| Genre: | Cookery Reality |
| Runtime: | 30–90 mins (inc. adverts) |
| Creator: | Gordon Ramsay |
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| Network: | ITV |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
| Num Series: | 4 |
| Company: | Granada Productions (2004-2006) ITV Productions (2006-2009) |
| Related: | Hell's Kitchen (American TV series) ITV Food |
Hell's Kitchen is a British cookery reality show, aired on ITV, which featured prospective chefs competing with each other for a final prize. Four series aired between 2004 and 2009, three presented by Angus Deayton and the fourth and final series presented by Claudia Winkleman.
| Series | Head chefs | Presenter |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angus Deayton | |
| 2 | Gary Rhodes and Jean-Christophe Novelli | |
| 3 | Marco Pierre White | |
| 4 | Claudia Winkleman |
Series 1 of Hell's Kitchen in the UK was broadcast from 23 May to 6 June 2004, airing live nightly for two weeks.
The premise was head chef Gordon Ramsay teaching ten celebrities how to cook. The celebrities were placed in a specially constructed London restaurant-kitchen with the task of catering for a clientele of famous people. Eliminations were determined by a series of public votes (in the style of Big Brother). One notorious moment saw Amanda Barrie repeatedly trying to strike Ramsay when she became irate.
Jennifer Ellison was declared the winner. A follow-up programme was made afterwards called Hell's Kitchen: School Reunion, which saw Ellison and the show runner-up, James Dreyfus, team up to organise a healthy dinner service for the children at Ramsay's former school, Stratford Upon Avon High School.
The celebrities who took part were:
| No. | Celebrity | Known for | Original Team | Second Team | Exit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Actress, model, singer & dancer | Blue Team (Day 1-8) | White Team (Day 9-Final) | Winner | ||
| 2 | Actor | Blue Team (Day 1-8) | White Team (Day 9-Final) | Runner-up | ||
| 3 | Musician | Blue Team (Day 1-8) | White Team (Day 9-Final) | Eliminated Day 15 | ||
| 4 | Former politician | Blue Team (Day 1-8) | White Team (Day 9-13) | Eliminated Day 14 | ||
| 5 | Comedian & actor | Red Team (Day 1-8) | White Team (Day 9-12) | Eliminated Day 11 | ||
| 6 | Television personality | Red Team (Day 1-8) | White Team (Day 9) | Eliminated Day 9 | ||
| 7 | Musician | Red Team (Day 1-8) | - | Eliminated Day 8 | ||
| 8 | Actress | Red Team (Day 1-8) | - | Quit Day 8 | ||
| 9 | Radio broadcaster | Red Team (Day 2-5) | - | Quit Day 5 | ||
| 10 | Retired track sprinter | Blue Team (Day 1-4) | - | Quit Day 4 | ||
| 11 | Retired journalist | Red Team (Day 1) | - | Quit Day 1 (Injury) |
Series 2 of Hell's Kitchen in the UK was broadcast from 18 April - 2 May 2005.
The format was overhauled as the show was turned into a competition between two kitchens run by "celebrity chefs" Gary Rhodes and Jean-Christophe Novelli. The second series featured ten members of the public competing for a prize of £250,000, with which the winner could start his or her own restaurant. They were split into two teams of six, one red (tutored by Gary Rhodes) and the other blue (led by Jean-Christophe Novelli). A new and much larger restaurant was built to accommodate the fact that there were now two kitchens.
The only things that remained the same in the second series were the music, by composer Daniel Pemberton, and the presenter, who was still Angus Deayton. Elimination was still down to voting.
The series was won by Terry Miller.
The contestants who took part were:
Series 3 was due to begin in mid-2006, with Jean-Christophe Novelli as the sole head chef; however, ITV made the decision to take a break from producing Hell's Kitchen. The network then announced in February 2007 that it had commissioned a new series of the show, to begin in late 2007.
The new series began on 3 September 2007 at 9:00 pm. Michelin starred Marco Pierre White was the new head chef. White had two sous chefs, Matthew and Timothy. The series reverted to the original format of having celebrities as contestants.
The series ended on 17 September 2007, with Barry McGuigan crowned winner.
The contestants who took part were:
| No. | Celebrity | Known for | Original Team | Second Team | Third Team | Exit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Retired professional boxer | Blue Team (Day 1-14) | Red Team (Day 14-16) | Blue Team (Day 16-Final) | Winner | ||
| 2 | Former Emmerdale actress | Red Team (Day 1-14) | Blue Team (Day 14-16) | Red Team (Day 16-Final) | Runner-up | ||
| 3 | Television presenter | Blue Team (Day 1-8) | Red Team (Day 8-15) | - | Eliminated Day 15 | ||
| 4 | Musician | Blue Team (Day 1-14) | Red Team (Day 14-15) | - | Eliminated Day 15 | ||
| 5 | Television presenter | Red Team (Day 1-8) | Blue Team (Day 8-13) | Red Team (Day 13) | Eliminated Day 13 | ||
| 6 | Lingerie & catwalk model | Red Team (Day 1-7) | Blue Team (Day 7-12) | - | Eliminated Day 12 | ||
| 7 | Stand-up comedian | Blue Team (Day 1-8) | Red Team (Day 8-10) | - | Disqualified Day 10 | ||
| 8 | Actress & model | Red Team (Day 1-8) | Blue Team (Day 8-9) | - | Eliminated Day 9 | ||
| 9 | Retired journalist | Red Team (Day 1-6) | - | - | Eliminated Day 6 | ||
| 10 | Former Blue singer & actor | Blue Team (Day 1-3) | - | - | Walked Day 3 |
See main article: Hell's Kitchen (British series 4).
