Kitchen Criminals

1. E1. The Auditions: Episode 1

   Aug 13, 2007 · 30m

   John Burton Race and Angela Hartnett are holding auditions across the country to find the nation's worst cooks. This time they're in the north of England. Chefs John Burton Race and Angela Hartnett were scouring the UK to find kitchen sinners in need of salvation. The first audition took place in Manchester, where Angela and John discovered it really was grim up north in the cookery stakes. They demonstrated how it should be done with a spiced French toast and a lip-smacking prawn dish.

2. E2. The Auditions: Episode 2

   Aug 14, 2007 · 30m

   John Burton Race and Angela Hartnett are holding auditions across the country to find the nation's worst cooks. This time they're in the Midlands. Angela and John headed to Birmingham to find those guilty of culinary misdemeanours in the Midlands. Angela showed how to make a classic Italian dessert, while John whipped up a French-style main course salad.

3. E3. The Auditions: Episode 3

   Aug 15, 2007 · 30m

   John Burton Race and Angela Hartnett are holding auditions across the country to find the nation's worst cooks. This time they're in London. Angela and John were in London on the lookout for kitchen criminals. They put the capital's worst offenders back on the straight and narrow with a lesson in simple cookery. John proved that pancakes are not just for Shrove Tuesday, while Angela showed how quickly you can make a stir-fry from scratch.

4. E4. The Auditions: Episode 4

   Aug 16, 2007 · 30m

   John Burton Race and Angela Hartnett are holding auditions across the country to find the nation's worst cooks. This time they're in the South West and Wales. Angela and John were in Bristol, searching the West Country for crimes against cooking. Angela went back to basics with a master class in poaching eggs, while John attempted to convince cider drinkers about the merits of a beef and ale stew.

5. E5. The Auditions: Episode 5

   Aug 17, 2007 · 30m

   John Burton Race and Angela Hartnett, two of the country's finest chefs, are locked in battle, scouring the land to find the country's worst cooks. They are on a mission to turn these Kitchen Criminals into Kitchen Heroes to prove that anyone can master the art of cooking. How will John and Angela respond to the applicants in Glasgow, who produce dishes such as an eggshell omelette with a human hair garnish? The contestants have to follow John's example of creating the perfect omelette and Angela's dish of pan-fried salmon marinated in lime and spices. It was Scotland's turn to undergo questioning by chefs Angela Hartnett and John Burton Race, as the final audition came to Glasgow. John demonstrated a classic omelette, while Angela showed how to liven up a fillet of fish.

6. E6. John's Boot Camp: Episode 1

   Aug 20, 2007 · 30m

   Top chefs John Burton Race and Angela Hartnett have scoured the country to find the nation's worst cooks. The challenge now gets tougher as both chefs have to try to turn Britain's terrible cooks into Kitchen Heroes. Ultimately, John and Angela each have to find one protégé to represent them in the final challenge, cooking a first class meal for three of the nation's leading food critics. So their teaching skills will need to be exceptional. It was day one of John's boot camp and he was taking no prisoners - whoever showed the least promise would be kicked out of the kitchen. The focus was on cooking with poultry, but who'd be chickening out of the challenge? The schools health advisor who can't cook, the panel beater who lives on mushy pea sandwiches, or the Bristol holistic therapist who lets her 17 cats nibble on her diet of crisps, cheese and burnt offerings?

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