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The Best Episodes of Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? Season 2

Every episode of Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? Season 2!

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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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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? Season 2 Episode 1 - Absent Friends
    7.9/10(61 votes)

    #1 - 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.

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  2. Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? Season 2 Episode 2 - Heart to Heart
    8.0/10(60 votes)

    #2 - 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?

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  3. Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? Season 2 Episode 3 - The Ant and the Grasshopper
    7.8/10(58 votes)

    #3 - 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.

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  4. Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? Season 2 Episode 4 - One For the Road
    8.6/10(57 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.

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  5. Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? Season 2 Episode 5 - The Great Race
    8.9/10(81 votes)

    #5 - 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.

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  6. Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? Season 2 Episode 6 - Some Day We'll Laugh About All This
    8.4/10(56 votes)

    #6 - 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.

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  8. Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? Season 2 Episode 7 - In Harm's Way
    8.4/10(55 votes)

    #7 - 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.

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  9. Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? Season 2 Episode 8 - Affairs and Relations
    8.7/10(66 votes)

    #8 - 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.

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  10. Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? Season 2 Episode 9 - The Expert
    8.0/10(55 votes)

    #9 - The Expert

    S2:E9

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

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  11. Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? Season 2 Episode 10 - Between Ourselves
    7.7/10(55 votes)

    #10 - Between Ourselves

    S2:E10

    Thelma has left Bob and is still with her mother, leaving Terry to soothe Bob's furrowed brow. Bob is anxious in case people talk.

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  12. Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? Season 2 Episode 11 - The Go-Between
    7.9/10(55 votes)

    #11 - 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.

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  13. Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? Season 2 Episode 12 - Conduct Unbecoming
    8.9/10(75 votes)

    #12 - 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'.

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  14. Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? Season 2 Episode 13 - The Shape of Things to Come
    8.3/10(59 votes)

    #13 - 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.

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Absent Friends" is the best rated episode of "Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?" season 2. It scored 7.9/10 based on 61 votes. Directed by Dick Clement and written by Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais, it aired on 1/1/1974. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Heart to Heart".