Matilda and the Ramsay Bunch (Series 1)
| Matilda and the Ramsay Bunch (series 1) | |
|---|---|
| Starring |
Matilda Ramsay Gordon Ramsay Holly Ramsay Megan Ramsay Tana Ramsay Jack Ramsay |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 15 |
| Release | |
| Original network |
CBBC HD CBBC |
| Original release | 14 April – 21 July 2015 |
| Series chronology | |
The first series of the children's British cooking programme Matilda and the Ramsay Bunch aired from 12 April to 21 July 2015, The series was created by CBBC the series follows the Ramsay family on their summer holidays in L.A where Matilda (Tilly) Ramsay cooks her favourite meals and foods while the rest of the family go out trying new things such as surfing, making their own drive in and Tilly also challenges her family to do challenges in each show.
Production
Development
It was announced in January 2015 that CBBC had created a new children's cooking show. The show stars the Ramsay family on their summer holidays in L.A. The first series was made up of 15x15 minute episodes which started airing in April 2015 and ran for 15 weeks finishing on 21 July 2015.
Filming
Filming for the first series of Matilda and the Ramsay Bunch took place in America in L.A where the Ramsay family own a house, most of the filming took place on location and in the kitchen. Filming took place a year before broadcast in summer 2014 and began airing in 2015, the series is filmed during the U.K summer holidays.
Episodes
| Total | No. | Title | Guest(s) | Original air date | UK viewers (Thousands) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | |||||||||
| 1 | 1 | The LA Arrival | N/A | 14 April 2015 | 229,000 | ||||
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In the first edition, the family members arrive in California, where they visit the famous Hollywood sign, and Matilda cooks burgers with smoky fries, followed by her ice cream Ramsay Whoopies. Note: First appearance of Gordon Ramsay, Matilda Ramsay, Tana Ramsay, Jack Ramsay, Holly Ramsay. Megan Ramsay | |||||||||
| 2 | 2 | The Movies | N/A | 21 April 2015 | 161,000 | ||||
| The family members visit one of Hollywood's leading stunt schools and learn how to make action films. Armed with their new skills, they put together their own movies. Matilda creates food for their awards ceremony, including a secret dish served in a paper envelope and opened at the table, baked potatoes dressed up with sour cream and Matilda Awards Biscuits as prizes for the best action film. | |||||||||
| 3 | 3 | The Monster Party | N/A | 28 April 2015 | Outside top 10 | ||||
| Matilda Ramsay creates food for a monster-themed party, featuring a menu with severed hands, gory goblin heads and bloodied cakes. The rest of the family members get into the mood with a trip to a special effects studio, where they have some frightening make-up applied, and find out how to levitate. | |||||||||
| 4 | 4 | The Beach BBQ | N/A | 5 May 2015 | 184,000 | ||||
| The family heads to the beach, and Matilda cooks up a storm by the sea with her easy herby garlic bread, a clam bake and melting marshmallows. A leading Californian surfer passes on his skills to the family members, and Jack learns how to fix a camera to his board to film some wipe-outs. | |||||||||
| 5 | 5 | The Big Food Fight | N/A | 12 May 2015 | 337,000 | ||||
| Matilda and the Ramsay Bunch set up a food face-off, pitting American doughnuts, club sandwiches and cupcakes against British sponge cake, sandwiches and scones with jam and cream. | |||||||||
| 6 | 6 | The Bollywood Party | N/A | 19 May 2015 | 198,000 | ||||
| This week's theme is Bollywood, and while her siblings are learning to dance like Indian film stars, Tilly is cooking up a feast for their return. On the menu are chicken tikka skewers, vegetable samosas and Bollywood macaroons. The family learns some Bollywood dance moves from a choreographer and cooks up Indian party food. | |||||||||
| 7 | 7 | The US Sportsday | N/A | 26 May 2015 | Outside top 10 | ||||
| The world series of beach volleyball takes place in Los Angeles, and the competing teams are incredibly fit and super competitive. Matilda creates a fantastic picnic, which is perfect to eat during the competition. | |||||||||
