Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?

Wistful 70s sequel starring James Bolam and Rodney Bewes as bachelors

James Bolam and Rodney Bewes star as two Geordie boys in this comic yet wistful 70s sequel. When Terry returns home after five years in the army, he finds everything changed.

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A chance meeting on a train re-unites Bob and Terry, having last spoken five years ago.

Strangers on a Train

Bob and Terry are re-united after five years by a chance meeting on a train from London to Newcastle.

Terry faces a cold and uninviting return home, until Bob offers him a bed.

Home Is the Hero

De-mobbed from the army, Terry faces a cold and uninviting return home, until Bob offers him a bed.

With everybody getting divorced, Terry starts to have doubts about his impending marriage.

Cold Feet

Bob has doubts about his forthcoming marriage. All his contemporaries seem to be getting divorced...even the Vicar!

Terry is appalled at all the changes in his home town and struggles to find a job.

Moving On

Terry is appalled at all the changes in his home town...then an interview for a job is the final straw.

S1, E5. I'll Never Forget What's Her Name

Probing into the past can produce some embarrassing results for a nostalgic Terry.

I'll Never Forget What's Her Name

Terry tries to track down some of his old flames. But probing into the past can produce some embarrassing results.

Everyone has forgotten Terry's birthday; can Bob arrange an impromtu party for his friend?

Birthday Boy

Terry has an attack of acute melancholia when everyone forgets his birthday, so Bob arranges a surprise.

It's only 8 hours until the England highlights on TV, can the lads avoid the score?

No Hiding Place

The lads try and get through the day avoiding the result of the England v Bulgaria match until the TV highlights that evening.

On a mission to make Terry some new friends, Bob invites him to a disastrous dinner party.

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?

Bob thinks Terry needs new friends, but by inviting him to a trendy dinner party he also invites disaster.

Bob's treasured possessions are not welcome in the new house, but can he convince Thelma?

Storm in a Tea Chest

Terry helps Bob move his most treasured possessions from his old house to the new one but Thelma does not approve.

The lads reminisce about their pulling abilities, have they still got the old magic?

The Old Magic

Bob and Terry chat up a couple of pretty girls in a restaurant...just to see if the old magic is still there.

As plans for the wedding get more and more complicated, Bob and Terry start to rebel.

Countdown

Mrs Chambers has grandiose plans for Thelma's wedding to Bob. But stirred up by Terry's ridicule, the men decide to rebel

The night before the wedding must mean stag night and drunken revelry... surely?

Boys Night In

To Terry's horror, Bob flaunts the wedding eve stag night tradition of drunken revelry, insisting instead on a quiet night in.

It's the day of the wedding and nerves take their toll; is Bob at the wrong church?

The day of the wedding dawns.'Those who God hath joined together let no man put asunder' - does that include Terry Collier?

Bob and Thelma are on a Norwegian honeymoon, far away from the influence of Terry...

Absent Friends

Bob and Thelma are on a Norwegian honeymoon, far away from the influence of Terry - or so they think. Terry is striving to get to know Thelma's sister Susan a lot better.

Terry is off his beer and is going out with Thelma's sister Susan. Is he in love?

Heart to Heart

Bob comes back from his honeymoon to find that Terry is off his beer and is going out with Thelma's sister Susan. Is Terry in love?

Bob's married life promises work, worry and wallpapering.

The Ant and the Grasshopper

Bob's married life promises work, worry and wallpapering. Meanwhile Terry wastes the days away in the pub and the bookies, as happy as ever. Bob wonders who has the right answer.

Bob gets breathalysed and ends up at the police station!

One for the Road

According to Bob and Shakespeare, 'Wine is a gentle stimulant and good companion' and so is Terry the night Bob is breathalysed and ends up at the police station!

Bob and Terry argue about fitness and challenge each other to a cross-country cycle race.

The Great Race

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.

Terry offers to look after the house when Bob and Thelma go away for the weekend.

Some Day We'll Laugh About This

Terry tries to hide from Bob the fact he's taken a job as a hospital porter.

In Harm's Way

Bob, nursing his strained ligaments, goes to Out-Patients feeling that Terry is the root cause of all his misfortunes. Who is the masked stranger who causes him still more?

Bob takes time off from marriage to join Terry on a quiet weekend's fishing.

Affairs and Relations

Bob, taking time off from marriage to join Terry on a quiet weekend's fishing, is racked by guilt. But he's not the guilty party.

Thelma has gone back to her mother, leaving Bob to bemoan his fate.

The Expert

Thelma has left Bob, leaving Terry to soothe Bob's furrowed brow.

Between Ourselves

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

Bob becomes more and more depressed by Thelma's absence and Terry's housekeeping.

The Go-Between

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.

When faced with a fight, Terry has a golden rule.

Conduct Unbecoming

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

Uncle Jacob's death is received by the Collier family with regret and relief.

The Shape of Things to Come

The death of Terry's disreputable Great Uncle Jacob causes him much anguish, and the funeral gives Bob an insight into his own future.

Terry takes Thelma & Bob to a very strange party on Christmas Eve

Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? Christmas Special 1974

Christmas Special 1974. Terry finally passes his driving test & gets a job as a taxi driver. On Christmas Eve he drives Thelma and Bob to a party, but Thelma is shocked when she discovers what kind of party it is...

Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?

Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?

Series 1

1. Strangers on a Train

2. Home Is the Hero

3. Cold Feet

4. Moving On

5. I'll Never Forget What's Her Name

6. Birthday Boy

7. No Hiding Place

8. Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?

9. Storm in a Tea Chest

10. The Old Magic

11. Countdown

12. Boys Night In

Episode 13