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 6

Billy's constant complaint of being neglected forces him to make an important decision. Nellie makes plans to go away with Derek, Shifty pledges his love to Martina and Lilo Lill plans a candlelit supper for Freddie.

Broadcast details

Date
Sunday 14th October 1990
Time
8:35pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Sunday 18th September 2011 7:30am Gold
Monday 19th September 2011 6:00am Gold
Wednesday 21st December 2011 7:35am Gold
Thursday 22nd December 2011 6:00am Gold
Wednesday 6th June 2012 7:50am Gold
Thursday 7th June 2012 6:00am Gold
Wednesday 19th September 2012 7:40am Gold
Thursday 20th September 2012 6:00am Gold
Friday 22nd February 2013 6:30am Gold
Wednesday 19th November 2014 6:40pm Drama
Friday 13th May 2016 1:40pm Drama
Wednesday 4th December 2019 5:25pm Drama
Monday 16th March 2020 5:25pm Drama
Thursday 2nd April 2020 5:20pm Drama
Thursday 21st October 2021 6:00pm Drama
Tuesday 9th November 2021 6:00pm Drama
Monday 3rd January 2022 7:25am 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
Joanna Phillips-Lane Roxy
Guest cast
Sylvie Gatrill (as Sylvia Gatrill) Mrs. Cullen
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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