• Air date: 26 Oct '10 40 episodes
      The Hairy Bikers search for Britain's best cooking family. The show includes cooking challenges for the competing families, plenty of foody tips and chat, and a celebrity guest.
  • List of Episodes (40)
    • 26. Episode 26

      Si King and Dave Myers are joined by model and presenter Danielle Lineker, who serves spaghetti carbonara. They also demonstrate how to make five-spice quail, and prepare a seven-minute supper of nasi goreng.
    • 27. Episode 27

      Si King and Dave Myers continue their search for Britain's best family of cooks with the next round of the quarter-finals. The One Show's Alex Jones prepares pea and mint risotto, while the bikers put together a dish of beef and almonds with green olives, and a seven-minute supper of lemon and lime chicken with coriander fried rice.
    • 28. Episode 28

      TV presenters Sam Nixon and Mark Rhodes prepare a vegetable and chorizo soup, while Si and Dave make chocolate and macadamia nut brownies. Plus, the cooking contest reaches the quarter-final with a lesson in how to stuff and roll a joint of meat, and the seven-minute supper features a recipe for sole poached in cider with parsley and bacon crumbs.
    • 29. Episode 29

      Former England cricketer and 2003 I'm a Celebrity winner Phil Tufnell joins Si King and Dave Myers to prepare a shepherd's pie. The duo create a chestnut chocolate pudding and the contest to find Britain's best cooking family continues with a quarter-final round featuring scallops with peas, prosciutto and saffron potatoes.
    • 30. Episode 30

      Si King and Dave Myers prepare pan-fried pork medallions, and are joined by comedian Tom O'Connor, who cooks spaghetti con polpette. They also introduce a quarter-final in the contest to find Britain's best family of cooks, and the seven-minute supper is winter vegetable crepes with fondue sauce.
    • 31. Episode 31

      As the semi-finals begin, Si King and Dave Myers are joined by EastEnders actress Samantha Womack, who serves spaghetti bolognese. They also demonstrate how to make Middle Eastern spinach and feta fatayer, and prepare a seven-minute supper of chargrilled squid with chorizo and borlotti beans.
    • 32. Episode 32

      Actor Tom Ellis prepares Moroccan chicken, and the semi-finalists in the best cooking family contest tackle a black forest gateau. Meanwhile, Si King and Dave Myers put together a seven-minute supper of fried mozzarella and aubergine sandwiches, and provide a recipe for crab cakes and sweet chilli sauce.
    • 33. Episode 33

      Fashion designer Ben de Lisi prepares a Swiss chard stuffed bread while Si and Dave rustle up aubergine-wrapped lamb sausages. The family competition reaches its semi-final and the seven-minute supper features a recipe for sweet and sour chicken with fried rice.
    • 34. Episode 34

      Actress Lesley Joseph joins Si King and Dave Myers to make her favourite breakfast dish of smoked salmon and scrambled eggs. The duo rustle up a Thai-style sea bass, two families battle it out in a semi-final round of Britain's Best Family of Cooks, and the seven-minute supper is papardelle with Italian sausages and autumn greens.
    • 35. Episode 35

      Si King and Dave Myers introduce the last of the semi-finals to find Britain's best family of cooks, and prepare fillet of venison wrapped in spinach. They are also joined by Bang Goes the Theory presenter Liz Bonnin, who cooks grilled red snapper with Asian vegetables, and the seven-minute supper is prawn and crab laksa.
    • 36. Episode 36

      In a special episode, Si King and Dave Myers are judged by guest chef Mark Sargeant. They learn how to make an impressive dessert in the Hairy How To feature, and compete to prepare the best seven-minute supper of spiced mackerel with horseradish potatoes.
    • 37. Episode 37

      Two of the last six entrants in the Britain's Best Family of Cooks contest compete for a place in the final, and Blue Peter presenter Helen Skelton makes Eve's Pudding. Meanwhile, Si King and Dave Myers cook chestnut and choriso soup with cheese straws, and prepare a seven-minute supper of Glamorgan sausages and spicy tomato relish.
    • 38. Episode 38

      Actress Cheri Lunghi joins Si and Dave to prepare her puy lentil lasagne, while the duo make a festive stollen, and the seven-minute supper features a recipe for pan-fried bream with sweet and sour peppers. Plus, the cooking competition heats up as two more families battle it out for a place in Friday's final.
    • 39. Episode 39

      Holby City actress Jaye Jacobs (Donna Jackson) joins Si King and Dave Myers to make banana bread. The duo rustle up a Christmas syllabub with walnut shortbread, two families battle it out for the last place in tomorrow's final of Britain's Best Family of Cooks, and the seven-minute supper is chicken with brandy cream sauce.
    • 40. Episode 40