Eddie Izzard to star as a Chef

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Eddie Izzard to star as a Chef

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Eddie's really cooking...

Eddie Izzard is to play a drunk, fiery chef in a new miniseries commissioned by Five. The new drama, set in an exclusive Glasgow restaurant, has been inspired by Anthony Bourdain's book Kitchen Confidential. Izzard plays the once brilliant and charismatic chef, Nick, now heading towards burnout.

Into his charge comes young chancer Danny, played by up-and-coming actor James Young, who has been placed in the kitchen as a condition of his probation.

Production has begun in Dublin on two, two-hour episodes, according to trade magazine Broadcast, and the show is due to air early next year. It has been written by former EastEnders scribe Simon Ashdown. Executive producer Douglas Rae said: ?We want to dramatise the power struggles that are found in most kitchens.?

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could be interesting... we'll just have to wait and see.
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I love his stand-up, the films I have seen him in haven't been that great. However, that sounds like it might be good. Maybe TV will be a better place for him than films.
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