Season 1 (2004)
Release date: 2004-04-27
User rating:
9.5 / 10
Episodes (4):
1. Bonaparte's Restaurant
The kitchen in Bonapartes, a restaurant in West Yorkshire, is run by 21-year-old Head Chef Tim. He truly believes that he specialises in 'fine dining' and has ambitions to be a TV chef and own restaurants in London, Paris, and New York. Unfortunately, as Gordon discovers, Tim has no customers and doesn't even know the basics of cooking.
Release date: 2004-04-27
2. The Glass House
Britain's famous Lake District is where tourists are plentiful and money is flowing. However, the Glass House Restaurant in Ambleside seems to have missed both points.
Release date: 2004-05-04
3. The Walnut Tree Inn
In a previous life, The Walnut Tree Inn in South Wales was a Michelin-starred restaurant known throughout Britain. Under its new owners, Italian Francesco Mattioli, Gordon arrives to find the kitchen in chaos with no Head Chef and no customers.
Release date: 2004-05-11
4. Moore Place
In the final episode, Gordon tries to save Moore Place, a restaurant adjacent to a busy golf course in Surrey, in the south of England. There's plenty of money in the area with golfers, 'ladies who lunch,' and American business executives, but this place is deserted.
Release date: 2004-05-18
Cast
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Patricia Llewellyn - Executive Producer, Martha Delap - Producer, Nancy Bornat - Producer, Tim Whitwell - Producer, Becky Clarke - Executive Producer, Lauren Abery - Producer, Claire Lloyd-Evans - Producer, Christine Hall - Producer