Bread: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Bread was the #1 comedy show of it's time in the UK and was watched by 21 million people. It was based on the Liverpuddlian family, The Boswells and showed them in all sorts of situations trying to earn money for the week (hence the title "Bread").

Series details

• Title: Bread
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1986-05-01
• Final broadcast date listed: 1991-11-03
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 4735

Cast and credited roles

• Jean Boht — Nellie Boswell
• Nick Conway — Billy Boswell
• Jonathon Morris — Adrian Boswell
• Kenneth Waller — Grandad
• Victor McGuire — Jack Boswell
• Ronald Forfar — Freddie Boswell

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1986-05-01; final listed air date 1986-06-05; episode order: 6.
• Season 2: premiered 1987-01-08; final listed air date 1987-02-12; episode order: 6.
• Season 3: premiered 1987-09-06; final listed air date 1987-11-29; episode order: 13.
• Season 4: premiered 1988-09-18; final listed air date 1988-12-25; episode order: 14.
• Season 5: premiered 1989-09-10; final listed air date 1989-12-25; episode order: 14.
• Season 6: premiered 1990-09-02; final listed air date 1990-12-25; episode order: 11.
• Season 7: premiered 1991-09-01; final listed air date 1991-11-03; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

Adapted from Bread on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.