Mark Gatiss
Summary
James Acaster and Ed Gamble welcome Mark Gatiss to the Dream Restaurant, where he selects his favorite meal components, including prawn cocktail, chicken Milanese, and fatoush. The trio discusses Gatiss’s new show *Bookish*, his friendship with Anthony Hopkins, and shared memories of *The League of Gentlemen*. They also joke about the podcast’s lethal secret ingredient, fluoride, and recount stories about hotel hygiene and *Mission: Impossible*.
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Sponsors: Whole Foods, Nail Polish, and Acast
Intro: Mark Gatiss joins the Dream Restaurant
Mark's diet, bad fish and chips, and the 'Chip Bitch' incident
Northeastern scraps and friendship with Anthony Hopkins
Working with heroes, Michael Palin, and hotel water habits
Hotel glass theft, Silent Witness, and Bonfire Night memories
Dream Starter: Bread, balsamic, and prawn cocktail crisps
Crisp preferences, Doritos hot take, and The Sopranos
Dream Main Course: Shakshuka and Chicken Milanese
RSC diet, Naples pizza, and the 'Butt Plug Hotel'
Dream Side Dish: Fatoosh and Mission Impossible stunts
Acast Ad and Dream Drink: Lacrima Christi wine
Jesus films, Pasolini, and Wagamama cheesecake
Cake mix indulgence, inanimate object marriages, and Wordle
Dream Dessert: Pavlova and Beans on Toast
Outro: Sherlock connections, Bookish promo, and sign-off
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