List of Bread episodes

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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 Christmas specials, between 1986 and 1991.[1]

## Series overview

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Series| Episodes| Originally released

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First released| Last released
1| 6| 1 May 1986 (1986-05-01)| 5 June 1986 (1986-06-05)
2| 6| 8 January 1987 (1987-01-08)| 19 February 1987 (1987-02-19)
3| 13| 6 September 1987 (1987-09-06)| 29 November 1987 (1987-11-29)
4| 13| 18 September 1988 (1988-09-18)| 11 December 1988 (1988-12-11)
Special| 25 December 1988 (1988-12-25)
5| 13| 10 September 1989 (1989-09-10)| 3 December 1989 (1989-12-03)
Special| 25 December 1989 (1989-12-25)
6| 10| 2 September 1990 (1990-09-02)| 4 November 1990 (1990-11-04)
Special| 25 December 1990 (1990-12-25)
7| 10| 1 September 1991 (1991-09-01)| 3 November 1991 (1991-11-03)

## Episodes

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### Series 1 (1986)

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No.
overall| No. in
series| Title| Directed by| Written by| Original release date [2]| UK viewers
(millions)

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1| 1| "Episode 1"| Susan Belbin| Carla Lane| 1 May 1986 (1986-05-01)| N/A
2| 2| "Episode 2"| Susan Belbin| Carla Lane| 8 May 1986 (1986-05-08)| N/A
3| 3| "Episode 3"| Susan Belbin| Carla Lane| 15 May 1986 (1986-05-15)| N/A
4| 4| "Episode 4"| Susan Belbin| Carla Lane| 22 May 1986 (1986-05-22)| N/A
5| 5| "Episode 5"| Susan Belbin| Carla Lane| 29 May 1986 (1986-05-29)| N/A
6| 6| "Episode 6"| Susan Belbin| Carla Lane| 5 June 1986 (1986-06-05)| N/A

### Series 2 (1987)

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No.
overall| No. in
series| Title| Directed by| Written by| Original release date [3]| UK viewers
(millions)

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7| 1| "Episode 1"| Susan Belbin| Carla Lane| 8 January 1987 (1987-01-08)| N/A
8| 2| "Episode 2"| Susan Belbin| Carla Lane| 15 January 1987 (1987-01-15)| N/A
9| 3| "Episode 3"| Susan Belbin| Carla Lane| 22 January 1987 (1987-01-22)| N/A
10| 4| "Episode 4"| Susan Belbin| Carla Lane| 5 February 1987 (1987-02-05)| N/A
11| 5| "Episode 5"| Robin Nash| Carla Lane| 12 February 1987 (1987-02-12)| N/A
12| 6| "Episode 6"| Robin Nash| Carla Lane| 19 February 1987 (1987-02-19)| N/A

### Series 3 (1987)

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No.
overall| No. in
series| Title| Directed by| Written by| Original release date [4]| UK viewers
(millions)

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13| 1| "Episode 1"| Susan Belbin| Carla Lane| 6 September 1987 (1987-09-06)| N/A
14| 2| "Episode 2"| Susan Belbin| Carla Lane| 13 September 1987 (1987-09-13)| N/A
15| 3| "Episode 3"| Susan Belbin| Carla Lane| 20 September 1987 (1987-09-20)| N/A
16| 4| "Episode 4"| Susan Belbin| Carla Lane| 27 September 1987 (1987-09-27)| N/A
17| 5| "Episode 5"| Susan Belbin| Carla Lane| 4 October 1987 (1987-10-04)| N/A
18| 6| "Episode 6"| Susan Belbin| Carla Lane| 11 October 1987 (1987-10-11)| N/A
19| 7| "Episode 7"| Susan Belbin| Carla Lane| 18 October 1987 (1987-10-18)| N/A
20| 8| "Episode 8"| Robin Nash| Carla Lane| 25 October 1987 (1987-10-25)| N/A
21| 9| "Episode 9"| Robin Nash| Carla Lane| 1 November 1987 (1987-11-01)| N/A
22| 10| "Episode 10"| Robin Nash| Carla Lane| 8 November 1987 (1987-11-08)| N/A
23| 11| "Episode 11"| Robin Nash| Carla Lane| 15 November 1987 (1987-11-15)| N/A
24| 12| "Episode 12"| Robin Nash| Carla Lane| 22 November 1987 (1987-11-22)| N/A
25| 13| "Episode 13"| Robin Nash| Carla Lane| 29 November 1987 (1987-11-29)| N/A

