REVIEW:
Matilda and the Ramsay Bunch (Three Life, 9.10pm Mondays)
They say that fatherhood changes a man. They also say the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. Both are true of Gordon Ramsay's teenage daughter's cooking show.
Matilda and the Ramsay Bunch shows the famously angry celebrity chef in an all-new light and, honestly, I don't like it one bit. Is it too much to ask that just once an episode we get to see Chef Ramsay scream and swear a bit, give one of his children the type of bollocking he used to dish up to struggling restaurateurs back in the good old days?
There are so many moments in this week's episode where he could – I'd suggest probably even should – scream, "What the f*** do you think you're doiiiiing?" in Matilda's face.
Ramsay's refusal to publicly admonish his children is just part of the show's strangely cloying, unconvincingly wholesome vibe. Basically, if scientists brought Enid Blyton back to life and forced her to reboot The Famous Five as a Kardashians-style fly-on-the-wall reality franchise, this is what it would be like.