Bread (1986): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 1986, Bread is a komödie series.

What it’s about. 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.

Who’s in it. Bread stars Peter Howitt as Joey Boswell, Jean Boht as Nellie Boswell, Bryan Murray as Shifty Boswell and Graham Bickley as Joey Boswell, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 7.0/10, Bread has been warmly received by audiences.

Where to watch. In Vereinigtes Königreich you can stream it on Sky Go. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Bread page.

If you liked it. Fans of Bread tend to enjoy Rick and Morty, My Hero Academia, One Piece and The Umbrella Academy.