Channel 4 orders 30 episodes of Beat the Chef produced by Twofour and Motion Content Group

Andi Oliver and a stellar chef line up return to Channel 4 daytime

Channel 4 has ordered a bumper 30 x 30’ run of daytime brand Beat the Chef presented by Andi Oliver.

The series, produced by Twofour, part of ITV Studios, and Motion Content Group, sees amateur cooks go head-to-head against award winning chefs Mark Sargeant, Frederick Forster, Hrishikesh Desai and Sophie Michell in fast-paced cook-offs to try and win a £10,000 jackpot.

In a refreshed format, every episode sees a single contestant try and beat the chef. In the first round contestants play their own favourite recipe against the chef, who in turn has to cook their own version of the contestant’s dish. Both versions then go to the tasting jury who blind test the meals. Every vote the contestant wins from the jury is worth money and adds to their potential prize pot. In the second round, the chefs choose the dish. Can the contestants successfully compete against them to win votes? Contestants must predict how many votes they will get from the tasting jury. If they get it right they win the money; if they get a majority vote they win the £10,000 jackpot. But lose, and they walk away with nothing.

Rachel Innes-Lumsden, Director of Programmes, Twofour, said: “We are delighted to be making another series of Beat the Chef for Channel 4. This re-vamped format ups the chances of the amateur beating some of the UK’s finest chefs.”

The series is commissioned by Jo Street and executive produced by Rachel Innes-Lumsden. The executive producer for Motion Content Group is Melanie Darlaston. The series director is Colin May and the series producer is Stuart Derrick.