Talented chefs battle it out against the clock, creating delicious dishes in 20 minutes
Ready, Steady, Cook (Season 18)
Episode 1 (Episode 1)
Air date: 2008-02-11
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Lorraine Chase and Lionel Blair help chefs create a meal in just 20 minutes. Presented by Ainsley Harriott.
Episode 2 (Episode 2)
Air date: 2008-02-12
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Gethin Jones and England rugby player Dan Scarborough help chefs create a meal in just twenty minutes. Presented by Ainsley Harriott.
Episode 3 (Episode 3)
Air date: 2008-02-13
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Sheridan Smith and Two Pints actor Will Mellor help chefs make a meal in just twenty minutes. Presented by Ainsley Harriott.
Episode 4 (Episode 4)
Air date: 2008-02-14
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Big Mo and Charlie from Eastenders (Laila Morse and Derek Martin) help chefs create a meal in just twenty minutes. Valentine's day special presented by Ainsley Harriott.
Episode 5 (Episode 5)
Air date: 2008-02-15
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Cookery challenge series. Sam and Amanda Marchant, the Big Brother twins, help two chefs create two meals in just twenty minutes. Presented by Ainsley Harriott.
Episode 6 (Episode 6)
Air date: 2008-02-18
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: TV presenters Tim Vincent and Diane Louise Jordan help chefs create a meal in 20 minutes. Presented by Ainsley Harriott.
Episode 7 (Episode 7)
Air date: 2008-02-19
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Ben James-Ellis and Leanne Jones, stars of the West End's Hairspray, help chefs make a meal in just 20 minutes. With Ainsley Harriott.
Episode 8 (Episode 8)
Air date: 2008-02-20
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Rav Wilding from Crimewatch and Lisa Maxwell from the Bill help chefs invent a meal in just twenty minutes. Presented by Ainsley Harriott.
Episode 9 (Episode 9)
Air date: 2008-02-21
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Dick and James Strawbridge, the father and son from It's Not Easy Being Green, help chefs create a meal in just twenty minutes. Presented by Ainsley Harriott.
Episode 10 (Episode 10)
Air date: 2008-02-22
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Fancy footwork in the kitchen from ballroom dancer Anton du Beke and his Strictly Come Dancing partner Kate Garraway as Ainsley Harriott hosts the twenty-minute cooking challenge.
Episode 11 (Episode 11)
Air date: 2008-02-25
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Television presenter Gaby Roslin and actress Ruthie Henshall are guests in the kitchen as Ainsley Harriott hosts the 20-minute cooking challenge.
Episode 12 (Episode 12)
Air date: 2008-02-26
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Hidden gems in the kitchen as Cash in the Attic host Angus Purden and Bargain Hunt's David Harper join Ainsley Harriott in the kitchen for the 20-minute cooking challenge.
Episode 13 (Episode 13)
Air date: 2008-02-27
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Local produce is on the menu as Ainsley Harriott hosts the 20-minute cooking challenge with TV presenters Alice Roberts and Mark Horton.
Episode 14 (Episode 14)
Air date: 2008-02-28
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Holby City stars Sharon D Clarke and Luke Roberts join Ainsley Harriott for the 20-minute cooking challenge.
Episode 15 (Episode 15)
Air date: 2008-02-29
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Pop stars Andy Scott-Lee and Michelle Heaton aim for the high notes in the kitchen as they join Ainsley Harriott for the 20-minute cooking challenge.
Episode 16 (Episode 16)
Air date: 2008-03-03
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Radio presenters Ken Bruce and Lynn Bowles help chefs create a meal in just 20 minutes. Presented by Ainsley Harriott.
Episode 17 (Episode 17)
Air date: 2008-03-04
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Adventurers Tracy Edwards and Annabelle Bond help chefs create a meal in just 20 minutes. Presented by Ainsley Harriott.
Episode 18 (Episode 18)
Air date: 2008-03-05
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Tony Hirst and Zoe Lister from Hollyoaks help chefs create a meal in just 20 minutes. Presented by Ainsley Harriott.
Episode 19 (Episode 19)
Air date: 2008-03-06
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: TV and radio medical pundits Dr Mark Porter and Dr Mark Hamilton help chefs create a meal in just 20 minutes. Presented by Ainsley Harriott.
