The Penman family

The Penmans from Lincolnshire love to get together and cook hearty homemade meals. Elisha is also very experimental in the kitchen. She’s forever trying to improve recipes by adding her own culinary touches, and no meal time is the same.

Nan Ann is a young spirit and hates to be called Grandma. Spending time with Elisha and Chris keeps Ann feeling sprightly. A self-proclaimed clean freak, she tidies up after messy and disorganized Elisha has been let loose in the kitchen. Chris is a self-employed tiler. He fancies himself as the next Jamie Oliver and loves Jamie's relaxed style of cooking. Chris specialises in home-cooked favourites and claims to make the best chilli con carne in Lincolnshire.

Elisha used to be a competitive swimmer but she had to give it up at 13 because of a gastric condition. Her body is unable to digest food properly. Sometimes she eats little and often and sometimes she’s nil by mouth. Currently she has a feeding tube to make sure she’s getting all the nutrients she needs. Her condition doesn’t stop her cooking - she loves it and is constantly trying new dishes on Chris, her Nan and the family.

• Pictured: Ann, Elisha and Chris

Angellica Bell

The reigning champion of BBC One’s Celebrity MasterChef, Angellica’s intelligence, wit and warmth shine through every time.

With 17 years of network TV experience under her belt, she has emerged as a significant presenter of factual and entertainment programmes, including Ill Gotten Gains (BBC One), 50/50 (CBBC), Something For The Weekend (BBC Two) and many more. She has also been a part of The One Show since its inception as a reporter and with regular stand-ins as a main presenter.

Tommy Banks

Born and raised in Oldstead, North Yorkshire, into a family of farmers, chef Tommy Banks’s passion for food and nature flourished from a young age.

Tommy’s family bought The Black Swan just as he finished school and he started working there with no real intention of becoming a chef, but by 2013, at the age of 24, Tommy was awarded a Michelin Star - making him the youngest Michelin-starred chef in Britain at the time.