Bread (TV series)
| Bread | |
|---|---|
Elswick Street: Where the exterior shots were filmed. | |
| Created by | Carla Lane |
| Written by | Carla Lane |
| Directed by | Susan Belbin (1986–1988) Robin Nash (1987–1989) John B. Hobbs (1990–1991) |
| Starring | Jean Boht Peter Howitt Nick Conway Victor McGuire Jonathon Morris Gilly Coman Kenneth Waller Ronald Forfar Bryan Murray J. G. Devlin Graham Bickley Melanie Hill Deborah Grant Pamela Power |
| Opening theme | David Mackay |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 7 |
| No. of episodes | 74 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Robin Nash (1986–1991) |
| Producers | Robin Nash (1986–1991) John B. Hobbs (1990–1991) |
| Production locations | Dingle, Liverpool, England |
| Editors | John Dunstan (1986–1991) Chris Wadsworth (1987) |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 30 mins |
| Production company | BBC |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC1 |
| Release | 1 May 1986 – 3 November 1991 |
Bread is a British television sitcom, written and created by Carla Lane, about a close-knit, working-class family in Liverpool, England. It was produced by the BBC and screened on BBC1 from 1 May 1986 to 3 November 1991. In 1988, the ratings for the series peaked at 21 million viewers.