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
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Series 3, Episode 8 - Goodbye To All That
It seems that Bob is tiring of his home town and wants to join the army in order to see the world. Terry thinks he is just down because Thelma Chambers has dumped him but is surprised when Bob goes through with it. Terry struggles to adjust to his best friend's departure and eventually joins up himself, but he is in for a very big surprise!
Notes
Repeated on BBC 1 on Tues 22/11/66 at 7:30pm with 13.7 million viewers.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Saturday 23rd July 1966
- Time
- 8:40pm
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| James Bolam | Terry Collier |
| Rodney Bewes | Bob Ferris |
| Bartlett Mullins | Mr. Clough |
| Donald McKillop | Jack |
| Sheila Fearn | Audrey Collier |
| Olive Milbourne | Mrs. Collier |
| Alex McDonald | Mr. Collier |
| Irene Richmond | Mrs. Ferris |
| Barry Stanton | George |
| Tony Caunter | Army Sergeant |
| Andrew Robertson | Youth |
| Hugh Walters | Recruit |
| Dick Clement | Writer |
| Ian La Frenais | Writer |
| Dick Clement | Director |
| Dick Clement | Producer |
| Pamela Bosworth | Editor |
| Ronnie Hazlehurst | Composer |
| Alan Hunter-Craig | Production Designer |