Overview
- The 20th series launches on BBC One at 9pm on Monday 17 November, with 15 episodes across five weeks and the first three episodes also available on iPlayer this week.
- Grace Dent fronts the celebrity edition following Gregg Wallace’s dismissal after an independent inquiry upheld 45 complaints, and Anna Haugh is set to join the upcoming amateur series.
- John Torode filmed this run and has said it will be his last, stating he has no recollection of an allegation he used an extremely offensive racist term as reports indicate his role has been curtailed.
- Dent has publicly praised Torode in recent remarks, describing him as one of the kindest and most thoughtful people she knows.
- This year’s 15 contestants include Antony Costa, Gaz Choudhry, Ginger Johnson, Katie McGlynn and Uma Jammeh, representing music, sport and television.