Come Dine with Me : Season 30

Makeup artist Jules Osmany hopes that her Indian/ Moroccan fusion menu and laid-back attitude to life will win her the prize. Her guests are tomboy Lauren Oxlade, stay-at-home mum Stephanie Reeder, MD Carl Johnson and funeral service manager Peter Pickering.

Funeral service manager Peter Pickering is dead set on hosting a traditional dinner party reminiscent of the 1920s. But his guests don't much like the thought of his bread and butter pudding.

Stay-at-home mum Stephanie Reeder's nerves are evident from the outset on her night in Northamptonshire. She's planning to serve classic fish and chips and a glamorous swishing session for fun.

Tweny-six-year-old business planning manager Lauren Oxlade is an organised and passionate cook and has a few surprising friends who she's invited along to her party. Could she be the dark horse of the competition?

Managing director and proud Northerner Carl Johnson plans a menu that includes gammon cooked in two litres of cola. Stephanie and Lauren are treated to a glimpse of Carl in all his glory when they see what he has hung above his bed. But what will the guests make of his lumpy chocolate mousse?

New Zealander Steve Levy is first to host and has gone to town with his home inspired menu, cooking prawns, fish and two desserts.

Music-mad foodie Richard Kaye is second to host in Exeter and is confident he can impress his guests with his culinary know-how. He especially hopes to dazzle one guest in particular.

Self-assured PR/marketing bod Glen King is confident she will be the 'hostess with the mostest' in Exeter, and has gone all out to impress, even co-ordinating her dishes with her surname.

n Exeter, Sarah Wallis is ready to explode out of her shell with a hilarious evening including a terrifying greeting and some rather unusual cocktails.

It's the final night in Exeter and singleton Estelle Macrow is keen to discover whether she has it in her to successfully host a dinner party.

First to cook in Dundee is alarm company owner Bill Black, who plans a belt-busting menu for his guests: proud Arbroathian Phil Petrie, opinionated English student Hannah Wilson, ferret fancier Alex Pithouse, and 28-year-old Kim Gillespie.

Architectural technician Alex Pithouse is second to host in Dundee and plans on giving his guests an education in fine dining with a complex menu and some fine wines. Alex also looks forward to introducing his guests to the 'fur babies' - his three pet ferrets.

Vegetarian cat lover Hannah Wilson is cooking Italian in Dundee and has a cunning plan to win over her carnivore guests - dish up some meat with her starter.

Fourth to cook in Dundee is self-styled food critic Phil Petrie, who has been less than impressed with the standard of food so far. Phil has big plans for his night, but runs out of ingredients, leaving his guests feeling hungry.

On the final night in Dundee, Kim Gillespie plans a 'Yorkshire-themed' menu featuring dishes from Spain and Thailand, accompanied by a Scottish choir singing American songs!

First to host in Peterborough is salesman and wannabe rapper Warren Temple, who believes his Spanish menu is good enough to win him the prize. Warren's guests are ethical trader Donna Trafford, glamour model Susie Hutson, straight-talking businesswoman Vicki Culverhouse and veterinary nurse Robin Hills.

Hippy entrepreneur Donna Trafford is second to host in Peterborough and plans a colourful evening of delicious food and relaxed fun.

On the third night in Peterborough, glamour model and columnist Susie Hutson is out to prove she's not the dizzy blonde some of the guests assume she is. It doesn't take long for ethical trader Donna Trafford and wannabe rapper Warren Temple to make an unexpected discovery that proves there's more to Susie than meets the eye.

It's the turn of straight-talking business woman Vicki Culverhouse to host in Peterborough. She surprises the group when she unleashes some poetry at the table.

Veterinary nurse Robin Hills is the final host in this new competition in Peterborough and hopes his animal-themed night will be a big hit with his guests, as well as his well-presented cuisine.

First to host in Yeovil is 28-year-old PR manager Emmy Webster, who hopes to impress her guests with locally sourced produce and a main course of Somerset pork. Emmy's guests are self- proclaimed 'country bumpkin' Mel Dunford, second hand car salesman Andy Neil, radio broadcaster Steve Carpenter, and businessman Alan Bunter.

Hosting the third dinner party in Yeovil is diminutive fork-lift driver Mel Dunford. With an exotic menu, Mel hopes to prove her doubters wrong. And if the food doesn't work, there's always her singing...

Business owner and muscle man Alan Bunter hopes that his enthusiasm for all things Japanese will brush off on his guests and propel him into the lead. But guests Andy and Steve don't feel the Zen spirit...

Last to host in Yeovil is 50-year-old used car dealer Andy Neil, whois supremely confident that his fine dining experience, along with the beautiful surroundings of his 'amazing home', will bag him the £1000 prize.

First to host in Cheltenham is 46-year-old hotel consultant Oli Delaunoy. Oli plans to wow his guests with his posh scallop starter and meaty main, but it's his loud and vivacious personality he's banking on to help him bag the £1000 prize. The guests he hopes to impress are 36-year-old year events company director Zak Roby, 23-year-old Aussie-born administrator Kim Thomas, 48-year-old house husband Paddy Castledine and 56-year-old glamorous nurse Jan Blomer. With male moisturising and dodgy