Ainsley Harriott
Self - Host/Chef
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Series SeasonSeason 15 episodes2005
Ready, Steady, Cook
Series 15
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Episodes
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Episode 145 min2005-09-05
Episode 1
A culinary clash between Brian Turner and Tony Tobin.
Episode 245 min2005-09-06
Episode 2
What can financial experts Adam Shaw and Adrian Chiles rustle up on a £5 budget?
Episode 345 min2005-09-07
Episode 3
Antony Worrall Thompson and Nick Nairn get cooking.
Episode 445 min2005-09-08
Episode 4
Brian Turner and Paul Rankin get busy in the kitchen.
Episode 545 min2005-09-09
Episode 5
Lesley Waters and Nick Nairn are under starter's orders.
Episode 645 min2005-09-12
Episode 6
Brian Turner and Antony Worrall Thompson mix it up.
Episode 745 min2005-09-13
Episode 7
Wildlife rescuers Simon Cowell and Sara Cowen team up with Paul Rankin and Lesley Waters.
Episode 845 min2005-09-14
Episode 8
Olympic medallists Helen Reeves and Georgina Harland join James Martin and Nick Nairn.
Episode 945 min2005-09-19
Episode 9
Brian Turner and Lesley Waters cook for Alice Beer and leukaemia survivor Pamela Beddard 's mum in aid of charity CLIC Sargent
Episode 1045 min2005-09-20
Episode 10
Paul Rankin and Phil Vickery compete.
Episode 1145 min2005-09-21
Episode 11
Lesley Waters and James Tanner cook against the clock.
Episode 1245 min2005-09-22
Episode 12
With Trading Up presenters Kevin Allan and Louise Lear.
Episode 1345 min2005-09-26
Episode 13
With celebrity chefs Nick Nairn and Brian Turner.
Episode 1445 min2005-09-27
Episode 14
Sailing adventurers Rona Cant and Andy Dare challenge Lesley Waters and Ross Burden to inspire with culinary delights.
Episode 1545 min2005-09-28
Episode 15
Paul Rankin and Tony Tobin work magic on mystery ingredients. Ainsley Harriott hosts.
Episode 1645 min2005-09-29
Episode 16
Chef Ed Baines makes his Ready Steady Cook debut.
Episode 1745 min2005-09-30
Episode 17
Actors Christopher Timothy and Diane Keen challenge chefs Nick Nairn and Paul Rankin.
Episode 1845 min2005-10-03
Episode 18
Ed Baines and Brian Turner cook up a hard-fought bout.
Episode 1945 min2005-10-04
Episode 19
A farmer takes on a fisherman as chefs Paul Rankin and James Martin rustle up dishes.
Episode 2045 min2005-10-05
Episode 20
The oven gloves are off for Nick Nairn and Phil Vickery.
Episode 2145 min2005-10-06
Episode 21
Will consumer champions Matt Allwright and Julia Bradbury get good value from James Tanner and James Martin?
Episode 2245 min2005-10-07
Episode 22
With chefs Nick Nairn and Antony Worrall Thompson.
Episode 2345 min2005-10-17
Episode 23
Nick Nairn and Tony Tobin are under starter's orders.
Episode 2445 min2005-10-18
Episode 24
James Tanner and Paul Rankin don their aprons.
Episode 2545 min2005-10-19
Episode 25
Brian Turner and Phil Vickery feel the heat from The Bill's Graham Cole and Anna Acton.
Episode 2645 min2005-10-20
Episode 26
A spiritualist and her husband join chefs Tony Tobin and Antony Worrall Thompson.
Episode 2745 min2005-10-21
Episode 27
Chefs Ed Baines and Phil Vickery rustle up quick treats.
Episode 2845 min2005-10-24
Episode 28
Minding peas and qs are etiquette experts Jean Broke-Smith and Tim Hadcock-Mackay .
Episode 2945 min2005-10-25
Episode 29
James Martin and Antony Worrall Thompson don aprons.
Episode 3045 min2005-10-26
Episode 30
Ed Baines and Phil Vickery feel the heat today.
Episode 3145 min2005-10-27
Episode 31
Ross Burden and Tony Tobin work their magic.
Episode 3245 min2005-10-28
Episode 32
James Tanner and Phil Vickery stir it up.
Episode 3345 min2005-10-31
Episode 33
Boxer Ricky Hatton joins darts champ Phil Taylor.
Episode 3445 min2005-11-01
Episode 34
Tony Tobin and Brian Turner stir it up.
