A new series of MasterChef which was recorded before presenters Gregg Wallace and John Torode were sacked will be shown on BBC One and iPlayer, the corporation has announced. The BBC said it had taken the decision "after careful consideration and consultation with the contestants".

The BBC has made a right dog’s dinner of the MasterChef saga, but its decision to broadcast the culinary contest’s latest series after all is the right one. In the “scrap it or screen it?” debate, screening it won out.

After careful consideration and consultation with the contestants, we have decided to broadcast the amateur series of MasterChef on BBC One and BBC iPlayer from August 6. ‘MasterChef is an amazing competition which is life-changing for the amateur chefs taking part.