Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?

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The adventures, mishaps and friendship of Terry and Bob, a young working-class duo. Following years apart, the pair are reunited and resume their friendship, but they are challenged by changing circumstances and attitudes.

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Episode 1Absent Friends

1970s comedy at its finest. Bob and Thelma begin their married life with a Norwegian honeymoon - far away from Terry's destructive influence.

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Episode 2Heart to Heart

Clement and La Frenais' sitcom sequel. Terry is off his beer and making midnight visits to Bob's house to discuss the meaning and mystery of life. Could this be love?

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Episode 3The Ant and the Grasshopper

Sitcom about two ill-matched friends, from the writers of Porridge and Auf Wiedersehen Pet. Bob's married life promises work, worry and wallpapering.

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Episode 4One for the Road

Laddish laughs. According to Shakespeare, 'wine is a gentle stimulant and good companion' - and so is Terry on the night Bob gets breathalysed.

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Episode 5The Great Race

The original men behaving badly. Bob and Terry challenge each other to a cross-country cycle race. Of course, you would expect the wily Terry to cheat - but Bob?

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Episode 6Some Day We'll Laugh About This

Brilliant 1970s sitcom. Bob and Thelma go away to Scotland for the weekend, leaving Terry in charge of their new home. Will Bob never learn?

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Episode 7In Harm's Way

Laddish comedy series from the creators of Porridge. After hurting his foot, Bob visits the hospital - where Terry now works as a porter.

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Episode 8Affairs and Relations

Sitcom sequel that surpasses the original. Bob takes time away from Thelma to join Terry on a fishing trip. He's racked by guilt, but is not the guilty one.

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Episode 9The Expert

Comedy gold from Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, the writers of Porridge and Auf Wiedersehen, Pet. Thelma has gone back to her mother, leaving Bob to bemoan his fate.

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Episode 10Between Ourselves

Rodney Bewes and James Bolam are the original men behaving badly. Thelma is still at home with her mother, so it's up to Terry to soothe Bob's furrowed brow.

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Episode 11The Go-Between

1970s sitcom sequel with James Bolam and Rodney Bewes as two mismatched mates. Bob becomes more and more depressed by Thelma's absence and Terry's housekeeping.

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Episode 12Conduct Unbecoming

1973 sitcom sequel, by the creators of Porridge and Auf Wiedersehen, Pet. Terry has a golden rule: 'Do unto others as they would do unto you, but do it first'.

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Episode 13The Shape of Things to Come

Sitcom gold. News of Uncle Jacob's death comes with a mixture of regret and relief for the Colliers. The funeral gives Bob an insight into his own future.

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