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]

References

1. "Old BBC Regional Production Studios". TV Studio History. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
2. "Can't Cook, Won't Cook - BBC One London - 20 November 1995". BBC Genome Project . Retrieved 6 June 2020.
3. "Can't Cook, Won't Cook - BBC One London - 22 December 1995". BBC Genome Project . Retrieved 6 June 2020.
4. "Can't Cook, Won't Cook - BBC One London - 2 January 1996". BBC Genome Project . Retrieved 6 June 2020.
5. "Can't Cook, Won't Cook - BBC One London - 27 March 1996". BBC Genome Project . Retrieved 6 June 2020.
6. "Can't Cook, Won't Cook - BBC One London - 29 March 1996". BBC Genome Project . Retrieved 6 June 2020.
7. "Can't Cook, Won't Cook - BBC One London - 23 April 1996". BBC Genome Project . Retrieved 6 June 2020.
8. "Can't Cook, Won't Cook - BBC One London - 28 March 1996". BBC Genome Project . Retrieved 6 June 2020.
9. "Can't Cook, Won't Cook - BBC One London - 1 April 1996". BBC Genome Project . Retrieved 6 June 2020.
10. "Can't Cook, Won't Cook - BBC One London - 22 April 1996". BBC Genome Project . Retrieved 6 June 2020.
11. "Can't Cook, Won't Cook - BBC One London - 24 April 1996". BBC Genome Project . Retrieved 6 June 2020.
12. "Can't Cook, Won't Cook - BBC One London - 27 March 1997". BBC Genome Project . Retrieved 6 June 2020.
13. "Can't Cook, Won't Cook - BBC One London - 7 April 1997". BBC Genome Project . Retrieved 6 June 2020.
14. "Can't Cook, Won't Cook - BBC One London - 1 April 1997". BBC Genome Project . Retrieved 6 June 2020.
15. "Can't Cook, Won't Cook - BBC One London - 4 April 1997". BBC Genome Project . Retrieved 6 June 2020.
16. "Can't Cook, Won't Cook - BBC One London - 7 April 1997". BBC Genome Project . Retrieved 6 June 2020.
17. "Can't Cook, Won't Cook - BBC One London - 4 June 1997". BBC Genome Project . Retrieved 6 June 2020.
18. "Can't Cook, Won't Cook - BBC One London - 2 September 1997". BBC Genome Project . Retrieved 6 June 2020.
19. "Can't Cook, Won't Cook - BBC One London - 15 July 1998". BBC Genome Project . Retrieved 6 June 2020.
20. "Can't Cook, Won't Cook - BBC One London - 24 August 1998". BBC Genome Project . Retrieved 6 June 2020.
21. "Can't Cook, Won't Cook - BBC One London - 23 April 1999". BBC Genome Project . Retrieved 6 June 2020.
22. "Can't Cook, Won't Cook - BBC One London - 29 June 1999". BBC Genome Project . Retrieved 6 June 2020.
23. "Can't Cook, Won't Cook - BBC One London - 7 July 1999". BBC Genome Project . Retrieved 6 June 2020.
24. "Can't Cook, Won't Cook - BBC One London - 1 June 1999". BBC Genome Project . Retrieved 6 June 2020.
25. "Can't Cook, Won't Cook - BBC One London - 4 June 1999". BBC Genome Project . Retrieved 6 June 2020.
26. "Can't Cook, Won't Cook - BBC One London - 26 July 1999". BBC Genome Project . Retrieved 6 June 2020.
27. "Can't Cook, Won't Cook - BBC One London - 7 July 2000". BBC Genome Project . Retrieved 6 June 2020.

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