

July 2, 1990
11
143
EN
MasterChef is a BBC television competitive cooking show. It initially ran from 1990 to 2001 and was later revived in a different format known as MasterChef Goes Large from 2005 onwards. In 2008, the "Goes Large" part of the name was dropped, but the format remains identical. The revamped format was devised by Franc Roddam and John Silver with Karen Ross producing. The series now appears in four versions: the main MasterChef series, MasterChef: The Professionals for working chefs, Celebrity MasterChef, and Junior MasterChef, for 9-to-12-year-olds. The format has been reproduced around the world in a large number of international versions.

Gary Rhodes
Cast

Specials
2 episodes
June 18, 2000


Franc Roddam
N/A

Series 1
13 episodes
July 2, 1990

Series 2
13 episodes
April 21, 1991

Series 3
13 episodes
April 26, 1992

Series 4
13 episodes
April 11, 1993

Series 5
13 episodes
April 10, 1994

Series 6
13 episodes
April 16, 1995

Series 7
13 episodes
April 7, 1996

Series 8
13 episodes
April 27, 1997

Series 9
13 episodes
January 3, 1999

Series 10
13 episodes
March 12, 2000

Series 11
13 episodes
April 3, 2001