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 9

Adrian's new relationship with Irene has already hit a snag, Nellie becomes more concerned about Grandad when he starts becoming forgetful and Aveline is given a reality check by her agent.

Broadcast details

Date
Sunday 4th November 1990
Time
8:35pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Saturday 24th December 2011 7:40am Gold
Sunday 25th December 2011 6:00am Gold
Sunday 10th June 2012 6:50am Gold
Monday 11th June 2012 6:00am Gold
Saturday 22nd September 2012 7:40am Gold
Sunday 23rd September 2012 6:00am Gold
Sunday 24th February 2013 6:00am Gold
Monday 24th November 2014 6:40pm Drama
Wednesday 18th May 2016 1:40pm Drama
Monday 9th December 2019 5:20pm Drama
Thursday 19th March 2020 5:25pm Drama
Tuesday 7th April 2020 5:20pm Drama
Friday 12th November 2021 6:00pm Drama
Tuesday 4th January 2022 7:55am 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
Eileen Pollock Lilo Lill
Giles Watling Oswald
Joanna Phillips-Lane Roxy
Deborah Grant Leonora Campbell
Sharon Byatt Irenee
Guest cast
Francesca Linden Woman in DSS Office
David James Easter (as David Easter) The Agent
Freda Barratt Woman in Street
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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