Toast of London — 2012-2020 · 3 seasons · 19 eps

★ 8.2

Toast of London

Name: Toast of London
Genre: Comedy, Musical
Released: 2012
Rating: 8.2

2012-2020 3 seasons 19 episodes

★ 8.2 (11,734 votes) Top 21%

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Steven Toast, an eccentric middle-aged actor with a chequered past, spends more time dealing with his problems off stage than performing on it.

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🏆 Top Episodes

#1 8.6

S1E6 Bonus Ball

After 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 again, Toast is caught up in a life or death showdown with both Purchase and Ball on the stage of his appalling play... Meanwhile his agent, Jane Plough, thinks he may have won the role of James Bond, if he survives.

S3E3 8.3

Hamm on Toast

Toast experiences the charisma of Mad Men star Jon Hamm, and Toast and his brother Blair visit their dying father - guest Brian Blessed - in his castle to find out who will inherit the Toast fortune.

S3E1 8.2

Over the Moon

Live on chat show Lorraine Toast tells a tale that could not only topple the US Government but also destroy the entire world. Meanwhile, he's got an outdoor production of Macbeth to prepare for.

4. S2E6 "Fool in Love" 8.1
5. S1E5 "The End" 8.0
6. S2E2 "Desperate Measures" 8.0
7. S2E3 "The Moose Trap" 8.0
8. S2E5 "Buried Alive" 8.0
9. S3E6 "Global Warming" 8.0
10. S1E4 "Submission" 7.9

📉 Bottom Episodes

#19

S1E0 7.2

The Unspeakable Play

18. S3E5 "Man of Sex" 7.7
17. S2E1 "Match Fit" 7.8
16. S1E3 "Vanity Project" 7.8
15. S1E2 "Afternoon Tea" 7.8

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Episode Engagement

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9 Standouts

1 Infamous

9 Hidden Gems

0 Forgettable

Top Standout: S1E6 Bonus Ball

Most Infamous: S1E0 The Unspeakable Play

Best Hidden Gem: S3E1 Over the Moon

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