Gordon Ramsay

Season one, where 12 commis chefs compete for a job to work with Gordon Ramsay. As well, Gordon discovers that his "Getting Women Back in the Kitchen" crusade isn't as well-accepted as he thought, and poor wife Tana sacrifices her back yard so Gordon can raise turkeys for a big Christmas meal at the end of the season.

Please note: these synopsis (synopsi?) were taken (though edited) from BBC America. No intent to claim them as my own is implied.

It's National Vegan Week, so Gordon marks the occasion with a very special and very Ramsay dish. Gordon's children learn that a turkey is just for Christmas dinner and not a family pet, when they buy live turkeys to rear and slaughter for Christmas dinner. Martine McCutcheon learns how to sharpen a knife and Gordon challenges comedian Al Murray to make the best bread and butter pudding.

Superstar mega-diva Joan Collins visits The F Word restaurant. It's the first time the two have met since Joan was famously thrown out of Gordon's first restaurant, Aubergine, seven years ago. Gordon's mum Helen challenges her son with her favorite recipe for apple pudding. And there's trouble among the turkeys in Gordon's garden. Gary's as sick as a parrot, so Gordon calls in expert advice.

Gordon faces his biggest challenge yet with his ongoing campaign to get women back into the kitchen. Gordon cooks venison with chocolate: "Bambi never tasted so good." He also journeys to the far north of Scotland to try the rare and unusual delicacy that is Gannet - an unforgettable experience.

Can food affect a man's fertility? Gordon enlists the help of a fertility expert and a clinical embryologist to see whether they support his theory and offer advice on how men can help prevent problems with their sperm. Plus top model Penny Lancaster comes for dinner and tells Gordon about her very fertile relationship with Rod Stewart, and proceeds to give the viewers way too much personal information.

Chat show host Jonathon Ross is put to the test when he's challenged to kill and cook lobster. 'If you've got the bollocks to eat it, you should have the bollocks to kill it', responds Gordon. Also featuring Gary Rhodes, a report about the potential benefits of horse milk and an exclusive report on which is Britain's healthiest supermarket.

England Coach Sven Goran Erikson's partner, Nancy Dell-Olio, gives Gordon some tips on how to score when she visits The F Word. Actor Richard Wilson, along with Kim & Aggie from "How Clean Is Your House" take Gordon on with their trifle recipe; while resident food critic Giles Coren looks into the world of detox.

Wine expert, Matt Skinner, discusses choosing the perfect wine to go with the perfect dish, and faces a tough tasting challenge from Gordon. Presenter and property expert, Sarah Beeny, takes on Gordon with her recipe for chocolate brownies, and Big Brother's Davina McCall, talks sex and soup after sampling Gordon's rich sumptuous haricot bean soup with tiger prawns. Also: Gordon challenges his team of three commis chefs to make a delicious vegetarian dish in half an hour.

Gordon joins Martine McCutcheon in her kitchen to help her prepare the perfect roast beef and Yorkshire pudding to impress her friends, while Janet Street Porter is in the restaurant kitchen attempting to beat Gordon with her favorite fig pudding. Meanwhile, Christmas is coming and so is the end to the turkeys' short but happy time in Gordon's garden. Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall gives advice on the best way to slaughter the turkeys. Will Gordon be able to handle it and how will his kids say goodbye to Ainsley, Gary, Antony, Jamie, Nigella and Delia - the turkeys they've become so attached to?

In the final show of the series, Sharon Osbourne shares some surgery secrets with Gordon when she meets him at the F Word, plus husband Ozzy Osbourne begs Gordon to teach Sharon to cook. The program also includes the perfect recipe for cooking turkey and Gordon going head-to-head with Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall in a recipe challenge. Who will win - Gordon with a rich chocolate tart, or Hugh with chocolate truffle cake? And it's the final showdown for Gordon's commis chefs - who will win a job with him?