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 9

Jack inherits Mrs. Cumberland's dog in her will but the animal is causing quite a stir in the Boswell household. When it disappears Jack becomes the benificiary of a piece of good fortune - in the shape of Rachael. Billy decides he needs a new look and Freddie gets a new problem to deal with when Lilo Lill announces she has stopped taking the pill!

Broadcast details

Date
Sunday 5th November 1989
Time
8:35pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Thursday 8th September 2011 7:30am Gold
Friday 9th September 2011 6:00am Gold
Sunday 11th December 2011 7:30am Gold
Monday 12th December 2011 6:00am Gold
Friday 25th May 2012 8:20am Gold
Monday 10th September 2012 6:00am Gold
Wednesday 5th November 2014 6:40pm Drama
Tuesday 27th March 2018 1:40pm Drama
Wednesday 27th March 2019 6:40pm Drama
Thursday 28th March 2019 6:40pm Drama
Monday 2nd March 2020 5:20pm Drama
Thursday 7th October 2021 6:00pm Drama
Monday 1st November 2021 6:05pm Drama
Monday 27th 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
Eileen Pollock Lilo Lill
Peter Byrne Derek
Guest cast
Charles Simon Solicitor
Mark Curry Photographer
Hilary Welles Rachael
Writing team
Carla Lane Writer
Production team
Robin Nash Director
Robin Nash Producer
Richard Dupre Production Designer

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