RAMSAY'S KITCHEN NIGHTMARES - CHANNEL 4 - OPTOMEN
BAFTA WINNER - Best Features Series 2008
PRODUCER/DIRECTOR - 3 x 45’
The BAFTA winning series where chef Gordon Ramsay tries to help struggling restaurant owners turn their fortunes around.
BEST WATCH “Brilliant! The very first shot of this episode – after a brief glimpse of some snoozing cows – is of a signpost reading ‘Swanwick’, ‘Crofton’ and ‘Funtley’. It’s like they’ve combined the best parts of all of Gordon’s favourite words into a single district. We can only hope that further down the road he’ll find the pretty Hampshire villages of Shickhead and Twuckface.” Heat 18/12/07 – 5/5 stars.
CRITIC’S CHOICE: “As ever Ramsay spots the problem immediately – Let battle commence!” Daily Mail 18/12/07
MUST SEE: “Some of the greatest swearing matches yet.” Closer 18/12/07
PICK OF THE DAY: “This has all the ingredients of a heart-warming Yule punch.” TV Times 18/12/07
TODAY’S CHOICE: “The exchanges between [the owner] and Gordon are so heated they could caramelise a crème brûlée while their language is as ripe as a five-year-old camembert.” Radio Times 15/12/12
“On the last of his excellent Ch4 series Kitchen Nightmares, Gordon Ramsay offered constructive criticism to the restaurant boss. Raging Ramsay roared: ‘You're in the sh*t you f***ing fat idiot.’ Nice guy.” Daily Mirror, 23/12/07