Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?

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Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?: Episode 1: Strangers on a Train

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Episode 1: Strangers on a Train

Strangers on a Train

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Old mates Terry Collier and Bob Ferris are suddenly reunited. From July 1975.

Old mates Terry Collier and Bob Ferris are suddenly reunited. Adapted from TV with James Bolam and Rodney Bewes. From July 1975.

Best mates Bob and Terry haven't spoken for 7 years.

So there's a lot to catch up on when they bump into each other on a train heading back north. 

Starring James Bolam and Rodney Bewes. 

Created and written for BBC TV by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais.

Adapted for BBC Radio by Patrick Tilley. 

Terry Collier    ......    James Bolam
Bob Ferris    ......    Rodney Bewes
Thelma Chambers    ......    Brigit Forsyth
Lady on Train    ......    Lois Daine
Barman    ......    Peter Whitman. 

Producer: John Browell 

Originally lost from the archive, the audio was provided by BBC producer Stan Was. 

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1975.

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Radio version of the classic TV sitcom about mismatched friends, starring Rodney Bewes and James Bolam

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