Episode 20 (Episode 20)
Air date: 2008-03-07
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Rugby players Peter Richards and Sean Lamont help chefs Tony Tobin and Gino D'Acampo make a meal in just twenty minutes. Presented by Ainsley Harriott.
Episode 21 (Episode 21)
Air date: 2008-03-10
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Former hurdles champion Sally Gunnell and decathlete Dean Macey help chefs Brian Turner and Gino D'Acampo make a meal in just 20 minutes. With Ainsley Harriott.
Episode 22 (Episode 22)
Air date: 2008-03-11
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: DJs JK and Joel help chefs Nick Nairn and Paul Rankin make a meal in just 20 minutes. With Ainsley Harriott.
Episode 23 (Episode 23)
Air date: 2008-03-12
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Stylist Nicky Hambleton-Jones and hairdresser Andrew Barton help chefs Tony Tobin and Lesley Waters make a meal in just 20 minutes. With Ainsley Harriott.
Episode 24 (Episode 24)
Air date: 2008-03-13
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Pete Waterman and DJ Neil Fox help chefs James Tanner and Gino D'Acampo make a meal in just 20 minutes. With Ainsley Harriott.
Episode 25 (Episode 25)
Air date: 2008-03-14
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Sport Relief special. Nick Hancock and Allan Lamb help chefs Lesley Waters and Richard Phillips make a meal in just twenty minutes. With Ainsley Harriott.
Episode 26 (Episode 26)
Air date: 2008-03-17
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Harry Potter star Warwick Davis and comedian Ninia Benjamin help chefs Brian Turner and Paul Rankin to make a meal in twenty minutes. With Ainsley Harriott.
Episode 27 (Episode 27)
Air date: 2008-03-18
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Swimmers Sharron Davies and Mark Foster help chefs Nick Nairn and Phil Vickery to make a meal in twenty minutes. With Ainsley Harriott.
Episode 28 (Episode 28)
Air date: 2008-03-19
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Casualty stars Jane Hazlegrove and Matt Bardock help chefs James Tanner and Lesley Waters to make a meal in twenty minutes. With Ainsley Harriott.
Episode 29 (Episode 29)
Air date: 2008-03-20
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Presenters of To Buy Or Not To Buy, Kristian Digby and Ed Hall, help chefs Tony Tobin and Brian Turner to make a meal in twenty minutes. With Ainsley Harriott.
Episode 30 (Episode 30)
Air date: 2008-03-21
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Programme image Bradley Walsh and Joe Pasquale help chefs Gino D'Acampo and Lesley Waters to make a meal in 20 minutes. With Ainsley Harriott.
Episode 31 (Episode 31)
Air date: 2008-03-24
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Wildlife TV presenters Nigel Marven and Ellie Harrison help the chefs make a meal in just twenty minutes. With Ainsley Harriott.
Episode 32 (Episode 32)
Air date: 2008-03-25
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Martin Marquez and Michael Obiora from Hotel Babylon help the chefs make a meal in just twenty minutes. With Ainsley Harriott.
Episode 33 (Episode 33)
Air date: 2008-03-26
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Celebrity hairdressers Trevor Sorbie and Nicky Clarke help the chefs make a meal in just twenty minutes. With Ainsley Harriott.
Episode 34 (Episode 34)
Air date: 2008-03-27
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Former England footballer Rodney Marsh and Apprentice Katie Hopkins help the chefs make a meal in just twenty minutes. With Ainsley Harriott.
Episode 35 (Episode 35)
Air date: 2008-03-28
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Ice skating stars Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean are in the kitchen today as Ainsley Harriott hosts another 20-minute cooking challenge.
Episode 36 (Episode 36)
Air date: 2008-03-31
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Property show presenters Melissa Porter and Dominic Littlewood help the chefs make a meal in just twenty minutes. With Ainsley Harriott.
Episode 37 (Episode 37)
Air date: 2008-04-01
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Jockey Bob Champion and TV presenter Rishi Persad help the chefs make a meal in just twenty minutes. With Ainsley Harriott.
Episode 38 (Episode 38)
Air date: 2008-04-02
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Taggart star Blythe Duff and TV presenter Kaye Adams help the chefs make a meal in just twenty minutes. With Ainsley Harriott.
