Delicious

When I first heard about this, and saw the trailers for it I pictured a series along the lines of The Lives and loves of a She Devil, not the case, it's a story of food and relationships, loves present and past.

Dawn French is always an advert for good television, and as always she does not disappoint. Emilia Fox plays the wronged wife beautifully, such a beautiful, talented actress, always good to see her in something away from Silent Witness.

Well produced, light hearted, nice music, and a strong cast make for enjoyable viewing. Sky 1 isn't always associated with making first class British drama, but I think Delicious shows that when they do it, they do it well.

Not exactly a gourmet meal, but a sweet treat nonetheless.

Well, it was cheesy, melodramatic, and insanely shallow. There were more twists and turns than a twisty turny thing. But after binge-watching all eight episodes, I did rather enjoy it!

Despite the ludicrous soap-opera dramatics, the soft-focus direction, and the annoying narration from a dead bloke the characters were interesting to watch and fun to follow. The beautiful local scenery was unfortunately underplayed here and we only get to see occasional glimpses of the fairy-tale English countryside.

It was as if a Jane Eyre book had been rewritten by school kids... who then took out the most realistic bits and added an annoying ghost!

But despite all the silliness, I don't regret watching it. This is one of those programs that I would normally love to rain hate on - but in the end, it was a rather charming and fluffy tale of truth and lies... and how they break people apart.

Dawn French is probably a bit past playing bedroom scenes by now, but here she is anyway, candles glowing and legs akimbo!

If you set aside ANY expectation of realism and common sense, there's still enough left on the screen to make this pretty good fun.

Series one was most enjoyable. Well written and acted with beautiful photography. We are looking forward to series two.

Leo Vincent is a celebrated chef in Cornwall. His hotel, The Penrose, is a food destination and the main attraction in the area. He stole his Sicilian cooking from his ex-wife Gina Benelli and claims it as his own invention. Their daughter Teresa can't eat, is allergic to water, and needs an abortion. His second wife Sam manages his hotel although she suspects the younger manager working under her is his new mistress. In reality, he's sleeping with Gina. They're throwing a party for Leo and Sam's son Michael's 18th birthday. Sam discovers the affair and confronts him. Leo dies and leaves it all to Sam but the estate is secretly in heavy debt. Unknown to them, Leo had put the hotel in Gina's name for tax purposes. Michael has a crush on Teresa.

It's a family drama. I can't really get to love Gina or Sam. It's hard to really love either of them but together, one does root for them. Teresa's water allergy is weird and one has a tough time with her as Gina's daughter. They may as well be two different species in their physical appearance. The biggest road bump is Leo's death. He becomes a ghostly figure and a weak narrator. I'd rather have the drama of him juggling two women. There is some food porn and some pastoral setting. The material wears out after a couple of series and it lasts 12 episodes in total. The show is like the Penrose. It struggles to stay afloat and somehow makes it from episode to episode.

Not the worst series going. Relatively light considering it contains so much infidelity and the odd tragedy. Basically every character in it sleeps with every other character. When a new character is introduced as a love interest of one of the main characters it transpires they have already slept with at least 7 other characters in the past, or if they haven't they will likely sleep with another within one episode. Wife enjoyed it though!