Joe Swash and ‘The Batch Lady’ Suzanne Mulholland return to Channel 4’s Batch from Scratch: Cooking for Less with Lidl GB

Presenter Joe Swash and batch-cooking expert Suzanne Mulholland, known as The Batch Lady, will help more families around the country save time and money in a second series and a Christmas special of the lifestyle series in partnership with Lidl GB.

The new series of Batch from Scratch: Cooking for Less will once again see Joe and Suzanne meet families hoping to make their time and money go further by being introduced to nutritious, stress-busting recipes and clever kitchen hacks to make mealtimes a breeze.

Series 1 on Channel 4 received an average consolidated audience of 1.1 million viewers (0-28 days).

Joe Swash and Suzanne Mulholland comment: “We’re both excited to keep spreading the word about the power of batch cooking and look forward to teaming up again to transform the lives of families around the UK.”

Casting is now open for the second series. Families looking to apply for the show can head to channel4.com/take-part

The six-part series and Christmas special will be produced for Channel 4 by South Shore Productions in Cardiff. Executive Producers are Melanie Leach, Andrew Mackenzie-Betty and Sam Grace, and Series Editor is Claire Nosworthy. The programme is commissioned for Channel 4 by Clemency Green, Senior Commissioning Editor for Lifestyle, with Jo Street, Head of Lifestyle and Director of Commissioning, Nations & Regions.

Batch From Scratch: Cooking for Less series 2 is currently in pre-production and will TX next year. Series 1 is available to stream on Channel 4.