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{{Infobox television
{{Infobox television
| show_name = Daily Cooks Challenge
| alt_name = Saturday Cooks!<br>Daily Cooks Challenge
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| image =
| image = <!-- Commented out because image was deleted: [[Image:Saturday Cooks.jpg|200px]] -->
| caption = ''Saturday Cooks!'' logo
| caption =
| picture_format = [[16:9]]
| presenter = [[Antony Worrall Thompson]]
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| country = [[United Kingdom]]
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| runtime = 60-90 minutes<br><small>(including adverts)</small>
| creator =
| num_series = 8
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| num_episodes = 167
| presenter = [[Antony Worrall Thompson]]
| company = [[Prospect Pictures]]
| network = [[ITV (TV channel)|ITV]], [[STV (TV channel)|STV]], [[UTV (TV channel)|UTV]]
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| runtime = 60–90&nbsp;minutes<br><small>(including adverts)</small>
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| country = United Kingdom
| first_aired = 10 June 2006
| network = [[ITV1]], [[ITV3]]
| last_aired = 21 May 2010
| creator =
| first_aired = {{Start date|2006|6|10|df=y}}
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| num_series = 8
| last_aired = {{End date|2010|5|21|df=y}}
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| num_episodes = 167
| producer = [[Prospect Pictures]]
| related = ''[[ITV Food]]''
| related = ''[[ITV Food]]''
}}
}}
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'''''...Cooks!''''' is an [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] television [[Cooking show|cookery show]], hosted by [[Antony Worrall Thompson]], broadcast between 10 June 2006 to 21 May 2010.

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'''''...Cooks!''''' was an [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] cookery show, hosted by [[Antony Worrall Thompson]].


==Formats==
==Formats==
There were different names for the show, depending on which day it aired. The Saturday morning show was called ''Saturday Cooks!'', and the show which currently airs during the week is called ''Daily Cooks Challenge''.
There were different names for the show, depending on which day it aired. The Saturday morning show was called ''Saturday Cooks!'', whilst the show that aired during the week was called ''Daily Cooks Challenge''. This series aired in a weekday prime-time slot and from its second series was shot in front of a studio audience. It has mostly been broadcast on [[ITV3]] between 2008 and 2012 with new episodes on [[ITV1]]


Worrall Thompson, who fronted a similar [[BBC One]] show, ''[[Saturday Kitchen]]'' defected to ITV in June 2006 after being poached from the BBC along with the production company that made the show (Prospect Pictures) in a deal negotiated by [[Alison Sharman]]. It was Ms Sharman who originally brokered the deal that brought Antony to the [[BBC]] on ''Saturday Kitchen'' in the first place, before she herself moved to ITV.
Worrall Thompson, who previously hosted a similar [[BBC One]] show, ''[[Saturday Kitchen]]'', defected to ITV in June 2006 after being poached from the [[BBC]] along with the production company that made the show ([[Prospect Pictures]]), in a deal negotiated by [[Alison Sharman]]. It was Sharman who originally brokered the deal that brought Worrall Thompson to the BBC on ''Saturday Kitchen'' in the first place, before she herself moved to ITV.


A sister programme ''[[Sunday Feast]]'' aired on Sunday mornings. The programme was [[Cancellation (television)|cancelled]] due to poor ratings.
A sister programme ''[[Sunday Feast]]'' aired on Sunday mornings. The programme was [[Cancellation (television)|cancelled]] due to poor ratings.


A brand new series of Daily Cooks Challenge was broadcast from the 29 March 2008 - 21 May 2010.
A brand new series of ''Daily Cooks Challenge'' was broadcast from 29 March 2008 to 21 May 2010.


==Scheduling==
==Scheduling==
''Saturday Cooks!'' aired from 10 June 2006 – 15 December 2007. When it first started it aired at 9:25am but then was moved first to 11:30am and later, in 2007, to 12 noon. This was to complete with the BBC's offering ''[[Saturday Kitchen]]''.
''Saturday Cooks!'' aired on the ITV network from 10 June 2006 to 15 December 2007. When it first started it aired at 9:25&nbsp;am but then was moved first to 11:30&nbsp;am and later, in 2007, to 12&nbsp;noon. This was to initially compete with the BBC's offering ''Saturday Kitchen''.


==Spin-offs==
==Spin-offs==
A spin-off series, ''Christmas Cooks!'' aired during the Christmas period in 2006 at 10:30am on weekday mornings on the ITV Network. It returned for a second series in December 2007. In 2008 ''Christmas Cooks!'' was replaced by ''Christmas Cooks Challenge''. In the 2009 "Christmas Specials" there were 3 selected ''Christmas Cooks'' episodes which were repeated from 2008. In 2010 there were no episodes over the festive period.
A spin-off series, ''Christmas Cooks!'' aired during the Christmas period in 2006 at 10:30&nbsp;am on weekday mornings on the ITV network. It returned for a second series in December 2007. In 2008, ''Christmas Cooks!'' was replaced by ''Christmas Cooks Challenge''. In the 2009 'Christmas Specials' there were three selected ''Christmas Cooks'' episodes, which were repeated from 2008. In 2010, there were no episodes over the festive period.


