The Likely Lads
- TV sitcom
- BBC Two
- 1964 - 1966
- 20 episodes (3 series)
Bob and Terry are two lads from the North East with contrasting desires and ambitions - except when it comes to chatting up girls. Stars James Bolam, Rodney Bewes, Bartlett Mullins, Donald McKillop, Sheila Fearn and Olive Milbourne
The Likely Lads trivia
Beyond England's north-east, the exact setting for The Likely Lads was never revealed - or seemingly even decided - by writers Clement and Le Frenais. Various towns across the region claimed to be the programme's spiritual home, from Sunderland to Hartlepool. However, when reviving the characters for 1970s sequel Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads? they resolved to pinpoint the boys exactly, selecting Newcastle as the sitcom's setting.