Sky Open Adds Ramsay Premiere

Sky Open has made a late addition to its menu for week 30 (July 19-25): Gordon Ramsay’s Secret Service (7.00 Sunday).

Its launch will push Robson Green’s Weekend Escapes to 8.00.

The series went to air in May on the Fox network and is the celebrity chef’s seventh show for the network. Decider was underwhelmed:

To be honest, Secret Service might as well be called a new season of Kitchen Nightmares because of how clumsily Ramsay’s ‘surveillance’ is edited into the show … Gordon Ramsay’s Secret Service feels like a remodel of Nightmares that makes what was a pretty silly show even sillier.

Here’s the Fox media release:

The apron will not be pulled over Gordon Ramsay’s eyes!

Restaurateurs who are looking for a quick fix or social media glow-up are in for the surprise of their lives when famed culinary titan Gordon Ramsay trades his signature chef knives for a state-of-the-art surveillance vehicle and cutting-edge spyware in Fox’s all-new unscripted series, Gordon Ramsay’s Secret Service.

In a Gordon Ramsay series first, Chef Ramsay will venture into struggling restaurants under the cover of night.

With the help of a secret source on the inside, he’ll gather raw, unfiltered evidence and get a 360-degree view of the major issues facing each restaurant.

This insider will not only remain a secret to the staff, but will also help Ramsay infiltrate the restaurant after-hours for a dramatic nighttime black light kitchen investigation that reveals more filth and grossness than ever before.

By the time Ramsay reveals his identity, it will be too late for staff to cover up their culinary crimes.

Gordon Ramsay’s Secret Service will be his toughest assignment yet as he takes drastic measures to transform not only the restaurant but also the staff, because Gordon knows he can upgrade the menu and renovate the restaurant, but the most important change has to come from the people. Are the restaurant and staff willing to accept Gordon’s mission, or are they too far gone to be saved?

“Over the years, I’ve embarked on many daring adventures alongside my partners at Fox,” said Gordon Ramsay.

“And Secret Service is the most intrepid of them all! With undercover help and cutting-edge technology, I get to go full on ‘MI6’ with these restaurants… and they’ll never see it coming.”