A brand new series of ''Daily Cooks Challenge'' was broadcast from the 29 March 2010 - 21 May 2010.<ref>http://www.itv.com/lifestyle/food/cooks/recipesseriesfour/recipes/default.html</ref>
A brand new series of ''Daily Cooks Challenge'' was broadcast from 29 March 2010 to 21 May 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ITV.com/lifestyle/food/cooks/recipesseriesfour/recipes/default.html|title=Categories – ITV Player|website=www.ITV.com|publisher=[[ITV plc]]|date= |access-date= }}</ref>


==Regular weekly chefs==
==Regular weekly chefs==
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*[[Antony Worrall Thompson]]
*[[Antony Worrall Thompson]]
*[[Gino D'Acampo]]
*[[Gino D'Acampo]]
*[[Jean-Christophe Novelli]]
*[[Jean-Christophe Novelli]]
*[[Brian Turner (chef)|Brian Turner]]
*[[Brian Turner (chef)|Brian Turner]]
{{Div col end}}


==Guest chefs==
==Guest chefs==
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*[[John Burton-Race]]
*[[Ken Hom]]
*[[Ken Hom]]
*[[Keith Floyd]]
*[[Keith Floyd]]
*[[Ching He Huang]]
*[[Ching He Huang|Ching-He Huang]]
*[[Ed Baines]]
*[[Ed Baines]]
*Eadie Manson
*Eadie Manson
*Frank Bordoni
*[[Frank Bordoni]]
*[[Merrilees Parker]]
*[[Merrilees Parker]]
*[[Jun Tanaka (chef)|Jun Tanaka]]
*[[Jun Tanaka (chef)|Jun Tanaka]]
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*[[Paul Rankin]]
*[[Paul Rankin]]
*[[Martin Blunos]]
*[[Martin Blunos]]
*Silvana Franco
*[[Silvana Franco]]
*[[Rustie Lee]]
*[[Rustie Lee]]
*Jill Dupleix
*Jill Dupleix
*[[Aldo Zilli]]
*[[Aldo Zilli]]
*Mary Berry
*[[Mary Berry]]
*[[Richard Phillips (chef)|Richard Phillips]]
*[[Richard Phillips (chef)|Richard Phillips]]
*[[Ben O'Donoghue]]
*[[Ben O'Donoghue]]
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*Momma Cherri
*Momma Cherri
*Jo Pratt
*Jo Pratt
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==Wine experts==
==Wine experts==
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*[[Jilly Goolden]]
*[[Jilly Goolden]]
*Matt Skinner
*[[Matt Skinner]]
*Joe Wadsack
*Joe Wadsack
{{Div col end}}

==DVDs==
* Daily Cooks Challenge: Mains Volume One
* Daily Cooks Challenge: Mains Volume Two
*Daily Cooks Challenge: Desserts
*Daily Cooks Challenge: 3 DVD Box set


==See also==
==See also==
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==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*{{IMDb title|id=0973564|title=Saturday Cooks!}}
*{{IMDb title|0973564|Saturday Cooks!}}
*{{IMDb title|id=0938982|title=Daily Cooks!}}
*{{IMDb title|0938982|Daily Cooks!}}
*{{IMDb title|11324002|Daily Cooks Challenge}}

*{{IMDb title|16240050|Christmas Cooks Challenge}}
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Latest revision as of 01:58, 28 August 2024

...Cooks!
Also known asSaturday Cooks!
Daily Cooks Challenge
Presented byAntony Worrall Thompson
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of series8
No. of episodes167
Production
Running time60–90 minutes
(including adverts)
Production companyProspect Pictures
Original release
NetworkITV1, ITV3
Release10 June 2006 (2006-06-10) –
21 May 2010 (2010-05-21)
Related
ITV Food

...Cooks! is an ITV television cookery show, hosted by Antony Worrall Thompson, broadcast between 10 June 2006 to 21 May 2010.

Formats

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There were different names for the show, depending on which day it aired. The Saturday morning show was called Saturday Cooks!, whilst the show that aired during the week was called Daily Cooks Challenge. This series aired in a weekday prime-time slot and from its second series was shot in front of a studio audience. It has mostly been broadcast on ITV3 between 2008 and 2012 with new episodes on ITV1

Worrall Thompson, who previously hosted a similar BBC One show, Saturday Kitchen, defected to ITV in June 2006 after being poached from the BBC along with the production company that made the show (Prospect Pictures), in a deal negotiated by Alison Sharman. It was Sharman who originally brokered the deal that brought Worrall Thompson to the BBC on Saturday Kitchen in the first place, before she herself moved to ITV.

A sister programme Sunday Feast aired on Sunday mornings. The programme was cancelled due to poor ratings.

A brand new series of Daily Cooks Challenge was broadcast from 29 March 2008 to 21 May 2010.

Scheduling

[edit]

Saturday Cooks! aired on the ITV network from 10 June 2006 to 15 December 2007. When it first started it aired at 9:25 am but then was moved first to 11:30 am and later, in 2007, to 12 noon. This was to initially compete with the BBC's offering Saturday Kitchen.

Spin-offs

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A spin-off series, Christmas Cooks! aired during the Christmas period in 2006 at 10:30 am on weekday mornings on the ITV network. It returned for a second series in December 2007. In 2008, Christmas Cooks! was replaced by Christmas Cooks Challenge. In the 2009 'Christmas Specials' there were three selected Christmas Cooks episodes, which were repeated from 2008. In 2010, there were no episodes over the festive period.

A brand new series of Daily Cooks Challenge was broadcast from 29 March 2010 to 21 May 2010.[1]

Regular weekly chefs

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Guest chefs

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Wine experts

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DVDs

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  • Daily Cooks Challenge: Mains Volume One
  • Daily Cooks Challenge: Mains Volume Two
  • Daily Cooks Challenge: Desserts
  • Daily Cooks Challenge: 3 DVD Box set

See also

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List of celebrities appearing on Daily Cooks Challenge

References

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  1. ^ "Categories – ITV Player". www.ITV.com. ITV plc.
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