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Although there's nothing too original with the basic storyline of 'Whites' - the self-absorbed, ignorant lead, the sniveling assistant, the brazen smart-ass, the sassy female lead - it is none the less fun. When dissected, it's very much styled in the pattern of "The Office" (minus the interviews) but the actors put their own lovable quirkiness to their own characters. There's a bakers' dozen of laughs to be found - maybe not in the first episode - but as you get to know the characters, the more enjoyable the series becomes. Its good, consistent writing and you empathize with the them as good scripts should allow you to. Alan Davies is as annoying and fun as David Brent and Michael Scott. 'Whites' is an agreeable flavor of a sitcom as they come.

This is a quirky, witty and quite often laugh-out-load funny comedy about the goings on in the kitchen of a posh restaurant. I really like this series and can't understand why it has received such mixed reviews; It has great characters played by a great cast, is very current in its subject matter (in these days where TV seems obsessed with posh cooking) and is actually funny. Alan Davis plays the main character - a chef called Roland White (hence the name of the program), whom I gather is based on a celebrity chef with the same surname but in French. I find Mr Davis a very likable actor to watch as well as being funny. By the way, it was mainly filmed at Thornbury Castle near Bristol.

The famous Kiki clip on Youtube made me watch this show, and I'm glad i did. This show is hilarious & entertaining from start to finish. The dialogues are very well written & made me genuinely laugh our loud numerous times throughout. Also the story is simple & straightforward, so it's easy to get into. At no point i felt bored or disinterested. All the characters have their own personalities & bring their own flair to the show. Ronald is a selfish but hilarious knob, Bib is a funny-unfunny guy, Kiki is dumb in the cutest way possible, and all the rest of the characters have their own attractive qualities. This show is a must watch IMO. I just hate the fact that they never made more seasons of it. Oh well, something is better than nothing!

It's so bittersweet when you find a show this good but know its been cancelled so all you are going to get is one season. If only tv stations/corporations valued content more than profit shows like this would get renewed but from what I read the biggest reason this was cancelled was an effort to try and cut costs. These types of comedies are so well done since its nothing like a typical sitcom and takes a somewhat intelligent and sharp mind to be able to catch all the subtle jokes. I think this kind of comedy all started with BBC The Office so hope to see more like it in the future.

Whites is laugh out loud (excuse the cliché) and intelligent comedy. I keep finding that European comedies are replacing all my previous favorites. Intelligent mixed with silly and sometimes the down right absurd. Whites is no exception with Kiki providing the absurd. I am disappointed that this was so short lived and would beg BBC and the producers to bring it back. There is a depth to the characters and an engaging storyline that is now incomplete and deserving of much more. I would prefer it stay strictly British though. Few comedies of this caliber rarely translates well into an American production (The Office excluded). Please bring Whites back or produce more of the same for us Americans who are intelligent and love humor both.

This was a great show! Randomly popped up on YouTube and decided to go with it. There were moments of pure cringe and sometimes the characters were uncomfortable and unnecessarily mean spirited towards other characters which was slightly jarring. Other than that, the premise of the program was great with some funny highlights. I think It really needed a second series to grow more. Such a shame that the BBC has programs like this but won't give them the chance they need to develop. If you're a fan of Alan Davis I think you'll enjoy this. If you've ever worked in kitchen I think you might find some parts not portrayed accurately.

Enjoyed this British comedy a great deal and have come to appreciate in particular the comedic talents of Katherine Parkinson, who has appeared in several imports I've liked. I don't understand why Whites only lasted six episodes. The snappy, dry wit is classic, the ability to make small things funny uncanny. Who would think to make a joke out of an eggless omelet? Since I do my viewing on Hulu, I'm able to add them again to my queue and go through them more than once. Whites is good enough to watch more than once -- and unfortunately there aren't that many domestic sitcoms I can say that about. Also unfortunate -- there are only the six episodes.

Stellar writing, a perfect cast, and excellent all-round production that should have lasted way beyond it's single season.

I just discovered this gem via a clip off of Reddit (eggless omelette) and watched all six episodes in a row.

It's full of clever situations, characters that are layered and sympathetic along with laugh-out-loud scenes that were perfectly executed. I can't believe this show didn't get the chance it deserved. Would figure that the BBC dishonorably cut it just because of budget restraints.

