MasterChef UK: The Professionals

The first four contenders face their opening skills test; two must get all the details just right as they prepare bangers and mash in only 20 minutes, while the others cook monkfish.

The hunt for a young chef who wants to make it to the top of the culinary world.

The hunt for a young chef who wants to make it to the top of the culinary world.

The hunt for a young chef who wants to make it to the top of the culinary world.

Heat three sees four professional chefs challenged to prepare agnolotti with a pea and mint pesto and pan-fried calves liver with walnut beurre noisette.

Heat three continues as the contenders cook their signature dishes; the two most impressive chefs will go through to this week's quarter-final.