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 origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	3
No. of episodes	21
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Production company	Warner Sisters Productions
Release
Original network	Channel 4
Original release	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.

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
Mark Aiken as Mike
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
Sam Kelly as Creepy Man

Trivia[]

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

References[]

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

External links[]

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

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