The Likely Lads - A Special Christmas Edition 1974

Classic festive comedy special starring Rodney Bewes & James Bolam. Thelma starts Christmas Shopping in September, while Terry faces Christmas on his own

[@scottfraser8825]

I watch this every Christmas. My favourite sitcom ever. A true masterpiece.

[@jacksdjfam]

Me too. Easily the best Christmas special

[@bodsnvimto]

@@jacksdjfam A wonderful Xmas special to a great series. And my favourite of all was the film. perhaps the only '70s sitcom spinoff which worked 100%? Happy Christmas if you are probably one of only two people to read this tonight and/or for anyone else in future years.

[@alexlazebat839]

@@bodsnvimto yes better film than its rivals

[@johnboyle4797]

One of the best sitcoms ever made, absolutely timeless.

[@paullynton-green6570]

We didn't have much by today's standards but with hindsight those days were truly magical.how ,even though l know we can't live in the past l would swap it for todays life in a heartbeat. All the best.

[@cliffheywood9224]

me too mate, best wishes

[@blackcountrywench6483]

Me as well no one talks to each other anymore and you knew everyone in your street

[@pyewackett5]

Fuzzy felts, kerplunk, chocolate oranges & Slade on the radio . Those were the days ! 🎀☃️🎄

[@OldManDave1960]

Mousetrap, Monopoly, selection boxes, Brüt 33 ("Splash it all over")

[@blackcountrywench6483]

We have lost so much Christmas was so special back then

[@bevsartsandcrafts715]

I loved Fuzzy Felt. I might have to buy myself some 🥰

[@stewartmcrae8007]

What's Fuzzy felts kerplunk and brut 33

[@alexlazebat839]

@@stewartmcrae8007 brut 33 is aftershave

[@ysgol3]

I LOVE how Bob and Terry remember their early childhoods so precisely - and how Bob remains upset about Terry's revelation about Santa Claus. Watching it now, Christmas Eve 2022, it's as brilliantly original and funny as ever.

[@The_Mighty_Fiction]

Shared memories usually hang around, although they often make different stories. 😋

[@jaccusefashion]

I can't believe this is 48 years old. It is so brilliant.

[@rickykilby4672]

The 1970s for me was the golden age for sitcoms.When you think of the brilliant writers around at the time Galton and Simpson, La frenais and clement,Eric Chappell and David nobby to name a few. Not forgetting the fantastic acting talent too,bewes and Bolam,Corbett and Brambell,and Leonard Rossiter.Truly a golden age.

[@bodsnvimto]

Whilst I fully agree with your sentiment (if not your spelling and spacing between words - sorry if that sounds mean but I'm just trying to have a laugh), I feel you forgot to mention the best '70s talent of all - a certain Mr Ronnie Barker.

[@SamuelBlack84]

70s humour is pretty dated in many ways, but at least it was innocent and seen as nothing beyond a cheap joke Unlike these days

[@paullynton-green6570]

Fantastic comedy writers and actors.watching these brings back the feelgood factor.

[@sandranaylor2348]

One of the best British comedies. Far better than todays offerings

[@colinvenus3053]

RIP Thelma. Brilliant go between for Bob and Terry.

[@user-kv3fm8rt6m]

Went like a barn house door in a blizzard ;

[@alanglasgowbassist]

Just discovered that she recently passed away. Sad news indeed. RIP Brigit😢

[@jopaterson1664]

Great legs

[@lawrencejhutchinson]

Bob and Terry were the only comedy duo who could seriously rival Stan and Ollie! I've got every episode on DVD and I never get tired of watching them!

[@davecollins9128]

Still Game too

[@heraldeventsandfilms5970]

@@davecollins9128 For fuck's sake!

[@MartysWhiteSuit]

I've got every episode as well, I think. It says so much.

