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Come Dine with Me

Season 8 · 88 episodes · Aug 25, 2008

  1. Episode 1

    Manchester, Carlos Buller

    Aug 25, 2008

    Five nights in Manchester begin with half-Belizean interior designer Carlos Buller, who uses his menu to reflect his heritage. Yet the episode had a far more significant destiny - the following year it was used to identify Carlos on CCTV.

  2. Episode 2

    Manchester, Susan Brickell

    Aug 26, 2008

    Susan got drunk on the first night, irritating fellow diner Stuart as he found her overbearing. It's her turn to host, but she's hungover and upset over cooking disasters which she can't stop confessing to - will Stuart give her a chance?

  3. Episode 3

    Manchester, Dan Cumberland

    Aug 27, 2008

    Third to host in Manchester is performance artist Dan Cumberland, who prepares a vegetarian, Indian-inspired menu. Will his guests like sitting on the floor, combined with Dan's songs and chilled-out vibes?

  4. Episode 4

    Manchester, Karen Oulten

    Aug 28, 2008

    The fourth night in Manchester is hosted by artist Karen. Although she's incredibly relaxed preparing her food, Carlos and Dan had been offended by her picky behaviour on their nights, and attend the dinner bearing something of a grudge.

  5. Episode 5

    Manchester, Stuart Burke

    Aug 29, 2008

    After a week of underlying tensions, nightclub owner Stuart is still confident that he can win. But his fun night is derailed when Carlos and Karen have another turn at airing their grievances, and Stuart's forced to play peacemaker.

  6. Episode 6

    Birmingham, Nicola Bennett

    Sep 1, 2008

    Obsessive cleaner Nicola is first host for a week in Birmingham, yet her continual tidying gets in the way of her doing any cooking. While her food is well regarded by her guests, having to wait over three hours for the main course isn't.

  7. Episode 7

    Birmingham, Ian Harvey

    Sep 2, 2008

    Host on night two of Birmingham is opinionated recruitment consultant and gym bunny, Ian Harvey "If someone doesn't hold my interest, I make it so obvious," warns Ian, "I pretty much ignore them."

  8. Episode 8

    Birmingham, Amanda Kleman

    Sep 3, 2008

    Flying the flag for Birmingham on night three is garage manager, Amanda Kelman. Amanda doesn't suffer fools gladly and after the chaos of the first two nights, she reckons she's in with a chance at the prize fund.

  9. Episode 9

    Birmingham, Wayne Starr

    Sep 4, 2008

    Man of the world, Wayne, is used to living the high life, so there's a treat in store when his humble Come Dine With Me Birmingham rivals come to his crib Wayne's ideal dinner party would involve him and four ladies.

  10. Episode 10

    Birmingham, Suzie Allen

    Sep 5, 2008

    Sporty singleton, Suzie, has some secrets up her sleeve for her Come Dine With Me Birmingham guests. Demure divorcee, Suzie, is looking for love. Sadly, this week hasn't thrown up any Romeos.

  11. Episode 11

    Kent, Tanya Jay

    Sep 8, 2008

    Sri Lankan Tanya is the first host for a week in Kent, bringing 17 separate dishes to Tunbridge Wells. While some guests find the courses a little too spicy, generous servings of alcohol help her to win favour amongst the group.

  12. Episode 12

    Kent, Trevor Smith

    Sep 9, 2008

    Trevor is the second host of the week, but has to start his day with a hangover after indulging the previous night. With long delays and failed courses, Trevor doesn't impress his guests with his cooking, but does produce hysterics.

  13. Episode 13

    Kent, Allen Brockington

    Sep 10, 2008

    Giggly businessman Allen proves to be serious about his cooking, though a delay in his main course sees Trevor get his own back with the teasing. Meanwhile, the group have started to notice that Tanya is becoming increasingly isolated.

  14. Episode 14

    Kent, Zoe Mortlock

    Sep 11, 2008

    Zoe Mortlock used her psychological profiling powers to pitch for victory in Come Dine With Me Kent. Zoe Mortlock is qualitative research executive. Know what that means? Nope, neither do we.

