Can't Cook, Won't Cook#Can't Smeg, Won't Smeg

{{Infobox television

| image = Ainsley ccwc.jpg

| genre = Cooking game show

| creator = Bazal Productions

| presenter = Ainsley Harriott
Kevin Woodford
Lesley Waters
Richard Cawley
Tony Tobin

| country = United Kingdom

| language = English

| num_series =

| num_episodes = 685

| location = Pebble Mill Studios{{cite web |url=https://www.tvstudiohistory.co.uk/the-rest-of-the-uk-today/old-bbc-regional-production-studios/ |title=Old BBC Regional Production Studios |publisher=TV Studio History |accessdate=4 July 2021}}

| runtime = 25 minutes

| company = Bazal Midlands and BBC Pebble Mill

| channel = BBC1

| first_aired = {{start date|1995|11|20|df=yes}}

| last_aired = {{end date|2000|7|7|df=yes}}

}}

Can't Cook, Won't Cook is a British cooking game show that aired on BBC1 from 20 November 1995 to 7 July 2000.

Format

Two people, one of whom can't cook and one of whom won't cook, were nominated to appear on the show and under the instruction of a celebrity/world class chef prepare and cook a meal. When the dish was cooked, the nominator would be blindfolded and asked to taste the food. Following this, they would decide whose dish was best. In the event of a tie, the aforementioned chef would decide.

Then once the winner has been decided the walls of the studio open up to reveal a prize (usually a food blender or set of saucepans).

Transmissions

Series	Start date	End date	Episodes
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
1	20 November 1995{{cite web \|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/5a82efc5b1bb4481965f26d6d957bf76 \|title=Can't Cook, Won't Cook - BBC One London - 20 November 1995 \|publisher=BBC Genome Project \|accessdate=6 June 2020}}	22 December 1995{{cite web \|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/aabf63409c074bb5aeeb633a81de249f \|title=Can't Cook, Won't Cook - BBC One London - 22 December 1995 \|publisher=BBC Genome Project \|accessdate=6 June 2020}}	25
2	2 January 1996{{cite web \|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/cdb2f83cf6d54c07bde9bf23b42ed16b \|title=Can't Cook, Won't Cook - BBC One London - 2 January 1996 \|publisher=BBC Genome Project \|accessdate=6 June 2020}}	2 February 1996{{cite web \|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/9447afb953f246a4bcc8c076a810419f \|title=Can't Cook, Won't Cook - BBC One London - 2 February 1996 \|publisher=BBC Genome Project \|accessdate=6 June 2020}}	24
3	5 February 1996{{cite web \|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/4492ca010ec0402081e9f4efc7cf5e62 \|title=Can't Cook, Won't Cook - BBC One London - 5 February 1996 \|publisher=BBC Genome Project \|accessdate=6 June 2020}}	10 May 1996{{cite web \|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/8cb7cf03a8f3479cb120c939bd265ca3 \|title=Can't Cook, Won't Cook - BBC One London - 10 May 1996 \|publisher=BBC Genome Project \|accessdate=6 June 2020}}	67
4	2 September 1996{{cite web \|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/d485e272bc604f88b4383d0948dc5a2b \|title=Can't Cook, Won't Cook - BBC One London - 2 September 1996 \|publisher=BBC Genome Project \|accessdate=6 June 2020}}	4 June 1997{{cite web \|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/f7fb8419d6374c5a87f9dca1de5759a9 \|title=Can't Cook, Won't Cook - BBC One London - 4 June 1997 \|publisher=BBC Genome Project \|accessdate=6 June 2020}}	181

References

External links

{{IMDb title|0497075}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20121018171725/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/series/26682 Can't Cook, Won't Cook] at BFI
{{UKGameshow|Can't_Cook,_Won't_Cook}}

Category:BBC television game shows

Category:1990s British game shows

Category:2000s British game shows

Category:1990s British cooking television series

Category:2000s British cooking television series

Category:1995 British television series debuts

Category:2000 British television series endings

Category:British cooking television shows

Category:Television series by Banijay