Dine
Online Special Feature – The
TV Search For Talented and Passionate
Chefs
Twenty
Twenty Television is really keen
to find some talented over 50 year
old chefs that can hold their own
in the kitchen.
Can
you help? If you aged over 50 and
would like to work along side and
inspiring Head Chef who will train
and mentor you we would like to hear
from you:
Twenty
Twenty Television are currently
looking for talented and passionate
chefs aged over 50 who may have
found their age has gone against
them when trying to get work. We
are also looking for enthusiastic
young talent aged 18-21, desperate
for the opportunity to train in
a top restaurant, and get that
first break into this competitive
world…
“Back
in Business” (working
title) is a new series for BBC2
primetime produced by Twenty Twenty
Television, one of the UK’s
leading production companies responsible
for such programmes as BAFTA award
winning The Choir, Broadcast and
Indie award winning That’ll
Teach ‘em, Wakey Wakey Campers
and the Emmy award winning Brat
Camp. It is due to air in autumn
2007.
In
this exciting new four part series,
we’ll be looking at 50-65 year
olds who want to get back into the
workplace. In each programme, we’ll
follow our older candidate in their
bid to break back into an industry
in which they once worked. Pitted
against them, and competing for the
same job, in the same company, will
be a fresh faced, twenty-something,
looking for their first break. At
the end of a one-month competitive
probation period, only one will succeed
and will be offered further work
at the company. We want to see if
age and experience is worth more
than youthful enthusiasm or vice
versa?
“In
a survey of 300 employers, 80% said
that they supported the idea of people
working into their 60s but 75% had
no employees aged over 60.” (source:
Help the Aged). Many people find
retirement unfulfilling and find
themselves yearning for the routine
and social interaction of the workplace.
The Government is now trying to increase
recruitment from the older employment
market and encourage those nearing
retirement age to work longer…is
this realistic?...do they want to?...to
put it to the test we’re sending
older people back to work.
In
the series we will be covering hair
styling, advertising, comedy and
restaurants and have well known names
and companies on board. Our two talented
and charismatic candidates from each
age group will get the unique opportunity
to get their foot in the door at
a fantastic company in their chosen
industry, and the chance to prove
themselves and their generation.
For
our restaurant programme, we will
be filming at a dynamic and exciting
restaurant where its inspiring head
chef will train and mentor our candidates
over the course of a month. We will
set our candidates different tasks,
training and goals in keeping with
the requirements of the job and compare
and contrast their approaches. We
will film the process in an observational
way, exploring the issues of young
and old in the workplace in an interesting,
entertaining and thoughtful programme
that viewers will enjoy and also
learn from. At the end of the month
we want to see who comes out on top – young
gun or golden oldie?
We
are currently looking for talented
and passionate chefs aged over 50
who may have found their age has
gone against them when trying to
get work. We are also looking for
enthusiastic young talent aged 18-21,
desperate for the opportunity to
train in a top restaurant, and get
that first break into this competitive
world…
If
you can recommend anyone on a personal
or professional level please call
0207 284 1441 or email
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