Season 9

Soccer legend, Rodney Marsh, is famous for his provocative performances on and off the pitch. Can the cooking virgin score some points in the celebrity Come Dine With Me kitchen?

Lesley Joseph loves entertaining, but admits her cooking isn't the best. So it's no surprise that her lamb isn't cooked, leaving her guests facing a meal of raw meat.

Paul Ross put his trademark bluntness to stinging use to criticise Rodney Marsh and Lesley Joseph's food, and now they're determined give as good as they got.

Abi Titmuss is better known for peeling off her clothes than peeling her onions but, unimpressed by the cooking so far, she's determined to prove that some celebrities can cook. With a little bit of help from a £2,000 bottle of wine.

It's the last session of the celebrity culinary competition and time for one of the celebrities to walk off with the £1,000 charity prize. Linda Lusardi is determined to try and win.

Landscape Gardener Greg kicks off this weeks dinner parties with a Spanish theme menu.

Former model, Hugo Preece, is quite the man about town, but will his dinner be too flash in the pan?

Sabrina believes guests should be filled to the brim - but will she want them to just get stuffed?

PR princess, Amii van Amerongen, doesn't like the idea of touching food, which could pose a problem

Freelance food writer, Thoby, knows a thing or two about food, but does he know how to cook it?

Opinionated Patrick has the biggest Aga in the village. But does size matter in Come Dine With Me Torbay? Anglo-American property developer, Patrick, dresses like a gent and appreciates the finer things in life. He even has a selection of maids on hand to ease the burden of hosting. "The average guest I would have would be a politician perhaps, or an artist. Perhaps an actor or actress."

In Swansea, pub landlady Sharon Craig is keen to introduce guests to her adventurous South African menu.

Welsh patriot Annie Haden thinks her traditional Welsh menu and hosting the party in Dylan Thomas' birth place will win the day, but not all the guests are impressed.

It's the third day of the competition from Swansea and club DJ Nick Madge is feeling nervous about satisfying his demanding guests.

The guests are still rowing, so beauty queen Samira has her work cut out for her trying to keep the peace and impress her guests with her Arabic menu.

It's the end of an explosive week in Swansea, and it's the job of Colin Consterdine to come up with a plan to keep the arguments at bay and impress the guests.

The culinary competition comes from Northampton, where skiing fan Kirsty Frior serves a menu of winter warming food from the French Alps to her dinner party guests.

Marketing consultant William Henry, who has a tendency to dominate the conversation, is serving an authentic Italian menu along with rare wines from his own cellar.

Cocktail lover Jenna Smith hopes to wow her guests with an unusual menu that features pigeon. But she's committed a classic dinner party error: attempting a dish she’s never made before.

Scottish arts and crafts lover Angela Parker hopes her extra hand-made touches will win her the £1,000, which is just as well, as Jenna and Kirsty aren't looking forward to her haggis dish.

The final host in Northampton is artist Alex Soulsby, who spent years living in Thailand and is cooking an ambitious five-dish Thai menu while hoping to sweep guest Kirsty off her feet.

In Basingstoke, amateur chef Gill Buley attempts a tricky choux pastry she hopes will wow her fellow diners. But do glamorous Gill's profiteroles make the grade?

It's day two in Basingstoke and 26-year-old host Sophie impresses her fellow diners with her multi-million pound country pile. But Sophie's cooking doesn't quite go to plan.

Richard Carpenter reckons the warmth of his welcome and a hearty menu will prove a crowd pleaser in Basingstoke. But what do the guests make of Richard's chaotic home and, perhaps even worse, his split custard?

Art teacher Gabrielle Hennig is a self-confessed "stress head" and hopes to do as much of her cooking in advance. But her eccentric hosting leaves her fellow diners in stitches.

It is the final night in Basingstoke and marketing manager Spencer Uren is going all out to win. But the night takes an unexpected turn when a surprise revelation brings tears of reconciliation to the whole group.

The first host in Bolton is karaoke manager Yvonne, who plans to take her guests on a culinary world tour from Latin America to Asia, and back to Bolton in time for dessert. Yvonne is also a lover of amateur dramatics and is throwing in a song and dance number for her guests.

Property developer Mark is relying on his many time-saving gadgets to help him serve up an ambitious menu, while the group's self-appointed joker Paul to tries to entertain the ladies, with mixed results.

In Bolton it's the turn of bubbly blonde Kate Mayers, who's got her hands full pleasing her guests. Meanwhile, serial flirt Paul makes some rather racy discoveries in Kate's bedroom.

In Bolton, smooth-talking Paul is serving risotto with black pudding and scallops, Beef Wellington, and bread and butter pudding. But there's a catch. One of the team has been taken ill.

It's the final night in Bolton and Sarah is feeling better and ready to seize the crown. But her hopes of winning rest on her hot fruit tower staying upright and not toppling over.

The first to cook in Halifax is glamorous sales manager Leilani, who is hoping to woo her guests with her sophisticated menu. But her diners are bamboozled by a rather bizarre discovery in her flat.

In Halifax, single mum Caroline is hoping to make up for her chaotic style in the kitchen by laying on a night that's all about fun. Until the lemon part of her lemon meringue escapes!

It's Ed's turn to cook in Halifax. As he lives with his Mum, his first challenge is to find the things he needs to cook up a storm. And then there's some bad feeling round the table to soothe.

The cook-off continues in Halifax, and it's the turn of Diana. The fun loving staff nurse has a taste for the hot and spicy. But plain speaking Steve hates curry, and all things spicy for that matter.

The final contestant in Halifax is Steve, who's serving seafood, boeuf en croute, and Eton Yoghurt Mess. And the food better be good, because Steve has made a few enemies over the week.

The latest culinary competition comes from South Yorkshire, and first up to cook is Alison who hopes to woo her guests with some good old fashioned food. But some of Alison's guests seem more gripped by the saucy picture above her bed.

Up next in South Yorkshire is Toni. But the shaven-haired, motorbike-mad host's grand plan for the night go dramatically off the track, resulting in a trip to A&E.

In South Yorkshire, the competitive, confident and cocky Mark is a man with a plan for victory as he arranges for some surprise celebrity guests to take part in the evening's proceedings.

Super critical foodie Gary takes his turn as host in South Yorkshire. Gary's making everything from scratch, even the bread. But his healthy non-alcoholic welcome drink doesn't go down so well. Can the evening be turned around?

It is the final day in South Yorkshire, and plain speaking Kerry plans good old fashioned 'stick to your ribs' cooking for her guests. Except her dumplings turn out to be more like breeze blocks!

First to cook in Glasgow is former model Sonia Scott Mackay. Single girl Sonia is looking for romance - might boxing enthusiast Scott be the one? And will a menu featuring a different cocktail with every course woo the rest of her guests?

Writer and whisky-lover Ian Black plans a distinctly Scottish menu with no-fuss cooking. And if this doesn't work, there's that bottle of expensive wine he's been saving for over two decades.

It's half way through the competition in Glasgow and primary school teacher Natalie serves a complex menu that goes down very well. But the conversation turns sour when Scott makes a throwaway remark about Natalie's four week marriage.

In Glasgow Scott Borthwick is on a mission to impress, especially stylish ex-model Sonia. And late on in the evening Scott and Sonia share a steamy conversation in the bathroom.

Last to cook in Glasgow is gregarious grandmother Helen Hancock who is taking her guests back in time with a retro menu featuring prawn cocktail and arctic roll.