### Series 4 (1988)

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No.
overall| No. in
series| Title| Directed by| Written by| Original release date [5]| UK viewers
(millions)

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26| 1| "Episode 1"| Robin Nash| Carla Lane| 18 September 1988 (1988-09-18)| N/A
27| 2| "Episode 2"| Robin Nash| Carla Lane| 25 September 1988 (1988-09-25)| N/A
28| 3| "Episode 3"| Robin Nash| Carla Lane| 2 October 1988 (1988-10-02)| N/A
29| 4| "Episode 4"| Robin Nash| Carla Lane| 9 October 1988 (1988-10-09)| N/A
30| 5| "Episode 5"| Robin Nash| Carla Lane| 16 October 1988 (1988-10-16)| N/A
31| 6| "Episode 6"| Robin Nash| Carla Lane| 23 October 1988 (1988-10-23)| N/A
32| 7| "Episode 7"| Robin Nash| Carla Lane| 30 October 1988 (1988-10-30)| N/A
33| 8| "Episode 8"| Robin Nash| Carla Lane| 6 November 1988 (1988-11-06)| N/A
34| 9| "Episode 9"| Robin Nash| Carla Lane| 13 November 1988 (1988-11-13)| N/A
35| 10| "Episode 10"| Robin Nash| Carla Lane| 20 November 1988 (1988-11-20)| N/A
36| 11| "Episode 11"| Robin Nash| Carla Lane| 27 November 1988 (1988-11-27)| N/A
37| 12| "Episode 12"| Robin Nash| Carla Lane| 4 December 1988 (1988-12-04)| N/A
38| 13| "Episode 13"| Robin Nash| Carla Lane| 11 December 1988 (1988-12-11)| 20.95 [6]

### Special (1988)

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No.
overall| No. in
series| Title| Directed by| Written by| Original release date [7]| UK viewers
(millions)

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39| 14| "Christmas Special"| N/A| Carla Lane| 25 December 1988 (1988-12-25)| N/A

### Series 5 (1989)

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No.
overall| No. in
series| Title| Directed by| Written by| Original release date [8]| UK viewers
(millions)

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40| 1| "Episode 1"| Robin Nash| Carla Lane| 10 September 1989 (1989-09-10)| N/A
41| 2| "Episode 2"| Robin Nash| Carla Lane| 17 September 1989 (1989-09-17)| N/A
42| 3| "Episode 3"| Robin Nash| Carla Lane| 24 September 1989 (1989-09-24)| N/A
43| 4| "Episode 4"| Robin Nash| Carla Lane| 1 October 1989 (1989-10-01)| N/A
44| 5| "Episode 5"| Robin Nash| Carla Lane| 8 October 1989 (1989-10-08)| N/A
45| 6| "Episode 6"| Robin Nash| Carla Lane| 15 October 1989 (1989-10-15)| N/A
46| 7| "Episode 7"| Robin Nash| Carla Lane| 22 October 1989 (1989-10-22)| N/A
47| 8| "Episode 8"| Robin Nash| Carla Lane| 29 October 1989 (1989-10-29)| N/A
48| 9| "Episode 9"| Robin Nash| Carla Lane| 5 November 1989 (1989-11-05)| N/A
49| 10| "Episode 10"| Robin Nash| Carla Lane| 12 November 1989 (1989-11-12)| N/A
50| 11| "Episode 11"| Robin Nash| Carla Lane| 19 November 1989 (1989-11-19)| N/A
51| 12| "Episode 12"| Robin Nash| Carla Lane| 26 November 1989 (1989-11-26)| N/A
52| 13| "Episode 13"| Robin Nash| Carla Lane| 3 December 1989 (1989-12-03)| N/A

