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Complete third series of the television comedy starring Lenny Henry as Gareth Blackstock, the volatile chef of the Chateau Anglais restaurant. In this series, Gareth's long-suffering wife Janice (Caroline Lee-Johnson) announces that she's leaving him. Gareth takes his mood out on the hapless diners in his restaurant, and when an old girlfriend turns up offering him the chance of a weekend in Paris, Gareth is torn between his old life and the chance of a new one. Episodes are: 'When Janice Left Gareth'; 'The Owner's Daughter'; 'Divorce?'; 'Gareth's Father'; 'Rochelle'; and 'Paris or Jamaica?'
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Lenny Henry stars as Gareth Blackstock, the bad-tempered chef of the Chateau Anglais restaurant. In this third series his wife has walked out on him and he is forced to sell his precious restaurant. Includes every episode from season three: "When Janice Left Gareth", "The Owner's Daughter", "Divorce", "Gareth's Father", "Rochelle" and "Paris or Jamaica"
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
By Karn9evil
Format:DVD
I remember being really disappointed by the 3rd series after what I thought were two strong earlier ones. The writing suddenly seemed tired and strained; Lenny's chef portrayal becoming too repetitive, the double plot line of the separation and the selling of the hotel robbing the show of some of its initial charm (i.e. the playful interplay between him and his wife and the on-going hope he would make a go of the hotel business himself against adversity were strengths from the earlier shows); excessive use of canned laughter this time around to my ears (the 'My Family' syndrome as I call it); poor new supportive characters - the annoying female American chef and the rough diamond boss (bad characterisation and direction rather than bad acting); some farcial scenes, etc. Perhaps the show had run its course already and it was just one series too many. I saw this as an ill-judged attempt to spruce up the show to possibly boost ratings. All in all I think I'll focus on Series 1 & 2 instead and the warmth they brought to our screens a decade or so ago, before Hell's Kitchen made it all too real!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By Mark Twain
Format:DVD
This season isn't even sold off Lenny Henry's official website whereas the earlier two seasons are. This season was a train wreck. It just went against the flow of the entire show and assassinated the brilliant character of Gareth Blackstock. The above review puts things into perspective quite well actually. I do love this show but this season doesn't count towards the show in my eyes.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
If you enjoyed the reasonably good Chef Vol 1 and maybe just about found Vol 2 palatable, this requires a very wide miss. There is serious overacting, flat jokes, uncanny "canned" laughter and generally a very diluted Americanised (format?) offering compared to Vol. 1 which had more bite (and was more "British"). A very poor show overall, sadly, and simply not worth it.
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