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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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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? Season 2 Episode 5 - The Great Race
    9.0/10(85 votes)

    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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  2. Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? Season 2 Episode 12 - Conduct Unbecoming
    9.0/10(81 votes)

    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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  3. Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? Season 2 Episode 8 - Affairs and Relations
    8.8/10(74 votes)

    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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  4. Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? Season 2 Episode 4 - One For the Road
    8.7/10(64 votes)

    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 6 - Some Day We'll Laugh About All This
    8.5/10(62 votes)

    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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  6. Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? Season 2 Episode 7 - In Harm's Way
    8.5/10(60 votes)

    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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  7. Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? Season 2 Episode 13 - The Shape of Things to Come
    8.4/10(60 votes)

    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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  8. Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? Season 2 Episode 2 - Heart to Heart
    8.1/10(64 votes)

    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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  9. Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? Season 2 Episode 9 - The Expert
    8.1/10(59 votes)

    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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  10. Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? Season 2 Episode 1 - Absent Friends
    8.0/10(68 votes)

    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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  11. Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? Season 2 Episode 3 - The Ant and the Grasshopper
    8.0/10(63 votes)

    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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  12. Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? Season 2 Episode 11 - The Go-Between
    8.0/10(60 votes)

    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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  13. Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? Season 2 Episode 10 - Between Ourselves
    7.8/10(60 votes)

    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.

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

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"The Great Race" is the best rated episode of Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? season 2. It scored 9.0/10 from 85 votes. Directed by Bernard Thompson and written by Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais, it aired on February 5, 1974.