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The Likely Lads

The Likely Lads

1976Movie⏱️ 1h 30m
Comedy
6.6
IMDB Rating
1,350 votes

Bob and Terry find their lifelong friendship beginning to change as Terry becomes involved with a new woman. Bob is dismayed, but his wife sees the opportunity to get Terry married off and put a wedge between the friends.

Director
Michael Tuchner
Writers
Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais
Stars
Rodney Bewes, James Bolam, Brigit Forsyth
Release Date
April 8, 1976
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
💬 23
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Rodney Bewes
Rodney Bewes
as Bob Ferris
James Bolam
James Bolam
as Terry Collier
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Brigit Forsyth
as Thelma Ferris
Mary Tamm
Mary Tamm
as Christina
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Sheila Fearn
as Audrey Collier
Zena Walker
Zena Walker
as Laura Windsor
Anulka Dziubinska
Anulka Dziubinska
as Dawn Windsor
Alun Armstrong
Alun Armstrong
as Tommy - Milkman
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Judy Buxton
as Iris
Vicki Michelle
Vicki Michelle
as Glenys

🎬 Technical Specs

Sound
Mono
Filming Location
The Beehive, Hartley Lane, Earsdon, Whitley Bay, Tyne & Wear, England, UK
Production
Anglo-EMI Film Distributors

🏷️ Keywords

spinoff from tvnewcastle upon tyneold friendsmarried manbachelor

🎯 Categories

Comedy

⭐ Featured Review

Bob and Terry hit the big screen with typically miserable glee‏.
by hitchcockthelegend2011-07-07
8/10

"A big screen outing for likely lads Rodney Bewes and James Bolam, it's a spin off from the popular TV shows that the two made in the 60's and 70's. It's directed by Michael Tuchner and written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais. Plot sees lifelong friends Bob Ferris (Bewes) and Terry Collier (Bolam) finding that times are a changing very fast. When the street where they grew up starts to be demolished, the pair feel the pangs of nostalgia more than most, even bringing the onset of a sort of mid-life crisis. Bob has to face life in the normality of a marriage to the no non..."

💡 Did You Know?

Alun Armstrong (Tommy - Milkman) appeared in the series 2 episode Conduct Unbecoming (1974) as the character Douggie Scaife. He later starred with James Bolam in New Tricks (2003) in the early 21st Century.

📖 Synopsis

Bob and Terry find their lifelong friendship beginning to change as Terry becomes involved with a new woman. Bob is dismayed, but his wife sees the opportunity to get Terry married off and put a wedge between the friends.