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BAFTA TV AWARD® nominee

Chef!

Britain's finest - and most ill tempered is chef, Gareth Blackstock, chef at the prestigious restaurant Le Chateau Anglais, lets nothing interfere with his quest for culinary excellence. Gareth sets high expectations for his kitchen staff but they constantly bend the rules. Meanwhile, his dreams of being head chef and proprietor of his own restaurant are challenged by financial constraints.
IMDb 8.119937 episodes
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - Personnel
    January 28, 1993
    29min
    TV-14
    Gareth Blackstock is the executive chef at Le Château Anglais, and he is infuriated when management cuts his budget. Looking for alternatives to his appease his budget problems, Everton shows up and volunteers his service as sous chef for no compensation in order that he can train in the most famous kitchen in England.
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  2. S1 E2 - Beyond the Pass
    February 4, 1993
    29min
    TV-14
    Gareth and wife Janice are presented the opportunity to purchase Le Château Anglais. Unfortunately, to achieve this, he must first face the bank manager. This is no easy task for someone with a pathological hatred of bank managers.
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  3. S1 E3 - Subject to Contract
    February 11, 1993
    29min
    TV-14
    To raise the profile of his restaurant, Gareth opens his kitchen to the press. But Everton has lost track of something very personal and rather unpleasant in the veal stew. Or was it in the pies? Or the ravioli?
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  4. S1 E4 - The Big Cheese
    February 25, 1993
    29min
    TV-14
    Gareth is thrown into a panic when celebrity French chef Albert Roux reserves a table for lunch. Gareth goes in search of the perfect unpasteurized English Stilton. But beware of the cheese police!
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  5. S1 E5 - Fame is the Spur
    March 4, 1993
    29min
    TV-14
    Janice arranges for Gareth and Le Château Anglais to be featured in the television food program, Kitchens Live. The producer has a few surprises in store for Gareth, and Everton manages to release 50 pounds of live crayfish in the kitchen.
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  6. S1 E6 - Rice and Peas
    March 11, 1993
    29min
    TV-14
    Gareth has promised his father a Caribbean evening at Le Château Anglais. The trouble is, he knows nothing about Caribbean cuisine and must endure the ultimate indignity of requesting Everton's assistance in the matter.
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  7. S1 E7 - A Bird in the Hand
    January 27, 1993
    30min
    TV-PG
    Janice wants to cut down on expenses and open the restaurant at Christmas. She arranges a blind test to find a cheaper turkey.
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Audio languages
English
Subtitles
English [CC]
Directors
John BirkinDewi Humphreys
Producers
Charlie Hanson
Starring
Lenny HenryCaroline Lee JohnsonRoger Griffiths
Studio
BBC America
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