Top 10 TV Moments of 2009: Big Chef Takes On Little Chef

A surprise hit of the year as Heston Blumenthal slummed it in the struggling chain of Roadside restaurants, trying to turn their fortunes around. Key to its charm was showing the Heston wasn't quite the smug bastard you'd think he might be - and in boss Ian Pegler, a pantomime villain who would spout out nonsense that would make an Apprentice wannabe blush.