BBC Two commissions Mary Berry Everyday
BBC Two has commissioned Sidney Street to produce a new six-part series with Mary Berry, it was announced today.
Published: 13 November 2016
I am thrilled that Mary is returning to BBC Two to share her magic. Her everyday recipes are inspirational and delicious and her series will be a real treat for the audience.
Following her previous successful BBC Two series, Mary Berry’s Absolute Favourites and Mary Berry’s Foolproof Cooking, this new series, Mary Berry Everyday sees Mary celebrate the food and ingredients she turns to most as she proves that you don’t need an exotic larder or a chef’s repertoire to create delicious dishes every night of the week.
Across six tantalising episodes and to celebrate some of the recipes that have formed the cornerstone of her cooking over six decades, Mary travels to her mother’s childhood home, Scotland, to enjoy their venison, salmon and whisky; dons a white suit to try her hand at bee-keeping in search of some delicious honey, a particular love of hers; pursues the history of the great British pie; and returns to her own childhood when she learns to milk a goat and make her own goat’s cheese.
Recipes range from healthy and wholesome ideas, easy-to-make crowd pleasers and her best family classics, to those dishes which are just a little bit more indulgent, as well as some exciting ways to push the boat out when you want to show off.
With her short cuts and secret tips, Mary shows how easy it is for the food you cook every day to be elevated, pushing the ordinary into something extremely special.
Commissioned by Patrick Holland, Channel Editor, BBC Two and Donna Clark, Acting Head of Formats and Features, the series will transmit in the New Year.
Patrick Holland says: “I am thrilled that Mary is returning to BBC Two to share her magic. Her everyday recipes are inspirational and delicious and her series will be a real treat for the audience.”
It will be executive produced by Tom Edwards, Commissioning Editor, Formats and Features who says: “It’s wonderful to share Mary’s own much-loved, ‘go to’ dishes with a BBC Two audience, each one suffused with a personal perspective or story. Who wouldn’t want a little bit of Mary Berry magic, everyday?”
Karen Ross, Managing Director of Sidney Street, who also executive produced the previous two series, says: “This is Mary Berry at her best. Delicious, inspirational food cooked with the flair, warmth, humour and endless energy of the country’s best loved cook.”
Karen Ross is Executive Producer, with Emma Boswell as Series Producer and Dave Crerar as Series Director.
BBC Books will be publishing the accompanying book in January 2017 which follows on from the previous bestsellers Mary Berry: Foolproof Cooking, Mary Berry: Absolute Favourites and Mary Berry Cooks.
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