Win It, Cook It

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Win It, Cook It
Genre Cookery Game show
Presented by Simon Rimmer
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes30 [1]
Production
Running time30 minutes (inc. adverts)
Production companyPlum Pictures
Original release
Network Channel 4
Release4 August (2014-08-04) 
19 September 2014 (2014-09-19)

Win It, Cook It is a British cookery game show that aired on Channel 4 from 4 August to 19 September 2014 and is hosted by Simon Rimmer.

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References

  1. Kanter, Jake (10 December 2013). "Simon Rimmer lands C4 cookery quiz". Broadcast Now . Retrieved 10 December 2013.