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.
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Series 4, Episode 9
Nellie has a chance encounter with a man in the park and she finds it difficult to put him out of her mind. Aveline has split up with Oswald and Joey confronts Roxy about an anonymous letter sent to his mother...
Broadcast details
- Date
- Sunday 13th November 1988
- Time
- 8:35pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
| Date | Time | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday 25th August 2011 | 7:40am | Gold |
| Friday 26th August 2011 | 6:00am | Gold |
| Monday 28th November 2011 | 8:00am | Gold |
| Tuesday 29th November 2011 | 6:00am | Gold |
| Thursday 10th May 2012 | 8:20am | Gold |
| Friday 11th May 2012 | 6:00am | Gold |
| Monday 27th August 2012 | 8:40am | Gold |
| Tuesday 28th August 2012 | 6:00am | Gold |
| Sunday 17th February 2013 | 7:20am | Gold |
| Monday 18th February 2013 | 6:00am | Gold |
| Friday 17th October 2014 | 6:40pm | Drama |
| Monday 9th February 2015 | 1:40pm | Drama |
| Monday 9th February 2015 | 6:40pm | Drama |
| Thursday 8th March 2018 | 1:40pm | Drama |
| Friday 8th March 2019 | 6:40pm | Drama |
| Thursday 16th December 2021 | 7:55am | 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 |
| Peter Byrne | Derek |
| Giles Watling | Oswald |
| Joanna Phillips-Lane | Roxy |
| J.G. Devlin | Father Dooley |
| Carol Quinn | 1st Neighbour |
| Ann Haydn-Edwards | 2nd Neighbour |
| Paul Toothill | Compere |
| Carla Lane | Writer |
| Robin Nash | Director |
| Robin Nash | Producer |
| Paul Trerise | Production Designer |