Bread (TV series) Bread (TV series) Bread is a British television sitcom, written by Carla Lane, about a struggling Catholic, working-class family in Liverpool, England. It was produced by the BBC and screened on BBC One from 1 May 1986 to 3 November 1991. The series focused on the extended Boswell family of Liverpool, in the district of Dingle. The family were Catholic and working class, and led by matriarch Nellie (Jean Boht). Each episode was centred around her children attempting to make enough money to support the family through various means. The show's title is a reference to "bread" meaning "money"; though
The Family (sketch) over petty issues, such as board games (they played "Monopoly", "Sorry!", and "Password"), how much butter has been used for the bread, what exactly happened 30 or 40 years ago, etc. The final "Family" sketch to air on "The Carol Burnett Show" had Eunice talking to a psychiatrist trying to figure out what went wrong with her life. The Family (sketch) "The Family" is a series of comedy sketches featured on "The Carol Burnett Show", with one installment airing on "Carol Burnett & Company". "The Carol Burnett Show" debuted the skit series during its seventh season in 1973–74. It would