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The Likely Lads

TV·1964–2001·3 seasons, 20 episodes·BBC Two·Comedy·30m·Created by Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais

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Terry Collier and Bob Ferris are good friends. Terry was working class and secure in his life, whereas Bob was more aspirational, determined to work his way to a better place. Both viewed the others' worldview with disdain, but they were united by events, generally revolving around the pursuit of women. Although 20 total episodes were filmed, only 10 are currently known to survive. There is one missing from the first season, three from the second, and six from the final run.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01The Likely Lads S01E06The SuitorS01E06 · 7.0Terry enlists Bob's help to try to get rid of his sister's Italian boyfriend.

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Episodes by season

Season016Episodes1964–65Aired 7.0Season avg
  1. S01E01The Likely Lads S01E01Entente CordialeDecember 16, 1964The Lads return home from their first foreign holiday, pursued by a French girl they met in Spain.
  2. S01E02The Likely Lads S01E02Double DateDecember 23, 1964A lovelorn Bob is cheered up by a double date.
  3. S01E03The Likely Lads S01E03Older Women Are More ExperiencedDecember 30, 1964Terry finds an older girlfriend, and Bob finds a younger one.
  4. S01E04The Other Side of the FenceJanuary 6, 1965Bob is offered a better job, in management.
  5. S01E05Chance of a LifetimeJanuary 13, 1965The Lads are offered the chance to emigrate to Australia.
  6. S01E06The Likely Lads S01E06The SuitorJanuary 20, 1965 7.0Terry enlists Bob's help to try to get rid of his sister's Italian boyfriend.

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season026Episodes1965AiredSeason avg
  1. S02E01Baby,It's Cold OutsideJune 16, 1965Bob and Terry have a date with a couple of nurses who are leaving the area in a few days time.
  2. S02E02A Star is BornJune 23, 1965It never pays to criticise someone else's singing if you can't sing yourself.
  3. S02E03Talk of the TownJune 30, 2001Bob has a hangover and the events of the party the night before are a complete blank.
  4. S02E04Last of the Big SpendersJuly 7, 1965While visiting a department store, Bob and Terry try to impress two pretty demonstrators by buying up most of their products.
  5. S02E05Far-Away PlacesJuly 14, 1965After blowing all their money on the two demonstrators, Bob and Terry have to come up with ways of paying for their planned holiday.
  6. S02E06Where Have All the Flowers GoneJuly 21, 1965A wedding for one of Terry's relatives causes tongues to wag - "when are you and Bob going to get married, isn't it about time?".

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Season038Episodes1966AiredSeason avg
  1. S03E01Outward BoundJune 4, 1966Bob's idea of a weekend away starts to interest Terry when he is told the place they are going to is full of beatniks - to him that means fr
  2. S03E02Friends and NeighboursJune 11, 1966Bob has a dilemma - he is dating 17 year old Lorna Perrin and gets on well with her middle-class parents. Next door to the Perrin's is a vil
  3. S03E03The Likely Lads S03E03RockerJune 18, 1966Bob has bought a second-hand scooter and dreams of Sunday morning rides to the country with a "bird" on the back.
  4. S03E04Brief EncounterJune 25, 1966Bob and Terry are at the local dance hall and having little success finding a dance partner. They decide to split up to change their luck an
  5. S03E05The Razor's EdgeJuly 2, 1966Bob has had chicken pox and Terry has kept away from his friend for 3 weeks in order not to catch it. When he does pluck up the courage to s
  6. S03E06Anchors AweighJuly 9, 1966After friends pull out of a boating holiday on the Norfolk Broads, Bob persuades Terry to take up the offer when he explains that it would b
  7. S03E07Love and MarriageJuly 16, 1966While they await the start of a mate's stag night, Terry and Bob are pleased to see Duggie, an old friend who is now married with a baby. Ta
  8. S03E08Goodbye to All ThatJuly 23, 1966Bob signs up for the army As the weeks go by Terry starts to miss him and finally decides to join him only to discover that Bob has been di

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

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