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The Likely Lads

  • 1976
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
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Rodney Bewes, James Bolam, and Brigit Forsyth in The Likely Lads (1976)
Spin-off from Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? 1973, although it shares its title with the earlier 1960s British television series The Likely Lads, of which Whatever was the sequel. Terry is divorced from his German wife and has a Finnish girlfriend Christina. At Thelma's suggestion they join her and Bob on a caravan holiday but due to a mishap the men get separated from the women. Thelma mistakenly accuses Bob of infidelity and their row is heard publicly as they are in a van with the PA still switched on. Bob and Terry then holiday without the girls in a hotel at Whitley Bay. They score with both the landlady and her daughter but have to make a hurried trouserless exit. Terry decides to emigrate and Bob joins him for a farewell drink on board his ship. However Terry changes his mind at the last minute and disembarks realising too late that Bob is still on board heading for Bahrain.
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Bob and Terry find their lifelong friendship beginning to change as Terry becomes involved with a new woman. Bob is dismayed, but his wife sees the opportunity to get Terry married off and p... Read allBob and Terry find their lifelong friendship beginning to change as Terry becomes involved with a new woman. Bob is dismayed, but his wife sees the opportunity to get Terry married off and put a wedge between the friends.Bob and Terry find their lifelong friendship beginning to change as Terry becomes involved with a new woman. Bob is dismayed, but his wife sees the opportunity to get Terry married off and put a wedge between the friends.

  • Director
    • Michael Tuchner
  • Writers
    • Dick Clement
    • Ian La Frenais
  • Stars
    • Rodney Bewes
    • James Bolam
    • Brigit Forsyth
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    • Director
      • Michael Tuchner
    • Writers
      • Dick Clement
      • Ian La Frenais
    • Stars
      • Rodney Bewes
      • James Bolam
      • Brigit Forsyth
    • 23User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Rodney Bewes
    Rodney Bewes
    • Bob Ferris
    James Bolam
    James Bolam
    • Terry Collier
    Brigit Forsyth
    • Thelma Ferris
    Mary Tamm
    Mary Tamm
    • Christina
    Sheila Fearn
    • Audrey Collier
    Zena Walker
    Zena Walker
    • Laura Windsor
    Anulka Dziubinska
    Anulka Dziubinska
    • Dawn Windsor
    • (as Anulka Dubinska)
    Alun Armstrong
    Alun Armstrong
    • Tommy - Milkman
    Judy Buxton
    • Iris
    Vicki Michelle
    Vicki Michelle
    • Glenys
    Penny Irving
    Penny Irving
    • Sandy
    Michelle Newell
    Michelle Newell
    • Alice Ferris
    Susan Tracy
    • Edith Collier
    Gordon Griffin
    • Cyril Collier
    Edward Wilson
    Edward Wilson
    • Les Ferris
    Roger Avon
    • Joe the Landlord
    Ronald Lacey
    Ronald Lacey
    • Ernie
    Elizabeth Lax
    • Wendy - Bob's Secretary
    • Director
      • Michael Tuchner
    • Writers
      • Dick Clement
      • Ian La Frenais
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    10anne-bolger

    30 years have passed and no sequel - Unbelievable !

    These two actors were so good together and the script equally top notch - why oh why in these days of poor sequels and the flogging to death of anything half-decent must we be deprived of this fantastic idea / partnership. The main players are still alive - so too the writers - what is the problem BBC ?? If it is still Bewes & Bolam's dislike of each other that is simply not an excuse - many actors have turned out memorable roles opposite people they detested. Common sense and professionalism should enter the scenario here as future generations will not thank us for allowing this wonderful pairing to die off - DO IT NOW. You did it with 'Only Fools....' Whether they like it or not these two characters/actors are a NATIONAL INSTITUTION and they achieved legendary status in their own lifetimes - something very rare indeed - this should simply NOT BE ALLOWED to wither on the vine. If you are reading this Messrs. Bolam and Bewes...please bury the hatchet (if that is indeed the problem). Even if only for the sake of posterity...Delboy has gone, so too Victor Meldrew.....Blair's Britain must have something to look forward to.....your nation expects.

    Must more licence-payers money be thrown at a seamless line of Antique / Boot Sale / Move to the country / Flog it / DIY / Cookery programmes? To say nothing of those awfully bad sensationalist fly-on-the-wall 'Reality' programmes which only serve to provide a stage for and inevitably generate yet more moronic and talentless 'wannabes'.

    I recently met up with an old work colleague after 30 years and it's been great - please let Bob Ferris and Terry Collier do the same.

