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Inbetweeners Comeback: When the Iconic Series Returns – And What Fans Are Excited About

The Inbetweeners are back. Find out when the iconic series returns, what fans are excited to see, and how the original cast is reuniting.

International Business Times UK · Oct 13, 2025

The Inbetweeners could make a return after more than a decade

The coming-of-age sitcom, which was originally broadcast on E4 between 2008 and 2010, follows the misadventures of four teenagers.

Evening Standard · Oct 12, 2025

Second MasterChef contestant edited out of scandal-hit series after Gregg Wallace and John Torode axe

Production company Banijay UK confirmed the unnamed cook asked to be removed after 45 complaints about Wallace’s behaviour and one against Torode were upheld

Evening Standard · Aug 14, 2025

John Torode fired from MasterChef for 'saying N-word twice singing Kanye West song during work drinks'

The Australian chef, 59, reportedly used the racial term while singing along to Kanye West’s Gold Digger at an after-work gathering with colleagues

Evening Standard · Jul 18, 2025

MasterChef’s John Torode allegedly used the ‘worst racial slur there is’

Torode, 59, was fired for using ‘an extremely offensive racist term’

The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2025

MasterChef scandal timeline as BBC airs controversial series with fired hosts

The BBC cookery show is forever changed following a lengthy investigation that upheld allegations against long-time hosts Wallace and Torode

The Independent UK · Jul 17, 2025

BBC responds to claims final MasterChef series with Gregg Wallace and John Torode 'will still air'

It was reported that BBC and Banijay executives debated whether to air the series after the investigation

Evening Standard · Jul 17, 2025

What Racist Term Did John Torode Say To Get Sacked From The BBC? UK's Masterchef Scandal Continues

BBC sacks John Torode after probe into racist remark on MasterChef set. What happened behind the scenes? Read the full breakdown now.

International Business Times UK · Jul 16, 2025

John Torode ‘blindsided’ by MasterChef sacking 'he learnt about off BBC News'

The 59-year-old chef was said to be ‘heartbroken’ after the BBC and production company Banijay confirmed his departure

Evening Standard · Jul 16, 2025

ITV 'reveals fate' of John Torode's show with wife Lisa Faulkner after MasterChef firing for 'racist' term

The Australian chef, 59, was dropped from MasterChef after it was alleged that he used an ‘extremely offensive racist term’ in 2018

Evening Standard · Jul 16, 2025