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.
Episode menu
Series 2, Episode 7 - England Expects
Gareth has to prove he is the best chef in Britain by winning an international cookery competition in Lyon, France. Will he win and make his respected culinary peers eat sauteed crow? Orwill the Frenchies nobble the "rosbif"?
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 27th October 1994
- Time
- 9:30pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Lenny Henry | Gareth Blackstock |
| Caroline Lee Johnson | Janice Blackstock |
| Roger Griffiths | Everton Stonehead |
| Pui Fan Lee | Debra |
| Gary Bakewell | Donald |
| Jean Luc Rebaliati | Alphonse |
| Guillaume Barriere | Gaston |
| Vincent Nemeth | Marcel |
| Francois Domange | Wine Merchant |
| Patty Hannock (as Patti Hannock) | Wine Merchant's Wife |
| Alain Debray | Chairman |
| Robin Driscoll | Passenger |
| Fiona Allen | Air Hostess |
| Peter Tilbury | Writer |
| Robin Driscoll | Script Editor |
| John Birkin | Director |
| Polly McDonald | Executive Producer |
| Nick Arthurs | Editor |
| Andrew Howe-Davies | Production Designer |
| Leo Davis | Casting Director |
| Chris Howard | Director of Photography |
| Omar Lye-Fook (as Omar) | Composer |
| Jakko M. Jakszyk (as Jakko M Jakszyk) | Composer |
| Glynn Purcell | 1st Assistant Director |