We served Olivia Colman & Benedict Cumberbatch a FEAST! | Dish | Waitrose

Two incredible actors, used to tackling huge roles, now face perhaps their toughest challenge yet: our Fast Food Quiz. Dish Season 8 is finally here, and we’re kicking things off with acting icons Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman! Nick and Angela welcome the pair, who star together in The Roses — a fresh reimagining of the 1989 film War of the Roses, playing a gloriously dysfunctional married couple. It’s available to watch in cinemas now. It’s food and drinks galore at Dish HQ! We begin with pretzels, gin and tonics and a modified Hugo Spritz for Olivia, before serving a glass of Terre di Vita Organic Zibibbo Sicilia with roast spatchcock chicken, spiced with coriander, red chilli and charred limes. Angela adds french fries on the side and sprouting broccoli, sautéed with soy sauce, sesame oil and salt. Across the episode, we get the full picture of their special friendship, with Benedict and Olivia spilling the details: what happens when you eat too many lentils on set, dressing up as Chewbacca for Halloween, and how their on-screen partnership finally came together. We also get Benedict’s incredible list of food likes and dislikes, hear about his unexpected stint as a sous chef, and discover just how much Olivia loves EVERY Sunday roast. It’s good to be back. You can watch full episodes of Dish on YouTube and, new for this season, on Spotify. All recipes from this podcast can be found at waitrose.com/dishrecipes A transcript for this episode can be found at waitrose.com/dish If you want to get in touch with us about anything at all, contact [email protected] Dish from Waitrose is made by Cold Glass Productions Timestamps: 00:00 - Coming up on Dish… 00:40 - We’re back! 02:37 - It’s fennel season! 04:18 - Welcome Olivia & Benedict! 06:13 - How’s life? 07:50 - Food likes and dislikes 10:36 - G&T or a Hugo Spritz? 11:19 - Starry-eyed for Angela’s cooking! 12:02 - Dinner at the Coleman & Cumberbatch households 15:50 - Spatchcock is served! 16:11 - Recipe information 17:16 - Wine pairing 18:47 - Still to come… 19:02 - Olivia & Benedict’s new film: ‘The Roses’ 20:28 - Life as a chef & Benedict’s chef experience! 21:47 - Angela’s time cheffing at Ramsay’s ‘The Aubergine’ 23:47 - Finally getting to work together 25:31 - Drunk acting 25:50 - Compliments from other actors 27:42 - Getting into character 30:36 - Alternative career paths for Olivia & Benedict? 32:07 - Life in the spotlight 33:21 - Benedict Cumberbatch can shapeshift?! 34:25 - Benedict LOVES Halloween! 35:20 - Dealing with fame 36:20 - Selfies… anywhere! 36:59 - Fast Food Quiz! 38:47 - End of the Show Question! 40:00 - Thank you Olivia & Benedict!