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Dressing for Breakfast Genre Sitcom Created by Stephanie Calman Starring Beatie Edney
Holly Aird
Nigel Lindsay
Charlotte CornwellCountry of origin United Kingdom
Language(s) English No. of seasons 3 No. of episodes 21 Production Running time 30 minutes Production company(s) Warner Sisters Productions Broadcast Original channel Channel 4 Original run 24 November 1995 – 27 February 1998 Dressing for Breakfast is a Channel 4 sitcom which ran between 1995 and 1998 about two women, Louise (Beatie Edney) and Carla (Holly Aird). The series was based on a 1988 book with the same title by Stephanie Calman who also wrote the series..
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Storyline
The plot mainly concerns 29-year-old jewellery maker/seller Louise and her quest to find the perfect man. Her interfering left wing activist mother Liz (Charlotte Cornwell) gets in the way. In her search for a boyfriend she makes some wrong choices and gets advice from best friend Carla and her husband Dave (Nigel Lindsay).
Reception
The TV series was generally well-received. It gained acclaim for featuring strong female characters and its frank look at female sexuality.[1] It proved popular with audiences and was commissioned for three series broadcast between 1995 and 1998.
Cast
The cast included:
- Beatie Edney as Louise
- Holly Aird as Carla
- Charlotte Cornwell as Liz
- Nigel Lindsay as Dave
- Sophie Stanton as Rose
- Robert Langdon Lloyd as Fabrizio
- Philip Glenister as Mark
- Andrew Clover as Laurence
- Richard Durden as Graham
- Lucy Robinson as Sarah
References
- ^ Rees, Jasper (25 November 1995). "'TELEVISION Dressing for Breakfast (C4)". The Independent. http://google.com/search?q=cache:49wwzhU3M7cJ:www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/television-dressing-for-breakfast-c4-1583499.html+dressing+for+breakfast&cd=6&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=uk. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
External links
Categories:- 1995 in British television
- 1990s British television series
- Channel 4 sitcoms
- Comedy television series stubs
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