Born and Bred is a light drama serial created by Chris Chibnall and Nigel McCrery, which appeared on BBC One from 2002 to 2005. It is set in the fictional Lancashire village of Ormston during the 1950s. Born and Bred was filmed in Downham in the Ribble valley Chris Chibnall is a British television writer. ... BBC One (or BBC1 as it was formerly styled) is the primary channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Lancashire is a county in North West England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

The series revolved around a small number of significant figures within the Ormston community. In the first episode, Doctor Arthur Gilder (played by James Bolam) tricks his son Tom (Michael French), who is also a doctor, into coming home to Ormston in order to revitalise his cottage hospital. Although initially unhappy at the deception, Tom accepts the challenge and brings the hospital under the auspices of the new National Health Service. Tom's wife Deborah (Jenna Russell) becomes chairman of the parish council. The hospital is usually the setting for one major plotline in each episode. Both Bolam and French later left the series, to be replaced by two new characters: Doctor Donald Newman (Richard Wilson) and Dr Nick Logan (Oliver Milburn). Richard Wilson received top billing for the final series in 2005. James Bolam (born June 16, 1938 in Sunderland, England) is a British actor, perhaps most associated with his portrayal of the layabout Terry Collier in the hit BBC sitcoms The Likely Lads and Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?. Much like his fellow Likely Lad Rodney Bewes, Bolam was formally... Michael French (born 17 September 1962) is a British actor best known for his role as David Wicks in the BBC television series EastEnders. ... The logo of the NHS for England. ... Jenna Russell (born 5 October 1967) is an English actress who appeared as Maggie in the comedy On The Up and as Deborah Gilder in Born and Bred. ... Richard Wilson OBE (born July 9, 1936) is a Scottish actor and theatre director, best known for playing Victor Meldrew in the popular BBC situation comedy One Foot in the Grave. ... Oliver Milburn was born 23 February 1973 in Dorset, England. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Other major characters included:

• Len Cosgrove, police officer (Peter Gunn)
• Linda Cosgrove, nurse (Tracey Childs)
• Phyllis Woolf, publican (Maggie Steed)
• Wilf Bradshaw, stationmaster (John Henshaw)
• Jean Mills, nee Bradshaw, scrapyard proprietor (Naomi Radcliffe)
• Eddie Mills, mechanic (Samuel Hudson)
• Boynton, shopkeeper (Donald Gee)
• Reverend Brewer, vicar (Clive Swift)
• Michael Gilder, Son (Ross Little)

Tracey Childs is a British actress, best known for playing Lynne Howard in the 1980s drama series Howards Way. ... Maggie Steed is a British actress, often seen on television. ... John Henshaw (born 1951) is a British actor famed for his roles as Ken the landlord in Early Doors, Wilf Bradshaw in Born and Bred and PC Roy Bramwell in the He is sometimes associated with playing hard men. Henshaw grew up in Ancoats in Manchester - one of 12 brothers... Donald Gee (1891-1966) was an English, Pentecostal theologian. ... Clive Swift as his character, Richard Bucket, in Keeping Up Appearances. ... Ross Little (b. ...

External links

• Official "BBC Born and Bred" Site