	Wayne Sleep	Danielle Lloyd
27	8 May 2011	North East London	Salvo Riggi	Brenda Gobine	Zed Kiazim	Amanda Hull
28	1 May 2011	South East Essex	Matthew Richmond-King	Kate Beesley	Simon Holdgate	Jane Bunting
29	17 June 2011	Harrogate	Emma Revis	Matthew Hetherington	Tim King	Alison Brierly
30	15 May 2011	Exeter	Geoff Green	Beka Platt	John G. Wills	Mandy Plumridge
31	29 May 2011	Leeds	Evelyn Friede	James Greenhalgh	Sarah Shafi	Nolan Kane
32	8 July 2011	Birmingham	Phil Gifford	Naomi Chamroo	Maddy Savitt	Randeep Sami
33	24 June 2011	Northampton	Billy McArthur	Michaela McQuade	Sarah Lester	Kevin Pawlowski
34	1 July 2011	Leicester	Erica Swithenbank	Ann-Marie Newland	Jamie Trainer	Pretesh Singadia
35	22 May 2011	Newcastle	Liz O'Sullivan	Julie Scullion	Ritu Nayyer	Mark Shields

Series 21: Daytime

Episodes	Premiered	Location	Contestants
1-5	4 October 2010	Manchester	Bessie Hilton	Giovanni Tondi	Jonathan Lomas	Alicia Coppola	Dennis Keighron-Foster
6-10	8 November 2010	Southend-on-sea	Adam Reed	Andie Todd	Colin Vidgeon	Kerry Tolliday	Scott Cooper
11-15	25 October 2010	South East London	Robert Johnston	Jennifer Joseph	Joe Kempster	Karen Hill	Majid Ravandi
16-20	1 November 2010	Hertfordshire	Amir Hezarah	Claire Diamond	Charles Maximilian Winnington Leftwich	Diane Mitham	Mel Steel
21-25	6 December 2010	Sheffield	Robin Lockwood	Rochelle Barrett	Donna Thomas	Mark Feakins	Sarah Roscoe
26-30	15 November 2010	Stoke	Tracey Durrant	Claire Crank	Rob McNamara	Michelle Minter	Matt Wilcox
31-35	22 November 2010	Birmingham	Denise Hendon	Daniella Lawler	Angela McFarlane	Elliot Jauncey	Jean-Benoit Berloux
36-40	29 November 2010	Bristol	Richard Hope-Hawkins	Laura Ford	Darryl Bullock	Zoe Kellaway	Andy Wright
41-45	13 December 2010	Edinburgh	Andy Daykin	Irena Magdolowic	Liz Grant	Michelle Lindsay	Toni Giugliano
46-50	7 February 2011	Doncaster	Zoe Prince	Martyn Bilby	Tracey Hewer	Signe Jase	Barry Hill

Series 22: Daytime

Although normal daytime episodes air Monday to Friday, the Cardiff episodes all aired consecutively on 22 January 2011.

