7.0/1014 votes#1 - Episode 1
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 11/20/1988
Jack has left home to go to America for a while and Nellie is missing him greatly. Cousin Shifty is coming out of prison and heading for the Boswell home, and Aveline is engaged to a protestant vicar who none of the family have met.
Director: Robin Nash
Writer: Carla Lane
- 6.8/1012 votes
#2 - Episode 2
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 11/27/1988
Aveline brings Oswald home and he finds a family in chaos when they all show him their true colours. Adrian is accepted as a male model after a less than impressive interview and Shifty is back to his old ways.
Director: Robin Nash
Writer: Carla Lane
- 6.9/1012 votes
#3 - Episode 3
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 10/2/1988
Freddie's visit to the doctor has left him unsure of his future, but only Joey notices that his father is suffering from a serious heart complaint. Celia Higgins arrives in the street but finds getting access to her new home a challenge thanks to the Boswell's fleet of battered vehicles.
Director: Robin Nash
Writer: Carla Lane
- 6.7/1012 votes
#4 - Episode 4
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 10/9/1988
Yizzel's mate involves Shifty in an insurance job on his car but forgets that he didn't have an MOT certificate. Meanwhile, Shifty's romance with Martina continues and Celia starts to bond with Nellie.
Director: Robin Nash
Writer: Carla Lane
- 7.0/1012 votes
#5 - Episode 5
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 10/16/1988
Billy and Adrian both leave home and Nellie decides to teach them a lesson by delivering their belongings to them personally. They both realise that the grass is not so green on the other side and return home, while Shifty appears to be heading in the opposite direction.
Director: Robin Nash
Writer: Carla Lane
- 7.0/1012 votes
#6 - Episode 6
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 10/23/1988
Nellie advises the family against fussing over their dad, but she knows that she's wasting her breath. Shifty attempts to move in with Martina but finds it impossible to leave Grandad on his own. Meanwhile, Adrian's joy at publication of his poems is short-lived when he is nearly arrested.
Director: Robin Nash
Writer: Carla Lane
- 7.2/1016 votes
#7 - Episode 7
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 10/30/1988
Joey gives Freddie an ultimatum - Lilo Lill or his mum. Linda McCartney opens an Animal Rescue Centre and, while getting her autograph, Billy invites her round for tea if she's ever "passing". She does - and an unwitting Nellie tells her all her troubles.
Director: Robin Nash
Writer: Carla Lane
- 7.2/1013 votes
#8 - Episode 8
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 11/6/1988
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Director: Robin Nash
Writer: Carla Lane
- 6.9/1012 votes
#9 - Episode 9
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 11/13/1988
No description available
Director: Robin Nash
Writer: Carla Lane
- 6.7/1012 votes
#10 - Episode 10
Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 11/20/1988
No description available
Director: Robin Nash
Writer: Carla Lane
- 7.2/1012 votes
#11 - Episode 11
Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 11/27/1988
No description available
Director: Robin Nash
Writer: Carla Lane
- 7.3/1011 votes
#12 - Episode 12
Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 12/4/1988
No description available
Director: Robin Nash
Writer: Carla Lane
- 7.1/1011 votes
#13 - Episode 13
Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 12/11/1988
No description available
Director: Robin Nash
Writer: Carla Lane
- 6.7/1016 votes
#14 - Christmas with the Boswells
Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 12/25/1988
In this Christmas Special the Boswells holiday in Rome and find their time is filled with happy memories, and new or renewed relationships.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Bread Season 4
Every episode of Bread Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Bread Season 4!
Bread is a British television sitcom, written by Carla Lane, produced by the BBC and screened on BBC1 from 1 May 1986 to 3 November...
Genre:Comedy
Network:BBC One
Season 4 Ratings Summary
"Episode 1" is the best rated episode of "Bread" season 4. It scored 7/10 based on 14 votes. Directed by Robin Nash and written by Carla Lane, it aired on 11/20/1988. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Episode 2".