Dressing for Breakfast | |
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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 |
Original release | |
Network | Channel 4 |
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.
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).
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.
The cast included:
There is only a 13 year age difference between Charlotte Cornwell who portrayed Louise's mother and Beatie Edney (Louise).
Dressing for Breakfast | |
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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 |
Original release | |
Network | Channel 4 |
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.
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).
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.
The cast included:
There is only a 13 year age difference between Charlotte Cornwell who portrayed Louise's mother and Beatie Edney (Louise).