Born and Bred
| Born and Bred | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama | 
| Created by | Chris Chibnall Nigel McCrery | 
| Starring | James Bolam Michael French Richard Wilson Jenna Russell Maggie Steed Clive Swift John Henshaw Naomi Radcliffe Charlotte Salt Oliver Milburn Kelly Harrison Donald Gee Ross Little Polly Thompson | 
| Theme music composer | Jim Parker | 
| Country of origin | United Kingdom | 
| Original language | English | 
| No. of series | 4 (inc. Christmas Special) | 
| No. of episodes | 36 (list of episodes) | 
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes | 
| Production company | BBC Television | 
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC One | 
| Release | 21 April 2002 – 3 August 2005 | 
Born and Bred is a British light-hearted 1950s-set medical drama series aired on BBC One which ran from 21 April 2002 to 3 August 2005. It was created by Chris Chibnall and Nigel McCrery. Initially the cast was led by James Bolam and Michael French as a father and son who run a cottage hospital in Ormston, a fictitious village in Lancashire, in the 1950s. Bolam's and French's characters were later replaced by characters played by Richard Wilson and Oliver Milburn.