''The Cooks'' was an Australian

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series that ran for one season on

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during the summer of 2004/05. It was a co-production with subscription television and screened on the

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channel on

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. It was produced by

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and Sue Masters. The directors were Tony Tilse, Ian Gilmour, Brendan Maher and Ian Watson. ''The Cooks'' was about the love and war involving the staff of two restaurants on the same street. ''R&R's Restaurant'' was run by chefs Rita and Ruth, with waitress

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Carmelita. Across the road at ''Snatch and Grab,'' its chefs are Gabe and Sachin, who's of

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n descent, with Dishpig at the sink. ''The Cooks'' was a spin-off of a

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called ''

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,'' which screened in 2003, starring

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as Roberto Francobelli.

Locations

Most of the exterior scenes were filmed around the

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areas of

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. On the show, the setting of the restaurants was in the suburb of Summer Hill.

Cast

Toby Schmitz Toby Schmitz (born 4 May 1977) is an Australian actor and playwright. He was born in Perth, Western Australia, attended Perth's Scotch College and briefly studied law at the University of Western Australia. He graduated from the acting course ...

as Gabe Francobelli * Kate Atkinson as Ruth O'Neill * Nicholas Brown as Sachin *

Rhondda Findleton Rhondda Findleton is a New Zealand actress largely based in Australia. She has had major roles in '' Plainclothes'', ''Grass Roots'', '' The Sugar Factory'' telemovie ''Temptation'' and its spinoff series ''The Cooks''. Awards Findleton has t ...

as Rita Molloy *

Leon Ford Leon Ford is an Australian actor who has appeared in many television and theatre productions. He is best known for his roles in the television series ''The Cooks'', ''Changi'' and the telemovie ''Stepfather of the Bride''. Early life Ford att ...

as Dishpig *

Emma Lung Emma Lung (born 14 January 1982) is an Australian actress. Early life and education Born in Sydney, Lung's father is half-Chinese; his father (Emma's paternal grandfather) was born near Beijing. Lung's mother is Scottish and French. Growing up ...

as Carmelita *

Bojana Novakovic Bojana Novakovic (, sr-Latn, Bojana Novaković) is an Australian actress. She is known for starring in the police procedural television series ''Instinct'' (2018–2019). In film, she has appeared in '' Drag Me to Hell'' (2009), ''Edge of Dark ...

as Raffa *

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as Rosie Francobelli *

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as Jake *

Robert Mammone Robert Mammone (born 1969) is an Australian actor. He is known for his role as AK in ''The Matrix'' movies, as Sid Walker in the soap opera ''Home and Away'', and as Tim Palmer in '' Sons and Daughters''. Mammone played the main villain oppos ...

as Michael *

Jeanie Drynan Jeanie Drynan is an Australian film and television actress well known for her roles in the television series '' Class of '74'', as Muriel's mother in the 1994 film ''Muriel's Wedding'' and as solicitor Angela Jeffries in the cult classic telev ...

as Leanne Smith *

Gyton Grantley Gyton James Grantley (born 17 July 1980) is an Australian actor and comedian, best known for his portrayal of convicted murderer and drug trafficker Carl Williams in the hit Australian television show '' Underbelly'', for which he was nomina ...

as Danny *

Rachel Gordon Rachel Gordon (born 10 May 1976) is an Australian actress. Early life Gordon was born in Brisbane, Australia, the daughter of Michael and Donna Gordon. Her great-grandfather was Prime Minister Joseph Lyons, and her great-grandmother was Dame ...

as Annette *

Tiriel Mora Tiriel Mora (born 19 October 1958) is an Australian television and film actor. Early life Tiriel Mora's parents were French-born visual artist Mirka Mora and German-born entrepreneur, art dealer and restauranteur Georges Mora. His older brot ...

as George *

Justin Monjo Justin Monjo (born 1963, New York City, New York) is an American screenwriter, television producer, and actor, best known for his work on ''Farscape''. Early life Monjo is the son of children's author F. N. Monjo III and the great-great-grandson ...

as TV Evangelist

Episode list

* Episode 1: "Nights of Living Dangerously": Air Date: 18 October 2004 * Episode 2: "Desiree": Air Date: 28 October 2004 * Episode 3: "The Olive Garden": Air Date: 4 November 2004 * Episode 4: "Swimming Upstream": Air Date: 11 November 2004 * Episode 5: "Waltzing Sakamoto": Air Date: 18 November 2004 * Episode 6: "The Gingerbread Man": Air Date: 25 November 2004 * Episode 7: "Beef with You": Air Date: 2 December 2004 * Episode 8: "Beer and Skittles": Air Date: 9 December 2004 * Episode 9: "Blood and Chocolate": Air Date: 16 December 2004 * Episode 10: "Hole Lotta Love": Air Date: 23 December 2004 * Episode 11: "Heart of Marshmallow": Air Date: 30 December 2004 * Episode 12: "Honey and Wounds": Air Date: 6 January 2005 * Episode 13: "Sticky": Air Date: 13 January 2005 * Episode 13: "Sticky Part 2": Air Date: 14 January 2005

External links

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Australian Television Information Archive
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Locations

Cast

Episode list

See also

External links