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Ready for a Ramsay Meal Sketch

1)
GORDON RAMSAY STYLE RECIPE:

GORDON:
How to make braised beef on a bed of spinach.

Cut up some spinach. Put on a plate. Pick up the phone. Dial my off-site kitchen. Wait for ten minutes. Put the bag in boiling water for thirty seconds. Serve.

Braised beef on a bed of spinach. Done.

2)IN A BLUE PETER STUDIO:

PRESENTER ONE (HELEN):
And now we've got a real treat coming up, haven't we, Joel?

PRESENTER TWO (JOEL):
That's right, Helen. I'm looking forward to it nearly as much as Zoe Salmon in a leotard.

HELEN:
But there's no ice in our next guest's kitchen.

THEY LAUGH

JOEL:
So without further ado, please welcome top chef GORDON RAMSAY!!

GORDON ENTERS

RAMSAY (LOOKS ROUND):
What the f**k's this? How am I going to f**king cook in this kitchen?

HELEN:
It's 4 O' Clock Gordon. Please don't swear.

RAMSAY:
Don't swear? This is the worst kitchen f**king nightmare since Heston Blumenthal

JOEL:
So what are you going to cook today, Gordon? Something to spice up lunchtimes?

RAMSAY:
Like that fat f**k Jamie Oliver? Don't make me laugh. Even he couldn't cook in a kitchen this small.

JOEL:
How about some pub grub then? A nice Sunday roast?

GORDON:
Well done, big boy. You've got some balls after all.

HELEN:
OK, so now Gordon's going to cook a Sunday roast. And remember, if you want to cook this at home, don't forget to make sure one of your parents is present.

GORDON:
Right. Now this is a recipe I've tried and tested in my Gastropubs. So I know it's the dog's bollocks.

ENTER PERSON IN MOROTBIKE HELMET, WHO GIVES GORDON A BOX

GORDON:
And here's one my centralised kitchen prepared earlier.

Very nice Robo.

I think number 2 is very NR!

1) Does not really add anything to the original story, but I like the idea in 2) of a sweary Gordon Ramsay complaining about the Blue Peter kitchen, as bigfella says, very Newsrevue. I would sharpen up the ending though, its not a good idea to insert a bit of character dialogue halfway through a punchline. Maybe just turn it round:

GORDON:
Right. Now this is a recipe is the dog's bollocks. It's tried and tested in my Gastropubs.

ENTER PERSON IN MOROTBIKE HELMET, WHO GIVES GORDON A BOX

GORDON:
And here's one my centralised kitchen prepared earlier.

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