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 6, Episode 4

Shifty tries to convince Martina that he has changed but ends up taking his passengers on an unexpected trip. Adrian and Jack are both competing for Leonora's affections...

Broadcast details

Date
Sunday 30th September 1990
Time
8:35pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Friday 16th September 2011 7:45am Gold
Saturday 17th September 2011 6:00am Gold
Monday 19th December 2011 7:35am Gold
Tuesday 20th December 2011 6:00am Gold
Monday 17th September 2012 7:40am Gold
Tuesday 18th September 2012 6:00am Gold
Thursday 21st February 2013 6:30am Gold
Monday 17th November 2014 6:40pm Drama
Wednesday 11th May 2016 1:40pm Drama
Thursday 12th March 2020 5:25pm Drama
Tuesday 31st March 2020 5:25pm Drama
Tuesday 19th October 2021 6:00pm Drama
Friday 31st December 2021 7:10am 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
Kenneth Waller Grandad
Pamela Power Martina
Bryan Murray Shifty
Eileen Pollock Lilo Lill
Peter Byrne Derek
Giles Watling Oswald
Deborah Grant Leonora Campbell
Guest cast
Gerrard Bostock Young Boy #1
Peter Colligan Young Boy #2
Andrew Hilton Young Boy #3
Writing team
Carla Lane Writer
Production team
John B Hobbs Director
John B Hobbs Producer
Robin Nash Executive Producer
Richard Dupre Production Designer

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