Bread Cast - Where Are They Now?

Ever wondered what became of the stars of late eighties sitcom Bread?
British Sitcom History trawls the internet to find info on the former Boswells and see what they've been up to for the last thirty years.
00:25 - Jean Boht (Mam)
01:07 - Peter Howitt (Joey no.1)
01:49 - Graham Bickley (Joey no.2)
02:17 - Victor McGuire (Jack)
02:51 - Gilly Coman (Aveline no.1)
03:20 - Melanie Hill (Aveline no.2)
03:51 - Jonathon Morris (Adrian)
04:31 - Nick Conway (Billy)
04:54 - Kenneth Waller (Grandad)
05:21 - Ronald Forfar (Dad)
05:52 - Bryan Murray (Shifty)
06:23 - Giles Watling (Oswald)

[@britcompod]

Jean Boht (Mam) - 00:25​ Peter Howitt (Joey no.1) - 01:07​ Graham Bickley (Joey no.2) - 01:49​ Victor McGuire (Jack) - 02:17​ Gilly Coman (Aveline no.1) - 02:51​ Melanie Hill (Aveline no.2) - 03:20​ Jonathon Morris (Adrian) - 03:51​ Nick Conway (Billy) - 04:31​ Kenneth Waller (Grandad) - 04:54​ Ronald Forfar (Dad) - 05:21​ Bryan Murray (Shifty) - 05:52​ Giles Watling (Oswald) - 06:23

[@rayskitten78]

Joey 1 yummy

[@chrisfallon9678]

@@rayskitten78 grow up

[@allisonday893]

@@chrisfallon9678 Sarah is 100% correct!

[@gillianparsonage4078]

When my little brother passed away in 1985 with a rare illness, we did a lot of fund raising for research into bone marrow transplants. The cast of Bread were extraordinary in their contributions to our fundraising efforts most notably Nick Conway and Jenny Jay (who played Adrian's girlfriend Carmen). They were a wonderful group of people and I still have all the letters they sent to me as a child. Jenny and I have remained close friends to this day.

[@karenhodges9218]

Very good!! One funny show!!!

[@bigtone1348]

When you need help, you see the real people step forward.❤

[@janenicholls3572]

The original Joey lived very close to a relative of mine and would regularly be seen in my local pub. He always was very polite and would buy the locals a drink and sign autographs and have photographs with fans. A very nice fella.

[@followyourdreams8673]

I lived in the street next to where Bread was filmed. I was only 9 and it was great seeing all the camera crews and watching them filming year after year. I was over the moon to get an autograph from Joey. He was really kind to us kids. Great video.

[@paul.h.8014]

Was a great sitcom to many many people. Showed a clip to my 88 year old mum with dimentia. Her face lit up , so did mine...

[@denisefogarty9329]

Omg. Beautiful sending hugs to mother and yourself.

[@paul.h.8014]

@@denisefogarty9329 Thank-you

[@victoria180]

❤

[@anonniemouse8042]

Back in the good old days when families watched tv together instead of tapping away on devices.

[@stephenreeds3632]

But still not talking!

[@jamiew1664]

god i never knew joey boswell did so well after bread, directing big films!

[@chubbychubbs5552]

Victor Maguire now appears as one of the policemen in the Haribo sweet adverts….. for those that didn’t know…🙂

[@paul.h.8014]

nice one. will use that down the local Friday night..

[@donovanemery597]

He was also in Goodnight Sweetheart

[@iainholmes2735]

I remember in '86 and '87 there was a real buzz about this sitcom. Joey was so cool, with the Jag, the leather jacket, and always giving generously to the housekeeping funds, with a bunch of notes.

