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S01E07 - "The Big One"
Aired on Sep 23, 2003, 11:00 AM
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Episodes (1 Season · 7 Episodes)
The Launch
As selection process begins, reality dawns: the kids do not look like future chefs and they don't appreciate the tempura oyster Jamie prepares to test their passion for food.
Nov 5, 2002
30 min
Hard Lessons
Having whittled them down from over 1000 applicants, the final 15 are announced and with no time to waste, training begins at Chef School where they'll learn the basics.
Nov 12, 2002
30 min
Pig Farm
Some of Jamie's trainees aren't attending classes and others aren't up to scratch. The size of the problem is apparent when 11 of the 15 fail their first exam, the NVQ 1.
Nov 19, 2002
30 min
Fantastic Opportunities
Jamie sends the trainees on placements for a month, working alongside professional chefs in a dozen top restaurants.
Dec 3, 2002
30 min
Judgment Time
Jamie has had a punishing schedule, with overseas tours and the demands of family life, and still has to find time for the project.
Dec 10, 2002
30 min
Fifteen
The cameras return to Jamie Oliver's restaurant to see how the 15 young people he took off the dole are progressing. On the surface the new restaurant is a huge hit.
Sep 16, 2003
30 min
The Big One
Exhausted by his routine and some of his trainee chefs who have become disillusioned and problematic, Jamie devises tests of their proficiency as graduation day nears.
Sep 23, 2003
30 min
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