Fear of Fanny
Before Nigella and Jamie and the lovely Gordon Ramsay, before even Delia, there was only one TV chef - Fanny Craddock who, dressed like a drag queen and barking orders at her assistant-cum-husband Johnnie, terrified and delighted the nation in equal measure from the 1950s to the mid-70s.
She has proved quite a muse, having inspired a number of plays about her life, including "Doughnuts like Fanny's" aka "Fanny Cradock — The Life and Loves of a Kitchen Devil" and now there's "Fear of Fanny" showing on BBC4 on Monday, staring Julia Davis ("Nighty Night"). Have a look at the BBC4 website for a couple of clips...
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posted by ADMS @ Saturday, October 21, 2006
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