ITV's James Martin halts cooking show to make phone call after major mistake

James Martin halted his ITV cookery programme, Saturday Morning, to allow his guest chef to telephone her father.

During Saturday's repeat of James Martin's Saturday Morning, the television chef welcomed guest Nigel Havers and featured recipes from chefs Dipna Anand, Tony Tobin, and Jonathan Phang.

Nevertheless, the programme took an unforeseen twist when Dipna informed James she needed to ring her father to display what she had prepared.

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The incident occurred after James made a culinary blunder whilst attempting to assist Dipna in the kitchen.

Prior to the telephone call, Dipna cautioned viewers preparing the dish at home: "Okay, so when you're cooking this at home, do not put two on the tava, like James has done," reports Gloucestershire Live.

"But we're gonna just have to continue this now, and we're going to be ready to present really soon."

While Dipna continued serving the dish, James chuckled at his error and remarked, "Dad is overhead watching as well.

"Yeah, we have to ring him and show him this dish," she clarified as James questioned: "We have to ring him? Can we ring him now?"

"Yes," Dipna responded as she paused the cooking segment to retrieve her mobile.

When Dipna's father picked up the call, she described how the preparation had gone: "It was really good. James followed all of my instructions, and Dad, the Keema peas came out so good. Look at this.

"And it's the perfect texture, the sauce is good, just like you'd eat it."

When James took the phone, he jested that Dipna had made the cooking blunder, not him. "No, no," the guest chef interrupted as James teased, "She got the heat of the pan wrong."

Dipna retorted: "No, I didn't, tell the truth."

James confirmed last month that he was taking a summer break and would return in September.

As he concluded the show, he announced: "That's all we have got time for today, a massive thank you to all of my guests.

"My food team, you can sleep better now. Daniel and Sally, and of course, Harry Redknapp and Carly Paoli.

"That is also for the series. Me and the crew are heading off on sunny holidays. Different climates," he added.

James Martin's Saturday Morning is available to watch on ITVX.