Bathurst also portrays Ed's father, Rupert Howzer-Black, in the series 3 episode 'Beauty Calls'.Robert Bathurst as Ed Howzer-Black, Toast's landlord and an idle retired actor.Mackichan also plays Brooke Hooberman, Toast's US agent in Toast of Tinseltown.She was played by Fiona Mollison in the pilot. Prim and posh, she sees herself as superior to Toast, despite her failure to provide him with decent work. Doon Mackichan as Jane Plough (which she pronounces 'pluff' / p l ʌ f/) like 'Clough', Toast's unhelpful agent.Berry also portrays a younger version of Steven's father, Colonel Gonville Toast, in the series 3 episode 'Beauty Calls'.Toast considers himself a success despite his obviously failing career. A bumbling, single, self-important actor who unsuccessfully attempts to become a ladies' man and often the bearer of bad fortune. Matt Berry as Steven Gonville Toast, the central character of the series.

The series debuted on BBC Two on 4 January 2022 with all episodes of Toast of Tinseltown uploaded to the BBC iPlayer at the same time, alongside the three series of Toast of London. ĭuring the COVID-19 pandemic, a new YouTube channel with new audio skits of Toast of London was created, whilst in 2021 the 'Toast in America' series was confirmed as a six-part television project for the BBC, under the title Toast of Tinseltown. In December 2017, Channel 4 officially renewed the show for another series. Mathews later said that they have an idea for 'Toast in America', but that no deadline was set. In November 2017, after reports of a fourth series, Berry clarified that it will return 'in some form at some point', but nothing was currently being written. In the United States, Toast of London was available on IFC. Series 2 and 3 were shot at the West London Film Studios. Three series, under the title Toast of London, were broadcast on Channel 4. It was created by Arthur Mathews and Matt Berry and stars Berry as Steven Toast, an eccentric, middle-aged actor with a chequered past who spends more time dealing with his problems offstage than performing on it.Īll episodes are directed by Michael Cumming. Toast of… is a British television sitcom, known either as Toast of London (when it was set in London) or Toast of Tinseltown (with episodes set in America). 4 January 2022 ( ) – present ( present) ( Toast of Tinseltown).

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