How to watch MasterChef: The Professionals season 17 online and on TV from anywhere

The official BBC synopsis reads: "MasterChef: The Professionals returns to iPlayer and BBC One for the 17th series of the UK’s most revered cooking competition. Thirty-two of the country’s most ambitious chefs are invited to battle it out in the MasterChef kitchen, in a bid to become the 2024 champion."

Chloe

Chloe studied Professional Cookery at Kent College. After graduating she went on to work at restaurants including the Michelin-starred Glasshouse, Duck and Waffle, The Georgian House and more recently Kitchen W8. Chloe currently works at The Tin Shed in Notting Hill.

Gaston

Gaston studied at a culinary school in Burgundy and began his career in Paris, working under renowned chefs like Franck Graux at Le Dôme and Christophe Langrée at Le Faust. After moving to London 10 years ago, Gaston worked as a sous chef and designed menus for a wine bar in Notting Hill, Cepáge[s] before launching his own private cheffing business eight years ago, for personal and corporate clients from around the world.

Nkosi

Nkosi studied Culinary Arts at the University of West London then went on to work as a commis chef at the Michelin-starred Goring Hotel. He then spent a year working abroad in South Carolina after winning a competition through college. Then moved back to London where his roles have included Chef de Partie at the Michelin-starred La Trompette. He now works at The Lanesborough Hotel in AA 3-Rosette Restaurant, The Grill Kitchen.

Toby

Toby started his career in food later on in life, making the switch when he was 27. Previously Toby had tried a number of careers ranging from gardening to being a voluntary firefighter. After deciding to make the leap into food, Toby studied professional cookery and three years into his new career he got a job at two Michelin-starred restaurant, Raby Hunt. Since then, he has worked at a variety of locations including the Devonshire Arms with Paul Leonard and Samuel’s Restaurant at the Swinton Estate. He now works at a Spanish tapas restaurant El Castillo at the Auckland Project, a regeneration charity development project for the Bishop Auckland area.

Beth

At the age of 14, Beth did work experience in a kitchen through her school and after completing her GCSEs she went to catering college. She started her culinary career at Bluebells in Ascot, then moved onto an AA 3-Rosette hotel before moving to the Michelin-starred Hambleton Hall, where she has worked since 2015.

Callum

Callum did a National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) in Professional Cookery at Cambridge Regional College and completed an apprenticeship at The Pink Geranium restaurant. Early on in his career he worked at Le Gavroche in London for a year, and then moved on to restaurants including Northcote in Blackburn and The Oak Inn in Ledbury. Callum now works at The Bookshop in Hereford.

Gareth

After working in Cardiff, Gareth moved to the Michelin-starred Danesfield House by Adam Simmons. He went on to cook at Roots in Norfolk for two years. In 2017 he started working with Tommy Heaney and has worked with him on and off since then, currently running the kitchen at Heaneys.

Rohit

After graduating from university, Rohit started working as a waiter in the Italian restaurant, Ferrari's in Bexley Village but was always desperate to get in the kitchen. He went to Westminster Kingsway College and worked in the restaurant on his days off. Since then, he has worked in other Italian restaurants, in and around London and worked in Le Caprice, Scott’s in Mayfair and a private members’ club.