"Bread" (1986) TV series 1986-1991

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Creator:

Carla Lane

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

Release Date:

1 May 1986 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot Keywords:

Liverpool

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Jean Boht	...	Nellie Boswell (74 episodes, 1986-1991)
Nick Conway	...	Billy Boswell (74 episodes, 1986-1991)
Jonathon Morris	...	Adrian Boswell (74 episodes, 1986-1991)
Kenneth Waller	...	Grandad (74 episodes, 1986-1991)
Victor McGuire	...	Jack Boswell (61 episodes, 1986-1991)
Bryan Murray	...	Shifty Boswell (49 episodes, 1988-1991)
Giles Watling	...	Oswald (49 episodes, 1988-1991)
Hilary Crowson	...	Julie (41 episodes, 1987-1989)
Peter Howitt	...	Joey Boswell (39 episodes, 1986-1988)
Gilly Coman	...	Aveline Boswell (39 episodes, 1986-1988)
Ronald Forfar	...	Freddie Boswell (37 episodes, 1986-1990)
Graham Bickley	...	Joey Boswell (35 episodes, 1989-1991)
Melanie Hill	...	Aveline Boswell (35 episodes, 1989-1991)

Runtime:

30 min (71 episodes) | 50 min (2 episodes) | 70 min (1 episode)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Elswick Street, Dingle, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Trivia:

Lilo Lil's real name is Lillian Whittaker.

Quotes:

Joey Boswell: Adrian, we've got one phone. Now, the other three are personal connections, brought about by the fact that Jack has a lot of friends in British Telecom. And I happen to be very good with wires.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Return of 'Allo 'Allo! (2007) (TV)

Okay But Dragged On For Too Long

In it's heydey Bread was a decent comedy about the Boswell family-a Catholic family living in Liverpool. Nellie Boswell held the largely unemployed family together during the series as they got up to all sorts.

Living down the road from the Boswells was Granddad who was an irascible old man who kept bothering them every five minutes. He added to the humour.

The only problem was that Bread ran longer than it should have. A lot of comedy shows outstay their welcome and Bread was one of them. It ran until the early 1990's but by that time most people-including myself-were fed up with it. Comedy shows should only have a limited run and Bread chose to go on for longer than it should have.

But in all fairness, the early episodes were very funny and do deserve a look.