The Cooks

The Cooks
GenreDrama Comedy
Written by
  • Sue Smith
  • Andrew Kelly
  • Tim Pye
  • Emily Ballou
  • Blake Ayshford
  • Alice Addison
Directed by
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes13
Production
Executive producerSue Masters
ProducerPenny Chapman
Running time60 minutes
Production companyChapman Pictures
Original release
NetworkNetwork 10
Release18 October 2004 (2004-10-18) –
13 January 2005 (2005-01-13)
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The Cooks was an Australian television drama series that ran for one season on Network Ten during the summer of 2004/05. It was a co-production with subscription television and screened on the UKTV channel on Foxtel. It was produced by Penny Chapman and Sue Masters. The directors were Tony Tilse, Ian Gilmour, Brendan Maher and Ian Watson.

The Cooks was about the love and war involving the staff of two restaurants on the same street. R&R's Restaurant was run by chefs Rita and Ruth, with waitress Argentine Carmelita. Across the road at Snatch and Grab, its chefs are Gabe and Sachin, who's of Indian descent, with Dishpig at the sink.

The Cooks was a spin-off of a telemovie called Temptation, which screened in 2003, starring Colin Friels as Roberto Francobelli.