Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads
Season 1
Terry and Bob from The Likely Lads (1964) continue their life after Terry arrives home from serving in the Army to discover that Bob is about to marry his girlfriend Thelma. Can Thelma lead Bob onto the straight and narrow path or will Terry divert things once again ?
Where to Watch Season 1
13 Episodes
- Cold Feet
E3Cold FeetBob 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. - I'll Never Forget Whatshername
E5I'll Never Forget WhatshernameBemoaning the fact that all the girls in his little black book seem to have moved or married Terry comes across one who really turned him on on an outing to Blackpool but when he rings her number it turns out to be Thelma. Bob tries to fix his friend up with a couple of dates but both girls remember Bob, not Terry, as being the red hot lover. - Guess Who's Coming To Dinner?
E8Guess Who's Coming To Dinner?Bob believes that Terry should broaden his social horizons and invites him to a dinner party he and Thelma are attending, hosted by their middle-class friends Alan and Brenda. Embarrassment reigns when it turns out that Brenda is from working class origins which she is trying to hide and is known to Terry from early school days, a fact of which he keeps reminding her. A row ensues with Thelma oddly siding with Terry. - Storm In a Tea Chest
E9Storm In a Tea ChestBob plans to move some of his old belongings into his new house but Thelma, regarding them as junk, gives them to the vicar for the church jumble sale. Unaware of this Bob reports them stolen. Later he buys them back from the vicar but gets arrested for the 'burglary' he reported. Ultimately he disposes of his memorabilia only to find Thelma filling the house with her old things. - The Old Magic
E10The Old MagicTerry 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. - Count Down
E11Count DownPreparations for Bob and Thelma's wedding are in full swing, largely down to Thelma's mother, who is organizing everything. Feeling redundant Bob and Terry join Thelma's father, all of them in their wedding suits, in the pub and drown their sorrows. After a few pints and shorts they decide to return their morning suits to the outfitters as a sign of rebellion but back down when they encounter Thelma's mother. - Boys Night In
E12Boys Night InTerry is shocked when Bob decides to eschew a boozy stag night for a quiet night in, playing Ludo. However, after Bob has spilt ink on his trousers, Terry takes him to an all night laundrette to clean them, opening a bottle of whisky to share. The combined result of the drink and the sleeping pills Bob has been taking to calm his pre-wedding nerves cause him to pass out - and get arrested for drunken behaviour.