### Special (1989)

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No.
overall| No. in
series| Title| Directed by| Written by| Original release date [9]| UK viewers
(millions)

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53| S| "Christmas Special"| Robin Nash| Carla Lane| 25 December 1989 (1989-12-25)| 16.51 [10]

### Series 6 (1990)

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No.
overall| No. in
series| Title| Directed by| Written by| Original release date [11]| UK viewers
(millions)

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54| 1| "Episode 1"| John B Hobbs| Carla Lane| 2 September 1990 (1990-09-02)| N/A
55| 2| "Episode 2"| John B Hobbs| Carla Lane| 9 September 1990 (1990-09-09)| N/A
56| 3| "Episode 3"| John B Hobbs| Carla Lane| 16 September 1990 (1990-09-16)| N/A
57| 4| "Episode 4"| John B Hobbs| Carla Lane| 23 September 1990 (1990-09-23)| N/A
58| 5| "Episode 5"| John B Hobbs| Carla Lane| 30 September 1990 (1990-09-30)| N/A
59| 6| "Episode 6"| John B Hobbs| Carla Lane| 7 October 1990 (1990-10-07)| N/A
60| 7| "Episode 7"| John B Hobbs| Carla Lane| 14 October 1990 (1990-10-14)| N/A
61| 8| "Episode 8"| John B Hobbs| Carla Lane| 21 October 1990 (1990-10-21)| N/A
62| 9| "Episode 9"| John B Hobbs| Carla Lane| 28 October 1990 (1990-10-28)| N/A
63| 10| "Episode 10"| John B Hobbs| Carla Lane| 4 November 1990 (1990-11-04)| N/A

### Special (1990)

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No.
overall| No. in
series| Title| Directed by| Written by| Original release date [12]| UK viewers
(millions)

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64| 11| "Christmas Special"| John B Hobbs| Carla Lane| 25 December 1990 (1990-12-25)| N/A

### Series 7 (1991)

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No.
overall| No. in
series| Title| Directed by| Written by| Original release date [13]| UK viewers
(millions)

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65| 1| "Episode 1"| John B Hobbs| Carla Lane| 1 September 1991 (1991-09-01)| N/A
66| 2| "Episode 2"| John B Hobbs| Carla Lane| 8 September 1991 (1991-09-08)| N/A
67| 3| "Episode 3"| John B Hobbs| Carla Lane| 15 September 1991 (1991-09-15)| N/A
68| 4| "Episode 4"| John B Hobbs| Carla Lane| 22 September 1991 (1991-09-22)| N/A
69| 5| "Episode 5"| John B Hobbs| Carla Lane| 29 September 1991 (1991-09-29)| N/A
70| 6| "Episode 6"| John B Hobbs| Carla Lane| 6 October 1991 (1991-10-06)| N/A
71| 7| "Episode 7"| John B Hobbs| Carla Lane| 13 October 1991 (1991-10-13)| N/A
72| 8| "Episode 8"| John B Hobbs| Carla Lane| 20 October 1991 (1991-10-20)| N/A
73| 9| "Episode 9"| John B Hobbs| Carla Lane| 27 October 1991 (1991-10-27)| N/A
74| 10| "Episode 10"| John B Hobbs| Carla Lane| 3 November 1991 (1991-11-03)| N/A

## References

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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.

## Sources

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* "Genome BETA Radio Times 1923 - 2009". BBC. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
* "Bread - Episodes". BBC. Retrieved 8 July 2020.

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