[@MartysWhiteSuit]

@@davecollins9128 Yes, Still Game, too. Excellent. Who needs that 'Friends' stuff, eh? Garbage. The Hogmanay special is one of the funniest things I've ever seen.

[@bobscratchett5346]

@@MartysWhiteSuit thé Hogmanay special! Thé flash back to the party and Isla throwing herself at Tam! Comedy at its best from start to finish. Comedy well written like Still Game, On the Buses, Steptoe and Son, The Golden Girls. Witty sarcasm. The best

[@claimnumber515]

Terry and Bob are the only actors who 50 years later are still Terry and Bob. I used to love The Likely Lads. Rest in peace Rodney Ferris. To me you will always be Bob.

[@redlabel3977]

timeless and decent comedy , it was a great time to be living through.

[@hanszlh6522]

absolovely lutely !!

[@bodsnvimto]

Looking back, it might not have been that great but it seemed like it was brilliant at the time. I was born in '63 but utterly consider myself a child of the 70s. My daughter is just out of her teens, I feel sorry for her generation who can't even have a laugh without fear of a backlash from somebody or other. Give me a classic '70s sitcom - best of all an Xmas special - over the modern Americanised/PC (same thing) so-called (ahem!) ' humour' of today.

[@robertkelly469]

A good time to be a kid.

[@OldManDave1960]

My comprehensive school days. Many fond memories. ❤

[@deidraboswell8451]

Decent? He's cheating on his wife! Disgusting

[@jenniferjones188]

Loved the likely lads Im 56 now I used to watch this in the 70s. I was a young kid then great days great comedies Steptoe and Son Rising Damp Two Ronnies fall and rise of reginald perrin.

[@chrisevans5259]

Miss those glorious golden years of Christmas telly of the 70s and 80s.....the anticipation and excitement for the annual Christmas specials , filled you with a joy for weeks before,...you just don't get that same feelingl from the telly we get today....great memories of wonderful times

[@jasonorton8455]

Thanks 4 saying that so true Christmas night brill tv what's happened

[@paullynton-green6570]

It was a very special era.

[@Lifelongloser]

True. But I feel like every day is like Christmas Day with KZbin and Netflix and Amazon Prime Video.

[@kevinscott1600]

auf wiedersehen pet

[@hawkeye4528]

Priceless ! First saw this with my parents as a young kid back in 1974. Half the jokes went clean over my head then, but still so funny in 2020.

[@je7887]

Probably still don't know the lines!

[@tinytonymaloney7832]

I was never allowed to stay up and watch it when i was younger,

[@annoldham3018]

I was 7 at the time and watching it as a grown up is a whole different experience. It was quite suggestive humour back then 😂.

[@stepheng8779]

Watched this as a young lad at the time, never forgot Thelma's Peter Pan outfit 🤪 Oh to go back to those times, the curtains have more personality than most comedians these days 😂

[@mocrg]

I remember this too!

[@johnbarry1965]

Are the curtains the same ones used in " Only fools and Horses" from the Trotters flat?

[@Paul8342]

RIP Rodney Bewes - thanks for the laughs!

[@donna1420]

I watch this every Christmas. RIP Brigid

[@davesmith4819]

Brilliant brilliant brilliant happy memories of being twelve years old.

[@MrMenefrego1]

Compared to the depressing crap they offer up today, this is pure gold!

[@alanfox691]

And it is most definitely depressing crap & no mistake.

[@samholden4171]

Best Christmases were in 70s 80s as a child & teenager.

[@contact3604]

This show, was loved by my brother! I was only young, but l remember it well.😊🤔 I remember love thy neighbor too Dr Who, of cause was the best👍😊 In the eighties, l remember the Tomorrow People, and Hitchhiking Guide to the Galaxy and you can't miss the Two Ronnies👍 Everything was funny, and no one took offence. Those were the days! lm sure even though, there were problems people were much happier. Anyway enjoy the program, everybody. Moira From England.

