Toast of London

Toast of London
Created by
Directed by Michael Cumming
Starring
Opening theme "Take My Hand"
by Matt Berry
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
No. of series 3
No. of episodes 19
Production
Running time 23 minutes
Production company(s) Objective Productions
Release
Original network Channel 4
Original release 20 October 2013 – present
External links
Website

Toast of London is a British comedy television series created by Arthur Mathews and Matt Berry and starring Berry as Steven Toast, an eccentric, middle-aged actor with a chequered past who spends more time dealing with his problems off stage than performing on it. Three series have currently been broadcast.

Cast and characters

Main cast

Recurring cast

Episodes

Pilot episode (2012)

Episode Title Directed by Written by Original air date
Pilot"The Unspeakable Play"Michael CummingArthur Mathews and Matt Berry20 August 2012 (2012-08-20)
Guest starring: Geoffrey McGivern, Fiona Mollison

Series 1 (2013)

Episode Title Directed by Written by Original air date
1"Addictive Personality"Michael CummingArthur Mathews and Matt Berry20 October 2013 (2013-10-20)
Toast is informed that he will be the recipient of an acting award. Meanwhile, the daughter of the Nigerian Ambassador has been the victim of some unscrupulous plastic surgery, so Ed invites her to stay at the flat to recuperate. Guest starring: Emma Fryer, Morgana Robinson
2"Afternoon Tea"Michael CummingArthur Mathews and Matt Berry27 October 2013 (2013-10-27)
Toast is cast in a new play, and the director has a dark and dangerous past. Guest starring: Geoffrey McGivern, Emily Bruni
3"Vanity Project"Michael CummingArthur Mathews and Matt Berry3 November 2013 (2013-11-03)
Toast is caught in the middle of an acrimonious and expensive divorce so he needs to find a lot of cash, fast. Guest starring: Alan Ford, John Guerrasio, Stanley Townsend, Alison Pargeter, Daisy Ridley
4"Submission"Michael CummingArthur Mathews and Matt Berry10 November 2013 (2013-11-10)
After helping the Royal Navy on a recent project, Toast is invited to the launch of their new nuclear submarine, the "Penetrator". Guest starring: Lisa Jackson, Rachel Shelley
5"The End"Michael CummingArthur Mathews and Matt Berry17 November 2013 (2013-11-17)
Toast is tired of doing crummy voiceovers and appearing every night in his bad play. With the help of a new agent, Brooke Hooberman, he tries his hand at a new career: an author of erotic literature. Guest starring: Carol Cleveland, Sally Dexter
6"Bonus Ball"Michael CummingMatt Berry and Arthur Mathews24 November 2013 (2013-11-24)
After losing £20,000 to Andrew Lloyd Webber in a celebrity poker game, Toast finds himself hunted by musical superstar and part-time theatre-land enforcer Michael Ball

Series 2 (2014)

Episode Title Directed by Written by Original air date
1"Match Fit"Michael CummingArthur Mathews and Matt Berry3 November 2014 (2014-11-03)
Toast accepts Ed's invitation to the Celebrities and Prostitutes Blow Football Tournament and becomes obsessed with winning. Guest Starring: Trevor Laird, Louise Jameson
2"Desperate Measures"Michael CummingArthur Mathews and Matt Berry10 November 2014 (2014-11-10)
After Ray Purchase snitches on him to the 'Tax People', Toast receives a massive tax bill, and is forced to take on some unappealing jobs to pay off the debt. Guest Starring: Paul Darrow, Trevor Laird, John Nettles, Geoffrey McGivern
3"The Moosetrap"Michael CummingArthur Mathews and Matt Berry17 November 2014 (2014-11-17)
A return to the West End stage in the legendary 'whodunnit' play The Moose Trap is seriously jeopardised when Toast reveals the killer's identity in a radio interview. Guest Starring: Peter Davison, Terry Mynott
4"High Winds Actor"Michael CummingArthur Mathews and Matt Berry24 November 2014 (2014-11-24)
After the tragic death of his friend Axel Jacklin, Britain's finest exponent of acting in high winds, Toast finds himself in demand for dramatic roles. Guest Starring: Terry Mynott, Stephen Boxer, Peter Davison
5"Buried Alive!"Michael CummingArthur Mathews and Matt Berry1 December 2014 (2014-12-01)
Toast is very excited to land a major role in a big movie, but when his co-star, Max Gland, has an accident on set, it has terrifying consequences for Toast's role. Guest Starring: Matthew Holness
6"Fool in Love"Michael CummingArthur Mathews and Matt Berry8 December 2014 (2014-12-08)
An old heartbreaker flame of Toast's, Lorna Wynde, turns up in London, but is she still in love with him, or is she trying to make her husband, Josh Homme, jealous? Guest Starring: Morgana Robinson, Josh Homme, Alan Ford, Steve Pemberton (as Francis Bacon)

Series 3 (2015)

Episode Title Directed by Written by Original air date
1"Over the Moon"Michael CummingArthur Mathews and Matt Berry18 November 2015 (2015-11-18)
A tipsy Steven appears on Lorraine chat show and tells a story from his past that could bring down the U.S. government. Later, he suffers stage fright ahead of his starring role in Macbeth. Guest Starring: Alan Ford, Charlotte Cornwell, Lorraine Kelly
2"Beauty Calls"Michael CummingArthur Mathews and Matt Berry25 November 2015 (2015-11-25)
With Ed dating former beauty queen Penvelope, Steven hooks up with her friend Clancy Moped. However, their romances are jeopardized when the guys are invited to judge a beauty contest. Guest Starring: Paul Whitehouse, Vic Reeves, Morgana Robinson, Peter Davison
3"Hamm on Toast"Michael CummingArthur Mathews and Matt Berry2 December 2015 (2015-12-02)
Toast experiences the charisma of Mad Men star Jon Hamm. Guest Starring: Jon Hamm, Brian Blessed
4"Bob a Job"Michael CummingArthur Mathews and Matt Berry9 December 2015 (2015-12-09)
Toast and Purchase perform the "sand dance" at Royal Variety Performance, hosted by Bob Monkhouse. Guest Starring: Bob Mortimer, Pat Shortt
5"Man of Sex"Michael CummingArthur Mathews and Matt Berry16 December 2015 (2015-12-16)
When appearing in a play called "Man of Sex", Toast's co star is taken to rehab. Replacing him is the albino twin brother of Ray Purchase, Bill Purchase. Guest Starring: Timothy West, Sinead Matthews
6"Global Warming"Michael CummingArthur Mathews and Matt Berry23 December 2015 (2015-12-23)
Toast is set to appear alongside a cast consisting entirely of dogs, in a production of Twelfth Night at the Globe Theatre. Guest Starring: Steve Furst, Sebastian Armesto; Celebrity cameos: Lindsay Duncan, Martin Freeman, Sheila Hancock, Jude Law, Sam Mendes, Tim Pigott-Smith, John Simm

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