Alton Brown gives the "reload" treatment to a show aboutflattened meat dishes, including a new chicken piccata and achicken Kiev that's actually a schnitzel.
Hot-rod hunter Richard Rawlings and the Gas Monkey crewcelebrate their fans with a countdown of fan-voted favoritebuilds, breakouts and blowouts. Russell, Mike and Tony are ona mission to derail him before he can reveal his personalfavorite.
Guy Self returns to Holby, and is now in a relationship with aformer patient, a development he wishes to keep a secret froma suspicious Ric. Essie begins her second round ofchemotherapy, and her friends are determined to make sure thatevery other aspect of her life remain as normal as possible.Max makes an announcement regarding the future of Darwin,sending Jac and Kian's relationship into new territory.
An unwelcome visitor arrives in the Lakes on the eve of Ralphand Katie's wedding in the shape of Ralph's father, whom hehas not seen in more than 10 years. Louise is less than keen tohave him around, as is Maurice - in part because Doug proves afar more likable person than he had imagined. Paul and Sarah'sliberalism is put to the test when Mark and Joe want to strikeout on their own. They decide to let the boys go for a day outon their own, but neither is able to resist checking up onthem.
The Coast Guard responds to a mayday call as captains and crewbrace for the loss of friends during a brutal winter storm. Sigand Monte track an opilio hoard at the Russian line, and theclock is ticking for Wild Bill & Junior during the codderby.
The auditions continue as variety acts of all types andcontestants of all ages audition for the chance to win million. The Golden Buzzer is back, allowing a lucky act thechance to go directly to the Live Shows to compete forAmerica's vote.
With Joe Lycett hosting, the six remaining home sewers headback in time to the 1980s, attempting to revive the glamorous- and sometimes ridiculous - style of the decade. This is morethan a stroll down memory lane, as they tackle the decade'smost tailored, fun and over the top garments.First, judgesPatrick Grant and Esme Young challenge the sewers to get downto business with the trickiest pattern so far, a woman's powerjacket. Creating the perfect jacket involves grappling withtailoring fabrics and taking on such daunting technical hurdlesas lapel construction and inserting shoulder pads, hopefullywithout getting in a flap. For the transformation challenge,it's party time as the sewers let rip with their imagination,turning high-vis work clothes into party outfits.In themade-to-measure challenge, the sewers take on their final iconof eighties fashion, the cocktail dress. Working with bold,shiny fabrics, they must create a knee-length-or-above dressthat embodies the excess of the 1980s. Who will disco dancetheir way to garment of the week, and for whom will eightiesweek signal the end of an era, as they become the seventhsewer to wave goodbye to the Great British Sewing Bee?
Don struggles to get the respect from popular advertisersdespite the popularity of his show; after her return home toLos Angeles, Simone looks to rekindle her relationship withJT.