Come Dine with Me

- Season 1

(2005)

Part-time opera diva Jane Bagley kicks off with a menu that looks set to impress. Her obsession with lists should ensure nothing is left to chance but the prospect of four strangers judging every last mouthful proves overwhelming.

Sarah provides this week's second dinner and a glimpse into the glamours life of a real footballer's wife.

Tricia Martin - Stoke's answer to Hyacinth Bucket - makes her bid for dinner party dominance. Tricia's menu is carefully thought out: home-made watercress soup, fish pie and a sensational pannetone bread-and-butter pudding.

Estate agent and former Miss Stoke finalist Lesley creates an extraordinary three-course all-chocolate menu. Can her guests stomach it?

Father Brian cooks dinner for four over-excited female guests in Come Dine With Me Stoke. It's the final dinner, and the gourmet group are really hitting their stride.

Meet domestic goddess, Moona Messamri, from London. She believes her 10-course Italian feast will wow her guests and guarantee her top marks, but with such an extensive menu has she bitten off more than she can chew?

City slicker, Bruce Mainwaring, from London plans to wow his guests with his stunning bachelor pad and extensive wine cellar. He's playing to win, but is so caught up with his food and wine that he makes some basic culinary blunders.

A group of five strangers, each an amateur chef, compete to host the best dinner party, Tonight London's Pauline Morrison hosts.

Innovator, Michael O'Keefe, takes a relaxed approach to hosting in London. He believes success lies in perfect planning rather than slaving over a hot stove, so he's booked Caroline the caterer to cook up the winning dinner.

Belinda hosts the final dinner party in London. Her newly decorated modern dining room is her pride and joy and she's hoping it will rid her of the "mumsy" image the rest of the group have labelled her with.

Spiky-haired, leopard-printed dinner lady Vera Liburd welcomes four complete strangers into her home in Leeds. And this dinner lady is hoping to cook her guests something a little more sophisticated than the average school dinner.

Stuart creates something you've never seen before by combining two British favourites - the full English breakfast and the curry.

Super suave 25-year-old Craig is planning a thoroughly sophisticated evening for his guests. But will his formal manner stifle the atmosphere?

Pippa Hudson is well practised in the art of entertaining, but there's a small problem with her guests: she doesn't like them.

It's the last menu of the competition in Leeds and the turn of former army chef Paul Ulett to host his dinner. He runs his kitchen by the 'five Ps' (prior preparation prevents poor performance).

Office manager Jane cooks up a lavish five-course banquet, but how will the guests react to her obsession with all things purple?

The centrepiece of debonair David's meal is 'Duck in a Box', a dish that he's created himself and involves a very clever trick with duck breasts and a loaf of bread.

It's Sarah's turn to show off her hosting skills. She's laying on a 12-starter extravaganza. But will her love for the Middle East prove her undoing as well as her inspiration?

Rocky Scott doesn't believe dinner parties should be hard work. She relies on good, honest home cooking, most of which (in her case) can be bought from the shop.

Paul's homemade bread is calculated to impress, and his lemon tart looks truly delicious. The oven gloves are off for the final dinner party of Come Dine With Me.