[@anythingbootneck]

So very true!👍🏻

[@poisoninyourcoffeewolvesof5182]

Absolutely!

[@pollymotley5041]

It's never really felt like Christmas since.

[@markbennett2170]

If only we could bottle the atmosphere those 70's Christmases created. I watched What ever happened to the likely lads Christmas special from1974 last night. Pure gold!

[@janekelleher1758]

I’ve watched these so many times I know them of be heart ❤️ 😂

[@jonfitz2278]

Absolutely brilliant bring,s back Beautiful Memories when Comedy was Actually Funny R.I.P Rodney

[@happyfeet4506]

Ah the days when you could laugh without upsetting someone. They don't make em like this anymore. Thanks for the upload 👍😂😂

[@jahno7154]

There is nothing in this episode that would upset anyone

[@happyfeet4506]

@@jahno7154 The drink driving would upset a few people

[@jahno7154]

@@happyfeet4506 Didn't think of that but I saw this episode on UK Gold a few years ago and they cut out the bit when Bob says I could even take Rolf Harris now that's taking it a bit too far for me.

[@happyfeet4506]

@@jahno7154 for me comedy is comedy once you start cutting bits out it looses its appeal. Let's take the only fools and horses dvd box set it's been cut to ribbons a once great comedy ruined by the pc brigade

[@jahno7154]

@@gingerfellah5665 Its so sad that people want to hear the words coon paki poof and old men lusting over teenage girls to have a big laugh when their was so much good funny comedy without outdated humour it was funny back then but not now

[@davechard1143]

Thelma was lovely in that Peter Pan costume.

[@frederiklestermann2859]

A country I recognise👍

[@Sally-lg1vn]

Couldn't agree more 👏 Wish my city was busy on a Saturday 😢

[@mohammaddavoudian7897]

Back watching this great series again. This comedy was written and acted beautifully. Good old 1970s!

[@BRI535D]

RIP Rodney.You were part of one of the most treasured comedies to have graced our TV screens.Absolute classic.I know you were immensely proud of this too.God bless.

[@ianfraser5169]

I've been watching bob and Terry since I was 5 years old. I'm now 30 years old. Parents taught me right.

[@MartysWhiteSuit]

Oh God, fondly remembered. It's a world long gone. If only it were the same nowadays.

[@billauger5619]

I love it makes me want to live up there

[@TelexToTexel]

1974: energy crisis, strikes, three-day weeks, I guess we all miss that for sure.

[@notonyournelly1533]

God.. the 70s were a depressing time for lots of reasons.. I'm glad we have moved on

[@jackiecampbell7903]

@@billauger5619 xxx

[@scottandrewbrass]

@@gingerfellah5665 So you do understand the series after all?

[@Sentinel20.7]

I remember seeing this episode when it was first broadcast. Brilliant then, brilliant now, nearly 50 years later. Great British comedy and humour, virtually unknown these days.

[@chriswright5016]

One of the best situation comedies ever. Fabulous.

[@lippywong4181]

I was a pupil at the nearby Manor Park school on Addycombe Terrace when the learner driver scenes were filmed in 1974. Hordes of us kids were permitted to watch the proceedings from a distance, I remember 'Bob and Thelma' stopped their car just yards from us excited kids, this was probably between takes. They remain seated in their car motionless like statues and totally oblivious to the mayhem around them. It has taken almost 45 years to finally identify that this was the episode that was filmed outside my old school. Of course being a 12 yo at the time I was too young to watch nor appreciate the Likely lads back then, but now it remains a treasured memory of times gone past.

[@redlightspellsdanger7177]

Thank you sharing your wonderful story!

[@lippywong4181]

@@redlightspellsdanger7177 you're welcome, I am living in Singapore since '93, so don't get to see old brit shows unless is on youtube

[@redlightspellsdanger7177]

@@lippywong4181 thanks for your reply, they’re still on KZbin! Please tell me about Singapore and its cleanliness

[@lippywong4181]

@@redlightspellsdanger7177 Well it is world famous for it's cleanliness and efficiency but the hot n humid climate is unbearable alot of times, cars and property super expensive!

