Bread. Image shows from L to R: Joey Boswell (Graham Bickley), Aveline Boswell (Melanie Hill), Nellie Boswell (Jean Boht), Grandad (Kenneth Waller), Shifty (Bryan Murray), Adrian Boswell (Jonathon Morris), Billy Boswell (Nick Conway), Freddie Boswell (Ronald Forfar). Copyright: BBC
Bread

Bread

  • TV sitcom
  • BBC One
  • 1986 - 1991
  • 74 episodes (7 series)

Liverpudlian Boswell family are experts at exploiting the system to get by in life, with plenty of dodgy deals and government handouts to help. Stars Jean Boht, Peter Howitt, Ronald Forfar, Jonathon Morris, Victor McGuire and more.

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Series 5, Episode 3

Jack soon gets back into the swing of buying and selling but the piano he buys causes more trouble than it is worth. Joey tells his mother about his debt and the family agree to pull together to help him. Meanwhile, Aveline is making every effort to get pregnant and creating problems for Oswald.

Broadcast details

Date
Sunday 24th September 1989
Time
8:35pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Friday 2nd September 2011 7:30am Gold
Saturday 3rd September 2011 6:00am Gold
Monday 5th December 2011 7:30am Gold
Tuesday 6th December 2011 6:00am Gold
Friday 18th May 2012 8:20am Gold
Monday 3rd September 2012 7:40am Gold
Tuesday 4th September 2012 6:00am Gold
Tuesday 28th October 2014 6:40pm Drama
Wednesday 18th February 2015 1:40pm Drama
Monday 19th March 2018 1:40pm Drama
Tuesday 19th March 2019 6:40pm Drama
Friday 21st February 2020 5:25pm Drama
Wednesday 29th September 2021 6:00pm Drama
Wednesday 22nd December 2021 7:20am Drama

Cast & crew

Cast
Jean Boht Nellie Boswell
Ronald Forfar Freddie Boswell
Jonathon Morris Adrian Boswell
Victor McGuire Jack Boswell
Nick Conway Billy Boswell
Graham Bickley Joey Boswell
Melanie Hill Aveline Boswell
Hilary Crowson Julie
Kenneth Waller Grandad
Pamela Power Martina
Bryan Murray Shifty
Eileen Pollock Lilo Lill
Giles Watling Oswald
Guest cast
Steve Calrow Workman
Alan Bird Mourner
Dorothy Dearnley Musician
Gordon Higginbottom Musician
Barry Daykin Musician
Terry Reaney Musician
Alan Morrison Musician
Writing team
Carla Lane Writer
Production team
Robin Nash Director
Robin Nash Producer
Richard Dupre Production Designer

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