Episodes	Premiered	Location	Contestants
1-5	17 January 2011	Kent	Lydia Jones	Marcello Marino	Donna Grieves	Anthony Wait	Chris Newbold
6-10	22 January 2011	Cardiff	Sophie Hunter-Brown	Huw Jones	Emma Nurse	Gina Goddard-Bell	Stewart Duff
11-15	24 January 2011	West London	Azzi Kalili	Steve Capel	Zae Greenwood	Emma Boardman Magliocchetti	Jane Welch
16-20	31 January 2011	Nottingham	Stephanie Hale	Alex Foster	Janice Overton	Brian Hodges	Barry Dickman
21-25	21 February 2011	Gloucestershire	Zac Kwintner	Gerry Hill	Kayleigh Hunt	Marc Harris	Ameena Cott
26-30	14 February 2011	Birmingham	April Richards	John Fennell	Vanessa Erigbogbo	Paz Thakrar	Toni Shukla
31-35	14 November 2011	Southampton	Anna Gibbons	Darren Miller	Greg Bell	Tasha Whyte	Bijal
36-40	28 February 2011	North London	Lola Oduba	Francesca Sawyer	Niyi	Joss Woolf	Boe Olaleye
41-45	21 March 2011	East Cheshire	Val Slater	Hazel Ardern	Nick Hawkins	Michelle Kenworthy	Zoe Miller
46-50	14 March 2011	West Lancashire	Ross Chapman	Lindsay Pulford	Chris Mosey	Louise Dee	Lorraine Rimmer
51-55	20 May 2011	Medway, Kent	Nina Gaskell	Laura Leibo	Esther Kennedy	Patrick Fysh	Michael Dodsworth
56-60	6 June 2011	Merseyside	Siobhan Parkinson	Ashley Burke	Jean-Jacques Silitto	Justin Sumner	Lin Rearden
61-65	4 July 2011	Middlesbrough	Dawn Griffiths	Ron Gordon	Kay Griffiths	Karena Serdecka	Paul Tidy
66-70	20 June 2011	Plymouth	Annie Wroe	Suzanne Hyde	Tony Wade	Sarah Joy	Charlie Brunel
71-75	13 June 2011	Hull	Sarita Robinson	Krystyna Stark	Dan Smith	Sarah Williams	Glenn Davison
76-80	27 June 2011	Coventry	Michelle Russell	Annie Rose Crone	Joanne Edwards	Chris Tabor	Tony Jackson
81-85	12 Sep 2011	Essex	Emma Parsons	Adam James	Lisa Styles	Hal Dervish	Diane Whittaker
86-90	11 July 2011	West Yorkshire	Bev Stewart	Adam Bolam-Peel	Rebecca Saunders	Philomena Golenya	Charlie Walker
91-95	29 Aug 2011	Leeds	Catherine Williams	Garth Kirsten-Landman	Sam Appleby	Louise Emmerson	Diane Jones
96-100	19 Sep 2011	Warrington	Geoff Carter	Stephen Robinson	Alison Davies	Emma Hoyle	Linda Weaver
101-105	5 Sep 2011	Wolverhampton	Niru Ghai-Read	Stefano Scaringi	Bally Singh	Kyle Ferguson	May Dudley
106-110	26 Sep 2011	South East London	Sophia Pottinger	Fraser Devlin	Francesca Santamaria	Amadin Ryan	Maria Eletheriou
111-115	3 Oct 2011	Swansea	Jen Edwards	James Knight	Keith Larrard	Karen Wood	Katherine Waldemar Brown
116-120	31 Oct 2011	Edinburgh	Peter Ferguson	Alison Lynch	Cynthia Gentle	Rena Martin	Gary Reid
121-125	24 Oct 2011	Wirral	Vernal Aley	Candida Darling	Adele Richards	Chrissy Griffin	Stuart Leak
126-130	7 Nov 2011	Croydon	Keith Preddie	Suzie Phillips	Vanessa D'Souza	Sarah Marie Palmer	Robert Preston
131-135	21 Nov 2011	Birmingham	Matthew Emson	Lorraine Wood	Sarah Ward	Patricia Jones	Terence Wallen
136-140	tba	Norwich	Miranda Robinson	Danny Bond	Amy Nicholson	Dave Webster	Cheryl Pennell
141-145	tba
146-150	10 Oct 2011	Celebrity[11]	Bobby George	Chantelle Houghton	Cleo Rocos	Andrew Stone	Pete Burns
151-155	17 Oct 2011	Return of the Worst	Bobby Davro	Wayne Sleep	Raef Bjayou	Tamara Beckwith	Lesley Joseph

Series 23: Primetime

Episode	Premiered	Location	Contestants
1	29 April 2011	Royal Wedding Special	Samantha Porter	Claudie Howard	Vincent Osborne	Johnnie Hunter

Series 24: Primetime

Seamlessly continuing on from the Series 20 Primetime episodes, Series 24 began on Channel 4 in July 2011.