Do yourself a favor and watch this intelligently-written, superbly acted treasure.

Cheers!

"2010-" what a tease--I wish there was a possibility of this series coming back for more episodes. Bright, witty, and endearing. Alan Davies is always good but the entire cast is wonderful (can't get enough of Darren Boyd or Katherine Parkinson). Don't know how the Brits decide what continues. But I think their television is more fluid then in the US, so maybe Whites will be back. Hope so.

This is one of the rare comedies that are actually funny! This one had me in stitches several times, and laughing often. A great cast of characters -- what a shame there's only one season!

A hidden gem of a series. Terrible there's only one season of it. I hope they make more!! A lot of British comedies put me off (seem too silly) but not this one. It's hilarious!

I'm talking tears-rolling-down-face-with laughter funny. The show oozes with chemistry on every level. The writing is brilliant. The ability to sort of dance around politically incorrect material in a way that leaves all unharmed is another plus. The show's timing - at a peak in public interest re: celebrity chefs/reality cooking challenge shows, etc., would seem to have made this a keeper. But... it didn't. So: The only thing I dislike about this show is that there are only six 30-minute episodes :(

Normally I only ever give our 9 at max, and it must be spectacular to get a 9. Here I am, with a 10.

Brilliantly classical tit gypsy humour.

Love it.

Written by Matt King (Peep Show) and Oliver Lansley, and often stylized as Chef Whites, we follow Roland White (Alan Davies), as he struggles to feel inspired at the hotel attached restaurant for which he's executive chef. Davies is joined by his sous chef Bib (Darren Boyd) and manager Caroline (Katherine Parkinson) as the three deal with health inspectors, critics, and all the kitchen drama behind the scenes. The writing is fairly good, the jokes are decent, although more situational laughs so depends on your humour. A bit darker, the lead isn't particularly the best person, which can play well, but I found Alan Davies take sometimes more a bore than fun to watch, his character was just a bit too mopey and mean for me. The acting is generally fine, although not superb, and cut short after only a single season a lot of the plot lines end up with nowhere to go, which was a bit of a let down. Having seen a specific scene from this multiple times on various social feeds and wanting to check out the rest, I did, its fine. However the scene that went somewhat viral is pretty much the most funny one, and its also the episode one cold open, so you can maybe skip the rest unless it really seems your type of thing.

I saw one or two videos from this show on instagram, so i was interested in watching.

First i was surprised that it had only one season. Then i was surprised that it had only 6 short episodes.

But, in the end, better so.

First and second episode start building some likability, story, depth to characters.. but it kinda stops there.

Humor is very cliche and boring for most of the show except couple of pretty good moments.

The lead actor did very poor job, or they made him do it like that, very unlikable, no charisma, no charm, feels as the second lead actor (his sous chef) is someone who is supposed to be main one.

Except him non of the characters are interesting, and the end of the first season could've been different.

They could make spin off using sous chef as a protagonist in his own series, but its almost decade and a half since this was made and aired.. so all in all.. one time watch if you dont have anything better to do.

Unfortunately this is not funny, despite being listed as comedy, Whites, in it's single season, is not comedy at all and. I've seen plenty of comedy in my years but after waiting through 6 episodes, I was still wondering when the show would show that it had any humor in it at all. It doesn't, not dry humor, black humor or any other type of humor, it's just full, tense and Boring. I don't know what the reviewers who gave it a high rating were watching but it wasn't Whites.

I turned this off because the sous chef Darren Boyd was trying to rip off John Cleese and it made me want to puke. Not the hectic John Cleese but the subtle John Cleese, and if you can't see that go back and watch flying circus and pay attention this time. This is not the age of the copy cat. Might I add he was failing at his attempt, but an attempt it was and there's no hiding that sort of thing from me so pox on you, hisssssssss.

A lot of time and effort watching, but really is that all there is? What do you think of British food? Does the food contain well known actors? Katherine Parkinson is horrible to work with. Whites more or less nails the typical theatrical stereotype of the average British person (the actors) attempting to make a joke whilst more importantly being desperate to safely make it into the grave without ever experiencing embarrassment. As usual Alan Davies is OK and any person who is still trying to figure him out (or put a finger on him), grow up. Re-watch ability is low, the goof count is high, and for me, Whites is another politely simmering UK comedy let down. 4.