MasterChef: The Professionals

Over the last six weeks, some of the UK's most talented and ambitious chefs have battled it out to win the coveted title. Now, only the best three chefs remain. This is the final time they will cook in the competition and is the most important cook of their lives - at the end, one of them will be crowned champion.

In the MasterChef kitchen for the last time, the professionals have three hours to cook a starter, main and dessert that embody everything they are as a chef. They must keep their composure and put everything out there for the judges, demonstrating how much they have learnt and why they surpass the rest.

Mistakes are not an option, and it's down to every texture, flavour and skill to make these dishes the most outstanding of them all. Under intense pressure, they must remain cool, calm and collected to deliver three flawless plates of food.

Only one of the chefs can be crowned the MasterChef: The Professionals champion 2021.