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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).
Series Overview
Episodes Series 1 (2002)
Episode Number
Title
Airdate
Overview (Ratings)
1 (1-1)
"The Best Man
21 April 2002
First ever episode. Dr Tom Gilder and his family leave Manchester to attend a wedding (7.27m)
2 (1-2)
"Nothing Like the Son
28 April 2002
Edie has a heart condition (7.96m)
3 (1-3)
"The Inspector Calls
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)
"Buried Treasure
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)
"Brother in Arms"
19 May 2002
Len Cosgrove’s brother Frank injures himself while riding a train (8.28m)
6 (1-6)
"Judgement Day
26 May 2002
Neville Manley, the NHS inspector declares the cottage hospital annexe to Rattenbury General (7.51m)
Series 2 (2003)
Episode Number
Title
Airdate
Overview (Ratings)
7 (2-1)
"Lost Souls"
20 April 2003
Alec suffers a heart attack (5.88m)
8 (2-2)
"Home to Roost
27 April 2003
Deborah’s mother Dora arrives unannounced (6.57m)
9 (2-3)
"Blood Relations
11 May 2003
Eddie’s uncle, Fred, the drayman, suffers from severe leukaemia (6.27m)
10 (2-4)
"Fertility Rites
18 May 2003
Edie McClure’s eldest daughter Joanne announces pregnancy and the water supplies run dry (6.45m)
11 (2-5)
"His Brother's Keeper
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)
"Old Flames
1 June 2003
Deborah’s mother Dora and her groom Derek arrive in Ormston for the wedding (6.94m)
13 (2-7)
"The Miracle of Ormston
8 June 2003
Amy Faulkner’s wheelchair-bound son, Stuart contracts tuberculosis (6.94m)
14 (2-8)
"The Magnificent Colin
15 June 2003
A fortune-teller comes to Ormston (5.88m)
15 (2-9)
"The Last Hurrah (Part 1)
22 June 2003
Tory MP Eugenia Maddox arrives to inspect the hospital (6.59m)
16 (2-10)
"The Last Hurrah (Part 2)
29 June 2003
Wilf and Jean deliver a batch of pies to the hospital (6.16m)
Christmas Special (2003)
Episode Number
Title
Airdate
Overview (Ratings)
17 (CS)
"A Very Ormston Christmas
21 December 2003
The villagers celebrate Christmas (6.17m)
Series 3 (2004)
Episode Number
Title
Airdate
Overview (Ratings)
18 (3-1)
"A Little Touch of Harry
29 February 2004
Deborah’s cousin Pearl gives birth to a baby (6.61m)
19 (3-2)
"No Regrets
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)
"A Small Flourish
14 March 2004
Dennis Tyldesley’s arrival causes jealously from shoemaker Herbert Gough (6.70m)
21 (3-4)
"Thick as Thieves
21 March 2004
Linda and Len become foster parents (6.11m)
22 (3-5)
"The Doctor Now Departing
28 March 2004
Arthur decides to leave Ormston for good to take a new life in New Zealand (6.28m)
23 (3-6)
"And Is There Honey Still for Tea?
4 April 2004
A new doctor, Donald Newman, arrives in the village (6.03m)
24 (3-7)
"More Than You Know
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)
"A House Divided
18 April 2004
The inter-village pub games take place when Ormston competes with Thursvale (6.42m)
26 (3-9)
"Something Old
25 April 2004
Despite the setbacks, Jean and Eddie finally get married in the end (6.30m)
Series 4 (2005)
Episode Number
Title
Airdate
Overview (Ratings)
27 (4-1)
"The Great Leap Forward
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)
"Flying Home
8 June 2005
Helen and her family pay their last respects to Tom (Out of the Top 30)
29 (4-3)
"Community Spirits
15 June 2005
Deborah’s sister, Nancy Brisley arrives in the village (3.94m)
30 (4-4)
"Never Seek to Tell
22 June 2005
The Cosgroves prepare for the latest foster child Laura (Out of the Top 30)
31 (4-5)
"Apple Day
29 June 2005
The apple day festival takes place (3.95m)
32 (4-6)
"The Milk of Human Kindness
6 July 2005
Deborah arranges a lunch date with Nancy (4.20m)
33 (4-7)
"Love Is Where It Falls
13 July 2005
Nancy and Wilf decide to change jobs (Out of the Top 30)
34 (4-8)
"The Element of Surprise
20 July 2005
Jean invites Ruby to the Ormston Antiques Fair (3.95m)
35 (4-9)
"A Wrathful God
27 July 2005
A local home for disadvantaged persons is forced to close down for good (3.95m)
36 (4-10)
"Someone to Watch Over Me
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)
