Bread (1986)
TV
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Bread (1986)
Plot.
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.
Where to Watch.
Subs
Currently Bread is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: BritBox Amazon Channel
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This TV Show Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Peter Howitt
Joey Boswell
Jean Boht
Nellie Boswell
Nick Conway
Billy Boswell
Graham Bickley
Joey Boswell
Jonathon Morris
Adrian Boswell
Kenneth Waller
Grandad
Ronald Forfar
Freddie Boswell
Deborah Grant
Leonora Campbell
Victor McGuire
Jack Boswell
Melanie Hill
Aveline Boswell
Giles Watling
Oswald
Bryan Murray
Shifty Boswell
Caroline Milmoe
Julie Jefferson
Eileen Pollock
Lilo Lill
Gilly Coman
Aveline Boswell
Hilary Crowson
Julie
Carla Lane
Writer
Jenny Jay
Carmen
John Record
Director of Photography
Adrian Smith
Director of Photography
Colin Skeaping
Fight Choreographer
Robin Nash
Director
John B. Hobbs
Director
Susan Belbin
Director
John Dunstan
Editor
Chris Wadsworth
Editor
Malcolm McKenna
Editor
Pamela Power
Martina / DHSS Clerk
David Williams
Farmer Jackson
Eddie Ross
Mr. Kelly
Ben Davis
Boy
Josie Kidd
DHSS Claimant
Janet Davies
DHSS Claimant
Pamela Sholto
May
Barbara New
May's Neighbour
Barry McCarthy
RSPCA Warden
Ishia Bennison
DHSS Clerk
Pauline Chamberlain
DHSS Clerk
J.G. Devlin
Father Dooley
Michael J. Jackson
Photographer
Jackie Downey
Waitress
Robbie Dee
Man at Docks
Tom Ryan
George
Charles Lawson
Yizzel
Simon Rouse
Yizzel's Mate
Noel Collins
Mr. Hayworth
Danny Cunningham
Youth
Harry Goodier
Taxi Driver
Christopher Ellison
DHSS Claimant / Mr. Wilson
Joanne Zorian
DHSS Clerk
Tim Dantay
Hijacker
John Wild
Hijacker
Jimmy Wilde
Milkman
Charles Pemberton
DHSS Claimant
Michael Atkinson
Ambulanceman
John Thomalla
Ambulanceman
Shevaun Briars
Hospital Sister
Eric Wyn
Old Man
Derek Deadman
Robber's Mate (Jacko)
Roy Brandon
Cyclist / Man with bangle / Young Man
Tommy Wright
Man in the DHSS
Christian Ealey
Kid
Alexander Green
Kid
Viv Molyneux
Lady
Sharon Power
Lady
Tom Price
Man at Cashpoint / Youth
Mandy Walsh
Lady
David Hanson
Butler
Joe Manning Wilson
Neighbour
Jo Manning Wilson
Neighbour
Gina Maher
Alice
Cathy Flanagan
Receptionist
Frank Vincent
Councillor
Pamela Cundell
Woman at Police Station
Duncan Gould
Police Officer
Peter Terry
Dog Keeper
Jean Challis
Lady
Campbell Morrison
Dealer
Anthony Dutton
Dealer
Christine Kavanagh
Sally
Georgina Smith
Neighbour / Lady / Woman in Supermarket / Mrs. Chartier / Mary
Chrissie Clark
Girl at Party
Leslie Rogers
Benny / Young Man
Barry Martin
Jeweller
Helene Hunt
Girl at Cashpoint
Barry Woolgar
Policeman
Tony Scoggo
Hartley / Van Driver
Joanna Phillips-Lane
Roxy
Andrew Tourell
Doctor
Myfanwy Talog
Posh Lady
Pauline Daniels
Till Girl
Nick Maloney
Mr. Woodstock
Gladys Ambrose
Woman in Supermarket / Lady
Brian Croucher
Policeman / Dino the Robber
Ken Sharrock
