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Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?

Series 2

Episode 3: The Ant and the Grasshopper

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 15^th Jan 1974, 20:30 on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: Tue 22^nd Oct 2013, 02:30 on BBC Four

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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

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Bob:: Rodney Bewes
Terry:: James Bolam
Thelma:: Brigit Forsyth
Brenda:: Jacquie-Ann Carr
Alan:: Julian Holloway
Wendy:: Elizabeth Lax
Madelyn:: Vicki Michelle
Gloria:: Lorna Wilde
Producer:: Bernard Thompson
Writer:: Dick Clement
Writer:: Ian La Frenais

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Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?

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Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?: Series 2

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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: Tue 27^th Feb 1973, 20:30 on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: Sun 25^th Jun 2023, 01:45 on BBC Four HD

Available for 11 months

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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

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Bob:: Rodney Bewes
Terry:: James Bolam
Thelma:: Brigit Forsyth
Audrey:: Sheila Fearn
Mrs Collier:: Olive Milbourne
Alan:: Julian Holloway
Brenda:: Jacquie-Ann Carr
Producer:: James Gilbert
Writer:: Dick Clement
Writer:: Ian La Frenais

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