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Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?

Series 1

Episode 6: Birthday Boy

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Classic sitcom. Terry feels depressed when everyone forgets his birthday. To make up for it, Bob throws a surprise party, but preparations don't go according to plan. Show more

Classic moments brought to the screen by Kenny Everett's stable of wacky characters. Guest appearances by Joanna Lumley, Billy Connolly and Janet Street-Porter. Show more

Duration: 2 hours, 5 minutes

on BBC Four

Adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's classic novel about an impressionable Oxford undergraduate and his infatuation with a flamboyant alcoholic young lord and his grand ancestral home. Show more

Contributors

Charles Ryder:
Matthew Goode
Julia Flyte:
Hayley Atwell
Sebastian Flyte:
Ben Whishaw
Lady Marchmain:
Emma Thompson
Lord Marchmain:
Michael Gambon
Rex Mottram:
Jonathan Cake
Bridey Flyte:
Ed Stoppard
Anthony Blanche:
Joseph Beattie

Historian Peter Barton and a team of archaeologists examine a labyrinth beneath the Somme battlefield constructed largely by British troops to undermine the nearby German lines. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Peter Barton
Director:
Mike Fox
Camera Operator:
Mike Fox
Producer:
Peter Barton
Executive Producer:
Michael Poole

Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?

Series 1

Episode 6: Birthday Boy

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Classic sitcom. Terry feels depressed when everyone forgets his birthday. To make up for it, Bob throws a surprise party, but preparations don't go according to plan. Show more

BBC Four

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