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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.

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    Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? Season 1 Episode 7 - No Hiding Place
    9.0/10(116 votes)

    #1 - No Hiding Place

    S1:E7

    Bob and Terry are desperate not to know the result of the England v Bulgaria football match, but with eight hours to go will they succeed in their mission?

    Director:James Gilbert
    Writers:Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais

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  2. Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? Season 2 Episode 5 - The Great Race
    8.9/10(82 votes)

    #2 - The Great Race

    S2:E5

    Bob and Terry argue about fitness over a pint and challenge each other to a cross-country cycle race to see who's the fittest.

    Director:Bernard Thompson
    Writers:Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais

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  3. Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? Season 2 Episode 12 - Conduct Unbecoming
    8.9/10(76 votes)

    #3 - Conduct Unbecoming

    S2:E12

    When faced with a fight, Terry has a golden rule: 'Do unto others as they would do unto you - but do it first'.

    Director:Bernard Thompson
    Writers:Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais

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  4. Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? Season 2 Episode 4 - One For the Road
    8.7/10(60 votes)

    #4 - One For the Road

    S2:E4

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

    Director:Bernard Thompson
    Writers:Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais

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  5. Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? Season 2 Episode 8 - Affairs and Relations
    8.7/10(67 votes)

    #5 - Affairs and Relations

    S2:E8

    Bob takes time off from marriage to join Terry on a quiet weekend's fishing. He's racked by guilt, but he's not the guilty party.

    Director:Bernard Thompson
    Writers:Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais

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  6. Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? Season 1 Episode 8 - Guess Who's Coming To Dinner?
    8.6/10(75 votes)

    #6 - Guess Who's Coming To Dinner?

    S1:E8

    Bob thinks Terry needs new friends, but inviting him to Alan and Brenda's trendy dinner party might not be such a great idea.

    Director:James Gilbert
    Writers:Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais

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  7. Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? Season 1 Episode 13 - End of An Era
    8.6/10(65 votes)

    #7 - End of An Era

    S1:E13

    The day of the wedding dawns and the women are racing around getting ready for the big event. Meanwhile, Terry has his hands full looking after a nervous Bob.

    Director:James Gilbert
    Writers:Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais

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  8. Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? Season 2 Episode 6 - Some Day We'll Laugh About All This
    8.4/10(57 votes)

    #8 - Some Day We'll Laugh About All This

    S2:E6

    Terry suggests he look after the house when Bob and Thelma go away to Scotland for the weekend. Bob is reluctant at first, but agrees to hand over the keys when Terry promises to do some much-needed DIY. But Terry has an ulterior motive for making such a generous offer.

    Director:Bernard Thompson
    Writers:Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais

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  9. Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? Season 2 Episode 7 - In Harm's Way
    8.4/10(56 votes)

    #9 - In Harm's Way

    S2:E7

    Bob is in so much pain from the injury caused by Terry's shoddy DIY that he goes to the hospital. Terry is working there as a porter, a fact he tries to hide from his friend, even going so far as to don a disguise. But his attempts to help Bob only cause him more harm.

    Director:Bernard Thompson
    Writers:Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais

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  10. Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? Season 1 Episode 1 - Strangers On A Train
    8.3/10(94 votes)

    #10 - Strangers On A Train

    S1:E1

    Five years have passed. Bob has travelled to London to buy a wedding present and Terry has returned from Cyprus after a spell in the army. By chance, they meet on the last train home and the events of the past few years flood out.

    Director:James Gilbert
    Writers:Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais

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  11. Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? Season 1 Episode 2 - Home is the Hero
    8.3/10(74 votes)

    #11 - Home is the Hero

    S1:E2

    Thelma isn't happy that Terry and Bob have rekindled their friendship and she's worried that Terry will cause Bob to have second thoughts about their wedding. Terry starts to feel homesick for the army as his family don't exactly welcome him back with open arms.

    Director:James Gilbert
    Writers:Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais

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  12. Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? Season 1 Episode 5 - I'll Never Forget Whatshername
    8.3/10(71 votes)

    #12 - I'll Never Forget Whatshername

    S1:E5

    Terry tries to track down some of his old flames, but probing into the past produces embarrassing results.

    Director:James Gilbert
    Writers:Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais

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  13. Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? Season 1 Episode 9 - Storm In a Tea Chest
    8.3/10(71 votes)

    #13 - Storm In a Tea Chest

    S1:E9

    Terry helps Bob move his most treasured possessions from his old house to the new one, but Thelma refuses to have his junk in their home.

