Ready Steady Cook: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Ready Steady Cook was a BBC daytime TV cooking programme; it debuted on 24 October 1994 and the last edition was broadcast on 2 February 2010. The programme was hosted by Fern Britton from 1994 until 2000 when celebrity chef Ainsley Harriott became the new host. In August 2000, when Harriott took over, the duration of the programme was extended from 30 to 45 minutes.

Series details

• Title: Ready Steady Cook
• Format: Reality
• Language: English
• Genres: Food
• Premiere date: 1994-10-24
• Final broadcast date listed: 2010-08-01
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC Two
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 8599
• TVDB ID: 276251

Cast and credited roles

• Ainsley Harriott — Presenter
• Nick Nairn — Chef
• Phil Vickery — Chef
• Paul Rankin — Chef
• Michael Barry — Chef
• Antony Worrall Thompson — Chef
• Ross Burden — Chef
• Ed Baines — Chef
• Brian Turner — Chef
• Gino D'Acampo — Chef
• Kevin Woodford — Chef
• Lesley Waters — Chef

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1994-10-24; final listed air date 1994-10-24.
• Season 21: premiered 2009-12-14; final listed air date 2010-08-01.

Source and licence

Adapted from Ready Steady Cook on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.