'The Big Family Cooking Showdown' To Return To BBC Two

BBC has announced the return of the competitive food series 'The Big Family Cooking Showdown', with an increased 14 episode order.

The series will return to BBC Two, but will introduce a new format that sees new presenter Angellica Bell and chef Tommy Hanks running the show as judges.

The first series ran for 12 episodes and had an audience of two million viewers in November. It was presented by Zoe Ball and Nadiya Hussain, and featured judges Giorgio Locatelli and Rosemary Schrager.

The new series will be filmed in Wales and it is being made by Voltage Wales, the recently-opened Cardiff-based production base for factual indie Voltage TV.

Patrick Holland, Controller of BBC Two, said: "The Big Family Cooking Showdown is a celebration of the role of mealtimes in family lives across the UK and I am so pleased we are bringing it back to the channel. The new time-slot and changes to the format means we will be a welcoming a new team, Angellica and Tommy, to take the helm. I'd like to thank Zoe, Nadiya, Giorgio and Rosemary for their great work on series one."

It was commissioned for BBC Two by Patrick Holland, Controller of BBC Two and David Brindley, Head of Popular Factual. The Executive Producers at Voltage TV are Sanjay Singhal and Kathleen Larkin. The Commissioning Editor for the BBC is Catherine Catton.