The first few minutes of this British series sets up the premise for an entertaining melodrama. Leo Vincent (Iain Glen), the celebrity chef of a luxury Cornwall hotel, built his entire repertoire on the recipes of his first wife and fellow chef Gina (Dawn French), and then left her to marry the younger and more elegant Sam (Emilia Fox) after a long affair. Now he is cheating on Sam with his ex-wife Gina. Leo has children with both women, who remain civil (if not quite friendly), but when Gina's daughter finds out what's going on, Leo's marriage is suddenly in peril. What might be the beginning of a familiar soap opera takes an intriguing turn when Leo dies at the end of the first episode, leaving his wives, children, and employees to sort out the tangle of secrets that they have all kept over the years. The business, which Leo left to Sam, is failing and burdened with debt, and Gina—understandably harboring some ill will—is reluctant to help. Set in a small tourist village in Cornwall, the series—narrated from the grave by Leo—has touches of dark comedy and soap opera twists, but it ultimately hews to the life-affirming theme of honesty and forgiveness overcoming suspicion and resentment. Compiling all four episodes of the 2016 first season, extras include a behind-the-scenes featurette and a photo gallery. Recommended. (S. Axmaker)
Delicious: Series 1
Acorn, 185 min., not rated, DVD: $34.99 Volume 32, Issue 6
Delicious: Series 1
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