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''Whites'' is a

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, written by Oliver Lansley and

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, directed by David Kerr, and starring

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as the

executive chef A chef de cuisine (, French for ''head of kitchen'') or head chef is a chef that leads and manages the kitchen and chefs of a restaurant or hotel. A chef patron (feminine form ''chef patronne'') (French for ''boss chef'') or executive chef is ...

at a

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gave the go ahead for the show to go into production in August 2009 with the first episode airing in September 2010. ''Whites'' aired for six episodes in 2010. On 1 March 2011 Davies announced that the BBC would not be renewing ''Whites'' for another series.

Plot

After the beginnings of a seemingly promising career, Roland White (

) is executive chef at the White House hotel and well past his prime. He deals with his stuttered career by leaving much of the day to day difficulties of running the restaurant to his best friend and sous-chef Bib (

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) and his restaurant manager Caroline (

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). They try to cope with an incompetent waitress Kiki (

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), ambitious apprentice chef Skoose ( Stephen Wight) and the mercurial hotel owner Celia (

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Production

Co-writer

used his experiences working in restaurants to form the basis for ''Whites''. "Whites is totally based on

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, where I worked. It’s a facsimile. Roland is a composite of several chefs I know who can’t be bothered any more. They’ve kind of missed the boat, missed out on Michelin stars and cruise along." King and Oliver Lansley tried to follow the lead of shows like ''

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'' and ''

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'' in writing ''Whites''. In order to prepare for their roles, the cast trained under the chefs at

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's restaurant Fifteen. For her role as Kiki, Isy Suttie learned to play the trumpet. Speaking on his

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feed on 1 March 2011, Alan Davies confirmed that ''Whites'' would not be returning for a second series. The BBC had elected to cancel the series as it cost £3 million ($4.8 million) for one series. Fans launched an unsuccessful "Bring Back ''Whites''" campaign in response to the show's cancellation. Davies later complained to ''

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'' that he "got an email from someone I’d never met" informing him of the decision to cancel the show.

Cast

as Roland White, the Chef de cuisine *

as Bib, Roland's long-suffering

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as Caroline, the restaurant manager and

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* Stephen Wight as Skoose, an unpleasant apprentice chef with ambitions for Bib's job *

as Kiki, a scatty waitress *

as Celia, the hotel owner *

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as Axel, a cook

Episode list

Reception

Reviews of the series have been mixed to positive. Dan Owen of the website Obsessed With Film gave the series three of four stars, claiming, "The great pleasure of Whites is that it has detail and reality to it. The production's slick and assured, while the ensemble of actors are perfectly cast." ''The Guardian'' also wrote a generally positive review, stating the show is "gentle, subtly played, often funny and quite promising." ''Metro UK'' wrote the show didn't entertain as well as

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, saying "The problem with doing a comedy about chefs and restaurants is that the real thing does it so much better." ''Whites'' had 2.37 million viewers for its debut episode on 28 September 2010. The finale, which aired on 2 November 2010, attracted 1.58 million viewers. Since the ratings were above average, ''The British Comedy Guide'' speculated that "the show is a casualty of the BBC Comedy department having to make spending cuts".

Theme music

The opening and closing music is "Song for the Dead" by Alexander Wolfe.

U.S. adaptation

In October 2018, it was announced that Matt Tarses and

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were developing a new ''Whites'' series for

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, based on the UK format, through

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. Tarses will write the potential series and executive produce alongside Arnett, Marc Forman, Peter Principato, and the original series' creators

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and

References

External links

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BBC television sitcoms 2010 British television series debuts 2010 British television series endings