[@adelesteele4378]

I can remember asking my mother about the 'brick' that Joey was talking into. I think my mothers response was something along the lines of 'it's telly and not real'

[@sophiew1967]

Do you mean his enormous housebrick kf an early Motirolla phone or his car phone? Even tbeir cordless housephone was huge..put it this way I didnt get my first mobile until 2001 & I was 34 then..I didn't e en have the internet at home until I.was 40 😲lolol ..how insane is that ..I had to handwrite a 45.000. word dissertation at Liverpool University in 91.. just imagine how hard it was having to write letters etc to meet your friends 😂😂😂

[@britcompod]

Eileen Pollock, who played Lilo Lill, died on December 19th 2020, aged 73.

[@prestcoldandy910]

Who is the woman at 747 please?

[@damian-795]

Peter Howitt I feel would had fitted in very well in Heatbeat. I can see him as a constable in that, It would have suited him well.

[@jab4634]

So gutted to hear about Gilly Coman aka Aveline Boswell, I loved the series as a kid and lover her hilarious character chasing after that poor priest 😂😂😂 R.I.P. Gilly, "your still a model babe" 🥺

[@dixiecat666]

Blast from the past , brings back memories

[@vickysmith3425]

loved bread great tv show of the 80s era missed it love the show

[@allisonday893]

I really fancied the original Joey. Highlight of my Sunday night

[@valeriekrueger91]

Loved this series. I even went out and bought a China chicken for storing our eggs in, like the one on the credits !🐔🥚

[@jab4634]

Lmaso about the chicken, we had one years before the series, it was a brown one but never saw eggs in it. Good memories 1970's 😂😂😂👍🏿

[@iancarpenter6298]

bread was fantastic...i raise a toast to them...

[@Stiffd1]

Nice hear a good narrator too. I was a fan of the cast, especially Gilly RIP x

[@catherinedoyle6436]

Love it always makes me smile when I watch it I have the box set and watch it regularly never gets old great nostalgia x

[@paulheywood2116]

Brought back memories of my parents no longer here rip had a good laugh watching this with them as a child

[@nigelkthomas9501]

Peter Howitt’s departure spelt the end.

[@blahblahblah2699]

I used to love bread, everyone in my family watched it, it was hugely popular. Great narration btw, loved the video.

[@lucygraham1685]

Woww I remember this and I was born in 82 x❣️

[@jenniferjones188]

I believe the actress who played Lie Low Lil passed away recently. A brilliant programme loved it in the 80s. Thank you for the video.

[@johnferguson40]

I enjoyed the first four series. And the repeats show that Bread was only of it's time. It hasn't aged well.

[@huwgrossmith9555]

In 2001 the Tourist Ctr in Liverpool had zero idea where Bread was filmed or much else. Hope that's changed.

[@agothandajock3173]

Me and my girlfriend have just discovered bread and we are in the 6th season already! This was a brilliant video and particularly sad to hear about the lady who played the first Aveline. This video was really useful to me and you have a great idea for a channel. Kind regards, Jock

[@sophiew1967]

I was born & bred in Liverpool & refused to watch it at the time because I felt Carla Lane reinforced really negative stereotypes about Merseyside ..HOWEVER..30+ yrs later I've been laughing my head off at it each day seeing it for the first time be ause its currently being shown on the Drana Cbannel in Freeview .The jokes are obviously not to todays standsrd ..Nelly Boswel l yesterdays episode calling her son Jack ' That tart has turned you into.a great big Nancy boy' 😲lol ..but maybe its a combination of tge extreme Scouse accents and t he 80' s clothing..I still laugh my head off at it .I actually spotted myself in it the other week as a 20 yr old ,tge scenes with Freddie Boswell's fruit & veg shop was filmed in Lark Lane in Sefton Park my old home :)

[@pastparticipant5464]

Peter Howitt came and judged our poetry reading competition at school sometime in the mid 80s. I proudly won for my year, the prize included a signed promo shot of him in his fetching leather pants. Stayed on my wall til I left home that.

