Television
Thompson made his first television appearance on BBC2’s Food and Drink, before appearing on Ready Steady Cook from 1994.
In 2003, he appeared in the second series of I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!, which led to him replacing Gregg Wallace as the host of BBC2's Saturday Kitchen. The show transferred to BBC1 to replace Saturday morning children's television. However, after a large financial offer from ITV, Worrall Thompson and the production company responsible for the show, Prospect Pictures transferred the format - including Australian wine expert Matt Skinner - to ITV from June 2006. The new show Saturday Cooks fared poorly against the new BBC production of Saturday Kitchen fronted by the younger James Martin, and retreated as Daily Cooks Challenge to now only air during the week. Since the move to ITV, Thompson has ceased to appear as a guest chef on Ready, Steady, Cook.
Worrall Thompson represented the Midlands and East of England in series one of the BBC's Great British Menu but was beaten by Galton Blackiston, after burning the meat course of his entry prior to the judging phase.
In June 2008 he made a guest appearance on ITV soap Emmerdale, where he was judging a Pub of the Year contest.
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