"I really think Toast of London is Matt Berry's best work. It's hilarious. The plots are daft, the cameos are often left-field but work well, and it has loads of great nonsensical gags. It's a shining example of a sitcom with an unlikable protagonist that you can't help but root for anyway. I must have watched it from beginning to end at least 15 times. Every friendship and relationship in my life eventually reaches a crossroads: will they like Toast or not? Rhys, 24, Cardiff"
"The location, sets and costumes are immaculate and the story so disconnected from modern life that it's a perfect place to retreat to. I first watched it with my husband to be and we introduced it to friends. We must have seen it a dozen times over the 38 years we were together. Watching with a friend was comfort when I lost him to cancer two years ago. It still holds up. A perfect fictional retreat. Ben, Bedfordshire"
Toast of London features Matt Berry in a laugh-out-loud series with daft plots, left-field cameos, abundant nonsensical gags, and an unlikable protagonist who remains oddly endearing. One viewer reports watching the series from start to finish at least fifteen times and using others' reactions as a social litmus test. Lark Rise to Candleford provides a simpler, kinder fictional world that helps some viewers escape political stress by avoiding news and reality TV. The 1985 Mapp & Lucia adaptation is praised for impeccable casting, immaculate sets and costumes, and a timeless, consoling retreat. Saving Lives at Sea mixes perilous water rescues with volunteer bravery, offering strangely relaxing reassurance similar to hospital reality shows without immediate personal risk.
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