Can't Cook, Won't Cook

Can't Cook, Won't Cook
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 (1995-11-20) – 7 July 2000 (2000-07-07)

Can't Cook, Won't Cook is a British cooking game show that aired on BBC1 from 20 November 1995 to 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]

Season 5 was due to premiere on 1 September 1997, ^[28] but was postponed due to the death of Diana, Princess of Wales the night before. It was replaced by an extended edition of Breakfast News. ^[29]

References

1. "Old BBC Regional Production Studios". TV Studio History. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
2. "CAN'T COOK,WON'T COOK". Getty Images. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
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12. "CAN'T COOK,WON'T COOK - CHOCOLATE TRUFFLE CAKE". Getty Images. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
13. "CAN'T COOK,WON'T COOK - CHICKEN SATAY". Getty Images. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
14. "CAN'T COOK,WON'T COOK - CHUNKY TOMATO". Getty Images. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
15. "CAN'T COOK,WON'T COOK - MEXICAN MENU". Getty Images. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
16. "CAN'T COOK,WON'T COOK - SOUFFLE OMELETTE". Getty Images. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
17. "CAN'T COOK,WON'T COOK - LIME SHORTBREAD AND STRAWBERRIES". Getty Images. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
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22. "CAN'T COOK,WON'T COOK". Getty Images. 10 December 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
23. "CAN'T COOK,WON'T COOK - WHITE BEAN PATTIES". Getty Images. 10 December 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
24. "CAN'T COOK,WON'T COOK - FRITTERS AND SPAGHETTI MEATBALLS". Getty Images. 10 December 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
25. "CAN'T COOK,WON'T COOK - USA BRUNCH". Getty Images. 10 December 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
26. "CAN'T COOK,WON'T COOK". Getty Images. 10 December 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
27. "CAN'T COOK,WON'T COOK - CHICKEN TIKKA". Getty Images. 10 December 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
28. "Can't Cook Won't Cook – BBC One". Radio Times . London, United Kingdom. 1 September 1997. Retrieved 21 October 2025– via BBC Genome Project.
29. "Diana Week". Digital Spy . 2 September 2015.

External links

• Can't Cook, Won't Cook at IMDb
• Can't Cook, Won't Cook at BFI
• Can't Cook, Won't Cook at UKGameshows.com