Episode 3545 min2005-11-02
Episode 35
Antony Worrall Thompson and Nick Nairn mix it up.
Episode 3645 min2005-11-03
Episode 36
Paul Rankin and James Martin work their magic.
Episode 3745 min2005-11-04
Episode 37
Stunt performers Steve Truglia and Nina Armstrong join Tony Tobin and James Tanner.
Episode 3845 min2005-11-07
Episode 38
Will it be pot black as snooker stars Shaun Murphy and John Higgins guest?
Episode 3945 min2005-11-08
Episode 39
Chefs James Martin and Lesley Waters stir it up.
Episode 4045 min2005-11-09
Episode 40
Ed Baines and Antony Worrall Thompson fight it out.
Episode 4145 min2005-11-10
Episode 41
Ross Burden and Phil Vickery rattle the pans.
Episode 4245 min2005-11-11
Episode 42
Antony Worrall Thompson and James Tanner compete.
Episode 4345 min2005-11-14
Episode 43
Alan Nash - the world's fastest egg crusher - and baked bean fan Captain Beany guest.
Episode 4445 min2005-11-15
Episode 44
Two record-breaking eccentrics guest: a champion knitter and a jelly bean queen.
Episode 4545 min2005-11-16
Episode 45
With Tim FitzHigham , who rowed a bathtub across the English Channel, and Sean Shannon, the world's fastest talker.
Episode 4645 min2005-11-17
Episode 46
With the world's fastest quizmaster Gavin Dare and press-up record-breaker Steve Bugdale.
Episode 4745 min2005-11-18
Episode 47
Brian Turner and James Martin chase a carrot chopping world record in aid of BBC Children in Need.
Episode 4845 min2005-11-21
Episode 48
James Tanner and Kevin Woodford cook against the clock.
Episode 4945 min2005-11-22
Episode 49
Katherine Jenkins and Hayley Westenra sing for supper.
Episode 5045 min2005-11-23
Episode 50
With chefs James Martin and Lesley Waters.
Episode 5145 min2005-11-24
Episode 51
Journalists Sue Carroll and Jane Moore guest.
Episode 5245 min2005-11-25
Episode 52
James Martin and Ross Burden stir things up.
Episode 5345 min2005-11-28
Episode 53
Kevin Woodford and Tony Tobin compete in the kitchen.
Episode 5445 min2005-11-29
Episode 54
Ross Burden and James Tanner race against the kitchen clock.
Episode 5545 min2005-11-30
Episode 55
Antony Worrall Thompson and Tony Tobin stir it up.
Episode 5645 min2005-12-01
Episode 56
Will The Archers stars Charles Collingwood and Judy Bennett be using fresh farm produce?
Episode 5745 min2005-12-02
Episode 57
With Ross Burden and Antony Worrall Thompson.
Episode 5845 min2005-12-06
Episode 58
Lesley Waters and Brian Turner race against the clock.
Episode 5945 min2005-12-07
Episode 59
Rescue-dog handlers Pauline Exon and Jackie Dalton join Phil Vickery and Ross Burden.
Episode 6045 min2005-12-08
Episode 60
A special festive treat for a foster mother who has cared for more than 100 children.
Episode 6145 min2005-12-09
Episode 61
Featuring a mistletoe expert and Christmas-tree grower.
Episode 6245 min2005-12-19
Episode 62
With Ross Burden and Antony Worrall Thompson.
Episode 6345 min2005-12-20
Episode 63
Christmas enthusiast Andy Parks and festive buyer Rachel Seed cook-off.
Episode 6445 min2005-12-21
Episode 64
Brian Turner and Antony Worrall Thompson take on gospel singers Clint and Leon Jordan.
Episode 6545 min2005-12-22
Episode 65
Weather reporter Carol Kirkwood and bookie Rupert Adams team up with chefs James Martin and Gino D'Acampo.
Episode 6645 min2005-12-23
Episode 66
Stars of the Billy Elliot musical join Lesley Waters and Phil Vickery. Ainsley Harriott hosts.
Episode 6745 min2005-12-27
Episode 67
Sue Barker and Matt Dawson set a high bar for chefs Paul Rankin and James Martin.
Episode 6845 min2005-12-28
Episode 68
Will City Hospital's Andi Peters and Ward Sister Shelley prove clinical in the kitchen?
Episode 6945 min2005-12-29
Episode 69
It's panto in the kitchen as Sleeping Beauty stars Debbie McGee and Sue Hodge take part.
Episode 7045 min2005-12-30
Episode 70
Astrologer Jonathan Cainer and handwriting expert Allan Conway compete.
