Can't Cook, Won't Cook
British cooking game show
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Can't Cook, Won't Cook is a British cooking game show that aired on BBC1 from 20 November 1995 to 7 July 2000.
Created byBazal Productions
Country of originUnited Kingdom
| Can't Cook, Won't Cook | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Cooking game show |
| Created by | Bazal Productions |
| Presented by | Ainsley Harriott Kevin Woodford Lesley Waters Richard Cawley Tony Tobin |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 7 |
| No. of episodes | 688 |
| Production | |
| Production location | Pebble Mill Studios[1] |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Production companies | Bazal Midlands and BBC Pebble Mill |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC1 |
| Release | 20 November 1995 – 7 July 2000 |
Format
Two people, one of whom can't cook and one of whom won't cook, were nominated to appear on the show and under the instruction of a celebrity/world class chef prepare and cook a meal. When the dish was cooked, the nominator would be blindfolded and asked to taste the food. Following this, they would decide whose dish was best. In the event of a tie, the aforementioned chef would decide.
Then once the winner has been decided the walls of the studio open up to reveal a prize (usually a food blender or set of saucepans).
Transmissions
| Series | Start date | End date | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 November 1995[2] | 22 December 1995[3] | 25 |
| 2 | 2 January 1996[4] | 27 March 1996[5] | 64 |
| 29 March 1996[6] | |||
| 23 April 1996[7] | |||
| 3 | 28 March 1996[8] | 166 | |
| 1 April 1996[9] | 22 April 1996[10] | ||
| 24 April 1996[11] | 27 March 1997[12] | ||
| 7 April 1997[13] | |||
| 4 | 1 April 1997[14] | 4 April 1997[15] | 42 |
| 8 April 1997[16] | 4 June 1997[17] | ||
| 5 | 2 September 1997[18] | 15 July 1998[19] | 198 |
| 6 | 24 August 1998[20] | 23 April 1999[21] | 149 |
| 29 June 1999[22] | 7 July 1999[23] | ||
| 7 | 1 June 1999[24] | 4 June 1999[25] | 44 |
| 26 July 1999[26] | 7 July 2000[27] | ||