I watched it last night, but was a little disappointed. I've only watched Hell's Kitchen USA, and so I was looking forward to a similar show, but maybe with less theatrics from Gordon Ramsey (I love him in the UK shows, but he puts on more of an act in the US ones, I think.) So yeah, I had no idea he wouldn't be in this one, but that wasn't the main thing. Really, I just don't get the UK obsession with Z-list actors, so I guess that is part of it, I would much rather see regular people who are aspiring chefs try to win the competition (more like Masterchef or the US version of Hell's Kitchen).
But yeah, Linda Evans did look dead scary with those crazy lips. What's up with aging actors and their attempts to look like Bo Selecta?!