Episode 7145 min2006-01-04
Episode 71
Super foster mum Avril Jenson and her daughter join chefs Nick Nairn and Tony Tobin.
Episode 7245 min2006-01-05
Episode 72
With complementary medicine gurus Michael van Straten and Barefoot Doctor.
Episode 7345 min2006-01-06
Episode 73
Ross Burden and Antony Worrall Thompson cook against the clock. Ainsley Harriott hosts.
Episode 7445 min2006-01-09
Episode 74
The oven gloves are off for chefs Phil Vickery and Ed Baines. With Ainsley Harriott.
Episode 7545 min2006-01-10
Episode 75
The oven gloves are off for James Tanner and Tony Tobin. With Ainsley Harriott.
Episode 7645 min2006-01-11
Episode 76
Nick Nairn and Ross Burden have their culinary skills put to the test against the clock. Ainsley Harriott hosts.
Episode 7745 min2006-01-12
Episode 77
Beyond Boundaries participants, Paralympian Ade Adepitan and blind adventurer Amar Latif , join James Tanner and James Martin in the kitchen.
Episode 7845 min2006-01-23
Episode 78
Phi Vickery and Antony Worrall Thompson take part.
Episode 7945 min2006-01-24
Episode 79
Wildlife host Chris Packham and reptile expert Mark O'Shea join Tony Tobin and James Tanner. With Ainsley Harriott.
Episode 8045 min2006-01-25
Episode 80
Nick Nairn and Lesley Waters get down and gourmet.
Episode 8145 min2006-01-26
Episode 81
Tony Tobin and James Martin cook-off against the clock.
Episode 8245 min2006-01-27
Episode 82
Mediums Derek Acorah and Colin Fry help out spirited chefs Paul Rankin and Ross Burden.
Episode 8345 min2006-01-30
Episode 83
Can chefs James Tanner and Ross Burden stand the heat?
Episode 8445 min2006-01-31
Episode 84
Chefs Lesley Waters and Antony Worrall Thompson take part. Ainsley Harriott hosts.
Episode 8545 min2006-02-01
Episode 85
Antiques expert Paul Martin and property pundit Catherine Gee get down and gourmet.
Episode 8645 min2006-02-02
Episode 86
Host Ainsley Harriott oversees the culinary labours of James Tanner and Nick Nairn
Episode 8745 min2006-02-03
Episode 87
Chefs Gino D'Acampo and Tony Tobin take their marks.
Episode 8845 min2006-02-06
Episode 88
Voiceover artists Charlotte Avery, and the aptly named Redd Pepper, join chefs Nick Nairn and Lesley Waters.
Episode 8945 min2006-02-07
Episode 89
Brian Turner and Ross Burden cook up today's tasty treats. Ainsley Harriott hosts.
Episode 9045 min2006-02-08
Episode 90
Nick Nairn and Antony Worrall Thompson frantically cook against the clock.
Episode 9145 min2006-02-09
Episode 91
Phil Vickery and Ross Burden pump up the legumes.
Episode 9245 min2006-02-10
Episode 92
Chefs James Tanner and Tony Tobin hit the hob.
Episode 9345 min2006-02-13
Episode 93
Olympic medal hopefuls, ice dancers John and Sinead Kerr , team up with James Tanner and Gino D'Acampo.
Episode 9445 min2006-02-16
Episode 94
Brian Turner and Phil Vickery join Ainsley Harriott.
Episode 9545 min2006-02-17
Episode 95
Charley Boorman and Simon Yates guest.
Episode 9645 min2006-02-20
Episode 96
Antony Worrall Thompson and Tony Tobin stir it up.
Episode 9745 min2006-02-21
Episode 97
The Hairy Bikers rock up today to challenge chefs Brian Turner and James Martin.
Episode 9845 min2006-02-27
Episode 98
It's oven gloves off for Tony Tobin and James Tanner.
Episode 9945 min2006-02-28
Episode 99
A couple of whisky experts join chefs Phil Vickery and Antony Worrall Thompson.
Episode 10045 min2006-03-01
Episode 100
Discount dishes with shopping guru Jay Hunt and financial advisor Martin Lewis.
Episode 10145 min2006-03-02
Episode 101
Foster mum Avril and daughter Lisa team up with Nick Nairn and Tony Tobin.
Episode 10245 min2006-03-03
Episode 102
Brian Turner and Antony Worrall Thompson titillate the taste buds with their culinary treats
Episode 10345 min2006-03-06
Episode 103
Kitchen cut-and-thrust with Tony Tobin and James Tanner. Ainsley Harriott referees.
