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Chef

Chef

19937.53 Seasons20 EpisodesEnded

Overview

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

NetworksBBC One

Top Cast

Lenny Henry

Lenny Henry

Gareth Blackstock

Roger Griffiths

Roger Griffiths

Everton Stonehead

Caroline Lee-Johnson

Caroline Lee-Johnson

Janice Blackstock

Jeff Nuttall

Jeff Nuttall

Gustave LaRoche

Lorelei King

Lorelei King

Savannah Concord

Dave Hill

Dave Hill

Cyril Bryson

Themes & Keywords

workplacesitcomworkplace comedy

About Chef

Chef is a comedy series that first aired in 1993 exploring themes of workplace, sitcom, workplace comedy. it stars Lenny Henry, Roger Griffiths, Caroline Lee-Johnson. Sharp knives and even sharper tongues! Meet Britain's finest, most short-fused chef, Gareth Balckstock.

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