    As both would now be heading down the retirement road, a nice twist would be Terry having finally turned out to be the more successful of the two whilst Bob (& Thelma's) fortunes have stagnated on the Elm Lodge Housing Estate courtesy of occupational pensions that didn't live up to their expectations.

    They could meet at an airport ......having recently sold his string of Costa Del Sol bars, a flush, sun-tanned Terry returns and literally bumps into Bob re-stocking vending machines in the airport lounge "I do this part-time purely to keep active, you understand, kidder" Come on..MAKE IT HAPPEN FOR A NATION CRYING OUT FOR A DECENT SIT-COM....I've started it off, all you've got to do is carry it on.
    9brexitstageleft

    An Lost Classic in a Sea of Sitcom Films

    It's all too easy to get lost in the trend for sitcom films that ran through the 70's and 80's in the UK. But The Likely Lads will always stand out to me, as the finest example of it's type. Its cheerful 70's sitcom trappings hide a wonderfully written journey that captures that moment everybody goes through in life. When we question our entire existence. Then realise the only sensible solution is to put a frozen lasagne in the oven and pour a Newcastle Brown Ale into a dimpled pint glass with a handle.

    "In the chocolate box of life, the top layer's already gone. And someone's pinched the orange creme from the bottom."
    10voyageruk

    Class film from the 1970's

    What a brilliantly funny film,sharp script,great acting and a glimpse of north england in the mid 70's.Its up there with other TV spin-off movies like On the buses trilogy,Steptoe and Son,Are you being served and of course Porridge. Funny Moments- The Trip to Northumbria in Thelma's dads caravan being towed by a Vauxhalle Chevette,Bob getting stuck up a chimney trying to retrieve a football,and of course Thelma and Chris getting out of the caravan at the traffic lights unaware they have driven miles and terry and bob have picked up a pair of stunning female hitchhikers! Nostalgia moment-Tesco in the 70's,and cooking bacon in a frying pan with a fag hanging out of your mouth! All in all I've seen this film 2 times since Christmas,the 1st time was at Christmas on BBC1 and loved every minute of it and wished i had recorded it.2nd time was yesterday on DVD given away free with a national newspaper,i couldn't believe it when they advertised the 6 films they were giving away this week.I got Are you being served? the movie too but thats another review!
    8whatsupboys

    1976 or before ?

    Although the film is or was 1976,(released?) would anyone know if it was filmed in that year, as sometimes the actual filming of movies takes place the year before?,it was a great film in my view, and summed up the era very well,its amazing that is about thirty years since its making,i think it was also the best thing they did, as the TV series of them seemed to get in to a bit of a rut, i wonder what other people think,was the rumour true that the pair never spoke to each other off screen and generally hated each other!i see Rodney was on TV the other day looking very much older, any info about the filming would be a great help, thanks, Geoff.
    7smeet-299-56645

    The Likely Lads are back!

    A great fun movie capturing the characters we all know an love. The serious Bob and the fun loving and fancy free Terry, both bouncing off one and other perfectly. A great feeling of nostalgia ensues with the changing landscape of North and the idea that things will never be the same again - with Bob still trying to adjust to married life and Terry with yet another girlfriend - the four take a caravan trip together full of hapless adventure. Highly enjoyable

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    • Trivia
      Bob's poem quotation ("Dirty British coaster with a salt-caked smoke stack,/Butting through the Channel in the mad March days") is from 'Cargoes' by John Masefield. As the lads observe, it was a standard piece of recitation in schools and particularly noteworthy to Tynesiders.
    • Goofs
      The damaged Vauxhall Chevette has registration plates with a different spacing, indicating it was probably a different vehicle. (The original undamaged car reappears later in the film).
    • Quotes

      Terry Collier: I'd offer you a beer, but I've only got six cans.

    • Alternate versions
      When originally released theatrically in the UK, the BBFC made cuts to secure a 'A' rating. All cuts were waived in 1987 when the film was re-rated with a 'PG' certificate for home video.
    • Connections
      Featured in Britain's Best Loved Sitcoms (2015)
    • Soundtracks
      Remember When
      Lyrics by Ian La Frenais

      Music by Mike Hugg

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    • Release date
      • April 8, 1976 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Zwei nette Früchtchen
    • Filming locations
      • The Beehive, Hartley Lane, Earsdon, Whitley Bay, Tyne & Wear, England, UK(on location)
    • Production company
      • Anglo-EMI Film Distributors
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 30m(90 min)
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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