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

Genre:Comedy
Network:BBC One

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!

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...
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  • Conduct Unbecoming
    9.0/10(70)
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    #1 - Conduct Unbecoming

    Season 2 Episode 12

    Aired 4/2/1974

    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

    Writer: Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais

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  • The Great Race
    8.9/10(72)
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    #2 - The Great Race

    Season 2 Episode 5

    Aired 2/5/1974

    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

    Writer: Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais

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  • Affairs and Relations
    8.7/10(62)
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    #3 - Affairs and Relations

    Season 2 Episode 8

    Aired 3/5/1974

    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

    Writer: Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais

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  • One For the Road
    8.6/10(54)
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    #4 - One For the Road

    Season 2 Episode 4

    Aired 1/22/1974

    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

    Writer: Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais

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  • Some Day We'll Laugh About All This
    8.4/10(53)
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    #5 - Some Day We'll Laugh About All This

    Season 2 Episode 6

    Aired 2/19/1974

    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

    Writer: Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais

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  • In Harm's Way
    8.4/10(51)
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    #6 - In Harm's Way

    Season 2 Episode 7

    Aired 2/26/1974

    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

    Writer: Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais

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  • The Shape of Things to Come
    8.3/10(56)
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    #7 - The Shape of Things to Come

    Season 2 Episode 13

    Aired 4/9/1974

    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

    Writer: Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais

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  • Heart to Heart
    8.0/10(56)
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    #8 - Heart to Heart

    Season 2 Episode 2

    Aired 1/8/1974

    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

    Writer: Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais

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  • The Expert
    8.0/10(52)
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    #9 - The Expert

    Season 2 Episode 9

    Aired 3/12/1974

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

    Director: Bernard Thompson

    Writer: Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais

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  • Absent Friends
    7.9/10(56)
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    #10 - Absent Friends

    Season 2 Episode 1

    Aired 1/1/1974

    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

    Writer: Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais

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  • The Go-Between
    7.9/10(51)
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    #11 - The Go-Between

    Season 2 Episode 11

    Aired 3/26/1974

    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

    Writer: Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais

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  • The Ant and the Grasshopper
    7.8/10(55)
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    #12 - The Ant and the Grasshopper

    Season 2 Episode 3

    Aired 1/15/1974

    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

    Writer: Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais

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  • Between Ourselves
    7.7/10(52)
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    #13 - Between Ourselves

    Season 2 Episode 10

    Aired 3/19/1974

    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

    Writer: Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Conduct Unbecoming" is the best rated episode of "Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?" season 2. It scored 9/10 based on 70 votes. Directed by Bernard Thompson and written by Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais, it aired on 4/2/1974. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Great Race".