BBC adapts Nigel Slater's 'Toast'

The BBC has announced plans for an adaptation of cook Nigel Slater's memoir Toast.

Charlie And The Chocolate Factory actor Freddie Highmore will play Slater, while Helena Bonham Carter will star as his step-mother.

Speaking at the Cannes Film Festival, BBC One controller Jay Hunt said: "Toast is a wonderfully nostalgic drama that will be a real treat for BBC One viewers. This remarkable cast is sure to really bring Nigel Slater's story alive."

Toast, which has sold over a quarter of a million copies, follows Slater's childhood, the death of his mother and his relationship with food.

S.J. Clarkson, whose credits include Life On Mars, Heroes and Mistresses, will direct from a Lee Hall (Billy Elliot) script.