Come Dine with Me : Season 26

A week of competitive dining In Watford includes sumo wrestling, some very controversial opinions, a dash of DayGlo, a house full of dead animals, and some lettuce soup. Taking part is bubbly stay-at-home mum Mandy Godman, the highly opinionated Danny Walsh, soft-hearted nursery nurse, Claire Scotchett, who likes all things gothic, and Perrie Dixon, a man whose taste in clothes is pure designer, and whose taste in home decor is kooky.

In Stockport, four diners take part in a week of competitive dining featuring some surprising revelations, a few bombshells, an evening of mystery, and quite a bit of chaos. Taking part are bank clerk Alastair Lomas, student Amy Green, recruitment consultant Gillian Twist, and the mysterious man from Maryland, mechanic Samuel Norrin.

Four weird and wonderful nights in Cardiff, featuring a two-pronged tongue, supper in a tattoo parlour, grace before dinner, and line dancing. Battling it out are Martine Dorey, gospel singer Carmen Gilfin, metal-mouthed tattoo artist Chris Jones, and ditsy stay-a- home mum Monica Utting.

This week of competitive dining includes lemon curd souffle, a stray dog-hair in the dinner, a strange tale concerning a trip to the dentist, and an Alice in Wonderland menu. Going head to head for the prize are food lover Dizz Byrom-Colburn, businessman John Hammond, attention-seeking Daniel Gray, and mad-as-a-hatter Tracey Waters.

Four cooks in Basildon go head-to-head in a week of competitive dining featuring turkey twizzlers, spotted dick and quite a lot of conflict. Taking part are advertising sales exec Antonia Price, self-confessed loud-mouth and hairdresser Vicky Hilton, gym-fanatic web developer Ryan Brown, and career coach and local councillor Andy Baggott.

A week of competitive dining in the Black Country, featuring some raw chicken, a few hidden agendas, and a dramatic final twist to proceedings. Going head to head for the £1000 prize are traditionalist Deborah Green, tattoo-lover Kat Whyton, community worker Nick Bassett and Italian Francesco Ceccarelli.

Posh student Hannah Charrington kicks things off with a traditional country house menu. Hard-to-please management consultant Veronica Alexander finds fault with everything, especially fellow guest and self-proclaimed 'one man entertainment system' Bex Carter. Bex hopes to smooth things over with an extravagant fancy dress evening, Veronica serves up an Italian feast, and DJ and comedian Frank O'Hare gives everyone his interpretation of a TV dinner - provoking some very strong reactions.

Four amateur cooks from Preston fight it out in a week featuring pudding in pyjamas in bed, a controversial stuffed fox, and a swinging 60s night with a guest appearance from The Beatles. Doing battle are customer services co-ordinator Janet McCabe, nursery manager Rick Monk, office manager Sue Braithwaite, and theatre and film director Graham Easterlow.

In Stoke four cooks battle it out in a week of dining featuring lobby and pikelets, some very smutty conversation, a bit of mud-slinging, a Lady, and a bit of a peasants revolt. Taking part are school teacher and singleton Margaret Fanion, self-confessed super cook Josef Bailey, business development manager Nick Hall, and the awfully nice Lady Polly Ingestre.

A back-to-front menu, some bad jokes and wind-ups, a bold choice of duck, and some celebrity friends... are just a few of the highlights in Birmingham. Taking part is events and hospitality manager Daz Blackwood, outgoing sales executive Hannah Kirkland, newspaper boss Darren Tyler and welfare trainer Stuart Rose.

Four cooks from Folkestone and Dover engage in a week of competitive dining. Taking part are eccentric 70-year-old Janet Cripps, self-confessed witch Lisa Mansfield, parish priest Andy Bawtree and businessman John George. Between them the quartet of hopeful hosts come up with a 50s night, some saucy talk and physical exchanges over dessert, a Downton Abbey dress code, an Abba tribute band, and a cowboy song.