[@baz810]

Absolutely brilliant video, thank you

[@DEC19775]

I have been wanting to know Adrians name for years now thank you to the person who made this video

[@danapidd6013]

Graham Bickley was my favourite Joey and Melanie Hill as Aveline. Fabulous show.😍

[@michaelcampin1464]

Aveline aka Melanie Hill hails from Sunderland just like James Bolam

[@heidihurn9828]

Great show loved it x

[@swannvictor1388]

had no idea Gilly Coman had died. Very sad, so young.

[@lozzii1917]

She had heart complaint for years weeks before due to get pacemaker she was visiting her mother's grave and took suspected heart attack I can't imagine how bereft she was to point of dropping dead on her own mothers grave grief does awful things to human body, I've lost so many many much loved friends and relatives including my own mother, grandmother, my mums partner and nans best friend plus dozen more its absolute brutally horrific. I really love these programs so many kany ended so premiturely they will never ever ever be remade we live in such daft political correct society where by people are so very easily offended by most stupidest silliest of things take the Good Life had to have a warning at the start of the programe that some images are off racist nature that my friends was none other than her wearing a kitchen Apron with a Golly wog on it for goodness sake God loves us all as his Brother's and Sister's regardless of who we are, our skin colour, gender, nationallity and other things like the Christmas song When a Child is Born mentions this. These programs can't be remade because nearly all the great talented actors and actresses are long deceased or are far too advance in age and or frailties I miss all old TV shows one pilot program comedy that only ran for few episodes with no reason of what happened why did it get removed in 1999/2001 it was absolutely hilarious it was Irish comedy on BBC one or two called The Fitz I loved episode shes going through the house with pot tea she falls through floorboards and shows up in next room with full teapot no spillage says something like that floor needs fixed. TV shows and documentaries etc have hugely vastly changed which is sad as so many are so atrociously awful and unwatchable. Some I very highly recommend to those needing laugh watch Rikki Fulton's Rev IM Jolly he also played Scotch Wry we watched it every new year at Hogmanay he plays a fake Church of Scotland Minister his true Religion in real life in 1980s he also played at loads theatres as Francie and Josie Glaswegian people have very strong accents it can be very hard to decipher what's being said Jack Milroy played his part in this sketch with Rikki from 1958 to 1990s comedians of today don't even last five years let alone decades Jack and Rikki best bits on stage were are ye dancing so funny. Another great Scots are Gregory Fisher, Elaine C Smith, Karen Dunbar either on her own or as group with others from Chewing the Fat and Still Game. Elaine C Smith and Gregory Fisher played Rab C Nesbitt love the episode work Elaine gives Park Warden Glasgow Kiss called severe Malky to the English its full face head butt between nose to forehead

[@swannvictor1388]

@@lozzii1917 agree with you 100%.

[@allisonday893]

Very sad

[@danielpalmersofficial]

I love this show, I’ve seen every episode and I laughed so much. ✌️😂

[@carmelrea352]

Love this happy memories.

[@npc3po301]

Ah so THAT'S where I knew Auf Weidersehen Pets Hazell from

[@shirleyn546]

They changed Joey, downhill after that, IMO

[@kimwilkins9371]

Agree, I never enjoyed it so much after Joey was replaced. It wasn’t the same after.

[@allisonday893]

Joey was the main man. Definitely went downhill after he went

[@dontaskme7004]

For the younger viewers, Victor McGuire played Gary the Scouse stereotype in Lock Stock And 2 Smoking Barrels

[@ha44y]

That was nearly 25 years ago. So not really for the younger viewers 😆

[@tee2899]

I saw La Cage aux Folles in 1987 at the London Palladium. Jonathan Morris played the part of Jean-Michel. It also starred Brian Glover. When I answer my phone I always say 'Hello yes' just like Ma Boswell. It still tickles me to this day. The characters Lilo Lill and the one in the job centre were funny too.

[@davidpowell6098]

Who was the woman who played the girl in the dole office? I thought you would have included her.

[@britcompod]

Pamela Power. Yes, I was tempted to put her in but to be honest she’s never really done anything else and there isn’t much information about her so I didn’t include her.

