Series synopsis
The Supersizers... is a British documentary comedy television series that premiered on BBC Two on May 20, 2008. It ended on July 27, 2009. It stars Sue Perkins and Giles Coren.
Restaurant critic Giles Coren and writer and comedian Sue Perkins experience the food culture of years gone by.
Premise
Restaurant critic Giles Coren and writer and comedian Sue Perkins experience the food culture of years gone by.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Sue Perkins as Self - Presenter
- Giles Coren as Self - Presenter
Guest cast
- Martin Blunos as Participant
- Michael Portillo as Participant
- Mary Berry as Self - Participant
- Marguerite Patten as Self - Participant
- Dominic Sandbrook as Self - Participant
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 14 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 2 | December 22, 2007 | April 27, 2011 |
| Season 1 | 6 | May 20, 2008 | June 24, 2008 |
| Season 2 | 6 | June 15, 2009 | July 27, 2009 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Edwardian Supersize Me Restaurant critic Giles Coren and writer and performer Sue Perkins spend the week on the diet of a wealthy Edwardian couple. Cooking for them at home is best selling cookery writer Sophie Grigson. |
December 22, 2007 |
| 2 |
Giles and Sue's Royal Wedding Giles Coren and Sue Perkins take their relationship to the next level as they prepare for their very own royal wedding. The pair assume the roles of a modern prince and his princess-to-be as they agonise over every step of the wedding planning process, from choosing the dress to arguing over the vows. In true Supersizers fashion the programme culminates with a lavish wedding banquet featuring dishes from past royal nuptials, including everything from sturgeon a la royale to the Queen Mother's favourite eggs drumkilbo. |
April 27, 2011 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wartime Restaurant critic Giles Coren and writer and comedian Sue Perkins grab their ration books for one week and chomp their way through the food of 1940s WWII Britain. During blackouts and air raids they eat spam and dried egg, have some GI's round for tea and see what Churchill was eating in his Cabinet War Rooms. |
May 20, 2008 |
| 2 |
Restoration Restaurant critic Giles Coren and writer and performer Sue Perkins try the food of Restoration Britain in the 1660's. They snack on coxcombs, eel pie and copious amounts of small beer. |
May 27, 2008 |
| 3 |
Victorian Restaurant critic Giles Coren and Writer and performer Sue Perkins spend the week on the diet of a wealthy Victorian couple. Cooking for them at home is best selling cookery writer Sophie Grigson. As Giles dons top hat and waxed moustache, Sue dresses up in tight corset and outrageously wide skirts. |
June 3, 2008 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Eighties In this programme they go back to the 1980s, the years of their adolescence. Living in a converted loft on the Thames, they sample the high life of a couple of yuppies. To a soundtrack of 80s classics including the Pet Shop Boys, Duran Duran, ABC and Billy Bragg, they power-lunch their way through the decade, knocking back champagne while talking loudly into their oversized mobile phones. |
June 15, 2009 |
| 2 |
Medieval In this programme, they go back to medieval England to live the life of a Lord and Lady in their country manor. Starting life in 1066, Giles takes on the guise of a Norman conqueror, complete with broadsword and chainmail. Sue wears pointy hats and is a damsel in deep distress, as Giles has been given her manor house and all the lands around it. He is also on a mission to woo her. |
June 22, 2009 |
| 3 |
The French Revolution Giles and Sue go for a journey back to Revolutionary France in the 1780s. Donning wigs and corsets, Giles and Sue find out what King Louis XVI ate, why Marie Antoinette was so hated, and how the Revolution was instrumental in creating the first restaurant and first restaurant critic. |
July 6, 2009 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | BBC Two |
|---|---|
| First aired | May 20, 2008 |
| Last aired | July 27, 2009 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Tuesday at 21:00:00 |