Rise of the Rockstar Chef (2026)

Overview

Rise of the Rockstar Chef charts the rise of three of Britain's most influential culinary figures, Marco Pierre White, Gordon Ramsay and Heston Blumenthal, whose drive, creativity and uncompromising pursuit of excellence helped transform modern British cuisine and placed it firmly on the global stage.This series is set against the backdrop of the ‘Cool Britannia' era of radical social and cultural change. The episodes will explore how the chefs' unwavering ambition and intense rivalry reshaped Britain's restaurant industry and redefined what it meant to be a fine dining chef, ultimately inspiring a generation around the world.Featuring candid testimony from the trio themselves, as well as those who witnessed the fights, fall-outs and feuds first-hand, including renowned food critics, maîtres d' and former commis chefs, the story culminates in an extraordinary on-screen reunion that brings the three chefs together for the first time in decades to revisit defining moments and confront the legacy of an era that reshaped British dining.

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Network: BBC iPlayer