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{{Infobox television
{{Infobox television
| name = Daily Cooks Challenge
|name = Saturday Cooks!<br>Daily Cooks Challenge
| image =
|image =
| caption = ''Saturday Cooks!'' logo
|caption = ''Saturday Cooks!'' logo
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|presenter = [[Antony Worrall Thompson]]
|country = [[United Kingdom]]
| runtime = 60–90 minutes<br><small>(including adverts)</small>
|num_series = 8
| creator =
|num_episodes = 167
| presenter = [[Antony Worrall Thompson]]
|producer = [[Prospect Pictures]] for [[ITV plc]]
| network = [[ITV (TV channel)|ITV]], [[STV (TV channel)|STV]], [[UTV (TV channel)|UTV]]
|runtime = 60–90&nbsp;minutes<br><small>(including adverts)</small>
| country = United Kingdom
|network = [[ITV (TV channel)|ITV]], [[STV (TV channel)|STV]], [[UTV (TV channel)|UTV]]
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| last_aired = {{end date|2010|5|21|df=y}}
| num_series = 8
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|first_aired = {{Start date and age|2006|6|10|df=y}}
| num_episodes = 167
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| producer = [[Prospect Pictures]]
| related = ''[[ITV Food]]''
|related = ''[[ITV Food]]''
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'''''...Cooks!''''' was an [[ITV plc|ITV]] television [[Cooking show|cookery show]], hosted by [[Antony Worrall Thompson]], broadcast on the [[ITV (TV network)|ITV networks]] between 2006 and 2010.

'''''...Cooks!''''' is an [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] cookery show, hosted by [[Antony Worrall Thompson]], broadcast between 2006 and 2010.


==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 that aired during the week was 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''.


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 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 (TV network)|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 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 initially compete with the BBC's offering ''[[Saturday Kitchen]]''.
''Saturday Cooks!'' aired on the various [[ITV (TV network)|ITV networks]] from 10 June 2006 to 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&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 10:30am 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 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 21 May 2010.<ref>[http://www.itv.com/lifestyle/food/cooks/recipesseriesfour/recipes/default.html Categories – ITV Player]</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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*[[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
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*Momma Cherri
*Momma Cherri
*Jo Pratt
*Jo Pratt
{{Div col end}}


==Wine experts==
==Wine experts==
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*[[Jilly Goolden]]
*[[Jilly Goolden]]
*[[Matt Skinner]]
*[[Matt Skinner]]
*Joe Wadsack
*Joe Wadsack
{{Div col end}}


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


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

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Revision as of 21:44, 14 November 2020

Saturday Cooks!
Daily Cooks Challenge
Presented byAntony Worrall Thompson
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of series8
No. of episodes167
Production
ProducerProspect Pictures for ITV plc
Running time60–90 minutes
(including adverts)
Original release
NetworkITV, STV, UTV
Release10 June 2006; 18 years ago (2006-06-10) –
21 May 2010; 14 years ago (2010-05-21)
Related
ITV Food

...Cooks! was an ITV television cookery show, hosted by Antony Worrall Thompson, broadcast on the ITV networks between 2006 and 2010.

Formats

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.

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

Saturday Cooks! aired on the various ITV networks from 10 June 2006 to 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 initially compete with the BBC's offering Saturday Kitchen.

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 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

Guest chefs

Wine experts

See also

List of celebrities appearing on Daily Cooks Challenge

References

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