The Likely Lads (1976)
With the destruction of their previous neighbourhood has inevitably come the destruction of the lads’ favoured watering hole The Fat Ox. Again, it’s Bob rather than Terry who is visibly distressed by this. Upset and much the worse for free alcohol, Bob then storms into the library to seek sympathy from Thelma - who is, predictably, unimpressed. So when Thelma finds out that Terry has been getting semi-serious with glamorous Finnish shop assistant Chris, she takes it upon herself to try and pair them off for good via planning first a dinner party and then that mainstay of 70s comedy, a camping expedition. Of course, things don’t go quite according to plan and before you can say ‘I can see the way this is going’ we are set up for japes, larks and embarrassing incidents aplenty, which culminate in the lads getting rather fed up with their partners’ attempts to inflict the rugged outdoor lifestyle upon them and trying to hitch up and drive off with the girls still asleep in the caravan.
Director: Michael Tuchner
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James Bolam as Terry |
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Rodney Bewes as Bob |
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Brigit Forsyth as Thelma |
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Mary Tamm as Christina |
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Sheila Fearn as Audrey |
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Zena Walker as Laura |
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Alun Armstrong as Tommy |
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Judy Buxton as Iris |
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Vicki Michelle as Glenys |
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Michelle Newell as Alice |
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Penny Irving as Sandy |
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Susan Tracy as Edith |
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Gordon Griffin as Cyril |
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Edward Wilson as Les |
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Ronald Lacey as Ernie |
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Elizabeth Lax as Wendy |
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Linda Robson as Marsha |
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Ian McDiarmid as Vicar |
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Eric Mason as Truck Driver |
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Anulka Dziubinska as Dawn |
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Roger Avon as Joe |
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Christian Rodska as Pump Attendant |
| Writing | Ian La Frenais | Writer |
| Writing | Dick Clement | Writer |
| Directing | Michael Tuchner | Director |
| Directing | Kip Gowans | Assistant Director |
| Art | George Dean | Painter |