| 8 | 8 | The Sleepover | N/A | 2 June 2015 | 260,000 | ||||
| Matilda tries to banish the boys and have a girls only sleepover. Megan, Holly and their friend Elspeth head off to check out the night stars at a brilliant planetarium. | |||||||||
| 9 | 9 | The pool Party | N/A | 9 June 2015 | Outside top 10 | ||||
| Matilda and her family throw the ultimate California summer party. To make sure her pool party goes with a big splash, Tilly asks her brother Jack and big sister Megan to help out and pick up some cool inflatables. On the way to the shops, ultra-competitive Megan and Jack do some serious swim training, ending in a Ramsay front crawl battle to be fastest. Poolside, Matilda is serving up her best ever fish finger sandwiches, a rockpool salad and red currant and strawberry iced sea lollies. | |||||||||
| 10 | 10 | The Karaoke Party | N/A | 16 June 2015 | 165,000 | ||||
| The whole family turn their various skills to karaoke so young Tilly creates an appropriate menu. There will be crazy stick ribs, big beat stars and pop power brownies. Los Angeles is America's music capital, so keen cook Matilda is throwing a pop music party. To make sure it's a hit, she gets help from Jack, Megan and Holly who head to a famous recording studio to produce a special song for the day. Back in the kitchen, Matilda composes her own menu of poptastic food. | |||||||||
| 11 | 11 | The LA Makeover | N/A | 23 June 2015 | 243,000 | ||||
| Holly and Megan Ramsay are joined by family friend Elspeth for a shopping spree as they work to build the perfect LA look. The trio also meet teenage fashion blogger Justina Sharpe. | |||||||||
| 12 | 12 | Fitness Training | N/A | 30 June 2015 | Outside top 10 | ||||
| The family members hit the California beach for a healthy dose of competitive fun. To keep their energy levels topped up, Matilda delivers a fresh and exciting picnic of wraps, sweet summer green salad with honey and mustard dressing and dad's special triathlon granola bars. | |||||||||
| 13 | 13 | The Mexican Party | N/A | 7 July 2015 | Outside top 10 | ||||
| Dad Gordon is always teasing Matilda, Jack, Megan and Holly, so they're planning to get their own back with a piñata which looks just like their famous father. On Matilda's menu are her best ever tacos, spiked corn with cheese, coriander and lime, plus chocolatey churros. | |||||||||
| 14 | 14 | The Daredevils | N/A | 14 July 2015 | 159,000 | ||||
| Dad Gordon and mum Tana take the family on their first helicopter ride, and Matilda makes her all-American chili, Californian cornbread with honey butter and magical meringues. | |||||||||
| 15 | 15 | The Big Goodbye | N/A | 21 July 2015 | Outside top 10 | ||||
| It's time to say goodbye to the Ramsay Bunch as they leave California behind and head home. Here they look back over their favourite moments of the series – and, most importantly, salivate over Tilly's favourite recipes. Just before they hop onto the plane, however, the family take a detour to the famous Venice Beach graffiti wall to leave a permanent mark on LA. The family look back on their favourite moments and recipes before flying home. | |||||||||
Ratings
| Episode | Date | CBBC ratings (In Thousands) |
CBBC weekly ratings | Total viewers (In Thousands) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Episode 1 | 14 April 2015 | 229,000 | 2 | N/A |
| Episode 2 | 21 April 2015 | 161,000 | 10 | 179,000 |
| Episode 3 | 28 April 2015 | Outside top 10 | N/A | N/A |
| Episode 4 | 5 May 2015 | 184,000 | 5 | 184,000 |
| Episode 5 | 12 May 2015 | 337,000 | 1 | 339,000 |
| Episode 6 | 19 May 2015 | 198,000 | 5 | 200,000 |
| Episode 7 | 26 May 2015 | Outside top 10 | N/A | N/A |
| Episode 8 | 2 June 2015 | 260,000 | 4 | 260,000 |
| Episode 9 | 9 June 2015 | Outside top 10 | N/A | N/A |
| Episode 10 | 16 June 2015 | 165,000 | 8 | 165,000 |
| Episode 11 | 23 June 2015 | 243,000 | 2 | 243,000 |
| Episode 12 | 30 June 2015 | Outside top 10 | N/A | N/A |
| Episode 13 | 7 July 2015 | Outside top 10 | N/A | N/A |
| Episode 14 | 14 July 2015 | 159,000 | 7 | 162,000 |
| Episode 15 | 21 July 2015 | Outside top 10 | N/A | N/A |
| Series average | 215,111 | 216,500 | ||
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