Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads?

Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads? is a TV show on Yesterday. Classic '70s sitcom about two lads from Newcastle. The program has been available since 2026. A total of 25 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in June 2026.
Last broadcast:01/06/2026 at 03:00
Last episode
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35:00Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads?
1973 sitcom sequel, by the creators of Porridge and Auf Wiedersehen, Pet. Terry has a golden rule: 'Do unto others as they would do unto you, but do it first'.
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30:001970s sitcom sequel with James Bolam and Rodney Bewes as two mismatched mates. Bob becomes more and more depressed by Thelma's absence and Terry's housekeeping.
35:00Rodney Bewes and James Bolam are the original men behaving badly. Thelma is still at home with her mother, so it's up to Terry to soothe Bob's furrowed brow.
30:00Comedy gold from Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, the writers of Porridge and Auf Wiedersehen, Pet. Thelma has gone back to her mother, leaving Bob to bemoan his fate.
45:00Sitcom sequel that surpasses the original. Bob takes time away from Thelma to join Terry on a fishing trip. He's racked by guilt, but is not the guilty one.
35:00Laddish comedy series from the creators of Porridge. After hurting his foot, Bob visits the hospital - where Terry now works as a porter.
40:00Brilliant 1970s sitcom. Bob and Thelma go away to Scotland for the weekend, leaving Terry in charge of their new home. Will Bob never learn?
40:00The original men behaving badly. Bob and Terry challenge each other to a cross-country cycle race. Of course, you would expect the wily Terry to cheat - but Bob?
40:00Laddish laughs. According to Shakespeare, 'wine is a gentle stimulant and good companion' - and so is Terry on the night Bob gets breathalysed.
40:00Sitcom about two ill-matched friends, from the writers of Porridge and Auf Wiedersehen Pet. Bob's married life promises work, worry and wallpapering.
40:00Clement and La Frenais' sitcom sequel. 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?
40:001970s comedy at its finest. Bob and Thelma begin their married life with a Norwegian honeymoon - far away from Terry's destructive influence.
Series 1
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40:00The classic sitcom about two ill-matched friends. 'Those whom God hath joined together let no man put asunder' - does that include Terry Collier?
40:0070s sitcom sequel from arguably Britain's finest comedy scribes - Clement and La Frenais. To Terry's dismay, Bob scorns the stag night tradition of drunken revelry.
40:00Iconic 1970s sitcom with James Bolam and Rodney Bewes. Mrs Chambers has grandiose plans for Thelma's wedding to Bob. But stirred up by Terry's ridicule, the men rebel.
40:00Rodney Bewes and James Bolam play chalk and cheese mates Bob and Terry in this 70s sitcom. Feeling nostalgic, the lads decide to chat up two women at a restaurant.
40:0070s sitcom from the creators of Porridge. Terry helps Bob move his treasured possessions from his old house to the new one, but Thelma does not approve.
40:00Laddish sitcom from the terrific team of Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais. Bob thinks Terry needs new mates, so invites him to a trendy dinner party.
40:00Perhaps the most well-remembered episode of the classic sitcom. Bob and Terry try to avoid hearing a football score before they watch a recording of the match on TV.
40:00Buddy sitcom sequel. Bob throws a surprise party for Terry. But when Terry is blindfolded and led into the crowd, he criticises old pals, unaware that they are present.