MasterChef

Is a jaffle still a jaffle if there's no bread to hold it together? The contestants use and lose their noodles in this season's first elimination.

Andy is stunned by the way the cake is able to be cut by a knife. The judges lecture these three on their failings, making it clear that they have all, in a very profound way, brought shame to their families. And so Chris walks sadly into the sunset, while Harry lives to stupidly waste her pin another day. Now it is time for Harry to serve her pumpkin and lentils. And comedy is definitely on the cards, because his tart is undercooked. Keyma is cooking a dish her grandmother used to make, having consulted the Big Book Of MasterChef Cliches, while Ali, thinking back to her childhood, is making an authentic Glasgow fish pakora. She puts it back in the oven and hopes it goes away by itself. Michael is making a lobster Thermidor jaffle, which is a good indication of just how badly the pressure is starting to affect contestants mentally. When Steph thinks of dishes that changed her life, she thinks of Celebrations, so she heads out to the local servo to buy a box. Harry declares her intention to make a Big Mac-inspired mushroom jaffle, causing all and sundry to wonder what the hell she's talking about. Well, the first week was fun, but now it's time to get down to what MasterChef is all about: punishing failure. The elimination is in two rounds.