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Chef

TV·1993–1996·3 seasons, 20 episodes·BBC One·Comedy·30m

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Sharp knives and even sharper tongues! Meet Britain's finest, most short-fused chef, Gareth Balckstock.

Cast

Episodes by season

Season017Episodes1993AiredSeason avg
  1. S01E01Chef S01E01PersonnelJanuary 28, 1993The premiere episode serves primarily to set up the series and introduce the main character, Gareth Blackstock, a master chef with an obsess
  2. S01E02Chef S01E02Beyond the PassFebruary 4, 1993After Le Chateau Anglais is forced into receivership, Gareth and Janice prepare to buy the restaurant. To make the purchase, they have to s
  3. S01E03Chef S01E03Subject to ContractFebruary 11, 1993Chef's plan to buy Le Chateau is stalled by inability to sell the house. A sentimental conversation about living in the house turns into an
  4. S01E04Chef S01E04The Big CheeseFebruary 25, 1993Gareth is busy perfecting his salmon mousse to prepare for a visit to Le Chateau Anglais by celebrity chef and gourmet Albert Roux. At the
  5. S01E05Chef S01E05Fame is the SpurMarch 4, 1993Gareth does interviews with journalists and agrees to have a documentary filmed in the kitchen to publicize the restaurant. When Everton ac
  6. S01E06Chef S01E06Rice and PeasMarch 11, 1993Gareth's father, who left the family when Gareth was a child and has never been close to him, stops by the restaurant. He makes fun of the
  7. S01E07A Bird in the HandDecember 24, 1993Gareth and Janice are worried over Le Chateau's high expenses. Janice complains about the prices of Mrs Courtney, the herb supplier. Gareth

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season027Episodes1994AiredSeason avg
  1. S02E01Chef S02E01A River Runs Thru ItSeptember 8, 1994Le Chateau is in desperate need of new personnel and Gareth stumbles upon the name of a chef he once ate at. He decides to visit him.
  2. S02E02Chef S02E02Time FliesSeptember 15, 1994Janice is late and tells Gareth she may be pregnant. The revelation sets off inquiries into the cost of private school and other child-rela
  3. S02E03Chef S02E03Do the Right ThingSeptember 22, 1994After an argument with a health inspector, Gareth goes with Everton and Janice to buy game birds from a poacher. After buying the birds, Ga
  4. S02E04Chef S02E04A Diploma of MiseriesSeptember 29, 1994Janice arranges for Gareth to appear on a popular television chat show (talk show in American), whose host is a fan of Gareth's cooking. Ga
  5. S02E05Chef S02E05MasterchefOctober 13, 1994Everton makes a partridge terrine that is so good, Gareth has to put it on the menu. The chef of Le Chateau doesn't like it all that Everton
  6. S02E06Chef S02E06Private LivesOctober 20, 1994Gareth has to spend the entire day sorting out the private lives of his staff.
  7. S02E07Chef S02E07England ExpectsOctober 27, 1994Gareth is invited to a cooking contest in France. He's forced to use English ingredients and needs English wine.

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Season036Episodes1996AiredSeason avg
  1. S03E01Chef S03E01Gareth's True LoveNovember 25, 1996What changes at La Chateau Anglais! Gareth has to transfer ownership to a loudmouth named Cyril. Savanna is a new American chef in his kitch
  2. S03E02Chef S03E02Reeny/ReneeDecember 2, 1996When Renee, Cyril's spoiled daughter arrives at the restaurant, Gareth is forced into letting her help out in the kitchen. Everton is smitt
  3. S03E03Chef S03E03Lessons in TalkingDecember 9, 1996With Janice having moved out on him and with talk of divorce in the air, Gareth takes his temper out on the diners when Cyril has made a pol
  4. S03E04Chef S03E04Love is in the AirDecember 16, 1996The arrival of Gareth's father is not the tonic he needs to help him overcome his failed marriage. Especially when he brings along his new,
  5. S03E05Chef S03E05RochelleDecember 23, 1996Gareth meets up with a childhood sweetheart when a wedding reception is held in the restaurant. This just further complicates his already pr
  6. S03E06Chef S03E06Paris? Jamaica?December 30, 1996Gareth is at a cross road. He must decide whether to accept Rochelle's invitation to join her in Paris for the weekend or to fly off to Jama

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

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