Nicky, Tony, Chris and Angie are the contestants working their special brand of kitchen magic in Aberdeen. Marketing manager Nicky kicks things off with a lavish medieval banquet, complete with wandering minstrel, knight in shining armour, and roast suckling pig. But the rustic bread gets the best of Angie's dental work. Stand-up comedian Tony takes the second turn and hopes a combination of home-cooking and sparkling one-liners will impress his guests. But cheeky oil engineer Chris wins the

Come Dine with Me goes to the seaside, as four cooks in Great Yarmouth take turns to try and win the prize. Hairdresser Sarah Aldous is the first of the group to hear trainee barrister JP's extremely critical opinion. He calls her food abysmal. Later in the week JP sends a plate back when it is mum Kizzy Benjafield's turn to host. IT teacher Aisha isn't much of a fan of JP's brashness, and so as the last to host, the pressure is on for JP's posh nosh to live up to his high standards.

In Crawley, madcap primary school teacher Chris McGivern and wind-up merchant Bruce Burgess take an immediate dislike to each other that escalates as the competition progresses. Trying to rise above the boys' bickering and make an impression with their culinary and hosting skills are chatterbox care worker Kerry Gates and people-hating vegetarian and sign-language interpreter Carly Buckle. With food fights, fancy dress and the inappropriate use of a lie detector, this could be one of the

Competing in Hartlepool are former 18-30s holiday rep Dotty Page, financial adviser Gavin Wise, beautician Becki Cooper and student Alex Jackson. Lovely in person but scathing in private, Gavin is quick to charm his rivals, but when Dotty pushes him to the limit, he soon forgets to play nice. Will final host Alex be able to keep the peace? And how will he cope with any angry outbursts from Gavin?

Taking on the Come Dine challenge in Chichester is football fan Darren Morrison, ex-navy officer Stefan Gershater, housewife Henrietta Edwards and posh traveller Jemima Thomas. It's a week of romance, fussy foodies and male rivalry - but who will scope the £1000 prize?

Four monarchy-mad celebrities host a Jubilee-themed dinner party. Take part are EastEnders actress Cheryl Fergison, Kerry Katona, Give Us a Clue host Lionel Blair, and her majesty's favourite ventriloquist Keith Harris.

Four cooks go to war in Windsor in a week of dining featuring some raucous banter, a duck on fire and a prawn and asparagus salad... with no asparagus! Taking part is hairdresser Leanne Strachan, dizzy property manager Jill Rendell, saucy lighting designer Daphne Diluce, and fun and flirty flooring specialist Chaz Fearnley.

Slow-cooked sweet and sour mackerel and mango with vanilla are just some of the things on the menu as four cooks in Warwickshire battle for the prize. Taking part are former Miss Rugby Jade Hollis, film and TV extra Susan Gillis, recruitment boss Lee Bunting and academic Dr Alan James.

Four cooks in Peterborough compete for the prize in a week featuring some heavy flirting, a few fights, and some incident-packed dining. Taking part are PA Claire Mazurek, managing director Nimon Davey, flirty hairdresser Kristian Beckham and Karen Hingston.

With a week of surprises that include wetsuits, Willy Wonka outfits and a rave in a shed, Julian, Henry, Jilly and Rachel battle it out for the culinary prize.

Some hearty grub, glitzy fun, offbeat gags and squirrel for a starter, are just some of the things on show in a week of competitive dining in Milton Keynes. Taking part is competitive sportswoman Lauren, am-dram enthusiast Ben, racing car driver John, and single party-girl Julia.

Four Olympic athletes go head to head for charity. On the starting blocks are Tasha Danvers, Mark Foster, Derek Redmond and Louise Hazel. Who will take the gold? Tasha's Jamaican carnival night finds her dressed in a costume that leaves little to the imagination. Mark's night to host features tales of sporting challenges and a dinner party game that brings out the competitive streak in Louise and Derek. Louise's night includes a mystifying psychic reading and quite a bit of nit picking from

Four cooks do battle in leafy Surrey, in a week featuring a Best of British menu, but also the worst of British snobbery. But are the group's divisions really due to class differences, or something more surprising?

Four cooks do battle in leafy Surrey, in a week featuring a Best of British menu, but also the worst of British snobbery. But are the group's divisions really due to class differences, or something more surprising?