

MasterChef
Overview
MasterChef is a BBC television competitive cooking show. It initially ran from 1990 to 2001 and was later revived in a different format known as MasterChef Goes Large from 2005 onwards. In 2008, the "Goes Large" part of the name was dropped, but the format remains identical. The revamped format was devised by Franc Roddam and John Silver with Karen Ross producing. The series now appears in four versions: the main MasterChef series, MasterChef: The Professionals for working chefs, Celebrity MasterChef, and Junior MasterChef, for 9-to-12-year-olds. The format has been reproduced around the world in a large number of international versions.
Details
Seasons
Series 1
13 episodes
1990
Series 2
21 episodes
1991
Series 3
21 episodes
1992
Series 4
13 episodes
1993
Series 5
13 episodes
1994
Series 6
13 episodes
1995
Series 7
13 episodes
1996
Series 8
13 episodes
1997
Series 9
13 episodes
1999
Series 10
15 episodes
2000
Series 11
13 episodes
2001