Ian La Frenais
- 88 years old
- English
- Writer
Press clippings
Missing BBC sitcom episodes' audio recovered
Audio recordings of five missing BBC television sitcom episodes from the 1960s, written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, have been found.
British Comedy Guide, 2nd September 2024Porridge celebrated via Royal Mail stamps
A set of eight special Royal Mail stamps are being released to celebrate the 50th anniversary of prison sitcom Porridge.
British Comedy Guide, 29th August 2024Live shows for legendary writers Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais
Ian La Frenais and Dick Clement have announced that they will be hitting the road in September 2022 to tell stories about the writing of some of the most popular British TV comedies of all time.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 17th November 2021New book to shine a light on creation of 1970s sitcoms
Raising Laughter, a new book due to be published in September, will take a look at the creation of 1970s sitcoms. Writer Robert Sellers has interviewed a number of those involved in the shows.
British Comedy Guide, 17th June 2021Clement & La Frenais: It's no woke! We censor ourselves
Likely Lads creators Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais reveal how 'cancel culture' forced them to think again about their work.
Rob Crossan, The Daily Express, 17th September 2020Review: More Than Likely by Clement & La Frenais
Comedy fans know Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais as the creators of The Likely Lads, Porridge and Auf Wiedersehen, Pet. But as alluded to by the title of their joint memoir, they have done so much more than this.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 29th October 2019How creators convinced James Bolam to be Likely Lad
Sitcom Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads is one of the most iconic comedies of all time - now creators Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais have revealed in a new book how they wrote it and why star James Bolam nearly did not want to do it.
Dick Clement & Ian La Frenais, The Daily Express, 14th September 2019Clement & La Frenais to publish memoir
Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais - the creators of sitcoms including Porridge and The Likely Lads - are to publish a memoir in September.
British Comedy Guide, 29th May 2019The Likely Lads creators on the unearthed episodes
As two lost episodes of the comedy classic are found - and released on DVD - Mark Braxton catches up with Bob and Terry's creators, Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais.
Mark Braxton, Radio Times, 2nd April 2019The Likely Lads Blu-ray review
Although it breaks no new ground, and feels like two episodes of a situation comedy stretched out and filmed on a higher budget, The Likely Lads raises enough laughs to endear it to anyone who already enjoys the original sitcoms.
Greg Jameson, Entertainment Focus, 30th March 2019