Born and Bred

*Born and Bred*
Born and Bred
Genre	Drama
Created by	Chris Chibnall; Nigel McCrery
Starring	James Bolam; Michael French; Richard Wilson; Jenna Russell; Maggie Steed; Clive Swift; John Henshaw; Naomi Radcliffe; Charlotte Salt; Oliver Milburn; Kelly Harrison; Donald Gee; Ross Little; Polly Thompson
Composer	Jim Parker
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	4 (inc. Christmas Special)
No. of episodes	36 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time	60 minutes
Production company	BBC Television
Original release
Network	BBC One
Release	21 April 2002 –; 3 August 2005

Born and Bred is a British light-hearted 1950s-set medical drama series aired on BBC One which ran from 21 April 2002 to 3 August 2005. It was created by

Michael French as a father and son who run a cottage hospital in Ormston, a fictitious village in Lancashire, in the 1950s. Bolam's and French's characters were later replaced by characters played by Richard Wilson and Oliver Milburn

.

Cast

James Bolam as Dr Arthur Gilder (series 1 to 3)
Michael French as Dr Tom Gilder (series 1 to 3)
Jenna Russell as Deborah Gilder, who chairs the parish council
Charlotte Salt as Helen Gilder
Ross Little as Michael Gilder
Polly Thompson as Catherine Gilder
Cameron and Jacub Earley (2002–03) and Evan Fortescue (2003–05) as Philip "Pip" Gilder
Peter Gunn as Constable Len Cosgrove
Tracey Childs as Nurse Linda Cosgrove
Maggie Steed as Phyllis Woolf
John Henshaw as Wilf Bradshaw
Naomi Radcliffe as Jean Bradshaw (later Mills)
Samuel J. Hudson as Eddie Mills
Donald Gee as Horace Boynton
Clive Swift as the Reverend Eustacius Brewer
Shirley White and Joan Worswick as the Matthews Sisters
Richard Wilson as Dr Donald Newman (series 3 to 4)
Oliver Milburn as Dr Nick Logan (series 4)
Kelly Harrison as Nancy Brisley (series 4)

Plot

Born and Bred is set in the fictitious village of Ormston in Lancashire during the 1950s. The lead characters are Dr Arthur Gilder and his son Tom, who together run the

pub is run by Phyllis Woolf and the village shop by Horace Boynton. Other characters include the station master, Wilf Bradshaw; his daughter, Jean, who owns a scrapyard and later marries Eddie Mills, a mechanic

; and the vicar, the Reverend Eustacius Brewer. Arthur and Tom depart in the third series, and are replaced by Dr Donald Newman in the episode "And Is There Still Honey For Tea?" and Dr Nick Logan in "The Great Leap Forward", plus Nancy Brisley, Deborah's sister.

Episodes

Born and Bred first aired on 21 April 2002. After 4 series, 1 Christmas special and 36 regular episodes it ended on 3 August 2005. Each episode is 60 minutes long and aired on BBC One at 8 pm on Sunday. Series 1, Series 2, Series 3 and the Christmas Special were shown on Sundays, while Series 4 was shown on Wednesdays. ITV3 began broadcasting Born and Bred from April 2010. It was being broadcast on ITV3 and is currently being shown on the UK Free to Air TV Channel "True Entertainment". The series aired in Australia on 7TWO late 2011, Weekdays at 1:15pm and on UKTV Drama in July/August 2023.

Locations

The exterior shots of the early series were filmed primarily in and around East Lancashire, mainly in the village of

Keighley and Worth Valley Railway.^[1]

Antique shop scene is in Rawtenstall, Lancashire.

Home releases

In March 2012 the entire series was re-released on DVD in the UK (Region 2) by Acorn Media UK.

References

^ KWVR TV & Film Page "KWVR – TV & Film Enquiries". Archived from the original on 21 November 2010. Retrieved 4 January 2011.

External links

Born and Bred at
IMDb

Born and Bred at epguides.com
Born and Bred, Press Releases & Press Packs, BBC, 25 March 2002
Born and Bred fan and information site

[1] KWVR TV & Film Page "KWVR – TV & Film Enquiries". Archived from the original on 21 November 2010. Retrieved 4 January 2011.

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