Born and Bred

Born and Bred
GenreDrama
Created byChris Chibnall
Nigel McCrery
StarringJames 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
ComposerJim Parker
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series4 (inc. Christmas Special)
No. of episodes36 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time60 minutes
Production companyBBC Television
Original release
NetworkBBC One
Release21 April 2002 (2002-04-21) –
3 August 2005 (2005-08-03)
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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 Chris Chibnall and Nigel McCrery. Initially the cast was led by James Bolam and 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.