Bread
Creator
Carla Lane
Bread is a British television sitcom, written by Carla Lane, produced by the BBC and screened on BBC1 from 1 May 1986 to 3 November 1991.
The series focused on the devoutly-Catholic and extended Boswell family of Liverpool, in the district of Dingle, led by its matriarch Nellie through a number of ups and downs as they tried to make their way through life in Thatcher's Britain with no visible means of support. The street shown at the start of each programme is Elswick Street. A family called Boswell had also featured in Lane's earlier sitcom The Liver Birds and Lane admitted in interviews that the two families were probably related.
Nellie's feckless and estranged husband, Freddie, left her for another woman known as 'Lilo Lill'. Her children Joey, Jack, Adrian, Aveline and Billy continued to live in the family home in Kelsall Street and contributed money to the central family fund, largely through benefit fraud and the sale of stolen goods.
Seasons
7
Episodes
74
Country
—
Status
Ended
Cast
Peter Howitt
Joey Boswell · 39 eps
Jean Boht
Nellie Boswell · 74 eps
Jonathon Morris
Adrian Boswell · 74 eps
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Nick Conway
Billy Boswell · 74 eps
Kenneth Waller
Grandad · 74 eps
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Ronald Forfar
Freddie Boswell · 62 eps
Victor McGuire
Jack Boswell · 61 eps
Bryan Murray
Shifty Boswell · 49 eps
Gilly Coman
Aveline Boswell · 39 eps
Eileen Pollock
Lilo Lill · 38 eps
Melanie Hill
Aveline Boswell · 35 eps
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Graham Bickley
Joey Boswell · 35 eps
Deborah Grant
Leonora Campbell · 21 eps
Peter Byrne
Derek · 20 eps
Caroline Milmoe
Julie Jefferson · 12 eps
J.G. Devlin
Father Dooley · 11 eps
Simon Rouse
Yizzel's Mate · 10 eps
Rita Tushingham
Celia Higgins · 10 eps
Charles Lawson
Yizzel · 10 eps
Reginald Marsh
Doctor · 6 eps
Mary Maude
Lady Bowford · 4 eps
Christopher Ellison
DHSS Claimant · 2 eps
Brian Croucher
Policeman · 2 eps
John Woodnutt
Mr. Newton · 2 eps
Carl Rice
Boy · 2 eps
Barry McCarthy
RSPCA Warden · 2 eps
Myfanwy Talog
Posh Lady · 2 eps
Michael J. Jackson
Photographer · 2 eps
Nick Maloney
Head Waiter · 2 eps
Al T. Kossy
Antique Dealer · 2 eps
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1
Episode 1
The family talks about their dreams and what they hope to achieve in the future. Over breakfast discussions develop about working and what the individual members of the Boswell family do. None appear to have any sort of regular income except Adrian who is in real estate.
2
Episode 2
Billy buys a ring for Julie, but later learns that opals are bad luck and is told to get rid of it.
3
Episode 3
Freddie Boswell makes a return to his family home. He gets a cool reception from his wife and children.
4
Episode 4
A photographer suggests Aveline should pose topless and wishes he hadn't. Jack makes an unsuccessful entry into the art world.
5
Episode 5
Freddie's sea-faring brother has died and the Boswells decide to arrange a burial at sea.
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Episode 6
Billy finds out that he is to become a father, Joey learns of his dad's gambling debt, Adrian is made redundant, Aveline's nude pictures are published and Jack buries a stolen candlestick in his Grandma's grave.
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