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Toast of London

TV·2012–2015·3 seasons, 18 episodes·Channel 4·Comedy·30m·7.6·Created by Matt Berry, Arthur Mathews

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Comedy series following 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.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Toast of London S01E06Bonus BallS01E06 · 6.0After losing 20,000 to Andrew Lloyd Webber in a celebrity poker game, Toast finds himself being hunted by musical superstar and part time theatre-land enforcer, Michael Ball. Needing cash quick, a desperate Toast agrees to dub some gay art house porn. When his nemesis, Ray Purchase catches him in bed with his wife, Toast is caught up in a life or death showdown with both Purchase and Ball on the stage of his appalling play.
  2. 02Toast of London S01E04SubmissionS01E04 · 5.5Toast's new girlfriend, the aristocratic Portia de Coogan thinks it's about time Toast met her father Lord Fotheringham. To make the best impression, it's vital Toast works on his sense of humour. Seeing as he doesn't have one, this may prove a challenge. Professionally, some voice over work for the Royal Navy leads to a terrifying visit to the launch of their latest submarine...The Penetrator.

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Episodes by season

Season016Episodes2013Aired 5.8Season avg
  1. S01E01Toast of London S01E01Addictive PersonalityOctober 20, 2013In this first episode of 'Toast of London' things seem to be looking up for actor Steven Toast. Not only has he won a Best Actor Award, but
  2. S01E02Toast of London S01E02Afternoon TeaOctober 27, 2013Toast's excitement at winning a part in a new play is tempered by two facts. One, his nemesis Ray Purchase is also in it. Two, there's a rum
  3. S01E03Toast of London S01E03Vanity ProjectNovember 3, 2013Caught in the middle of an acrimonious and expensive divorce Toast needs to find a lot of cash, fast. Given two potential solutions, a starr
  4. S01E04Toast of London S01E04SubmissionNovember 10, 2013 5.5Toast's new girlfriend, the aristocratic Portia de Coogan thinks it's about time Toast met her father Lord Fotheringham. To make the best im
  5. S01E05Toast of London S01E05The EndNovember 17, 2013Toast is tired of doing crummy voiceovers and appearing every night in his terrible play. With the help of new agent, Brooke Hooberman, he t
  6. S01E06Toast of London S01E06Bonus BallNovember 24, 2013 6.0After losing 20,000 to Andrew Lloyd Webber in a celebrity poker game, Toast finds himself being hunted by musical superstar and part time th

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season026Episodes2014AiredSeason avg
  1. S02E01Toast of London S02E01Match FitNovember 3, 2014Toast is intrigued to find that Ed is entering a Celebrities and Prostitutes Blow Football Tournament.
  2. S02E02Toast of London S02E02Desperate MeasuresNovember 10, 2014Ray Purchase snitches on Toast to the 'Tax People', meaning he is forced to do some particularly unattractive jobs to pay off his bill.
  3. S02E03Toast of London S02E03The Moose TrapNovember 17, 2014A return to the West End stage in the legendary 'whodunnit' play The Moose Trap is seriously jeopardized when Toast reveals the killer's ide
  4. S02E04Toast of London S02E04High Winds ActorNovember 24, 2014After the tragic death of his friend Axel Jacklin, Britain's finest exponent of acting in high winds, Toast finds himself in demand for dram
  5. S02E05Toast of London S02E05Buried AliveDecember 1, 2014When Jane promises Toast a major role in a big budget movie to be shot in Britain, he is hugely excited. But when his American superstar co-
  6. S02E06Toast of London S02E06Fool in LoveDecember 8, 2014Toast finds himself having to move out from his digs while Ed's niece, Honeysuckle, comes to stay. Honeysuckle has come down to get homeopat

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Season036Episodes2015AiredSeason avg
  1. S03E01Over the MoonNovember 18, 2015Live on chat show 'Lorraine' Toast tells a tale that could not only topple the US government but also destroy the entire world. Whilst Jane
  2. S03E02Beauty CallsNovember 25, 2015Toast's flatmate Ed (Robert Bathurst) is dating Penvelope, a former beauty queen, and finalist from 'the really famous international beauty
  3. S03E03Hamm on ToastDecember 2, 2015Toast starts his day by falling through the stairs outside his bedroom and straight through the kitchen ceiling. Refusing to go to hospital
  4. S03E04Bob a JobDecember 9, 2015Persuaded by Jane at the promise of a potential role as the 'British Attach' in Kevin Spacey's House of Cards, Toast takes part in a Royal V
  5. S03E05Man of SexDecember 16, 2015Toast and Ed are tasked with collecting legendary actor, and drinker, Ormond Sacker (Timothy West) from rehab. After a number of failed atte
  6. S03E06Global WarmingDecember 23, 2015You know what they say, 'an actor cannot truly call himself an actor until he's performed at the Globe'. That, and never work with animals.

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

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