Bread is a British television sitcom, written by Carla Lane, about a close-knit, working-class family in Liverpool. 74 episodes aired, over 7 series and 3 specials, between 1986 and 1991.[1]

Series overview

SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
161 May 1986 (1986-05-01)5 June 1986 (1986-06-05)
268 January 1987 (1987-01-08)19 February 1987 (1987-02-19)
3136 September 1987 (1987-09-06)29 November 1987 (1987-11-29)
41318 September 1988 (1988-09-18)11 December 1988 (1988-12-11)
Special25 December 1988 (1988-12-25)
51310 September 1989 (1989-09-10)3 December 1989 (1989-12-03)
Special25 December 1989 (1989-12-25)
6102 September 1990 (1990-09-02)4 November 1990 (1990-11-04)
Special25 December 1990 (1990-12-25)
7101 September 1991 (1991-09-01)3 November 1991 (1991-11-03)

Episodes

Series 1 (1986)

No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date[2]UK viewers
(millions)
11"Episode 1"Susan BelbinCarla Lane1 May 1986 (1986-05-01)N/A
22"Episode 2"Susan BelbinCarla Lane8 May 1986 (1986-05-08)N/A
33"Episode 3"Susan BelbinCarla Lane15 May 1986 (1986-05-15)N/A
44"Episode 4"Susan BelbinCarla Lane22 May 1986 (1986-05-22)N/A
55"Episode 5"Susan BelbinCarla Lane29 May 1986 (1986-05-29)N/A
66"Episode 6"Susan BelbinCarla Lane5 June 1986 (1986-06-05)N/A

Series 2 (1987)

No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date[3]UK viewers
(millions)
71"Episode 1"Susan BelbinCarla Lane8 January 1987 (1987-01-08)N/A
82"Episode 2"Susan BelbinCarla Lane15 January 1987 (1987-01-15)N/A
93"Episode 3"Susan BelbinCarla Lane22 January 1987 (1987-01-22)N/A
104"Episode 4"Susan BelbinCarla Lane5 February 1987 (1987-02-05)N/A
115"Episode 5"Robin NashCarla Lane12 February 1987 (1987-02-12)N/A
126"Episode 6"Robin NashCarla Lane19 February 1987 (1987-02-19)N/A

Series 3 (1987)

No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date[4]UK viewers
(millions)
131"Episode 1"Susan BelbinCarla Lane6 September 1987 (1987-09-06)N/A
142"Episode 2"Susan BelbinCarla Lane13 September 1987 (1987-09-13)N/A
153"Episode 3"Susan BelbinCarla Lane20 September 1987 (1987-09-20)N/A
164"Episode 4"Susan BelbinCarla Lane27 September 1987 (1987-09-27)N/A
175"Episode 5"Susan BelbinCarla Lane4 October 1987 (1987-10-04)N/A
186"Episode 6"Susan BelbinCarla Lane11 October 1987 (1987-10-11)N/A
197"Episode 7"Susan BelbinCarla Lane18 October 1987 (1987-10-18)N/A
208"Episode 8"Robin NashCarla Lane25 October 1987 (1987-10-25)N/A
219"Episode 9"Robin NashCarla Lane1 November 1987 (1987-11-01)N/A
2210"Episode 10"Robin NashCarla Lane8 November 1987 (1987-11-08)N/A
2311"Episode 11"Robin NashCarla Lane15 November 1987 (1987-11-15)N/A
2412"Episode 12"Robin NashCarla Lane22 November 1987 (1987-11-22)N/A
2513"Episode 13"Robin NashCarla Lane29 November 1987 (1987-11-29)N/A

Series 4 (1988)

No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date[5]UK viewers
(millions)
261"Episode 1"Robin NashCarla Lane18 September 1988 (1988-09-18)N/A
272"Episode 2"Robin NashCarla Lane25 September 1988 (1988-09-25)N/A
283"Episode 3"Robin NashCarla Lane2 October 1988 (1988-10-02)N/A
294"Episode 4"Robin NashCarla Lane9 October 1988 (1988-10-09)N/A
305"Episode 5"Robin NashCarla Lane16 October 1988 (1988-10-16)N/A
316"Episode 6"Robin NashCarla Lane23 October 1988 (1988-10-23)N/A
327"Episode 7"Robin NashCarla Lane30 October 1988 (1988-10-30)N/A
338"Episode 8"Robin NashCarla Lane6 November 1988 (1988-11-06)N/A
349"Episode 9"Robin NashCarla Lane13 November 1988 (1988-11-13)N/A
3510"Episode 10"Robin NashCarla Lane20 November 1988 (1988-11-20)N/A
3611"Episode 11"Robin NashCarla Lane27 November 1988 (1988-11-27)N/A
3712"Episode 12"Robin NashCarla Lane4 December 1988 (1988-12-04)N/A
3813"Episode 13"Robin NashCarla Lane11 December 1988 (1988-12-11)20.95 [6]

Special (1988)

No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date[7]UK viewers
(millions)
3914"Christmas Special"N/ACarla Lane25 December 1988 (1988-12-25)N/A

