The likely Lads Posted Fri Aug 25 00:50:59 BST 2000 by Anonymous

Any Back-stage info on Whatever happened to the likely Lads?
Trouble is, there are so many shite, new comedies, that people forget that there arew good, old ones.

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Posted By Bent Halo on Fri Aug 25 02:07:59 BST 2000:

I know a guy in Newcastle whose leg appears on the edge of the frame during the bus capers in the film.

He also vetted Bewes' first house for him and his wife. I could probably give you address.

Not exactly back-stage news, but the best I can muster.

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Posted By stuart on Fri Aug 25 15:13:05 BST 2000:

Apparently Bolam and Bews hated each other. It doesn't come across on screen, mind.

Anyone know the title of a 1970s sitcom with Rodney Bewes programme where he would write to his mother every week? I saw it when I was a child and it's driving me spare wondering what it was called.

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Posted By Bob on Sat Aug 26 17:56:23 BST 2000:

'Dear Mother, Dear Albert'

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Posted By Justin on Sat Aug 26 20:24:31 BST 2000:

>'Dear Mother, Dear Albert'

Think it was actually called "Dear Mother...Love Albert". Co-written by Bewes himself, apparently.

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Posted By stuart on Tue Aug 29 11:59:52 BST 2000:

That's it! Cheers.

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Posted By Joe4SOTCAA on Fri Sep 1 23:18:40 BST 2000:

Heard some story about how Bolam was attempting to stop the BBC repeating Likely Lads at some point because he was worried that it was harming his career. Rodney Bewes said 'Oy! Now hang on a minute...'

'Ye've put sugar in it...'

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Posted By Liz 2 on Sat Sep 2 01:21:09 BST 2000:

The Likely Lads film is one of my all time favourites, along with the Porridge film. Clement & Le Frenais didn't dick about.

"I'd offer you a can but I've only got ten"

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Posted By Steve Berry on Mon Sep 4 11:14:57 BST 2000:

>The Likely Lads film is one of my all time favourites, along with the Porridge film. Clement & Le Frenais didn't dick about.

Hear hear! Although the trend for releasing films based on TV sitcoms under the Hammer label all but fucked British Lion, it did give rise to at least these two gems.

"Yeah, a wooded glade crawling with bleedin' cops."

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