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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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