Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?

Overview

Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? is a British sitcom which was broadcast between 9 January 1973 and 9 April 1974 on BBC1. It was the colour sequel to the mid-1960s hit The Likely Lads. It was created and written, as was its predecessor, by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais. There were 26 television episodes over two series; and a subsequent 45-minute Christmas special was aired on 24 December 1974. The cast were reunited in 1975 for a BBC radio adaptation of series 1, transmitted on Radio 4 from July to October that year. In 1976, a feature film spin-off was made. Around the time of its release, however, Rodney Bewes and James Bolam fell out over a misunderstanding involving the press and have not spoken since. This long-suspected situation was finally confirmed by Bewes while promoting his autobiography in 2005. Unlike Bewes, Bolam is consistently reluctant to talk about the show, and has vetoed any attempt to revive his character.

Series details

First air date

1973

Last air date

1974

Status

Ended

Seasons

2

Episodes

26

Episode runtime

30 min

Genres

Comedy

Original language

EN

Origin country

GB

Networks

BBC One

Cast

Rodney Bewes

Bob Ferris

James Bolam

Terry Collier

Christopher Biggins

Podge

Julian Holloway

Alan Boyle

Donald Gee

Vicar

Ronald Lacey

Ernie