Delicious (TV series)

Delicious is a series that premiered on Sky 1 on 30 December 2016.[2] Written by Dan Sefton and directed by Clare Kilner and John Hardwick,[3] the four-part first series aired on Sky 1 from December 2016 to January 2017. Sky renewed the show for a second series in February 2017.[1] The second series aired on Sky 1 from Friday, 29 December 2017. On 13 February 2018, it was announced that Delicious had been renewed for a third season.[4]

Delicious
GenreDrama
Written byDan Sefton
Directed by
Starring
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series3
No. of episodes12
Production
Executive producers
  • Phillippa Giles
  • Anna Ferguson
Production locationsCornwall, England
Production companyBandit Television[1]
DistributorEndemol Shine International[1]
Release
Original networkSky 1
Original release30 December 2016 (2016-12-30) –
18 January 2019 (2019-01-18)
External links
Website

The series is predominantly filmed in South East Cornwall with Pentillie Castle[5] featuring as Leo's Penrose Hotel. While many of the exterior shots are filmed at Pentillie Castle, the interiors can be found at a number of other country houses including Port Eliot and Boconnoc. Some scenes were filmed in Calstock on the river Tamar, and include scenes in and around Lishe, a local tea room. On 23 June 2019 Dawn French confirmed the show will not be coming back for a fourth season.[6]

Synopsis

The series is set in Cornwall, England, where celebrity chef Leo is married to the beautiful Sam and has a successful hotel business.[2] However, he is having an affair with his first wife Gina, a talented cook from whom he stole many of his recipes and cheated on for years.[1]

Leo has a grown daughter Teresa with Gina and a grown son Michael with Sam. Leo’s mother Mimi is alive, and lives at the hotel. At the end of the first episode, Leo dies, but he does not disappear. He comes back in memories or in conversations with Gina, or as a voice commenting on the dilemmas faced by those he loved. The restaurant is left to Gina, while the money is left to Sam. There is not much money, so Sam and Gina decide to run the hotel together. Teresa’s real father James shows up, Gina’s ex; Michael and Teresa learn they are not half siblings. One year after Leo dies, another grown son Adam, a chef, appears on the scene, product of an affair Leo had with a supplier and whom Gina has taken on as her protégé. Further, Gina’s father appears at the hotel.

Gina marries James, Teresa’s father, in a huge wedding and reception at the hotel. En route to their honeymoon, Gina tells him she cannot be married and walks out. Michael and Teresa go off travelling together; Teresa returns home alone in the start of Series 3. Mimi gives Teresa a gift of a pregnancy test kit. Teresa is pregnant. Mimi has had a biopsy of a lump, but has not looked at the results of the biopsy. Mimi and Teresa make a pact to keep each other’s secrets. Meanwhile, Gina and Sam separately sleep with the same man, Mason Elliot, who loves Gina’s cooking and is sought by Gina as an investor in the hotel. Teresa begins working in the hotel, with a focus on keeping the cost of supplies in line.

Cast and characters

Episodes
SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1430 December 2016 (2016-12-30)20 January 2017 (2017-01-20)
2429 December 2017 (2017-12-29)19 January 2018 (2018-01-19)
3428 December 2018 (2018-12-28)18 January 2019 (2019-01-18)

Series 1 (2016-2017)
No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUK viewers
(millions) [8]
11"Episode 1"Clare KilnerDan Sefton30 December 2016 (2016-12-30)1.22
22"Episode 2"Clare KilnerDan Sefton6 January 2017 (2017-01-06)1.81
33"Episode 3"John HardwickDan Sefton13 January 2017 (2017-01-13)2.00
44"Episode 4"John HardwickDan Sefton20 January 2017 (2017-01-20)1.79