Episode	Premiered	Location	Contestants
1	15 July 2011	Hull	Beccy Harrison	Paul Green	Eve Clark	Mark Daniels
2	22 July 2011	Avonmouth	Matt Smart	Lily Stephenson	Josh Willacy	Charlotta Martinus
3	29 July 2011	East Yorkshire	Giles Johnson	Jo Aitken	Angie Ward	Richard Squire
4	12 Aug 2011	South Devon	Frankie Tolliday	Tara Mulholland	Simon Drew	Peter Pyne
5	5 Aug 2011	Norwich	Sam Smith	Polly Guy	Caroline Seamen	Richard Pearce
6	19 Aug 2011	Bristol	Tess Swan-Ingrey	Ian Perryman	Cathy Lord	Tony Boniface
7	26 Aug 2011	Costa del Sol Special	Mekala Hodgson	Greg Van Praagh	John Morton	Mandy Strutton
8	2 Sep 2011	Athletics Special	Fatima Whitbread	Zola Budd	Dalton Grant	Kriss Akabusi
9	9 Sep 2011	Rugby Special	Gareth Chilcott	Martin Offiah	Victor Ubogu	Kyran Bracken
10	16 Sep 2011	Telford	Donna Daly	Ian Carter	Sarah Ashley-Ruff	Adam Hurlin
11	23 Sep 2011	Burton-on-Trent	Charlotte Yates	Lucy Quy	Fiona Denton	Chris Bale
12	30 Sep 2011	Tyneside	Jenni McGagh	Bobby Mukabaa	Cath Morgan	Dan Freeman
13	7 Oct 2011	Carlisle	Nigel Hawes	Andy Bainbridge	Helen Speakman	Deborah Nixon
14	14 Oct 2011	Hampshire	Selena Bartlett	Jhon Cosgrove	Anson Lane	Terese Scott
15	21 Oct 2011	North West London	Bahareh Amani	Anil Patel	Alan Stride	Danny Buckton
16	28 Oct 2011	Windsor	Jan Bowdler	Anil Ul-Hassan	Harry Hardisty	Ansa Khan
17	4 Nov 2011	Isle of Man	John Tinsley	Madeline Simpson	Mandy Quayle	Sean O'Connell
18	11 Nov 2011	Luton	Alison McGaw	Gary Salvage	Alex Lipa	Kirkland Hay
19	2 Dec 2011	Dundee and Lothian	Ben Skerry	Jessica McLaren	Derek Taylor	Cara-Anne Marshall
20	18 Nov 2011	Coventry	Gareth Twynam	Sumi Malhortra-Chauhan	Kristy Mooney	Phil Roberts

Special episodes

On Friday 19 November 2010, a special short episode of Come Dine With Me aired during the annual Children in Need telethon featuring the UK cast of Dragons' Den except for James Caan, who opted out. The premise of this show was that the male dragons Duncan Bannatyne, Peter Jones, and Theo Paphitis each cooked a course for their guest Deborah Meaden.^[12]

References

1. ^ "Channel 4 - Take part". http://www.channel4.com/microsites/T/takepart/dine1.html. "Granada Television is looking for new keen amateur chefs to take part in the hugely popular Channel 4 daytime show" 
2. ^ Kate Jackson. Is Come Dine With Me the bitchiest show on the box? The Mirror. 18 April 2008.
3. ^ Holmwood, Leigh (25 January 2008). "ITV1 commissions dinner host series". London: The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/mar/10/itv.television. Retrieved 2008-03-10. 
4. ^ Come Dine with Me in Oz - B&T Today, 24 August 2009
5. ^ Sweney, Mark (4 October 2010). "Iran to get its own Come Dine With Me". The Guardian (guardian.co.uk). http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/oct/04/come-dine-with-me-iran. Retrieved 19 October 2010. 
6. ^ "TV3’s 2010 Autumn Schedule". TV3. tv3.ie. http://www.tv3.ie/article.php?locID=1.65.68&article_id=42937. Retrieved 19 October 2010. 
7. ^ "Appear on Come Dine with Me". Channel 4. 2007. http://www.channel4.com/life/microsites/C/come_dine/index.html. Retrieved 2008-04-18. 
8. ^ "Come Dine With Me contestant who wanted prize money to help sister with cancer dies after being diagnosed with disease". Mail Online. 15 January 2010. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1243204/Come-Dine-With-Me-contestant-wanted-prize-money-help-sister-cancer-dies-diagnosed-disease.html. Retrieved 19 October 2010. 
9. ^ Come Dine for Spencer
10. ^ "Spencer's Menu". Channel 4. 11/01/2010. http://www.channel4.com/food/on-tv/come-dine-with-me/series-5/basingstoke/spencer-uren-s-menu_p_1.html. Retrieved 19 October 2010. 
11. ^ http://www.channel4.com/info/press/programme-information/celebrity-come-dine-with-me
12. ^ http://www.hot-dinners.com/Gastroblog/Latest-news/dragons-den-film-special-come-dine-with-me-for-children-in-need

External links

• Come Dine with Me at channel4.com
• Come Dine with Me at the Internet Movie Database
• Come Dine with Me at UKGameshows.com