Does anyone else watch this in the US? Anywhere? I’m engaging in another binge and I can’t find season 17 here. As far as I can tell I can’t watch BBC One where I am (US) . I’ve tried Tubi and I’ve tried HDCump.
For the record, it’s worlds apart from what I’ve seen (not much) of Master Chef in the US.. Like many other UK shows, it may not be something every HO can appreciate, but I really like watching the skill tests, and I really enjoy Monica Galetti.
Here’s a skills test on YouTube “set by Marcus Waring!” . There’s usually a dramatic pause and close up of the blue eyes in the opening scene.
I’ve also exhausted what I could find of Great British Menu.
Harters
(John Hartley - a culinary patriot, cooking and eating in northwest England)
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Season 17 was broadcast in the UK towards the end of 2024. This was just at the beginning of allegations against Gregg Wallace becoming known. As he has now been sacked from the various Masterchef series, it’s possible that the BBC has decided not to make that series available to a wider audience.
As I understand it, the 2025 series is due to air between around now and Christmas, although I havent seen dates. Matt Tebbutt will replace Wallace so, perhaps interestingly, there will be now three chef judges instead of two plus a “diner”. I’ll wait to pass judgement but I’m not convinced having three chefs is a positive move - although Tebbutt’s career is now very much TV food, rather than cooking. And he’s personable, so maybe a good fit. Of course, neither Wareing nor Galetti are currently working chefs.
I think I watched Great British Menu on Dailymotion. Maybe they have it. I know I’ve watched some of the spin off Great British baking shows on the Roku Channel.
Also enjoying the series Next Gen: Chef on Netflix. I also indulged in the Guy Fieri Tournament of Champions this summer. There’s a bunch of seasons and you can fast forward through guy’s verbose bs, but it’s full of really great chef’s.
New Season on Hdclump (on which I sometimes see the Dailymotion logo). New judge! One judge left after bad behavior.
I especially love the skills test demos, even though they are often foods and dishes I am unfamiliar with. I will try to find a new one on YouTube.
Harters
(John Hartley - a culinary patriot, cooking and eating in northwest England)
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Ir’s been on few weeks now in the UK. We’re currently into knockout week. Not sure if that means there’s one or two weeks left. Skill of the competitors goes up each series - I remember the first couple of series when you’d get blokes on who were basically burger flippers.
Matt Tebbutt is proving a good replacement for the disgraced Wallace. He’s a chef, although just acting as a presenter here and I think it would have better to have had someone who was a diner (maybe a restaurant critic - not necessarily Grace Dent who is replacing Wallace in the main show and the celebs version. )
Thank you! Was the judge who left a chef? I love having Monica Galetti back. I think she was only gone for a year but I missed her!
And for folks who don’t know, this version is nothing like the Master Chef version I saw in television in the US years ago.
I realize, and am happy to be way behind on the episodes. I hate waiting for them to be put on Hdclump. So far up to episode 14 is up. . I had been following the story and the delayed season start for awhile, and I was so excited to see it when I was on Hdclump for Great British Menu.
I haven’t found a new skills test on YouTube but I found this
Harters
(John Hartley - a culinary patriot, cooking and eating in northwest England)
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No. Wallace’s professional background was as a greengrocer supplying restaurants.
I think you’ll like the new skills test set up. Instead of it being set by Marcus or Monica, they now invite a past contestant to set it (usually a winner or, at least, finalist.)
. There’s usually a dramatic pause and close up of the blue eyes in the opening scene.