    Director:James Gilbert
    Writers:Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais

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  14. Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? Season 1 Episode 12 - Boys Night In
    8.3/10(63 votes)

    #14 - Boys Night In

    S1:E12

    Terry is horrified when Bob refuses to go on a stag night and insists on a quiet night in instead. But pre-wedding nerves mean Bob's plan to celebrate his nuptials sober goes awry.

    Director:James Gilbert
    Writers:Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais

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  15. Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? Season 2 Episode 13 - The Shape of Things to Come
    8.3/10(60 votes)

    #15 - The Shape of Things to Come

    S2:E13

    The death of disreputable old Uncle Jacob is received by the Collier family with a mixture of regret and relief. The funeral gives Bob an insight into his future.

    Director:Bernard Thompson
    Writers:Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais

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  16. Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? Season 1 Episode 3 - Cold Feet
    8.2/10(67 votes)

    #16 - Cold Feet

    S1:E3

    Bob is deeply involved in preparations for his forthcoming wedding to Thelma, completing a period of courtship that started in form 4B at Park Junior School. But Terry's return has caused Bob to have doubts, especially when Terry teases him that his fate was sealed long before their 11-Plus.

    Director:James Gilbert
    Writers:Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais

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  17. Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? Season 1 Episode 6 - Birthday Boy
    8.2/10(71 votes)

    #17 - Birthday Boy

    S1:E6

    Terry feels depressed when everyone, even his mother, forgets his birthday. To make up for it, Bob throws a surprise party, but preparations for the bash don't go according to plan.

    Director:James Gilbert
    Writers:Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais

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  18. Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? Season 1 Episode 10 - The Old Magic
    8.2/10(69 votes)

    #18 - The Old Magic

    S1:E10

    Terry is disappointed that Bob has asked someone else to be his best man at the wedding, but eventually agrees to go out for a meal with his friend before he gets hitched. After a few drinks at the restaurant, they start to chat up a couple of pretty girls who are also eating there.

    Director:James Gilbert
    Writers:Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais

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  19. Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? Season 1 Episode 4 - Moving On
    8.1/10(74 votes)

    #19 - Moving On

    S1:E4

    Appalled by the changes in Newcastle, Terry considers leaving to get a job in Berwick. Meanwhile, his friend's wanderlust sets Bob thinking.

    Director:James Gilbert
    Writers:Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais

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  20. Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? Season 1 Episode 11 - Count Down
    8.1/10(62 votes)

    #20 - Count Down

    S1:E11

    Mrs Chambers has grandiose plans for Thelma's wedding to Bob that leaves the men feeling overwhelmed, so they decide to rebel.

    Director:James Gilbert
    Writers:Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais

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  21. Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? Season 2 Episode 1 - Absent Friends
    8.0/10(62 votes)

    #21 - Absent Friends

    S2:E1

    Bob and Thelma are on a Norwegian honeymoon, far away from the influence of Terry - or so they think. Terry is striving to get to know Thelma's sister Susan a lot better.

    Director:Dick Clement
    Writers:Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais

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  22. Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? Season 2 Episode 2 - Heart to Heart
    8.0/10(61 votes)

    #22 - Heart to Heart

    S2:E2

    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?

    Director:Bernard Thompson
    Writers:Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais

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  23. Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? Season 2 Episode 9 - The Expert
    8.0/10(56 votes)

    #23 - The Expert

    S2:E9

    Thelma has gone back to her mother, leaving Bob to bemoan his fate.

    Director:Bernard Thompson
    Writers:Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais

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  24. Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? Season 2 Episode 3 - The Ant and the Grasshopper
    7.9/10(59 votes)

    #24 - The Ant and the Grasshopper

    S2:E3

    Bob's married life promises work, worry and wallpapering. Terry wastes the days away in the pub and the bookies, as happy as ever. Bob wonders who has the right answer.

    Director:Bernard Thompson
    Writers:Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais

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  25. Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? Season 2 Episode 11 - The Go-Between
    7.9/10(56 votes)

    #25 - The Go-Between

    S2:E11

    Bob becomes more and more depressed by Thelma's absence and Terry's housekeeping. Finally, Terry can take no more and leaves him as well.

    Director:Bernard Thompson
    Writers:Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais

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Best Episodes Summary

"No Hiding Place" is the best rated episode of "Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?". It scored 9/10 based on 116 votes. Directed by James Gilbert and written by Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais, it aired on 2/20/1973. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Great Race".