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Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?

Series 1

Episode 8: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for 11 months

Classic sitcom. Bob thinks Terry needs new friends, but inviting him to Alan and Brenda's trendy dinner party might not be such a great idea. Show more

Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?

Series 1

Episode 11: Countdown

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Available for 10 months

Classic 1970s sitcom. Mrs Chambers has grandiose plans for Thelma's wedding to Bob that leaves the men feeling overwhelmed, so they decide to rebel.

Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?

Series 1

Episode 12: Boys' Night In

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for 10 months

Classic sitcom. Terry is horrified when Bob refuses to go on a stag night and insists on a quiet night in. But Bob's plan to celebrate his nuptials sober goes awry. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 16 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Animated adventure. A domestic rat is accidentally flushed into the sewers and must get home with the help of a streetwise drain dweller. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Sam Fell
Director:
David Bowers
Writer:
Joe Keenan
Writer:
Sam Fell
Producer:
Peter Lord
Producer:
Cecil Kramer
Director of photography:
Brad Blackbourn
Director of photography:
Frank Passingham

Mark Lawson Talks To...

Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Mark Lawson talks to prolific writing duo Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais about their careers, from classic comedy The Likely Lads to recent drama Spies of Warsaw. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Mark Lawson
Interviewed Guest:
Dick Clement
Interviewed Guest:
Ian La Frenais
Executive Producer:
Eamon Hardy

Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?

Series 1

Episode 5: I'll Never Forget Whatshername

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Terry tries to track down some of his old flames, but probing into the past produces embarrassing results.

Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?

Series 2

Episode 5: The Great Race

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WalesLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Classic sitcom. Bob and Terry argue about fitness over a pint and challenge each other to a cross-country cycle race to see who's the fittest.

Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?

Series 2

Episode 8: Affairs and Relations

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Classic sitcom. Bob takes time off from marriage to join Terry on a quiet weekend's fishing. He's racked by guilt, but he's not the guilty party.

Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?

Series 2

Episode 10: Between Ourselves

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Classic comedy series. Thelma has left Bob and is still with her mother, leaving Terry to soothe Bob's furrowed brow. Bob is anxious in case people talk.

Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?

Series 2

Episode 11: The Go-Between

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Classic 1970s sitcom. Bob becomes more and more depressed by Thelma's absence and Terry's housekeeping. Finally, Terry can take no more and leaves him as well.

Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?

Series 1

Episode 1: Stranger on a Train

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Classic 70s sitcom. Five years have passed. Bob and Terry meet by chance on the last train home and the events of the past few years flood out. Show more

Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?

Series 1

Episode 2: Home Is the Hero

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Thelma isn't happy that Terry and Bob have rekindled their friendship and she is worried that Terry will cause Bob to have second thoughts about their wedding. Show more

Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?

Series 1

Episode 3: Cold Feet

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Bob has doubts about his forthcoming marriage to Thelma. All his contemporaries seem to be getting divorced - even the vicar. Terry shares more memories of his failed marriage. Show more

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Appalled by the changes in Newcastle, Terry considers leaving to get a job in Berwick. Meanwhile, his friend's wanderlust sets Bob thinking.

Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?

Series 2

Episode 12: Conduct Unbecoming

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Classic sitcom. When faced with a fight, Terry has a golden rule: 'Do unto others as they would do unto you - but do it first'.

Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?

Series 2

Episode 13: The Shape of Things to Come

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Classic sitcom. The funeral of disreputable old Uncle Jacob gives Bob an insight into his future. Show more

Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?

A Special Christmas Edition

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Bob and Thelma are determined to enjoy the Christmas festivities to the full. But Terry creates problems for Bob, starting things off on the wrong foot. Show more

Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?

Series 1

Episode 6: Birthday Boy

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Available for 12 months

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

Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?

Series 2

Episode 3: The Ant and the Grasshopper

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Classic sitcom. Bob's married life promises work, worry and wallpapering while Terry wastes the days away in the pub and the bookies, as happy as ever. Show more

Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?

Series 1

Episode 7: No Hiding Place

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Available for 11 months

Classic sitcom. Bob and Terry must go to extraordinary lengths to avoid hearing a football score before they watch a recording of the match on TV. Show more