Series 5 (1989)

No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date[8]UK viewers
(millions)
401"Episode 1"Robin NashCarla Lane10 September 1989 (1989-09-10)N/A
412"Episode 2"Robin NashCarla Lane17 September 1989 (1989-09-17)N/A
423"Episode 3"Robin NashCarla Lane24 September 1989 (1989-09-24)N/A
434"Episode 4"Robin NashCarla Lane1 October 1989 (1989-10-01)N/A
445"Episode 5"Robin NashCarla Lane8 October 1989 (1989-10-08)N/A
456"Episode 6"Robin NashCarla Lane15 October 1989 (1989-10-15)N/A
467"Episode 7"Robin NashCarla Lane22 October 1989 (1989-10-22)N/A
478"Episode 8"Robin NashCarla Lane29 October 1989 (1989-10-29)N/A
489"Episode 9"Robin NashCarla Lane5 November 1989 (1989-11-05)N/A
4910"Episode 10"Robin NashCarla Lane12 November 1989 (1989-11-12)N/A
5011"Episode 11"Robin NashCarla Lane19 November 1989 (1989-11-19)N/A
5112"Episode 12"Robin NashCarla Lane26 November 1989 (1989-11-26)N/A
5213"Episode 13"Robin NashCarla Lane3 December 1989 (1989-12-03)N/A

Special (1989)

No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date[9]UK viewers
(millions)
53S"Christmas Special"Robin NashCarla Lane25 December 1989 (1989-12-25)16.51 [10]

Series 6 (1990)

No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date[11]UK viewers
(millions)
541"Episode 1"John B HobbsCarla Lane2 September 1990 (1990-09-02)N/A
552"Episode 2"John B HobbsCarla Lane9 September 1990 (1990-09-09)N/A
563"Episode 3"John B HobbsCarla Lane16 September 1990 (1990-09-16)N/A
574"Episode 4"John B HobbsCarla Lane23 September 1990 (1990-09-23)N/A
585"Episode 5"John B HobbsCarla Lane30 September 1990 (1990-09-30)N/A
596"Episode 6"John B HobbsCarla Lane7 October 1990 (1990-10-07)N/A
607"Episode 7"John B HobbsCarla Lane14 October 1990 (1990-10-14)N/A
618"Episode 8"John B HobbsCarla Lane21 October 1990 (1990-10-21)N/A
629"Episode 9"John B HobbsCarla Lane28 October 1990 (1990-10-28)N/A
6310"Episode 10"John B HobbsCarla Lane4 November 1990 (1990-11-04)N/A

Special (1990)

No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date[12]UK viewers
(millions)
6411"Christmas Special"John B HobbsCarla Lane25 December 1990 (1990-12-25)N/A

Series 7 (1991)

No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date[13]UK viewers
(millions)
651"Episode 1"John B HobbsCarla Lane1 September 1991 (1991-09-01)N/A
662"Episode 2"John B HobbsCarla Lane8 September 1991 (1991-09-08)N/A
673"Episode 3"John B HobbsCarla Lane15 September 1991 (1991-09-15)N/A
684"Episode 4"John B HobbsCarla Lane22 September 1991 (1991-09-22)N/A
695"Episode 5"John B HobbsCarla Lane29 September 1991 (1991-09-29)N/A
706"Episode 6"John B HobbsCarla Lane6 October 1991 (1991-10-06)N/A
717"Episode 7"John B HobbsCarla Lane13 October 1991 (1991-10-13)N/A
728"Episode 8"John B HobbsCarla Lane20 October 1991 (1991-10-20)N/A
739"Episode 9"John B HobbsCarla Lane27 October 1991 (1991-10-27)N/A
7410"Episode 10"John B HobbsCarla Lane3 November 1991 (1991-11-03)N/A

References

  1. "Bread (1986-91)". BFI Screenonline. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  2. "Search results for Bread each Thursday from May 1986 to June 1986 on BBC1, oldest first". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  3. "Search results for Bread each Thursday from January 1987 to February 1987 on BBC1, oldest first". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  4. "Search results for Bread each Sunday from September 1987 to November 1987 on BBC1 between 20:30 and 21:00, oldest first". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  5. "Search results for Bread each Sunday from September 1988 to December 1988 on BBC1 between 20:30 and 21:00, oldest first". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  6. "TV since 1981 (1988)". BARB. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  7. "Bread BBC One London, 25 December 1988 15.15". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  8. "Search results for Bread each Sunday from September 1989 to December 1989 on BBC1 between 20:30 and 21:00, oldest first". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  9. "Bread BBC One London, 25 December 1989 15.15". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  10. "TV since 1981 (1989)". BARB. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  11. "Search results for Bread each Sunday from September 1990 to November 1990 on BBC1 between 20:30 and 21:00, oldest first". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  12. "Bread BBC One London, 25 December 1990 19.30". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  13. "Search results for Bread each Sunday from September 1991 to November 1991 on BBC1 between 19:00 and 21:00, oldest first". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 25 July 2020.

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