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The Worst Episodes of Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?

Every episode of Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?!

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...
Genre:Comedy
Network:BBC One

Worst Episodes Summary

"Between Ourselves" is the worst rated episode of "Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?". It scored 7.6/10 based on 50 votes. Directed by Bernard Thompson and written by Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais, it aired on 3/19/1974. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Ant and the Grasshopper".

  • Between Ourselves
    7.6/1050 votes
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    #1 - 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

  • The Ant and the Grasshopper
    7.8/1054 votes
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    #2 - 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

  • Absent Friends
    7.9/1055 votes
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    #3 - 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

  • The Go-Between
    7.9/1050 votes
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    #4 - 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

  • Moving On
    8.0/1066 votes
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    #5 - Moving On

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1/30/1973

    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

    Writer: Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais

  • Count Down
    8.0/1056 votes
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    #6 - Count Down

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 3/20/1973

    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

    Writer: Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais

  • Heart to Heart
    8.0/1054 votes
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    #7 - 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

  • The Expert
    8.0/1051 votes
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    #8 - 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

  • Birthday Boy
    8.1/1063 votes
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    #9 - Birthday Boy

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/13/1973

    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

    Writer: Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais

  • Home is the Hero
    8.2/1068 votes
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    #10 - Home is the Hero

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/16/1973

    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

    Writer: Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais

  • Cold Feet
    8.2/1060 votes
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    #11 - Cold Feet

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/23/1973

    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

    Writer: Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais

  • The Old Magic
    8.2/1062 votes
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    #12 - The Old Magic

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 3/13/1973

    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

    Writer: Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais

  • Boys Night In
    8.2/1056 votes
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    #13 - Boys Night In

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 3/27/1973

    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

    Writer: Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais

  • Strangers On A Train
    8.3/1083 votes
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    #14 - Strangers On A Train

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/9/1973

    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

    Writer: Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais

  • I'll Never Forget Whatshername
    8.3/1062 votes
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    #15 - I'll Never Forget Whatshername

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/6/1973

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

    Director: James Gilbert

    Writer: Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais

  • Storm In a Tea Chest
    8.3/1064 votes
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    #16 - Storm In a Tea Chest

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 3/6/1973

    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

    Writer: Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais

  • The Shape of Things to Come
    8.3/1055 votes
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    #17 - 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

  • Someday We'll Laugh About All This
    8.4/1052 votes
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    #18 - Someday 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

  • In Harms Way
    8.4/1049 votes
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    #19 - In Harms 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

  • Guess Who's Coming To Dinner?
    8.6/1067 votes
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    #20 - Guess Who's Coming To Dinner?

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 2/27/1973

    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

    Writer: Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais

  • End of An Era
    8.6/1059 votes
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    #21 - End of An Era

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 4/3/1973

    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

    Writer: Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais

  • One For the Road
    8.6/1052 votes
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    #22 - 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

  • Affairs and Relations
    8.7/1061 votes
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    #23 - 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

  • The Great Race
    8.9/1068 votes
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    #24 - 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

  • No Hiding Place
    9.0/10101 votes
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    #25 - No Hiding Place

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 2/20/1973

    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

    Writer: Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais