{{Use dmy dates, date=November 2022 ''Tastebuddies'' was a late night show on BBC Choice UK that had started life as a 'straight', 'daytime TV' style studio-based cookery show on

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presented by Rhian Williams . It soon after became a 10-minute section of a magazine show presented by Amy Charles, called "

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" that was also shown on

. Following a change of director in 1999 (and dramatic reduction of budget) it became a series of low-budget, anarchic, "fly-on-the-wall" style comedy-cookery sketches in the 2nd and final series of

, and the first 4 episodes of Sleeping Dogs. It was during the 2nd series of

that these sketches were seen by the then new head of BBC Choice, Stuart Murphy. He commissioned Tastebuddies for a 10 part series on BBC Choice UK in 2000.

Trivia

BBC News broadcaster Huw Edwards made a cameo appearance in the final episode.

Creative Cast & Crew

Some of the more technically able members of the cast role's crossed over with the crew's. Indeed, when not in a scene, actor Stephen Bush also assisted sound, lighting, wardrobe, location-scouting AND direction. Many of the cast were also musicians. For example, Simon, Colin, Alun and Janice sang and played in most of the episodes.

Cast

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* Colin Bowen * Stephen Bush * Sean Carlsen *

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* Sally Collins * Steve Floyd * Tony Gabriel * Jim Kitson * Eleanor McRea * Janice Pugsley * Alun Roberts * Jan Wierszylowski * Rhian Williams original presenter

Crew

*Tim Williamson – Writer and Director * Jon Rees – Lighting Cameraman * Adam Jones – Sound

External links

*http://www.aspect-tv.com/programmes.htm#2000 *http://www.madjanice.com *http://imdb.com/title/tt1124023/ BBC television comedy