Cooking Buddies: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Featuring 13-year-old Buddy Oliver, son of chef Jamie Oliver. Premiering this summer, the show sees Buddy and kids aged 9-14 sharing their culinary skills and hobbies with each other.

From basketball, street art, karate, and ice skating, to boxing, BMXing, hip hop, salsa and even Irish dancing, the cooking ‘buddies' showcase their talents with the nation and teach Buddy Oliver something new, as both of them embark on a culinary adventure.

With surprise appearances from the Oliver family, Cooking Buddies promises an engaging culinary adventure for young chefs and their families.

Series details

• Title: Cooking Buddies
• Format: Variety
• Language: English
• Genres: Food
• Premiere date: 2024-07-10
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: BBC iPlayer
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 19 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 74496

Cast and credited roles

• Buddy Oliver — Presented By
• John Sparkes — Conker

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2024-07-10; final listed air date 2024-07-24; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

Adapted from Cooking Buddies 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.