Sky : A first look at returning hit Sky Original Production Delicious with Dawn French and Emilia Fox

Dawn French, Emilia Fox, Iain Glen and Sheila Hancock return in the new series of Delicious and this time they're joined by the legendary Italian film star Franco Nero (Django).

Delicious centres on Dawn and Emilia's characters in a compelling story of love, heartbreak, food and friendship, where things are never as they seem. The four-part Sky Original Production for Sky One will air this December.

Dawn French plays passionate cook Gina, who has inherited the Penrose hotel and restaurant together with the glamorous Sam (Emilia Fox), both former wives of the deceased head chef Leo Vincent (Iain Glen). Since Sky One's last visit to the Penrose, Gina and Sam's business has been booming, their delicate friendship has lasted and they are on the lookout for a new protégé in the kitchen. Unfortunately, it's not long before the dynamics of family, love, rivalry and life start to get in the way of their success. Not least when Gina's estranged father (Franco Nero) turns up at the doorstep combined with further surprises from the past and the impact of Leo's legacy.

Delicious also stars Sheila Hancock as Leo's mother Mimi, Tanya Reynolds as Gina's daughter Teresa, Ruairi O'Connor as Sam's son Michael and Iain Glen as Leo Vincent. Aaron Anthony also joins the cast as Adam, the new protégé at the Penrose hotel.

Series two of Delicious will air on Sky One in late December 2017.

A gallery of the images can be found on Sky's Editorial Asset Centre.

Delicious is produced by Bandit Television, part of the Endemol Shine Group. It is executive produced by Phillippa Giles for Bandit Television and Anna Ferguson for Sky. Delicious will be distributed by Endemol Shine International.

For more information please contact:

Dominic Collett
Dominic.collett@sky.uk
0207 032 4892

Notes to Editors

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About Bandit Television

Bandit Television is Endemol Shine UK's newest scripted drama production label. Launched in March 2015, Bandit produces original scripted content, recently producing Rillington Place. Emmy and BAFTA award winning Executive Producer, Phillippa Giles, founded Bandit after leaving BBC Drama where her career spanned over 25 years. She is behind the Golden Globe winning series Luther starring Idris Elba and long running BBC1 procedural hit Silent Witness. Phillippa has also won International awards for her adaptations ranging from Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit to Our Mutual Friend, North and South, Emma and Jane Eyre. Working alongside her at Bandit are Head of Development, Muirinn Lane Kelly, whose credits include Mistresses and Waking The Dead and Development Script Editor, Nawfal Faizullah, from Musketeers.