The Likely Lads. Image shows from L to R: Terry Collier (James Bolam), Bob Ferris (Rodney Bewes)
The Likely Lads
- TV sitcom
- BBC Two
- 1964 - 1966
- 20 episodes (3 series)
Bob and Terry are two lads from the North East with contrasting desires and ambitions - except when it comes to chatting up girls. Stars James Bolam, Rodney Bewes, Bartlett Mullins, Donald McKillop, Sheila Fearn and Olive Milbourne
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 2 - Double Date
Bob is despondent after another failed romance but Terry has heard it all before and, when two young ladies enter the café they are in, Terry persuades a reluctant Bob to give dating another go. It's not long before Bob has fallen in love again but these two prove expensive.
Notes
Repeated on BBC 1 on Fri 12/3/65 at 8pm with 8.4 million viewers.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 23rd December 1964
- Time
- 10:05pm
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Length
- 25 minutes
Cast & crew
| James Bolam | Terry Collier |
| Rodney Bewes | Bob Ferris |
| Sheila Fearn | Audrey Collier |
| Coral Atkins | Deirdre |
| Susan Jameson | Pat |
| Dick Clement | Writer |
| Ian La Frenais | Writer |
| Dick Clement | Director |
| Dick Clement | Producer |
| Bob Rymer | Editor |
| Ronnie Hazlehurst | Composer |
| Geoff Kirkland | Production Designer |