Episode 39 (Episode 39)
Air date: 2008-04-07
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Chefs battle it out against the clock, creating delicious dishes in only 20 minutes. Presented by Ainsley Harriott, with guests Snooker players John Virgo and Willie Thorne.
Episode 40 (Episode 40)
Air date: 2008-04-08
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Chefs battle it out against the clock, creating delicious dishes in only 20 minutes. Presented by Ainsley Harriott, with guests Natalie Pinkham and Aggie McKenzie.
Episode 41 (Episode 41)
Air date: 2008-04-09
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Chefs battle it out against the clock, creating delicious dishes in only 20 minutes. Presented by Ainsley Harriott, with pop singer Sinitta and celebrity stylist Nick Ede.
Episode 42 (Episode 42)
Air date: 2008-04-10
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Chefs battle it out against the clock, creating delicious dishes in only 20 minutes. Presented by Ainsley Harriott, with TV psychologist Anjula Mutanda and Jenni Trent Hughes.
Episode 43 (Episode 43)
Air date: 2008-04-11
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Comedians Les Dennis and Bobby Davro are the star guests on another twenty-minute cooking challenge with presenter Ainsley Harriott.
Episode 44 (Episode 44)
Air date: 2008-04-14
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Chefs battle it out against the clock, creating delicious dishes in only 20 minutes. Presented by Ainsley Harriott, with actress Faith Brown and dress designer Scott Henshall.
Episode 45 (Episode 45)
Air date: 2008-04-15
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Chefs battle it out against the clock, creating delicious dishes in only 20 minutes. Presented by Ainsley Harriott, with presenter Amanda Lamb and hairdresser Richard Ward.
Episode 46 (Episode 46)
Air date: 2008-04-16
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Chefs battle it out against the clock, creating delicious dishes in only 20 minutes. Presented by Ainsley Harriott, with actress Sally Lindsay and comedian Craig Hill.
Episode 47 (Episode 47)
Air date: 2008-04-17
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Chefs battle it out against the clock, creating delicious dishes in only 20 minutes. Presented by Ainsley Harriott, with Holby Blue stars Chloe Newman and Jimmy Akingbola.
Episode 48 (Episode 48)
Air date: 2008-04-18
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Chefs battle it out against the clock, creating delicious dishes in only 20 minutes. Presented by Ainsley Harriott, with Elaine Paige and Barbara Dickson.
Episode 49 (Episode 49)
Air date: 2008-05-06
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Denise Van Outen and John Barrowman help the chefs prepare a meal in just twenty minutes. Presented by Ainsley Harriott.
Episode 50 (Episode 50)
Air date: 2008-05-07
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Arabella Weir and Miranda Hart help the chefs create a meal in just twenty minutes. Presented by Ainsley Harriott.
Episode 51 (Episode 51)
Air date: 2008-05-08
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Classical singers Jonathan Ansell and Hayley Westenra help the chefs create a meal in just twenty minutes. Presented by Ainsley Harriott.
Episode 52 (Episode 52)
Air date: 2008-05-09
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Pauline Quirke and Linda Robson help the chefs create a meal in just twenty minutes. Presented by Ainsley Harriott.
Episode 53 (Episode 53)
Air date: 2008-05-12
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Doctors cast members Stirling Gallacher and Sean Gleeson scrub up in the kitchen with Gino D'Acampo and guest chef Sophie Michell. Ainsley Harriott presents.
Episode 54 (Episode 54)
Air date: 2008-05-13
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Coast presenters Miranda Krestovnikoff and Nick Crane cook up a storm. Ainsley Harriott presents.
Episode 55 (Episode 55)
Air date: 2008-05-14
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Motoring journalist Tom Ford and racing driver Jason Plato swap engine oil for olive oil and rev up for another classic twenty-minute cooking challenge with Ainsley Harriott.
Episode 56 (Episode 56)
Air date: 2008-05-15
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Soccer AM presenters Helen Chamberlain and Andy Goldstein join Ainsley Harriott for another classic twenty-minute cooking challenge.
Episode 57 (Episode 57)
Air date: 2008-05-16
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Rugby player Matt Dawson and Olympic athlete Roger Black go head-to-head in a bid to take the honours in this classic twenty minute cooking challenge with Ainsley Harriott.
