Come Dine with Me (2005)
Amateur chefs compete against each other by 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.
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Episode 1 - Manchester, Carlos Buller
Release Date: 2008-08-25Five nights in Manchester begin with half-Belizean interior designer Carlos Buller, who uses his menu to reflect his heritage. Yet the episode had a far more significant destiny - the following year it was used to identify Carlos on CCTV.
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Episode 2 - Manchester, Susan Brickell
Release Date: 2008-08-26Susan got drunk on the first night, irritating fellow diner Stuart as he found her overbearing. It's her turn to host, but she's hungover and upset over cooking disasters which she can't stop confessing to - will Stuart give her a chance?
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Episode 3 - Manchester, Dan Cumberland
Release Date: 2008-08-27Third to host in Manchester is performance artist Dan Cumberland, who prepares a vegetarian, Indian-inspired menu. Will his guests like sitting on the floor, combined with Dan's songs and chilled-out vibes?
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Episode 4 - Manchester, Karen Oulten
Release Date: 2008-08-28The fourth night in Manchester is hosted by artist Karen. Although she's incredibly relaxed preparing her food, Carlos and Dan had been offended by her picky behaviour on their nights, and attend the dinner bearing something of a grudge.
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Episode 5 - Manchester, Stuart Burke
Release Date: 2008-08-29After a week of underlying tensions, nightclub owner Stuart is still confident that he can win. But his fun night is derailed when Carlos and Karen have another turn at airing their grievances, and Stuart's forced to play peacemaker.
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Episode 6 - Birmingham, Nicola Bennett
Release Date: 2008-09-01Obsessive cleaner Nicola is first host for a week in Birmingham, yet her continual tidying gets in the way of her doing any cooking. While her food is well regarded by her guests, having to wait over three hours for the main course isn't.
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Episode 7 - Birmingham, Ian Harvey
Release Date: 2008-09-02Host on night two of Birmingham is opinionated recruitment consultant and gym bunny, Ian Harvey "If someone doesn't hold my interest, I make it so obvious," warns Ian, "I pretty much ignore them."
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Episode 8 - Birmingham, Amanda Kleman
Release Date: 2008-09-03Flying the flag for Birmingham on night three is garage manager, Amanda Kelman. Amanda doesn't suffer fools gladly and after the chaos of the first two nights, she reckons she's in with a chance at the prize fund.
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Episode 9 - Birmingham, Wayne Starr
Release Date: 2008-09-04Man of the world, Wayne, is used to living the high life, so there's a treat in store when his humble Come Dine With Me Birmingham rivals come to his crib Wayne's ideal dinner party would involve him and four ladies.
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Episode 10 - Birmingham, Suzie Allen
Release Date: 2008-09-05Sporty singleton, Suzie, has some secrets up her sleeve for her Come Dine With Me Birmingham guests. Demure divorcee, Suzie, is looking for love. Sadly, this week hasn't thrown up any Romeos.
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Episode 11 - Kent, Tanya Jay
Release Date: 2008-09-08Sri Lankan Tanya is the first host for a week in Kent, bringing 17 separate dishes to Tunbridge Wells. While some guests find the courses a little too spicy, generous servings of alcohol help her to win favour amongst the group.
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Episode 12 - Kent, Trevor Smith
Release Date: 2008-09-09Trevor is the second host of the week, but has to start his day with a hangover after indulging the previous night. With long delays and failed courses, Trevor doesn't impress his guests with his cooking, but does produce hysterics.
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Episode 13 - Kent, Allen Brockington
Release Date: 2008-09-10Giggly businessman Allen proves to be serious about his cooking, though a delay in his main course sees Trevor get his own back with the teasing. Meanwhile, the group have started to notice that Tanya is becoming increasingly isolated.
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Episode 14 - Kent, Zoe Mortlock
Release Date: 2008-09-11Zoe Mortlock used her psychological profiling powers to pitch for victory in Come Dine With Me Kent. Zoe Mortlock is qualitative research executive. Know what that means? Nope, neither do we.
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Episode 15 - Kent, Steven Parks
Release Date: 2008-09-12Dental technician and wannabe DJ, Steven Parks think's his culinary class makes him the man to beat in Kent. Steven's been moaning about his rivals' efforts all week but thanks to Tanya's constant cob-on, no-one appears to have noticed.
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Episode 16 - Gloucester, Tim Small
Release Date: 2008-09-15Trout farmer Tim begins a week in Gloucester, and prepares most of his own ingredients, including catching his own fish and shooting rabbits. There's also the part of the evening that involves his guests cooking their own food.
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Episode 17 - Gloucester, Richenda Hines
Release Date: 2008-09-16Publishing company owner Richenda plans a barbecue party for her evening, but the English weather puts paid to her plans. Yet despite setbacks, including forgetting to cook her bread, Richenda proves to be unflappable.
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Episode 18 - Gloucester, Pat Shepherd
Release Date: 2008-09-17Housewife and home-cooking expert Pat Shepherd is a seasoned dinner party hostess so her dinner party should all run smoothly, but things soon start to go wrong.
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Episode 19 - Celebrity Special: All In One
Release Date: 2008-09-17A celebrity special with Linda Barker, Lee Ryan, Michelle Heaton and Peter Stringfellow all competing to win £1000 for charity. The week was later shown as four separate episodes in July 2009.
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Episode 20 - Gloucester, Nick Cooper
Release Date: 2008-09-18Brewer Nick Cooper cooks a traditional menu from the 1950s, but will his guests be impressed?
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Episode 21 - Gloucester, Kat McLeod
Release Date: 2008-09-19It's the final dinner party in Gloucestershire and time to find out who has scooped the £1,000 prize, but not before Kat McLeod has her chance to wow the guests with her culinary skills.
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