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Bread

  • TV Series
  • 1986–19911986–1991
  • 1h 10m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
1.4K
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Jean Boht, Nick Conway, Ronald Forfar, Peter Howitt, Victor McGuire, and Jonathon Morris in Bread (1986)
Comedy
The Liverpool-based Boswell family are experts at exploiting the system to get by in life. Despite the fact that none of the Boswells are officially employed, they manage to live a fairly go... Read allThe Liverpool-based Boswell family are experts at exploiting the system to get by in life. Despite the fact that none of the Boswells are officially employed, they manage to live a fairly good life thanks to government handouts and various cash-in-hand jobs. Family life for the B... Read allThe Liverpool-based Boswell family are experts at exploiting the system to get by in life. Despite the fact that none of the Boswells are officially employed, they manage to live a fairly good life thanks to government handouts and various cash-in-hand jobs. Family life for the Boswells centres around their God-fearing Catholic mother, Nellie. With her husband having ... Read all
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  • Creator
    • Carla Lane
  • Stars
    • Jean Boht
    • Nick Conway
    • Jonathon Morris
  • Creator
    • Carla Lane
  • Stars
    • Jean Boht
    • Nick Conway
    • Jonathon Morris
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    • 23User reviews
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    • Nominated for 2 BAFTA Awards
      • 1 win & 2 nominations total

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    Jean Boht
    • Nellie Boswell
    Nick Conway
    • Billy Boswell
    Jonathon Morris
    Jonathon Morris
    • Adrian Boswell
    Kenneth Waller
    Kenneth Waller
    • Grandad
    Ronald Forfar
    • Freddie Boswell…
    Victor McGuire
    Victor McGuire
    • Jack Boswell
    Giles Watling
    • Oswald
    Bryan Murray
    • Shifty Boswell
    Eileen Pollock
    • Lilo Lill
    Hilary Crowson
    • Julie
    Peter Howitt
    Peter Howitt
    • Joey Boswell
    Gilly Coman
    • Aveline Boswell
    Pamela Power
    • Martina…
    Graham Bickley
    • Joey Boswell
    Melanie Hill
    Melanie Hill
    • Aveline Boswell
    Peter Byrne
    • Derek
    Deborah Grant
    Deborah Grant
    • Leonora Campbell
    Joanna Phillips-Lane
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      • Carla Lane
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    • Trivia
      Peter Howitt left in the 1988 Christmas Special and was replaced by Graham Bickley and Gilly Coman also left in the 1988 Christmas Special and was replaced by Melanie Hill. Victor McGuire had taken a break from the show and it was written into Series 4 that his character Jack had gone off to visit America.
    • Quotes

      Lilo Lil: Look, we're both women. We have handbags, and ovaries. We're as devious and clever as a gifted monkey, and here we are fighting over a little man with a yellow cart.

      Nellie Boswell: Is that how you see him?

      Lilo Lil: No. I thought that's how you might see him.

    • Connections
      Edited into Auntie's Bloomers: More Auntie's Bloomers (1992)
    • Soundtracks
      Home
      (uncredited)
      (Title Theme)
      Written by David Mackay and Carla Lane
      Performed by The Cast

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    8/10
    Great British Comedy
    A lot of it is dry but this show really is a great example of late 80s and early 90s British TV comedy. The way the family goes about their business to get by the way they want is well told, well acted, and most of all funny! Fantastic characters.
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    • Release date
      • May 1, 1986 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Elswick Street, Dingle, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
    • Production company
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 10 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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