Toast Of London
- TV sitcom
- Channel 4
- 2012 - 2015
- 19 episodes (3 series)
Sitcom starring Matt Berry as Steven Toast, an occasionally successful actor who finds himself in a series of tricky situations. Also features Robert Bathurst, Doon Mackichan, Harry Peacock, Shazad Latif, Tim Downie and Tracy-Ann Oberman
Streaming rank this week: 162
Episode menu
Series 3, Episode 3 - Hamm On Toast
Further details
Toast starts his day by falling through the stairs outside his bedroom and straight through the kitchen ceiling. Refusing to go to hospital he insists that just wearing a bandage on his head will suffice.
Later, he's unimpressed to hear that his agent Jane is meeting the Mad Men star Jon Hamm (played by himself), and insists that charisma is a 'complete myth'. But when Toast meets Hamm, everything changes. It seems Hamm's charisma is far from myth and leaves Toast immune to the charms of increasingly forward actress and model Pooky Hook (Heida Reed).
Things come to a head when Toast and his brother Blair have to visit their dying father (Brian Blessed) in his castle to find out who will inherit the Toast fortune.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 2nd December 2015
- Time
- 10:30pm
- Channel
- Channel 4
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Matt Berry | Steven Toast |
| Robert Bathurst | Ed Howzer-Black |
| Doon Mackichan | Jane Plough |
| Harry Peacock | Ray Purchase |
| Shazad Latif | Clem Fandango |
| Tim Downie | Danny Bear |
| Brian Blessed | Col. Gonville Toast |
| Gus Brown | Solicitor Claude |
| Heida Reed | Pooky Hook |
| Adrian Lukis | Blair Toast |
| Jon Hamm | Self |
| Matt Berry | Writer |
| Arthur Mathews | Writer |
| Hannah Mackay | Script Editor |
| Michael Cumming | Director |
| Izzy Mant | Producer |
| Andrew Newman | Executive Producer |
| Kate Daughton | Executive Producer |
| Ben Caudell | Executive Producer |
| Adam Bokey | Editor |
| Rosy Thomas | Production Designer |
| Matt Berry | Composer |
Videos
Toasted
A tumble down the stairs leaves Toast confused.
Featuring: Matt Berry (Steven Toast) & Robert Bathurst (Ed Howzer-Black).
Press
Toast of London: series 3, episode 3 review
The strongest of the season so far. Featuring the inexplicably charming Jon Hamm, Brian Blessed, and the world's tallest castle.
Sam Polti, On The Box, 3rd December 2015Toast takes a spill down some stairs, and after bashing his noggin on some masonry finds himself beguiled by Jon Hamm, who makes a special guest appearance this week as himself. Hamm moves in opposite Toast and Ed's crumbling billet on Meard Street, and a charming courtship begins, but it threatens to be derailed with news that Toast's father Gonville (a brilliantly booming Brian Blessed) is on his last legs. With his estate to secure, Toast races to Somerset with his brother Blair to claim his birthright. Lovely stuff.
Ben Arnold, The Guardian, 2nd December 2015Toast and Hamm: the making of great TV guest stars
The Mad Men star is on Channel 4 on Wednesday, putting a spin on a gag that stretches from Morecambe and Wise to The Simpsons and Friends.
Mark Lawson, The Guardian, 2nd December 2015Toast of London, episode 3, review
The Mad Men star proved to be a good sport in the latest episode of the surreal comedy, says Isabel Mohan.
Isabel Mohan, The Telegraph, 2nd December 2015Toast of London, Channel 4 review
Jon Hamm and Brian Blessed add more delicious layers to Matt Berry's knowing comedy.
Matthew Wright, The Arts Desk, 2nd December 2015