LITTLE CHEF BOSS TO DO SPIN-OFF PROGRAMME
Ian Pegler, CEO of Little Chef is working on a spin-off programme from the Channel 4 hit documentary starring Heston Blumenthal Big Chef, Little Chef. Working titles include ’Big Boss’, and ’Pegler’s About’.
A spokesperson says:
“Ian Pegler doing his own thing is a bit like Kramer becoming a massive standalone success after Cheers. It will be less emphasis on the food, and more about how to make your business a success.“
Pegler spoke about ’Serving up a Better Deal’ recently at the Institute for Turnaround Conference speaking with Channel 4 Chairman Luke Johnson.
June 30, 2009 | Reply
Kramer wasn't in Cheers, he was in Seinfeld... and he wasn't even a standalone success after that show, to boot? Other than that, it's one of the most accurate quotes I've ever read since since Michael Jackson's "this is it" speech.
June 30, 2009 | Reply
You almost win the prize. I've checked, and as suspected, they actually meant Frasier after Cheers. I think 'Kelsey Grammer' somehow got contracted to Kramer in their brains.
But it's an awful idea, however you work it.
June 30, 2009 | Reply
I spotted it should have been Frasier. I didn't even get the idea behind the original programme, and I like Heston Blumenthal. This just seems... pointless.
June 30, 2009 | Reply
" I spotted it should have been Frasier. I didn't even get the idea behind the original programme, and I like Heston Blumenthal. This just seems... pointless."
With no production company and no commissioner named, my suspicion is that our Ian is floating an idea to see what happens. I'm hoping - nothing. Still, it does suggest (ooh, spoiler alert) that the HB project has paid off and is going to be rolled out nationwide, otherwise he'd be hiding his head in shame.