Series 4 began on 13 April 2009.[1] Marco Pierre White returns as Head Chef/teacher. Claudia Winkleman took over as host, replacing Angus Deayton.[2] Nick Munier returned as Maitre d', as did Sous Chefs Matthew and Timothy. This series there was one kitchen with grey and dark red tiles. The first four sackings were Marco's responsibility, while the other four sackings were down to a public vote (the person with the lowest number of votes left Hell's Kitchen).
Linda Evans won from public voting on 27 April 2009.
The celebrities who took part were:
| No. | Celebrity | Known for | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linda Evans | Dynasty actress (1981–89) | Winner Day 15 | |
| 2 | Ade Edmondson | Comedian, actor & musician | Runner-up Day 15 | |
| 3 | Danielle Lineker (née Bux) | Actress, model & ex-wife of Gary Lineker | Eliminated Day 13 | |
| 4 | Niomi McLean-Daley (aka Ms. Dynamite) | Recording artist | Eliminated Day 12 | |
| 5 | Anthea Turner | Television presenter | Eliminated Day 11 | |
| 6 | Former football goalkeeper | Quit Day 10 | ||
| 7 | Grant Bovey | Ex-husband of Anthea Turner | Eliminated Day 9 | |
| 8 | Shameless actor | Eliminated Day 7 |
Most countries adapt to the American version, airing pre recorded weekly instead of airing live daily, no presenter and just a voiceover, a challenge with the winner earning a reward and the loser doing a punishment, the customers being mostly from the public instead of celebrities with their loved ones and eliminations made by the head chef and not through viewer voting. The Australian, German and Spanish versions were modeled after the British series, where the contestants are celebrities with no professional culinary backgrounds, many may also be complete novices in cooking in general.
Franchise with a currently airing season
Franchise with an upcoming or returning airing season
Franchise no longer in production
| Country | Title | Broadcaster | Head Chef | Sous Chefs | Maître | Original run | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hell's Kitchen Albania | Renato Mekolli | Bleri Dervshi (1) Eri Muhaj (1) Ani Alku (2) Albana Dulellari (2) Francesko Tuku (3) Visara Pirra (3) | Visi (1) Juljan Mata (2) | Season 1 19 October 2018 – 4 January 2019 | |||
| Hell's Kitchen Australia | Marco Pierre White | Chris Andy | Glen | Season 1: 6 August 2017 – 5 September 2017 | |||
| Carlos Bertolazzi (1-3) Danielle Dahoui (4) | Alex Caputo (1-2) Zi Saldanha (3-4) Gilda Maria Bley (3-4) | Dídio Perini (1) | Season 1: 11 October 2014 – 10 January 2015 Season 2: 25 April - 18 July 2015 Season 3: 31 October 2015 - 30 January 2016 Season 4: 3 September – 17 December 2016 | ||||
| Viktor Angelov | Milena Dimova (1-3) Lyuben Koychev (1-3) Veselina Chileva (4) Dani Spartak (4) Svetlana Ilieva (5-) Nikola Simeonov (5-) | Season 1: 27 February – 24 May 2018 Season 2: 26 February – 30 May 2019 Season 3: 25 February – 21 May 2020 Season 4: 25 February – 22 May 2022 Season 5: 20 February – 16 May 2023 Season 6: 20 February – 16 May 2024 Season 7: 2025 | |||||
| Tomislav Gretić | Ivan Vrbanec Ivana Bekavac | Unknown | Season 1: 31 January 2024 – 15 June 2024 | ||||
| Na nože! | TV Prima | Zdeněk Pohlreich | Eva Filipová Roman Vaněk | Season 1: 7 September – 21 December 2010 | |||
| Hell's Kitchen Česko | TV Nova | Radek Kašpárek | TBA | TBA | Season 1: 28 August 2024 | ||
| Helvedes Køkken (season 1) Hell’s Kitchen Danmark (seasons 2–present) | TV 2 (season 1) TV3 (seasons 2–present) Viaplay (seasons 2–present) | Wassim Hallal (season 1) Jakob Mielcke (seasons 2–present) | 16 March - 26 May 2010 26 August – 2020 | ||||