Eddie
James Culshaw
Taxi Driver
David Beale
Magistrate
Michael Stroud
Solicitor
Robert East
Prosecuting Counsel
Patrick Nyland
Clerk of the Court
Al T. Kossy
Antique Dealer / Funeral Bearer
Sheila Fay
Mrs. Radcliffe
Arthur Cox
Mr. Johnson
Roy Heather
Boat-owner
Terry Melia
Policeman
Stuart Fell
Diver
Ann Haydn-Edwards
Lady / Neighbour
John Woodnutt
Vicar / Mr. Newton
Rex Robinson
Mr. Copley
Roger Walker
Mr. Jones
Terry Lennaine
Stan
Carolyn Lyster
Hospital Sister
Mark Moraghan
Policeman
Peter Christian
Policeman
Paul Toothill
Fashion Designer / Compere
Jacob Abraham
Youth
Jon Croft
Antique Dealer
Reginald Marsh
Doctor / Mr. Rachel
Mark Reader
Cafe Musician / Guitarist / Youth
Geoff Atwell
Postman
Barbara Halliwell
Lady in DHSS
Nick Stringer
Julian La Mere
Susanna Page
Street Singer / Edie Matheson
Rita Tushingham
Celia Higgins
Linda Beckett
Lady in DHSS
Peter John
Mr. Dodd
Greg Archen
Thief
Neil Lewis
Thief
Robert Wesley
Onlooker
Andrea Marshall
Autograph Hunter
Gerry White
Father / Jeweller / Taxi Driver / Car Driver
Ailsing Reynolds
Autograph Hunter
Alan Bird
Registrar / Mourner
John Prince
Autograph Hunter
Linda McCartney
Linda McCartney
Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney
Christopher Gray
Policeman
Peter Byrne
Derek
Peter Clapham
Lord Bowford / Sale Representative
Carol Quin
Neighbour
Julia Sharon
Lady in DHSS
Bill Monks
Man in DHSS
John Laing
Pizza Man / Ray Hunter / Police Motorcyclist
Sonia
Ellia Stephens
Elsie Kelly
Lady in Street
Jennie Goossens
Mrs. Carter
Anthony Benson
Vicar
Ina Clough
Lady Connaught
Danny McCall
Postman
Louise Duprey
Journalist
Philip O'Brien
Father Brennan
Michael Angelis
Mr. Cossack
James McMartin
Driver
Marie Jelliman
Nurse / Sister / Lady
Don Hall
Postman
Evie Garratt
Mrs. Cumberland
Sylvie Gatrill
Mrs. Cullen
John Dryden
Policeman
Charles Simon
Solicitor
Mark Curry
Photographer
Hilary Welles
Rachael
Patricia Martinelli
Magdelana
Steve Calrow
Workman / Bus Driving Instructor
Gerry Lee Shaw
Farmer
Tom Williamson
Neighbour
Lyndam Gregory
Doctor
Matthew Dale-Grey
Removal Man
Ian Burford
Mr. Carr
Lynn Corrie
Sister Midwife
Bernard Merrick
Occasion Cars Driver / Furniture Manager
Michele Gaffney
Student Midwife Davis
Michael Strobel
Shop Landlord
Steve Ramsden
Mr. Crosswell
Trevor Danby
Man in DSS Office
Gerard Bostock
Young Boy
Hugo Conlon
Ambulance Man
Paula Baines
Carmen Phillips
Michelle Bathgate
Alice
Jeanette Hodgson
Tracy Chellino
Joan Heath
May Mattheson
Pauline Amos
Maid / Ground Hostess
Peter Colligan
Boy / Young Boy
Sharon Byatt
Irenee
Andrew Hilton
Young Boy / Boy
Details.
Wiki.
Bread is a British television sitcom, written by Carla Lane, about a close-knit, working-class family in Liverpool, England. It was produced by the BBC and screened on BBC1 from 1 May 1986 to 3 November 1991. In 1988, the ratings for the series peaked at 21 million viewers.
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