MasterChef UK: The Professionals

Each chef begins with the dreaded Skills Test. U

Tonight the first three chefs have to cook a Hanger Steak and a Chimichurri Sauce.

The six chefs are challenged to invent a dish centred around one key ingredient : coconut .

The remaining three chefs only have 15 minutes to mince, boil and fry their way to glory.

The next three chefs have been given 20 minutes by Monica to make her Baked Alaska.

The week’s best amateurs will be put through the mill with a seriously daunting test – The Critics Brief.

It’s the third week of heats and tonight.

A new group of amateur cooks must try to prove that they have the potential to be MasterChef Champion 2015.

It is the third quarter-final of the series.

It's the final week of heats.

The final group of amateur cooks try to prove that they have the potential to be MasterChef Champion 2015.

It is the fourth quarter-final of the series.

The competition is about to get serious as Knockout Week begins.

Knockout Week continues as the remaining 11 contestants get their first taste of professional cooking.

As Knockout Week continues, the second group of amateurs get their first taste of professional cooking.

The remaining nine amateur chefs must each cook a superb show-stopper dish to secure their semi-final places.

In the first of the semi-finals, the eight best cooks come together to battle in a team challenge.

The remaining cooks head to Lincolnshire to cook a celebration lunch for the Red Arrows.

The MasterChef Semi-Finals continue, and the pressure is on as tonight, one more chef leaves the competition.

It's the last of the semi-finals, and it's do or die for the best six amateurs.

The final five amateur cooks are tasked with cooking a five-course dinner in honour of Sir Winston Churchill.