Chef!. Image shows from L to R: Everton Stonehead (Roger Griffiths), Gareth Blackstock (Lenny Henry)
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.
Chef!. Image shows from L to R: Everton Stonehead (Roger Griffiths), Gareth Blackstock (Lenny Henry)
Key details
- Genre
- Sitcom
- Broadcast
- 1993 - 1996
- Channels
- BBC One
- 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, Paul Makin, Robin Driscoll and John Brennan
- 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
- Location
- Camera set-up
- Single camera
- Picture
- Colour
Website links
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Thursday 28th January 1993 at 9:30pm on BBC One
- Last new broadcast
- Monday 30th December 1996 at 8:30pm on BBC One
- Most recent repeats
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- Saturday 26th December 2020 at 7:00am on Gold - Series 1, Christmas Special
- Friday 25th December 2020 at 8:55am on Gold - Series 1, Christmas Special
- Saturday 19th December 2020 at 7:30am on Gold - Series 1, Christmas Special