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Chef

1993 – 1996Show3 seasons20 episodes

Comedy
78
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb8.1
78
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb8.1

Summary

Sharp knives and even sharper tongues! Meet Britain's finest, most short-fused chef, Gareth Balckstock.

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  • Friends night
  • Teens
  • Binge-friendly

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Chef episodes

3 seasons · 20 episodes

  1. S1 E1 Personnel, 8.3
  2. S1 E2 Beyond the Pass, 8.2
  3. S1 E3 Subject to Contract, 8.1
  4. S1 E4 The Big Cheese, 8.7
  5. S1 E5 Fame Is the Spur, 8.2
  6. S1 E6 Rice and Peas, 8.2
  7. S1 E7 A Bird in the Hand, 8.4
  1. S2 E1 A River Runs Thru It, 8.2
  2. S2 E2 Time Flies, 7.7
  3. S2 E3 Do the Right Thing, 8.2
  4. S2 E4 A Diploma of Miseries, 8.2
  5. S2 E5 Masterchef, 8.4
  6. S2 E6 Private Lives, 8.3
  7. S2 E7 England Expects, 8.6
  1. S3 E1 Gareth's True Love, 7.6
  2. S3 E2 Reeny/Renée, 7.0
  3. S3 E3 Lessons in Talking, 7.9
  4. S3 E4 Love in the Air, 7.6
  5. S3 E5 Rochelle, 7.6
  6. S3 E6 Paris? Jamaica?, 7.9

Cast

24 of 35 · most episodes first

Crew

Directors
John Birkin, Dewi Humphreys
Written by
Peter Tilbury, Geoff Deane

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Facts

January 28, 1993 · December 30, 1996 · Ended

First aired
January 28, 1993
Last aired
December 30, 1996
Status
Ended
Length
3 seasons · 20 episodes
Content
Strong Language
Genres
Comedy
Original language
English
Available in
2 countries

Tropes

Same Race Means Related, Double Standard, Cool Car +9

Q&A

7 questions, like "Where can I stream Chef?"

Questions about Chef

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Where can I stream Chef?

BritboxBritBox

In the United States, Chef streams on Britbox and BritBox. It also streams in 1 other country.

Is Chef worth watching?

78
GreatGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 78 (IMDb 8.1).

Which season of Chef is best?

Season 1, with an IMDb average of 8.3. Season 3 is the weakest at 7.6. The highest-rated episode is The Big Cheese (season 1, episode 4) at 8.7, and the lowest is Reeny/Renée (season 3, episode 2) at 7.0.

How long does it take to watch Chef?

10 h

About 10 hours: 20 episodes in 3 seasons of about 30 minutes each, aired from 1993 to 1996.

Will Chef make me laugh?

Funny

Yes: the humor is mostly sharp wit (9 of 10) and situational comedy (7 of 10).

Is Chef plot-driven or character-driven?

CharactersPlot

Mostly character-driven: it leans on dialogue centrality (9 of 10) and character depth (8 of 10) more than on its plot.

What tropes does Chef use?

Same Race Means RelatedDouble StandardCool CarUnfinished Chore TroubleMissing MomBig Damn KissThey Call Me MISTER Tibbs!Drill Sergeant NastyForeign Culture FetishAccidental MisnamingGilligan CutSupreme Chefand 75 more

TV Tropes lists 87 tropes for it, including Same Race Means Related, Double Standard, and Cool Car.