Are overnight ratings all they're cracked up to be? Toast of London star Matt Berry reckons not.

The actor told press including Digital Spy that his sitcom would never have survived if its success were judged solely on overnights.

"It isn't as strong an argument as it used to be, because people watch in their own time," Berry said backstage at last night's (May 10) House of Fraser BAFTA Television Awards.

"That works in our favour - because if Toast were brought back [based] on ratings, it would never be brought back. Hardly anyone watches it, on the night."

Berry was awarded the trophy for best Male Performance in a Comedy Programme last night, beating W1A's Hugh Bonneville, Rev's Tom Hollander and Mrs Brown's Boys star Brendan O'Carroll.

Toast of London - which stars Berry as eccentric actor Steven Toast and is co-written by the star with Arthur Mathews -...