Series 2 (2017-2018)
No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUK viewers
(millions)
51"Episode 1"Clare KilnerDan Sefton29 December 2017 (2017-12-29)N/A
62"Episode 2"Clare KilnerLee Coan, Dan Sefton5 January 2018 (2018-01-05)N/A
73"Episode 3"John HardwickUrsula Rani Sarma, Dan Sefton12 January 2018 (2018-01-12)N/A
84"Episode 4"John HardwickDan Sefton19 January 2018 (2018-01-19)N/A

Series 3 (2018-2019)
No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date [9]UK viewers
(millions)
91"Episode 1 The Heart"Robin SheppardUrsula Rani Sarma28 December 2018 (2018-12-28)N/A
102"Episode 2 Betrayed"Robin SheppardLee Coan4 January 2019 (2019-01-04)N/A
113"Episode 3"Amit GuptaMelissa Bubnic11 January 2019 (2019-01-11)N/A
124"Episode 4"Amit GuptaUrsula Rani Sarma18 January 2019 (2019-01-18)N/A

Production

The series is filmed in Cornwall and features the Pentillie Castle as the "Penrose Hotel" run by Leo.[10] Interiors scenes in Mason's restaurant were filmed in the River Cottage Kitchen (now closed) at the Royal William Yard in Plymouth.

International broadcast

In Australia, Delicious premiered on ABC Television in May 2017.[11] In Sweden on SVT1 in January 2018 and in the Netherlands on NPO 1 in July 2018 . In Finland Yle1 in September 2019

Reception

Critical response

The series has garnered mixed reviews. The Sydney Morning Herald's Bridget McManus gave the first episode four stars out of four and praised French's performance.[11] The Radio Times' Ben Dowell commented positively on the series, saying that it has "offered a visual feast but it’s the sure-footed storytelling and strong central performances that has got me hooked."[12]

On the other hand, The Daily Telegraph's Ed Power gave the first episode two stars out of five, saying that: "The awkward blend of soapy escapism and dark comedy left a funny taste, with mismatched performances adding to the queasiness."[7]

Ratings

The first season of Delicious had an average audience of 1.87 million, making it the most watched Sky 1 original drama in 2016.[1]

Home media
Series Release date (individual sets)
Region 1 (U.S.)[13] Region A (U.S.)[14] Region 2 (UK)[15] Region 4 (AU)[16]
1 29 August 2017 22 November 2019 30 January 2017 5 July 2017
2 3 July 2018 22 November 2019 5 February 2018 7 March 2018
3 4 June 2019 22 November 2019 28 January 2019 17 April 2019
Series Release date (multiple sets)
Region 2 (UK)[17] Region 4 (AU)[18]
1–2 5 February 2018 7 March 2018
1–3 28 January 2019 TBA

References
  1. Mitchell, Robert (9 February 2017). "Sky 1 Gets More 'Delicious,' Announces New Original Productions". Variety.
  2. Dowell, Ben (2 December 2016). "Ten TV shows to watch in December". BBC.
  3. "Sky 1 drama Delicious adds over a million viewers to episode one". corporate.sky.com. 11 January 2017.
  4. Dowell, Ben. "Dawn French and Emilia Fox to return for another Delicious series on Sky 1". Radio Times.
  5. "Is the Penrose Hotel really Pentillie Castle, Cornwall?". Pentillie Castle & Estate. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  6. French, Dawn (23 July 2019). "Dawn French Twitter". Twitter.
  7. Power, Ed (30 December 2016). "Dawn French's new culinary comedy Delicious fails the taste test – review". The Telegraph.
  8. "Weekly Viewing Summary (see relevant week)". BARB.
  9. "Delicious Episodes Guide and Summaries". Next Episode. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  10. Dodd, Rachael (28 December 2016). "Dawn French's new TV show Delicious was filmed just over the water". The Herald. Archived from the original on 21 June 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  11. McManus, Bridget (21 May 2017). "Barely recognisable Dawn French as forceful as ever in Delicious". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  12. Dowell, Ben (16 June 2017). "Dawn French and Iain Glen drama Delicious ends episode one with a stunning twist". Radio Times.
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