This is a list of episodes for the light-hearted British period drama Born and Bred, set in the 1950s. It aired from 21 April 2002 to 3 August 2005. There are 36 episodes in total: 35 in all 4 series including 1 Christmas special. Series 1, Series 2, the Christmas Special and Series 3 were shown on Sundays, while Series 4 was shown on Wednesdays.
Born and Bred cast members include: James Bolam (Dr. Arthur Gilder), Michael French (Dr. Tom Gilder), Jenna Russell (Deborah Gilder), Maggie Steed (Phyllis Woolf), John Henshaw (Wilf Bradshaw), Naomi Radcliffe (Jean Bradshaw), Charlotte Salt (Helen Gilder), Clive Swift (Rev. Eustacius Brewer), Samuel J. Hudson (Eddie Mills), Ross Little (Michael Gilder), Polly Thompson (Catherine Gilder), Peter Gunn (PC Lennard Cosgrove), Tracey Childs (Linda Cosgrove), Donald Gee (Horace Boynton), Richard Wilson (Dr. Donald Newman), Oliver Milburn (Dr. Nick Logan) and Kelly Harrison (Nancy Brisley).
| Episode Number | Title | Airdate | Overview (Ratings) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (1-1) | "" | 21 April 2002 | First ever episode. Dr Tom Gilder and his family leave Manchester to attend a wedding (7.27m) | |
| 2 (1-2) | "" | 28 April 2002 | Edie has a heart condition (7.96m) | |
| 3 (1-3) | "" | 5 May 2002 | The villagers rally around to get the cottage hospital up to scratch before the NHS inspector arrives (6.98m) | |
| 4 (1-4) | "" | 12 May 2002 | Tom is puzzled by carpenter Bert Cartwright and Annie, Bert’s wife falls ill. Meanwhile, Wilf finds an unexploded World War II bomb (7.53m) | |
| 5 (1-5) | " | 19 May 2002 | Len Cosgrove’s brother Frank injures himself while riding a train (8.28m) | |
| 6 (1-6) | "" | 26 May 2002 | Neville Manley, the NHS inspector declares the cottage hospital annexe to Rattenbury General (7.51m) |
| Episode Number | Title | Airdate | Overview (Ratings) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 (2-1) | " | 20 April 2003 | Alec suffers a heart attack (5.88m) | |
| 8 (2-2) | "" | 27 April 2003 | Deborah’s mother Dora arrives unannounced (6.57m) | |
| 9 (2-3) | "" | 11 May 2003 | Eddie’s uncle, Fred, the drayman, suffers from severe leukaemia (6.27m) | |
| 10 (2-4) | "" | 18 May 2003 | Edie McClure’s eldest daughter Joanne announces pregnancy and the water supplies run dry (6.45m) | |
| 11 (2-5) | "" | 25 May 2003 | German Hans Gothard comes to Ormston to tell Wilf about the war and Arthur injures his ankle (6.46m) | |
| 12 (2-6) | "" | 1 June 2003 | Deborah’s mother Dora and her groom Derek arrive in Ormston for the wedding (6.94m) | |
| 13 (2-7) | "" | 8 June 2003 | Amy Faulkner’s wheelchair-bound son, Stuart contracts tuberculosis (6.94m) | |
| 14 (2-8) | "" | 15 June 2003 | A fortune-teller comes to Ormston (5.88m) | |
| 15 (2-9) | "" | 22 June 2003 | Tory MP Eugenia Maddox arrives to inspect the hospital (6.59m) | |
| 16 (2-10) | "" | 29 June 2003 | Wilf and Jean deliver a batch of pies to the hospital (6.16m) |
| Episode Number | Title | Airdate | Overview (Ratings) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 (3-1) | "" | 29 February 2004 | Deborah’s cousin Pearl gives birth to a baby (6.61m) | |
| 19 (3-2) | "" | 7 March 2004 | Radio producer Clifton George is auditioning a role of Tiny Terry for a children’s hour programme and Helen starts work as a nurse (5.96m) | |
| 20 (3-3) | "" | 14 March 2004 | Dennis Tyldesley’s arrival causes jealously from shoemaker Herbert Gough (6.70m) | |
| 21 (3-4) | "" | 21 March 2004 | Linda and Len become foster parents (6.11m) | |
| 22 (3-5) | "" | 28 March 2004 | Arthur decides to leave Ormston for good to take a new life in New Zealand (6.28m) | |
| 23 (3-6) | "" | 4 April 2004 | A new doctor, Donald Newman, arrives in the village (6.03m) | |
| 24 (3-7) | "" | 11 April 2004 | An emergency crisis meeting is held about a construction of a new road to be built in a village (5.18m) | |
| 25 (3-8) | "" | 18 April 2004 | The inter-village pub games take place when Ormston competes with Thursvale (6.42m) | |
| 26 (3-9) | "" | 25 April 2004 | Despite the setbacks, Jean and Eddie finally get married in the end (6.30m) |
| Episode Number | Title | Airdate | Overview (Ratings) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 (4-1) | "" | 1 June 2005 | A new doctor, Nick Logan, arrives in the village to set up a blood donor bank and the news of Tom’s death is announced to the Gilders (4.70m) | |
| 28 (4-2) | "" | 8 June 2005 | Helen and her family pay their last respects to Tom (Out of the Top 30) | |
| 29 (4-3) | "" | 15 June 2005 | Deborah’s sister, Nancy Brisley arrives in the village (3.94m) | |
| 30 (4-4) | "" | 22 June 2005 | The Cosgroves prepare for the latest foster child Laura (Out of the Top 30) | |
| 31 (4-5) | "" | 29 June 2005 | The apple day festival takes place (3.95m) | |
| 32 (4-6) | "" | 6 July 2005 | Deborah arranges a lunch date with Nancy (4.20m) | |
| 33 (4-7) | "" | 13 July 2005 | Nancy and Wilf decide to change jobs (Out of the Top 30) | |
| 34 (4-8) | "" | 20 July 2005 | Jean invites Ruby to the Ormston Antiques Fair (3.95m) | |
| 35 (4-9) | "" | 27 July 2005 | A local home for disadvantaged persons is forced to close down for good (3.95m) | |
| 36 (4-10) | "" | 3 August 2005 | Last ever episode. Jean suffers from stomach pains and in the end, Wilf is arrested by the police for stealing a church chalice (3.84m) |