Burnt Truffle bloke Gary Usher returns to our television screens on Monday.

And in his own inimitable style he has sought to drive up his show's ratings.

Having recently called Prime Minister Boris Johnson a 'bleached slug', Gary revealed he is also not averse to a self-deprecating turn of phrase.

Taking to twitter, he declared:

"Hi good morning/afternoon I'm back on telly from Monday! It's 8pm on @Channel4 & I'm making s**t like lasagna & trying to get people buzzed about cooking without spending loads, at the same time as trying not to be a patronising ****. Can you all watch it please thank you."

Showing little solidarity with his fellow top cooks, Gary added: "We need more viewing figures than the version of this show Prue Leith did or they'll bin me off. Let's bin Prue off instead. Thank you please."

The show in question is 'How to Save a Grand in 24 Hours', a factual entertainment format in which host and consumer journalist Anna Richardson and a team of cost-cutting wizards, of whom Gary is one, "help families revolutionise their lives and homes by saving money and getting the maximum effect from a minimum spend."

Cash-strapped families learn how to reduce their outgoings, "amidst one of the most unpredictable financial periods of our times."

So if you want to learn how to how to make cheap "s**t like lasagne" and become "buzzed about cooking without spending loads", tune into C4 and join the excellent Gary on Monday at 8pm.