The Great Cookbook Challenge
TV Show · Reality

Jamie Oliver teams up with one of the biggest publishers in the U.K. on an unprecedented nationwide search to find the next best-selling cookbook author, all rolled up into one delicious publishing deal that could change their life forever.

2022 · 47m
Starring Jamie Oliver, Jimi Famurewa, Georgina Hayden
Director Robin Trump

Season 1

  • EPISODE 1
    The Great Cookbook Challenge
    Jamie Oliver and Penguin Books team up to find the next big cookbook author, as cooks compete to impress judges Jimi Famurewa, Georgina Hayden and Louise Moore for a one of-a-kind publishing deal.
    44 min
  • EPISODE 2
    Game Changing Curries and Festive Lasagna
    The second set of cooks pitch their dish and cookbook ideas to the judges; the pitches include one dedicated to lasagnas, one celebrating seasonal produce, and one offering easy Asian-inspired recipes.
    44 min
  • EPISODE 3
    The Million Dollar Cookbook
    Jamie Oliver and Penguin Books team up to find the next big cookbook author, as cooks compete to impress judges Jimi Famurewa, Georgina Hayden and Louise Moore for a one-of- a-kind publishing deal.
    44 min
  • EPISODE 4
    The Great Cookbook Challenge
    Jamie Oliver and Penguin Books team up to find the next big cookbook author, as cooks compete to impress judges Jimi Famurewa, Georgina Hayden, and Louise Moore for a one-of-a-kind publishing deal.
    44 min
  • EPISODE 5
    Ugly Delicious
    The remaining five cooks create two dishes that are judged on how they look when professionally photographed, and how they rate on Jamie's social media snap poll.
    44 min
  • EPISODE 6
    The Chop and Chat
    The semi-finals start, and the remaining cooks take on more challenges, beginning with a test of how they cope with cooking under the pressure of a live cooking demonstration, and then prepare a photogenic meal for a double-page spread.
    44 min

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Cast & Crew

  • Jamie Oliver
    Host
  • Jimi Famurewa
    Host
  • G‌H
    Georgina Hayden
    Host
  • L‌M
    Louise Moore
    Host
  • Liza Tarbuck
    Narrator
  • R‌T
    Robin Trump
    Director
  • G‌W
    Genevieve Welch
    Producer
  • A‌S
    Anna Stickland
    Producer
  • S‌B
    Samantha Beddoes
    Producer
  • W‌D
    Will Daws
    Producer

About

The Great Cookbook Challenge

Reality

Jamie Oliver teams up with one of the biggest publishers in the U.K. on an unprecedented nationwide search to find the next best-selling cookbook author, all rolled up into one delicious publishing deal that could change their life forever.

Information

Studio
ctvlife.com
Released
2022

Languages

Original Audio
English (United Kingdom)
  • Dansk
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Select a country or region

Africa, Middle East, and India

  • Armenia
  • Azerbaijan
  • Bahrain
  • Botswana
  • Brunei Darussalam
  • Cape Verde
  • Egypt
  • Eswatini
  • Gambia
  • Ghana
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • India
  • Israel
  • Jordan
  • Lebanon
  • Mauritius
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • Niger (English)
  • Oman
  • Qatar
  • Saudi Arabia
  • South Africa
  • Sri Lanka
  • Tajikistan
  • Turkmenistan
  • Uganda
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Zimbabwe

Asia Pacific

  • Australia
  • Cambodia
  • Fiji
  • 香港 (廣東話–繁體)
  • Indonesia (English)
  • 日本
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • 澳門 (廣東話–繁體)
  • Malaysia (English)
  • Micronesia, Federated States of
  • Mongolia
  • New Zealand
  • Philippines
  • Singapore
  • 대한민국
  • 台灣
  • Thailand
  • Turkmenistan
  • Vietnam

Europe

  • Armenia
  • Österreich
  • Belarus
  • Belgium
  • Bulgaria
  • Cyprus
  • Czechia
  • Denmark
  • Estonia
  • Finland
  • France (Français)
  • Deutschland
  • Greece
  • Hungary
  • Ireland
  • Italia
  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg (English)
  • Malta
  • Moldova, Republic Of
  • Nederland
  • Norway
  • Poland
  • Portugal (Português)
  • Россия
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • España
  • Sverige
  • Schweiz
  • Türkiye (English)
  • Ukraine
  • United Kingdom

Latin America and the Caribbean

  • Anguilla
  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Argentina (Español)
  • Bahamas
  • Belize
  • Bermuda
  • Bolivia (Español)
  • Brasil
  • Virgin Islands, British
  • Cayman Islands
  • Chile (Español)
  • Colombia (Español)
  • Costa Rica (Español)
  • Dominica
  • República Dominicana
  • Ecuador (Español)
  • El Salvador (Español)
  • Grenada
  • Guatemala (Español)
  • Honduras (Español)
  • México
  • Nicaragua (Español)
  • Panamá
  • Paraguay (Español)
  • Perú
  • St. Kitts and Nevis
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • Venezuela (Español)

The United States and Canada

  • Canada (English)
  • Canada (Français)
  • United States
  • Estados Unidos (Español México)