Come Dine With Me goes prime time, as the afternoon show gets an 8pm celebrity special. Featuring four nights with Jonathan Ansell, Tamara Beckwith, MC Harvey and Lynsey de Paul, the week was later shown as four separate episodes in 2009.

Four nights in Newcastle are shown in one special compilation. Including a picky guest and a James Bond-themed party, the week was later shown as four separate episodes in January 2009.

Four nights in Coventry are presented in a single edition, with contestants including pub landlord James Paley and amorous scientist Vera Phillips Griffith. The week was later shown as four separate episodes in January 2009.

Four nights in Bournemouth are shown in one edition, with contestants including patisserie owner Claudette Brady and property developer James Dean. The week was reshown in four separate episodes in December 2008.

Four nights in Newport are presented in one edition. With contestants salesman Nick Payne, vegan Tony Wardle, hairdresser Sam Mallet and talkative grandmother Jan Taylor, the week was reshown in four separate episodes in December 2008.