Episode guide
Series 1
Chef!
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Personnel
Famous chef Gareth Blackstock, the domineering master of Le Chateau Anglais' kitchen, struggles with dividing time between wife Janice and the restaurant. Lenny Henry stars.
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Beyond the Pass
Gareth and Janice make a few personal sacrifices before visiting their bank manager, in the hope of taking over Le Chateau Anglais.
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Subject to Contract
Gareth tries to drum up free publicity to raise the restaurant's profile and sell his idyllic cottage by making a splash in the local paper.
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The Big Cheese
Gareth tries to cook the perfect meal when a famous chef deigns to visit the restaurant. Kitchen comedy, guest starring Albert Roux.
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Fame Is the Spur
Janice arranges for the restaurant to be featured on a TV cookery programme - but her plans do not allow for interruptions from Everton.
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Rice and Peas
Gareth's long-lost father challenges him to rustle up some Caribbean cuisine, forcing the cantankerous cook to enlist long-suffering Everton's help.
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Chef! (1): Ep 7 - X-mas 1993 A Bird in Hand
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Series 2
Chef!
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A River Runs Through It
Gareth and Janice's Le Chateau Anglais is desperately undermanned and losing custom - forcing them to find another chef before going out of business altogether.
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Time Flies
Janice is shocked to discover she and Gareth are soon to become parents, and worries the feisty chef isn't up to combining his busy restaurant with fatherhood.
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Do the Right Thing
The need for special ingredients leads Gareth into a series of underhand assignations while trying to stay one step ahead of the law. Lenny Henry stars.
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A Diploma of Miseries
Gareth fumes at being told to mingle with the guests at Le Chateau Angles - he hates small talk and the prospect of an impending divorce hasn't improved his temper.
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Masterchef
Gareth and Janice conspire to keep Everton in his place, while the master chef continues to strive for international recognition.
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Private Lives
Gareth and Janice are forced to become impromptu agony aunts to solve their staff's disruptive personal problems before the lunchtime rush starts.
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England Expects
Gareth tries to prove himself a worthy chef by entering an international cookery competition in France. Will he win and make his respected culinary peers eat sauteed crow?
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Series 3
Chef!
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When Janice Left Gareth
A new American chef called Savanna causes trouble in the kitchen and Janice suddenly tells Gareth she's leaving him.
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The Owner's Daughter
The owner of the restaurant insists his brat of a daughter be given a job in the kitchen, where she proves to be a total disaster - but Everton is infatuated with her.
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Divorce?
With the prospect of divorce looming, Gareth takes his temper out on the diners after Cyril has made a policy decision that he should mingle and chat with them.
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Gareth's Father
Gareth's attempts at overcoming his failed marriage are marred by the arrival of his father, who brings along his new, young and attractive girlfriend.
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Rochelle
Cupid starts firing arrows here, there and everywhere as the restaurant hosts a society wedding. However, the bride and groom are not the only ones hopelessly in love.
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Paris or Jamaica?
Gareth is invited to Paris with Rochelle and to Jamaica with Janice - at the same time. Fortunately for him Everton comes to the rescue with a plan that just might work.
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