Great British Menu: Scotland: Judging
02:05 am - 03:05 am, Saturday, March 7 on BBC Two England (2)
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Scotland: Judging
Season 21, Episode 6
The two highest-scoring chefs from Scotland must go head-to-head and cook their six-course menus again. They need to impress a panel of exacting judges - chef Tom Kerridge, former Great British Menu Champion of Champions Lorna McNee, and comedian Phil Wang. The guest judge is Bafta-winning actress Katherine Parkinson. How will she judge dishes celebrating the British film industry? Only one of the chefs will triumph and go through to represent Scotland at the national finals. Andi Oliver presents
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Andi Oliver
(Judge)
Katherine Parkinson
(Judge)
Tom Kerridge
(Judge)
Lorna McNee
(Judge)
Phil Wang
(Judge)
Avril Beaven
(Series producer)
Sarah Eglin
(Executive producer)
Dan Davis
(Director)
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Did You Know..
Andi Oliver
(Judge)
Katherine Parkinson
(Judge)
Born:
March 09, 1978
in
Cambridge
Best Known For:
The IT Crowd.
Early-life:
Born in 1972, Katherine studied at Tiffin Girls' School in London and then read Classics at St Hilda's College, Oxford before moving to the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art where she met Chris O'Dowd, her fellow lead in The IT Crowd lead, for the first time. During her studies she left the course to star in the play The Age of Consent.
Career:
While originally intending to pursue a career as a serious actress, her comic abilities saw her quickly noticed by talent scouts. She landed a role in ITV's Doc Marten before The IT Crowd came along. Other recent roles include hit movie The Boat That Rocked and sitcom The Old Guys. She also has several theatre credits.
Quote:
'I always say I owe Lamda so much. It's about 10 grand.'
Trivia:
She was awarded the Best Television Comedy Actress award at the British Comedy Awards in December 2009.
Tom Kerridge
(Judge)
Born:
July 27, 1973
in
Salisbury
Best Known For:
Being a chef.
Early-life:
Tom was born in Salisbury on July 27, 1973. He has a younger brother. His parents divorced when he was 11. Tom began cooking for himself and his brother after school while his mother was at work. He attended a youth theatre for three weeks and this led to him being cast in a Miss Marple Christmas special. He had further roles in After Henry, The Tomorrow People and Chris Cross, but at the age of 18 he decided to pursue his love of cooking by attending catering college in Cheltenham.
Career:
Kerridge's first professional cooking job was as a commis chef at Calcot Manor in Tetbury in 1991. He worked in several other restaurants before joining Rhodes in the Square in 1999 as a sous chef under Gary Rhodes. He spent time in other restaurants before opening his own gastropub, The Hand & Flowers, in 2005. It gained a Michelin star in 2006 and again in 2012. He has since appeared on a number of TV shows in his capacity as a chef, including Great British Menu and Saturday Kitchen. He has also presented his own series, Tom Kerridge's Proper Pub Food and Spring Kitchen with Tom Kerridge. In 2015, he became a co-host on Food and Drink.
Quote:
'Ninety minutes of standing in the rain with my mates watching football is one of the few times I truly get away from cooking.'
Trivia:
Kerridge supports Marlow FC.
Lorna McNee
(Judge)
Phil Wang
(Judge)
Avril Beaven
(Series producer)
Sarah Eglin
(Executive producer)
Dan Davis
(Director)