| Kira Weckman Tero Laukkanen | Nina Koiranen | Season 1: 20 September - 13 December 2013 | |||||
| Hell's Kitchen. Les cuisines de l'enfer | Arnaud Tabarec | Season 1: 14 January - 18 February 2016 | |||||
| Miguel | Season 1: 8–21 April 2005 | ||||||
| Michael[3] | Gerhard Retter[4] | Season 1: 7 May - 11 June 2014 | |||||
| Hell's Kitchen Greece | Ectoras Bottrini | Nikos Mpilli Konstantina Diboli | Season 1: 5 March - 24 June 2018 | ||||
| Rano Abryanto Winnie Kusumawardani | Andrie Khusyi | Season 1: 3 January - 8 August 2015 | |||||
| HaMitbakh | Ezra Kedem | Season 1: 2008 | |||||
| Entiana Osmenzeza (1) Omar Allievi (1) Marion Lichtle (2) Misha Sukyas (2) Sybil Carbone (3-5) Mirko Ronzoni (3-5) | Luca Cinacchi | Season 1: 17 April - 5 June 2014 Season 2: 21 May - 9 July 2015 Season 3: 4 October – 22 November 2016 Season 4: 3 October 2017 - 21 November 2018 Season 5: 6 November - 21 December 2018 | |||||
| Pragaro Virtuvė | BTV | Liutauras Čeprackas | Season 1: 2012 | ||||
| Hell’s Kitchen. Piekielna kuchnia | Wojciech Modest Amaro (1-5) Michał Bryś (6) Mateusz Gessler (7–8) | Piotr Ślusarz (1-2) Dariusz Kuźniak (1-2) Piotr Ogiński (3) Paulina Sawicka (3) Sebastian Olma (4-5) Marcin Przybysz (4-5) Łukasz Budzik (6) Marcin Piotrowski (6) Robert Kondziela (7–8) Bartłomiej Krężel (7) Martin Gimenez Castro (8) | Paweł Gruba (1-6) Łukasz Henryk Sagan (7-8) | Season 1: 8 April - 10 June 2014 Season 2: 9 September - 18 November 2014 Season 3: 10 March - 12 May 2015 Season 4: 8 September - 10 November 2015 Season 5: 1 March - 3 May 2016 Season 6: 6 September - 22 November 2016 Season 7: 31 August - 2 November 2022 Season 8: 1 March - 26 April 2023 | |||
| Hell's Kitchen Portugal | SIC | Ljubomir Stanisic | Hugo Nascimento Manuel Maldonado | Miguel Santos | Season 1: 14 March - 6 June 2021 Season 2: 2 January - 20 March 2022 | ||
| Hell's Kitchen - Iadul Bucatarilor | Sorin Bontea Florin Dumitrescu Catalin Scarlatescu | Mimi Nicolae Alex Petricean "D'Artagnan" | Virgil Mănescu | Season 1: 22 September - 22 December 2014 Season 2: 9 March - 4 May 2015 | |||
| Адская Кухня | REN TV | Aram Mnatsakanov | Vladimir Yaroslavsky Jerome Laurier | Sergey Gusovsky | Season 1: 9 February - 31 May 2012 Season 2: 17 January - 25 April 2013 | ||
| Friday! | Yana Pershina (1) Ilya Zakharov (1) Olga Medvedeva (2) Vladimir Bektemirov (2) Elena Savchuk (3) Kirill Berger (3) Andrey Sulima (3, 5) Regina Boginskaya (4) Vladislav Korpusov (4) | Elena Letuchaya (1) Artyom Korolyov (1-4) Mikael Aramian (5) | Season 1: 20 September - 27 December 2017 Season 2: 22 August - 12 December 2018 Season 3: 21 August - 18 December 2019 Season 4: 19 August - 23 December 2020 Season 5: 18 August - 22 December 2021 | ||||
| Esta cocina es un infierno | Sergi Arola (Black Team) Mario Sandoval (White Team) | Season 1: 9 February – 23 March 2006 | |||||
| Hell's Kitchen Thailand | Willment Leong Khwanthip Devakula Nattawut Thamphan Pongtawat "Ian" Chalermkittichai | Pruek Sumpantaworaboot Teerapat Tiyasuntaranon | Season 1: 4 February - 19 May 2024 | ||||
| Aram Mnatsakanov | Volodymyr Yaroslavskyi Jerome Laurier | Season 1: 13 April – 20 July 2011 Season 2: 11 January - 11 March 2012 Season 3: 4 April - 12 July 2013 | |||||
| Novyi Kanal | Alex Yakutov | Olena Zhabotynska Mykyta Yefanov | Serhiy Sereda | Season 1: 6 September - 29 December 2021 | |||
| Scott Leibfried (1-10) James Avery (11-14) Aaron Mitrano (15–16) Jocky Petrie (17-18) Jason Santos (19-22) Mary Ann Salcedo (1-3) Gloria Felix (4-5) Heather West (6) Andi Van Willigan (7-14, 16) Christina Wilson (15, 17-22) | Jean-Philippe Susilovic (1-7, 11-12) James Lukanik (8-10) Marino Monferrato (13-22) | Season 1 30 May – 1 August 2005 |