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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 |