Hell's Kitchen

Gordon Ramsay, who created the show's format and appeared in the first series as head chef and mentor, did not return for the second due to a busy schedule; Ramsay went on to appear in an American version of the show, which began airing in 2005. Its success helped spawn an international franchise of the same name. For the UK version, his initial replacements were fellow chefs Gary Rhodes and Jean-Christophe Novelli, who co-starred in a revamped second series which featured members of the public competing in teams. Following a brief production hiatus, Marco Pierre White took over as head chef for the third and fourth series, which reverted to the original format with a group of celebrities as the contestants. The first three were presented by Angus Deayton, with the fourth and final series presented by Claudia Winkleman. The theme music was written by composer Daniel Pemberton.