- Radio Times
- Review by:
- David Butcher
Channel 4’s Funny Fortnight is delivering such a rush of promising pilots you don’t envy the boss who has to choose between them. I’d say for volume of belly laughs, this is the pick of the bunch so far, a slapstick, surreal take on artistes and agents in London’s theatreland. Matt Berry (The IT Crowd) has combined forces with Arthur Mathews (co-creator of Father Ted) and plays hapless actor Steven Toast. The scene where Toast does an audition in a prison visiting room is good but better is the Soho voiceover session where he has to deliver one word. Again and again.
About this programme
Actor Steven Toast, a popular star of prestigious TV dramas, struggles to salvage his career after being vilified by the public for appearing in a controversial West End show. He hopes that landing a part in a long-running detective series will be the start of his road to redemption, but is forced to audition in a prison after the programme's producer is jailed for a hate crime. Comedy, starring The IT Crowd's Matt Berry, with Robert Bathurst, Geoff McGivern and Tracy-Ann Oberman.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Steven Toast
- Matt Berry
- Ed Howzer-Black
- Robert Bathurst
- Jane Plough
- Fiona Mollison
- Ray Purchase
- Harry Peacock
- Cliff Promise
- Geoff McGivern
- Mrs Purchase
- Tracy-Ann Oberman
- Blair Toast
- Adrian Lukis
- Danny Bear
- Tim Downie
- Clem Fandango
- Shazad Latif
- Goodhouse
- Theresa Watson
- Crimewave presenter
- Ginny Buckley
- Flasher
- Lee Cornes
- Protester
- Jiggy Bhore
- Scowling prisoner
- Paul Marlon
- Prison officer
- Howard Ward
Crew
- Director
- Michael Cumming
- Executive Producer
- Ben Farrell
- Executive Producer
- Andrew Newman
- Producer
- Phil Clarke
- Producer
- Rachel Springett
- Writer
- Matt Berry
- Writer
- Arthur Mathews
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