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
- 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.
Episode menu
Series 4, Episode 8
Adrian buys gifts for the family when his poems are published but, when he purchases some dodgy video machines, he gets both himself and Billy in trouble with the police. As if her two sons being in trouble is not enough, Nellie is furious when Shifty is also arrested for driving a stolen vehicle into somebody's living room!
Broadcast details
- Date
- Sunday 6th November 1988
- Time
- 8:35pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
| Date | Time | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday 24th August 2011 | 7:30am | Gold |
| Thursday 25th August 2011 | 6:00am | Gold |
| Sunday 27th November 2011 | 7:00am | Gold |
| Monday 28th November 2011 | 6:00am | Gold |
| Wednesday 9th May 2012 | 8:20am | Gold |
| Thursday 10th May 2012 | 6:00am | Gold |
| Sunday 26th August 2012 | 8:40am | Gold |
| Monday 27th August 2012 | 6:00am | Gold |
| Sunday 17th February 2013 | 6:30am | Gold |
| Thursday 16th October 2014 | 6:40pm | Drama |
| Friday 6th February 2015 | 1:40pm | Drama |
| Friday 6th February 2015 | 6:40pm | Drama |
| Wednesday 7th March 2018 | 1:40pm | Drama |
| Thursday 7th March 2019 | 6:40pm | Drama |
| Thursday 16th December 2021 | 7:25am | Drama |
Cast & crew
| Jean Boht | Nellie Boswell |
| Peter Howitt | Joey Boswell |
| Ronald Forfar | Freddie Boswell |
| Jonathon Morris | Adrian Boswell |
| Gilly Coman | Aveline Boswell |
| Nick Conway | Billy Boswell |
| Hilary Crowson | Julie |
| Kenneth Waller | Grandad |
| Pamela Power | Martina |
| Bryan Murray | Shifty |
| Rita Tushingham | Celia Higgins |
| Giles Watling | Oswald |
| Roy Brandon | Young man |
| Brian Croucher | 1st Policeman |
| Christopher Gray | 2nd Policeman |
| Carla Lane | Writer |
| Robin Nash | Director |
| Robin Nash | Producer |
| Paul Trerise | Production Designer |