MasterChef: The Professionals 2022

MasterChef: The Professionals 2022: Where to watch it, who are the contestants, judges, critics, guest chefs, finalists and winner

Series 15 of MasterChef: The Professionals will air for six weeks on BBC One from November 2, 2022. The previous series (series 14) was shown on BBC One in November and December 2021.

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The last series of MasterChef: The Professionals is still available to watch on BBC iPlayer, whilst series 9 and 10 can be watched on Netflix UK.

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Judges, guest chefs, food critics, chef contestants

In series 15, judges Anna Haugh and Marcus Wareing will joined by host Greg Wallace, as well as a selection of Britain's best known food critics.

The previous series included William Sitwell, Grace Dent, Jimi Famurewa, Tom Parker-Bowles, Tracey MacLeodand Jay Rayner.

Guest chef judges have either come into the MasterChef studios to challenge the chefs, or invited contestants to cook in their restaurants, including Jean-Philllipe Blondet, Gareth Ward, Andrew Wong, Aktar Islam, Matt Abé, Sally Abé, Michael Caines, Jun Tanaka, Niall Keating, Daniel Clifford and Anna Haugh.

Who won MasterChef: The Professionals 2021?

Private chef and UCB graduate Daniel Lee beat his fellow finalists Aaron Middleton and Liam Rogers to become the winner of MasterChef: The Professionals 2021.

Who won MasterChef: The Professionals 2020?

Alex Webb won MasterChef:The Professionals 2020.

Of the 32 professional chefs who entered the MasterChef kitchen, the following four made it to the finals: head chef of Vivek Singh's Cinammon Collection, Santosh Shah; Chef and founder of food consultancy business Nutshell Food Consultants, Philli Armitage-Mattin; private chef Bart van der Lee and former head chef at Square 1 Restaurant and Catering in Dunmow, Alex Webb.

Who won MasterChef: The Professionals 2019?

Stuart 'Stu' Deeley, formerly the head chef at The Wilderness in Birmingham, won the MasterChef: The Professionals 2019 competition. Stu's project to open his own restaurant in his home city was delayed because of coronavirus, and then saw him take on a role as development chef at Hampton Manor's one Michelin star restaurant, Peel's. During lockdown, Stu collaborated with his mentor and former chef Luke Tipping to create Stu Deeley at Home delivery kits.