Can't Smeg Won't Smeg (1998) (TV)

User Rating:

7.7/10   

Director:

Ed Bye

Writers:

Paul Alexander (writer)
Doug Naylor (writer)

Release Date:

14 February 1998 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy | Game-Show | Sci-Fi

Plot:

20th century television chef Ainsley Harriott beams himself aboard the space vessel Starbug in order to test the crew's culinary skills. |

Plot Keywords:

Cooking

Cast

Ainsley Harriott	...	Himself
Chris Barrie	...	Arnold Rimmer
Craig Charles	...	Dave Lister
Danny John-Jules	...	Duane Dibbley / The Cat
Robert Llewellyn	...	Kryten
Chloë Annett	...	Kristine Kochanski (as Chloe Annett)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Trivia:

Ainsley Harriott previously appeared on "Red Dwarf" (1988), Season 6, Episode 4: "Emohawk - Polymorph II", playing the Gelf Tribe Chief before becoming famous in the UK TV series "Can't Cook, Won't Cook".

Quotes:

Ainsley Harriott: Just looks absolutely yummy... What am I doing with this pot? This is nothing like mine.
[to Rimmer and Duane]
Ainsley Harriott: [shouts] You nicked my pot!

Movie Connections:

References "Can't Cook Won't Cook" (1995)

Funny

I really enjoyed this. I don't usually like watching people cook, but this was an exception. Every few seconds, something funny happened, and kept it interesting. The jokes were perfectly intertwined with the cooking. I've seen it a lot of times (on my 4th series DVD) and I laugh every time. The characters stayed true to the series, as did the jokes. Cat's make up and hair looked a bit off at the beginning, but since he had to 'change' really quick, it is forgiven. The pairing of the people (Rimmer/Duane and Lister/Kryten) was funny. I loved how Ainsley (the cook) kept getting mad because they couldn't do anything right. Each character had a lot of funny moments, which I enjoyed greatly. Kriss kept watching the cooking with this look of horror, that made me laugh out loud. Rimmer cheating also fits his character very well. I would recommend this to anyone!