The Rise of the Rockstar Chef coming to BBC One

Charting the rise of Marco Pierre White, Gordon Ramsay and Heston Blumenthal.

BBC One has announced The Rise of the Rockstar Chef, a landmark new three-part series charting the rise of three of Britain’s most influential culinary figures, Marco Pierre White, Gordon Ramsay and Heston Blumenthal, whose drive, creativity and uncompromising pursuit of excellence helped transform modern British cuisine and placed it firmly on the global stage.

The Rise of the Rockstar Chef is set against the backdrop of the ‘Cool Britannia’ era of radical social and cultural change.

Each episode will explore how the chefs’ unwavering ambition and intense rivalry reshaped Britain’s restaurant industry and redefined what it meant to be a fine dining chef, ultimately inspiring a generation around the world.

Featuring candid testimony from the trio themselves, as well as those who witnessed the fights, fall-outs and feuds first-hand, including renowned food critics, maîtres d’ and former commis chefs, the story culminates in an extraordinary on-screen reunion that brings the three chefs together for the first time in decades to revisit defining moments and confront the legacy of an era that reshaped British dining.

Made by Studio Ramsay Global, The Rise of the Rockstar Chef is directed and produced by Zoë Dobson and executive produced by Lisa Edwards and Amanda Westwood, with Jess Holder as the Executive in Charge of Production and Emma Pinching as Line Producer.

Speaking ahead of the series, Catherine Catton, in her capacity as Head of Commissioning for Factual Entertainment and Events, said "Decades ago, Marco, Gordon and Heston ripped up the rule-book of British fine dining and changed the world of restaurants forever. I'm delighted they're reuniting to bring BBC audiences the truly extraordinary story behind their fierce rivalry, uncompromising ambition and, at times, truly outrageous antics."

To which Lisa Edwards, Chief Creative Officer and Executive Producer at Studio Ramsay Global, added "Nineties and noughties nostalgia is at an all time high for both those of us who were there and those that weren’t - the heady mix of an uprising in fashion, politics & music makes it a decade like no other. But there was another rock and roll revolution happening in the UK."

"It was the decade that really put British food on the map led by the original Rock Star Chefs, Marco Gordon & Heston. Its the story of rivalry and thepursuit of perfection where the real heat was not just in the kitchen!"

The Rise of the Rockstar Chef will air on BBC One