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Summary

Gareth Blackstock (Lenny Henry) is chef de cuisine at a 'posh' restaurant, Le Chateau Anglais.

He's obsessed with producing perfect cuisine. That's very difficult when you're surrounded by total incompetents ... at least, that's what Gareth thinks.

Gareth dreams of owning his own restaurant, a dream which finally comes true when he gets the chance to buy Le Chateau Anglais.

Unfortunately, his business and management skills don't match up to his ambitions for the restaurant, and he's forced to sell out to Cyril Bryson (Dave Hill).

Gareth's obsession with the restaurant, coupled with his tendency to be rude and sarcastic to everyone he meets, puts his marriage to Janice (Caroline Lee Johnson) under strain and she eventually leaves him.

Cast List

  Lenny Henry as Gareth Blackstock
  Caroline Lee Johnson as Janice Blackstock
  Roger Griffiths as Everton Stonehead
  Gary Parker as Piers (Series 1)
  Erkan Mustafa as Otto (Series 1)
  Claire Skinner as Lucinda (Series 1)
  Ian McNeice as Gustave LaRoche (Series 2)
  Jeff Nuttall as Gustave LaRoche (Series 3)
  Jean Luc Rebaliati as Alphonse (Series 2)
  Hilary Lyon as Alice (Series 2)
  Pui Fan Lee as Debra (Series 2)
  Gary Bakewell as Donald (Series 2)
  Lorelei King as Savannah (Series 3)
  Dave Hill as Cyril Bryson (Series 3)
  Sophie Walker as Renee (Series 3)
  Peter Tilbury as Restaurant Manager (Series 1)

Production Details

Written by:
Peter Tilbury, Geoff Deane, Paul Makin

Directed by:
John Birkin, Dewi Humphreys

Produced by:
Charlie Hanson

Executive Producer(s):
Polly McDonald (S2)

3 series, 20 episodes

Transmitted: 1993-96

TV Channel: BBC1

BBC Television
APC/Crucial Productions

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