Dressing for Breakfast

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Dressing for Breakfast
Genre Sitcom
Created by Stephanie Calman
Starring Beatie Edney
Holly Aird
Charlotte Cornwell
Nigel Lindsay
Mark Aiken
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series3
No. of episodes21
Production
Running time30 minutes
Production companyWarner Sisters Productions
Original release
Network Channel 4
Release24 November 1995 (1995-11-24) 
27 February 1998 (1998-02-27)

Dressing for Breakfast is a Channel 4 sitcom which ran between 1995 and 1998 about two women, Louise (Beatie Edney) and Carla (Holly Aird).

Contents

The series was based on a 1988 book with the same title by Stephanie Calman who also wrote the series.

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:

Trivia

There is only a 13 year age difference between Charlotte Cornwell who portrayed Louise's mother and Beatie Edney (Louise).

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References

  1. Rees, Jasper (25 November 1995). "'TELEVISION Dressing for Breakfast (C4)". The Independent . Retrieved 30 August 2009.