[@allisonday893]

‘Fill that in!’ her classic line 🤣

[@manicmondayx4644]

Martina was one of my favourite characters “fill that in” 😂

[@digitallifeline162]

NEXT!!!

[@martinhadfield671]

Victor McGuire was also in ‘The woman in Black’ with Daniel Radcliffe.

[@kdlofty]

I Still laugh my head off when my daughter brought home her boyfriend by the name of Joey Boswell and i kid you not his dad was called Freddie Lol.

[@paristexas80]

Breeeeead loved it.. great intro too

[@rw6391]

I was 11 now at 46 I've got the boxset.

[@amyclarke41]

loved it

[@jamesfoley4319]

My dad has one or two photo with cast as my great nan use live in next road my dad use watch the film after school 🏫 he also use ask my great nan can car tv crew vans outside her house obviously she said yes 🙌 good Memories shared down generations of the family xxxx

[@britcompod]

Should have put some cones out and then charged them to park there.

[@jamesfoley4319]

@@britcompod haha xxx

[@followyourdreams8673]

Me too. I used to watch them film after school as I lived in the next road. Small world!

[@jamesfoley4319]

@@followyourdreams8673 you might know my dad or Nan maye xx

[@jamesfoley4319]

@@followyourdreams8673 how old are you if don’t mine me saying cx

[@Fcutdlady]

Brian Murray is also a famous theatre actor here in Ireland

[@user-ne5ri6lt3y]

Rip Jean Boht.

[@tyronewhitehead3123]

Comedy gold and missed

[@britcompod]

Jean Boht died on September 12 2023, aged 91.

[@allisonday893]

Where’s lilo lil! 🤣

[@Fcutdlady]

Bryan Murray was always better known here in Ireland then in the UK

[@soapmode]

I had a crush on Billy's girlfriend, though they changed actresses early on 😅

[@AIDANTHOMPSON-ru6nn]

Victor McGuire is one of the police officers in the haribo starmix advert. Maybe the bear......

[@Agnethatheredhairkid]

Caroline Milmoe, who portrayed the first Julie (Billy's girlfriend), was also 'Lisa Duckworth' in 'Coronation Street'.

[@detectivesquirrel2621]

Victor McGuire also appeared as a cop in one of the awful Hellraiser sequels.

[@jamesatkinsonja]

Hellraiser: Hellworld [aka part 8!]

[@michaelcampin1464]

Pamela Power is a well.known theatre actress regularly appearance in Blood Brothers

[@brantnuttall]

Victor Maguire and Mark Benton. They look SO similar!

[@gemmabryden6378]

I love the Scouse accent.Aveline

[@JammyGit]

@ 04:44 - I didn't know that Paul Joseph Watson was in Bread, he hasn't changed a bit! 😏

[@unitedkingdomoffiveeyes9765]

"Joey and billy boswel " the scouse sounding names ever... I bet you are saying it with a scouse accent 😛

[@natvan29]

I LIKED Both Joey's yes I like the first one better what fans don't understand is that Peter said he was glad that Graham play Joey his way and didn't copy him and that is what your supposed to do make the character your own where as Avelive 2 was trying to be Gilly so I only like Aveline 1 but I did like both Joey Peter was a 10 and Graham a 9

[@sb6678]

Why didn’t you include Lilo Lil, Martina from the DHSS and Julie?

[@llamedosr7843]

McGuire was brilliant in lock stock

[@chillivodka01]

Victor Maguire was also in Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

[@solomonkane6442]

He played the robber who was burning the old man's feet in the mansion trying to find out the combination to the safe ? And he got the shotgun blast that messed up his haircut that cost £400

[@stevekenyon]

@@solomonkane6442 Yup, thats the one. "Shotguns, you mean guns that fire shot?"...."Ah, you must be the brains of the bunch then..."

