Episode guide

Chef!

Series 1

Chef!

  • 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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Chef!

Series 2

Chef!

  • 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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Chef!

Series 3

Chef!

  • 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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