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On 1 May 1986 the first episode of Bread was broadcast. Writer Carla Lane returned to Liverpool after the success of The Liver Birds, and created the Boswells, a close-knit, extended working class Catholic family. The Boswells were shown using their wits to survive life on the dole. The sitcom was initially criticised in Liverpool for stereotyping Liverpudlians as scroungers, but Lane's affection for her characters soon won critics over and at its peak the programme attracted audiences of 21 million.