Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads?
- TV sitcom
- BBC One
- 1973 - 1974
- 27 episodes (2 series)
Colour sequel to the hit 1960s sitcom, The Likely Lads. Terry returns from the army to discover his friend Bob is now engaged and looking to better himself. Stars James Bolam, Rodney Bewes, Brigit Forsyth, Sheila Fearn, Bill Owen and more.
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Tom Fordy, The Telegraph, 23rd December 2022The Likely Lads episode that perfected self-isolation
Almost five decades before the coronavirus lockdown, the Likely Lads - Bob and Terry (Rodney Bewes and James Bolam) - were perfecting the art of social distancing and self isolation. They were trying to escape something arguably even worse than a bout of Covid-19: the England score.
Tom Fordy, The Telegraph, 6th April 2020How 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
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British Comedy Guide, 9th April 2019What did happen to the Likely Lads? Now we know
It is one of television's great mysteries and the sitcom writer Ian La Frenais finally has an answer.
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