  15. Episode 15

    Kent, Steven Parks

    Sep 12, 2008

    Dental technician and wannabe DJ, Steven Parks think's his culinary class makes him the man to beat in Kent. Steven's been moaning about his rivals' efforts all week but thanks to Tanya's constant cob-on, no-one appears to have noticed.

  16. Episode 16

    Gloucester, Tim Small

    Sep 15, 2008

    Trout farmer Tim begins a week in Gloucester, and prepares most of his own ingredients, including catching his own fish and shooting rabbits. There's also the part of the evening that involves his guests cooking their own food.

  17. Episode 17

    Gloucester, Richenda Hines

    Sep 16, 2008

    Publishing company owner Richenda plans a barbecue party for her evening, but the English weather puts paid to her plans. Yet despite setbacks, including forgetting to cook her bread, Richenda proves to be unflappable.

  18. Episode 18

    Gloucester, Pat Shepherd

    Sep 17, 2008

    Housewife and home-cooking expert Pat Shepherd is a seasoned dinner party hostess so her dinner party should all run smoothly, but things soon start to go wrong.

  19. Episode 19

    Celebrity Special: All In One

    Sep 17, 2008

    A celebrity special with Linda Barker, Lee Ryan, Michelle Heaton and Peter Stringfellow all competing to win £1000 for charity. The week was later shown as four separate episodes in July 2009.

  20. Episode 20

    Gloucester, Nick Cooper

    Sep 18, 2008

    Brewer Nick Cooper cooks a traditional menu from the 1950s, but will his guests be impressed?

  21. Episode 21

    Gloucester, Kat McLeod

    Sep 19, 2008

    It's the final dinner party in Gloucestershire and time to find out who has scooped the £1,000 prize, but not before Kat McLeod has her chance to wow the guests with her culinary skills.

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    Jan 7, 2009

  23. Episode 23

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    Jan 7, 2009

  24. Episode 24

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    Jan 7, 2009

  25. Episode 25

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    Jan 8, 2009

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    Jan 8, 2009

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    Jan 9, 2009

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    Jan 9, 2009

  33. Episode 33

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    Jul 6, 2009

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    Jul 7, 2009

  35. Episode 35

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    Jul 8, 2009

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    Jul 9, 2009

  37. Episode 37

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    Jul 13, 2009

  38. Episode 38

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    Jul 14, 2009

  39. Episode 39

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    Jul 15, 2009

  40. Episode 40

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    Jul 16, 2009

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    Jul 20, 2009

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    Jul 21, 2009

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    Jul 22, 2009

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    Jul 23, 2009

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    Jul 27, 2009

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    Jul 28, 2009

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    Jul 29, 2009

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    Jul 30, 2009

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    Aug 3, 2009

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    Aug 3, 2009

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    Aug 3, 2009

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    Aug 4, 2009

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    Aug 4, 2009

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    Aug 5, 2009

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    Aug 6, 2009

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    Aug 6, 2009

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    Aug 6, 2009

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    Aug 6, 2009

  65. Episode 65

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    Aug 12, 2009

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    Aug 12, 2009

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    Aug 12, 2009

  68. Episode 68

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    Aug 12, 2009

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    Episode 69

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    Aug 13, 2009

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    Episode 70

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    Episode 71

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    Episode 72

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    Aug 13, 2009

  73. Episode 73

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    Dec 16, 2009

  74. Episode 74

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    Dec 17, 2009

  75. Episode 75

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    Dec 18, 2009

  76. Episode 76

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    Dec 18, 2009

  77. Episode 77

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    Mar 1, 2010

  78. Episode 78

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    Mar 2, 2010

  79. Episode 79

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    Mar 3, 2010

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    Mar 4, 2010

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    Mar 8, 2010

  82. Episode 82

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    Mar 9, 2010

  83. Episode 83

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    Mar 10, 2010

  84. Episode 84

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    Mar 11, 2010

  85. Episode 85

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    Mar 22, 2010

  86. Episode 86

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    Mar 23, 2010

  87. Episode 87

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    Mar 24, 2010

  88. Episode 88

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    Mar 25, 2010