Episode 10445 min2006-03-07
Episode 104
Can Antony Worrall Thompson and Lesley Waters deliver dishes with a good GKGIycemic Index rating for two life coaches?
Episode 10545 min2006-03-08
Episode 105
Discount dishes with Ross Burden and Phil Vickery.
Episode 10645 min2006-03-09
Episode 106
Gino D'Acampo takes on Tony Tobin in the culinary contest.
Episode 10745 min2006-03-10
Episode 107
Angela Baker , inspiration for the hit movie Calendar Girls, and her husband Charles cook with Lesley Waters and Phil Vickery.
Episode 10845 min2006-03-13
Episode 108
Kitchen cut-and-thrust with Gino D'Acampo and Nick Nairn. Ainsley Harriott referees.
Episode 10945 min2006-03-14
Episode 109
James Martin and Lesley Waters cook up working lunches for financial journalists Adam Shaw and Adrian Chiles.
Episode 11045 min2006-03-15
Episode 110
Discount dishes with Paul Rankin and Brian Turner.
Episode 11145 min2006-03-16
Episode 111
James Tanner faces Tony Tobin in the culinary contest.
Episode 11245 min2006-03-20
Episode 112
Talented chefs Gino D'Acampo and James Tanner reveal even more culinary prowess.
Episode 11345 min2006-03-21
Episode 113
Russ Burden and Paul Rankin heat up the hobs.
Episode 11445 min2006-03-22
Episode 114
Chefs Nick Nairn and Lesley Waters tempt the taste buds. Ainsley Harriott hosts.
Episode 11545 min2006-03-23
Episode 115
Brian Turner and Ross Burden take their culinary marks.
Episode 11645 min2006-03-24
Episode 116
BBC continuity announcers Phil Vowels and Sarah Gentry challenge chefs Lesley Waters and Antony Worrall Thompson.
Episode 11745 min2006-03-27
Episode 117
Casualty stars Rebekah Gibbs and Georgina Bouzova swap scalpels for spatulas.
Episode 11845 min2006-03-28
Episode 118
It's spatulas at 20 paces for James Martin and Antony Worrall Thompson.
Episode 11945 min2006-03-29
Episode 119
Chefs Nick Nairn and James Tanner tantalise the tastebuds.
Episode 12045 min2006-03-30
Episode 120
A pair of 1940s enthusiasts provide Paul Rankin and Phil Vickery with their food rations.
Episode 12145 min2006-03-31
Episode 121
Discount dishes from Brian Turner and Gino D'Acampo , overseen by effervescent Ainsley.
Episode 12245 min2006-04-03
Episode 122
Paul Rankin and Antony Worrall Thompson get busy.
Episode 12345 min2006-04-04
Episode 123
Will the knives come out when chefs James Martin and Gino D'Acampo clash?
Episode 12445 min2006-04-05
Episode 124
Carol Thatcher and Antony Costa join Ross Burden and Phil Vickery to reminisce over I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here!
Episode 12545 min2006-04-10
Episode 125
Ross Burden and Paul Rankin fire up the stoves.
Episode 12645 min2006-04-11
Episode 126
Can chefs James Martin and Gino D'Acampo stand the heat in the kitchen?
Episode 12745 min2006-04-12
Episode 127
The tenth Doctor Who David Tennant and his dad join Brian Turner and Nick Nairn.
Episode 12845 min2006-04-13
Episode 128
Entrepreneur Simon Woodroffe and The Apprentice's Saira Khan take care of business.
Episode 12945 min2006-04-14
Episode 129
Artist Prudence Staite , who sculpts with chocolate, and her mum join Phil Vickery and Gino D'Acampo on an Easter special.
Episode 13045 min2006-05-02
Episode 130
Swapping words for whisks are Nicholas Parsons and author Marian Keyes.
Episode 13145 min2006-05-03
Episode 131
Brian Turner and Nick Nairn conjure dishes from a fiver's worth of ingredients.
Episode 13245 min2006-05-04
Episode 132
James Martin and Phil Vickery are the chefs whipping up dishes from limited supplies.
Episode 13345 min2006-05-05
Episode 133
Chefs Brian Turner and Antony Worrall Thompson are under starter's orders.
Episode 13445 min2006-05-08
Episode 134
Hosts of BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour, Martha Kearney and Jenni Murray , team up with James Tanner and Lesley Waters.
Episode 13545 min2006-05-09
Episode 135
Chefs Paul Rankin and James Martin mix it up.
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