The Likely Lads was a black and white British sitcom created and written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, and produced by Dick Clement. Twenty-one episodes were broadcast by the BBC, in three series, between 16 December 1964 and 23 July 1966. However, only eight of these shows have survived.
Bob signs up for the army As the weeks go by Terry starts to miss him and finally decides to join him only to discover that Bob has been discharged due to flat feet
While they await the start of a mate's stag night, Terry and Bob are pleased to see Duggie, an old friend who is now married with a baby. Taking pity on his lack of a social life, they keep him in the pub and get him drunk. At the same time they conclude that married life really does put a crimp in your happiness ...
After friends pull out of a boating holiday on the Norfolk Broads, Bob persuades Terry to take up the offer when he explains that it would be a great way to meet girls. So it seems as Terry makes a date with Sally who runs the boatyard but Bob scuppers his plans when he launches the boat earlier than expected ... Terry is determined to take revenge.
Bob has had chicken pox and Terry has kept away from his friend for 3 weeks in order not to catch it. When he does pluck up the courage to see him, he finds Bob has grown a beard and this new facial decoration causes problems at work.
Bob and Terry are at the local dance hall and having little success finding a dance partner. They decide to split up to change their luck and Bob strikes lucky with Ursula who he arranges to meet the following day.
Bob has bought a second-hand scooter and dreams of Sunday morning rides to the country with a "bird" on the back.
Bob has a dilemma - he is dating 17 year old Lorna Perrin and gets on well with her middle-class parents. Next door to the Perrin's is a vile old man who wears braces and spits - he is staying there while the owner is in Canada. The problem for Bob is the "vile" old man is Terry's grandad and he has to choose sides - a class war breaks out between the two ...
Bob's idea of a weekend away starts to interest Terry when he is told the place they are going to is full of beatniks - to him that means free love! They decide to hitch-hike but Terry gets blisters and complains all the way there. When they arrive they find the place they were going to stop in has been demolished and it is too late to get a bus or a train home. Their only salvation is the two young ladies camping in a nearby field ...
The Likely Lads was a black and white British sitcom created and written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, and produced by Dick Clement. Twenty-one episodes were broadcast by the BBC, in three series, between 16 December 1964 and 23 July 1966. However, only eight of these shows have survived.
as Bob Ferris
as Terry Collier
