The first team to cook in the second week at the MKR Mansion are Helen and Liz, who are faced with the challenge of preparing six squab pigeons; the Mystery Ingredient selected by two Michelin starred guest judge Claude Bosi. The friends rise to the challenge with a main course of squab pigeon, Jerusalem artichoke purée and dressed green beans, followed by a dessert of salted chocolate tart with vanilla ice cream and raspberries. But will they meet the exacting standards of the judges and rival teams in this crucial round of the competition?

The mid-week Mansion Round contestants are friends Tosin and Geneviève, who have to face the Mystery Ingredient choice of Guest Judge, Allegra McEvedy. The pair are confronted with six live crabs which they decide to turn into a fragrant Thai crab curry with shredded salad and sambal. Their dessert, inspired by their West African roots, is African mango and passion fruit cheesecake with mango sorbet. Will their painstaking preparation for their curry pay off with the judges Allegra, Glynn and Rachel as well as the rival teams?