[@solomonkane6442]

@@stevekenyon what else do shotguns fire lol it's been ages since I've saw that film

[@chillivodka01]

@@solomonkane6442 You know, i think this is one of these classic films that has never been shown on TV. It's a bit of a shame because its a deal, it's a steal, it's sale of the fucking century!!

[@solomonkane6442]

@@chillivodka01 surely it's been shown on TV?

[@cambs0181]

Jack is now doing haribo adverts.

[@britcompod]

We've all got bills to pay.

[@briansaiditsoitmustbetrue4206]

How the "Mighty" has fallen...

[@vinnyvincent2862]

TRIVIA : Joey, Billy, Adrian, and Grandad , Were not Even Scousers ! . 🤣

[@petermostyneccleston2884]

What happened to the official in the DHSS? Next!

[@lynnhamps7052]

Enjoyable but big disagreement over Rita Tushingham (shown in montage at end) as being best known for Bread....she was a huge force in the 60's and best known for the classic film, A Taste of Honey amongst dozens of others and many different TV roles. This is the problem when young people make these kinds of videos, they don't recognise the right people.

[@britcompod]

You're absolutely correct. The problem was that I wanted to include Rita Tushingham somewhere because she was a series regular but I also wanted to make the comment that most actors weren't known for anything else. So she just got caught in the crossfire. Thanks for calling me young though.

[@lynnhamps7052]

@@britcompod lol

[@pillardelaney4726]

Rita Tushingham, was great in A Taste of Honey and don't forget Dr Chivago.

[@grahamclarke1934]

@@britcompod Also starred with Michael Crawford in "The Knack and How to get it".

[@jeremyramsay706]

Refreshingly honest, we’ll done.

[@brianmellett2513]

Never seen it

[@DEC19775]

My favourite was grandad piss off

[@thesteveus]

Seems to polarise people this show, it was shown on the ABC down here in Australia, I generally liked it, but thought it was a little weak at times.

[@christopherwaring8285]

HOW DARE YOU MENTION HER NAME IN THIS HOUSE THAT TART!

[@CarlosAlberto-ii1li]

In Sandwich.

[@allisonday893]

No idea Gilly Coman died 😢

[@kevjones2107]

Didn't Jean Boht star in home alone?

[@britcompod]

I think you're talking about Brenda Fricker in Home Alone 2.

[@robintraylen7331]

How can Joey be a veggie when he is top to toe in leather and had leather interior in his car.

[@britcompod]

There was no such thing as vegans in the eighties.

[@WillowJordan1979]

Those were different times. But his leather jacket was mocked by Julie if memory serves, she said many cows had died over it. So maybe it was depicted as a hypocrisy on his part.

[@karatefella]

As someone who was born in - and still lives in - Birkenhead (across the River Mersey from Liverpool) I absolutely detested this show. I still hate it now.

[@ericstewart7269]

agreed

[@littletree1343]

I hated it so unfunny a comedy about scroungers.

[@jason9766]

I hope it didn't define Liverpool in the 80s, it was a bit too cringe..

[@dementednun1175]

Bread 🍞 Got moldy and was scrapped

[@clairemooney3969]

I. Never. Liked. The. New. Joe. And. Stopped. Watching. It. When. The. First. Joe. Left.

[@danielmoran9902]

My mother and her third husband used to watch this crap every sunday like their lives depended on it. I still cringe when I hear that dreadful music.

[@hopebgood]

I know what you mean Daniel mate. "'Allo 'Allo" is my equivalent. Just awful.

[@danielmoran9902]

@@hopebgood And bloody ''nayshun street' as she used to refer to it, and 'enders', utter drivel.

[@azzawazza8635]

It was crap!! How did it run so long?

[@jameshoyle5918]

Terrible show. Not funny at all and in no way is it a classic to be remembered

[@markgibbins4143]

Utter rubbish. Very few funny moments

[@stevecarter529]

A very unfunny comedy.

[@ericstewart7269]

agreed

[@irisellis2427]

Terrible show,not funny at all.

[@ericstewart7269]

agreed