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THE BEAR

Disney+

It is rare to watch television as deliciously well-written, directed and performed as The Bear, the frantic culinary drama that has had American critics drooling since its US release in June. It stars Jeremy Allen White as Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto, a young chef who has forsaken the world of fine dining to take over his family’s Italian beef sandwich shop in Chicago. The restaurant was passed to him after the suicide of

his older brother, who left behind sky-high debts, a dilapidated kitchen and a strong-willed staff of disobedient old-hands. It is not for the faint-hearted

From the very first scene, in which Carmy jolts awake at work, the show immerses you in the intense, unrelenting stress nightmare that is running a busy kitchen. There is a compelling edge to the writing and direction (both largely handled by creator

Christopher Storer), with the breathless lilt of the staff ’s colourful, no-nonsense dialogue proving as elegantly musical as it is grounded and funny. The show’s other characters are to thank for this, especially Richie (Ebon Moss-bachrach), the shop’s street-wise front-of-house manager responsible for most of the show’s biggest laughs. The entire eight-part series is available now. Stephen Kelly

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