Chef!
- TV sitcom
- BBC One
- 1993 - 1996
- 20 episodes (3 series)
Sitcom starring Lenny Henry as a top chef whose personal and management skills do not match his culinary abilities. Stars Lenny Henry, Caroline Lee Johnson, Roger Griffiths, Claire Skinner, Gary Parker and more.
Key details
- Genre
- Sitcom
- Broadcast
- 1993 - 1996
- Channel
- BBC 1
- Episodes
- 20 (3 series)
- Creator
- Lenny Henry
- Stars
- Lenny Henry, Caroline Lee Johnson, Roger Griffiths, Claire Skinner, Gary Parker, Erkan Mustafa, Elizabeth Bennett, Ian McNeice and more
- Writers
- Peter Tilbury, Geoffrey Deane and Paul Makin
- Directors
- John Birkin and Dewi Humphreys
- Producers
- Charlie Hanson and Polly McDonald
- Companies
Gareth Blackstock, executive chef at posh restaurant Le Chateau Anglais deep in rural Oxfordshire, is a minor culinary genius and obsessed with producing perfect cuisine.
Unfortunatley for Gareth, his wife, and not to mention his staff, his management and interpersonal skills don't quite match his abilities in the kitchen or his ambitions. Food is his world, his raison d'être, and everything else comes second...
Additional details
- Production setting
- Location
- Camera set-up
- Single camera
- Picture
- Colour
Website links
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Thursday 28th January 1993 at 9:30pm on BBC One
- Most recent repeats
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- Sunday 5th November 2023 at 9:15am on U&Gold - Series 3, Episode 6
- Saturday 4th November 2023 at 9:40am on U&Gold - Series 3, Episode 6
- Sunday 29th October 2023 at 9:00am on U&Gold - Series 3, Episode 5