Ready Steady Cook

Ready Steady Cook Series 21

TV Show

Series 21 Episodes

1. Episode 1

November 24th, 200945 min

Father-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.

2. Episode 2

November 25th, 200945 min

Ainsley 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.

3. Episode 3

January 18th, 201045 min

Jenny Eclair and Wendi Peters are transformed from Grumpy Old Women into garrulous gastronomes. Ainsley Harriott presides over another mouth-watering cookery competition.

4. Episode 4

November 27th, 200945 min

Comedy actors Nigel Planer and Brian Conley set the chefs a cookery challenge with a taste of the Mediterranean and India. Ainsley Harriott hosts.

5. Episode 5

November 30th, 200945 min

Ainsley 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.

6. Episode 6

December 1st, 200945 min

Ainsley 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.

7. Episode 7

December 2nd, 200945 min

Ainsley 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.

8. Episode 8

December 3rd, 200945 min

Ainsley 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.

9. Episode 9

December 4th, 200945 min

Ainsley 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.

10. Episode 10

December 14th, 200945 min

Cookery 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.

11. Episode 11

December 15th, 200945 min

Classic 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.

12. Episode 12

December 16th, 200945 min

Cooking 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.

13. Episode 13

December 17th, 200945 min

Ainsley 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.

14. Episode 14

December 18th, 200945 min

Another 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.

15. Episode 15

December 21st, 200945 min

Ainsley 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.

16. Episode 16

December 22nd, 200945 min

Ainsley 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.

17. Episode 17

December 23rd, 200945 min

Ainsley Harriott hosts another twenty-minute cooking challenge. Stan Boardman and his TV presenter daughter Andrea reveal just what makes Christmas special in their household.

18. Episode 18

January 4th, 201045 min

The 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.

19. Episode 19

January 5th, 201045 min

Percussionist 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.

20. Episode 20

January 6th, 201045 min

Actors 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.

21. Episode 21

January 7th, 201045 min

Equestrian 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.

22. Episode 22

January 8th, 201045 min

Torchwood 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.

23. Episode 23

December 30th, 200945 min

Ainsley 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.

24. Episode 24

December 31st, 200945 min

Ainsley 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.

25. Episode 25

January 19th, 201045 min

Bananarama 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.

26. Episode 26

January 20th, 201045 min

Television 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.

27. Episode 27

January 21st, 201045 min

Veteran 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.

28. Episode 28

January 22nd, 201045 min

Comedian 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.

29. Episode 29

January 25th, 201045 min

Natural 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?

30. Episode 30

January 26th, 201045 min

Actor William Tapley and dancer Hannah Vassallo dish up a gourmet feast, as Ainsley Harriott introduces another classic twenty-minute cooking challenge.

31. Episode 31

January 27th, 201045 min

Billy Elliott star Brad Wilson and former cast member James Lomas are in the red and green kitchens as Ainsley Harriott presents another cookery challenge.

32. Episode 32

January 28th, 201045 min

Huey Morgan and Shaun Keaveny battle it out in the red and green kitchens, with food that takes us from Puerto Rico to Lancashire.

33. Episode 33

January 29th, 201045 min

The red and green kitchens welcome actors Charles Collingwood and Angela Piper from The Archers. Ainsley Harriott presents.

34. Episode 34

February 1st, 201045 min

Holby 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.

35. Episode 35

February 2nd, 201045 min

Homes 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.

All Seasons

Series 21

Series 21

Nov 24, 2009
Series 20

Series 20

Jan 19, 2009
Series 19

Series 19

May 19, 2008
Series 18

Series 18

Feb 11, 2008
Series 17

Series 17

Aug 27, 2007
Series 16

Series 16

Sep 18, 2006
Series 15

Series 15

Sep 5, 2005
Series 14

Series 14

Aug 31, 2004
Series 13

Series 13

Aug 18, 2003
Series 12

Series 12

Aug 12, 2002
Series 11

Series 11

Jan 21, 2002
Series 10

Series 10

Sep 3, 2001
Series 9

Series 9

Jan 22, 2001
Series 8

Series 8

Aug 14, 2000
Series 7

Series 7

Sep 6, 1999
Series 6

Series 6

Sep 7, 1998
Series 5

Series 5

Sep 1, 1997
Series 4

Series 4

Sep 2, 1996
Series 3

Series 3

Oct 16, 1995
Series 2

Series 2

Jan 9, 1995
Series 1

Series 1

Oct 24, 1994
Specials

Specials

Dec 28, 1996