[@Wotsitorlabart]

@@redlightspellsdanger7177 It's very clean. A bit like Paul McCartney's 'grandad'.

[@williambell8282]

Bridget Forsyth........utterly lovely

[@simplesmeerkat1665]

Reminds me of good homely Christmases with my parents. Thank you for this x

[@santorini8423]

It does mate, I was born in 65 and Xmas finished for me, when both mine went…

[@paullynton-green6570]

I agree. When you lose you're parents nothing can fill the void.

[@Senna-xi1gr]

Wi aye man! Bloody cracking 👍🇬🇧 cheers.

[@jameslevens2773]

I've just discovered that Rodney Bewes has died. I enjoyed watching Rodney and James Bolam in re-runs of Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads. Farewell Rodney. You will be remembered forever.

[@thewomble1509]

So long Rodney Bewes. Thanks for the laughs.

[@1061andy]

Brilliant comedy - cheers me up no end. Memories of the 70s...

[@1Rik1]

As a 14 year old, I remember thinking I would appreciate Thelma a lot more than Bob did!

[@scottirvine121]

Appreciate….a euphemism for ride 🤣

[@jacktar9567]

my thoughts exactly!

[@paullynton-green6570]

The lovely briget forsyth .God bless.

[@briancox9357]

If you like being constantly nagged in a whiny voice

[@davidtomlinson6138]

Same here

[@robertcotgrave5920]

I absolutely adored Thelma. She always made me 😁. It's nice looking back on Christmas 🎄 past. This year will be very different though.

[@SamuelBlack84]

Alas, no more Thelma

[@peterevans3839]

She had a cracking little body !

[@markalexander3487]

The best of the 1970's sitcoms. They could've shown this on television over Christmas 2021.

[@garethjones6566]

Christmas isn't Christmas without watching this.

[@alanfox691]

Christmas just is not what it was full stop & it gets more & more about spending more every year . We got my Nephew, Neece & Brother in law a P.S 5 for Christmas there my Nephew 5 then 6 now I sead to him that will do you for a few years but eventually The P.S 6 will come out I sesd yes & he sead when that comes out you can get me that aswell. I just laughed & thought your Dam lucky you got the PS 5. Kids now see Christmas totally different to when I was a kid growing up in the 80"s , 90's our parents had to make a lot of sacrifices my Dad was on a three day working week in the early 90's , Mum had a part time job in a newsagents in the village so there was not always a lot of money growing up. They made sure we could get what we need but it was nothing spectacular a lot of the time I was always grateful to get what I could. But kids now just expect the best of the best no matter what the cost of it all they see is they want it . It was funny though we where always getting them the P.S 5 but three weeks before Christmas my Nephew pipes up to his Mum I would like a P.S 5 from Christmas remember he is only 5 at that time. His Mum my Sister has to try not give the game away it's tucked away in there garage at this point next to the house they are in the garage for something & my Nephew asked what is that over there lol.

[@leswainwright5343]

Used to love the Likely Lads, typical northerners of the 70,s,remind me of myself then

[@TheFifaFootballChannel]

Thanks. Whatever happened to the likely lads is one of the greatest comedy series ever. Sadly, its relatively unknown. I watched them as a boy and I still watch and laugh at this classic series. Comedy does not get better than this

[@jrgboy]

It's been repeated quite often on the UK Yesterday channel, an episode was on this Tuesday early evening.

[@Pauls_Archive]

The Fifa 17 Football Channel. Shot in 4K. The Channel GOLD often show them as well, there was a few episodes on a couple of weeks ago

[@Pauls_Archive]

newdawnnation That's your problem then mate, it's been shown on GOLD recently, check your TV guide, it's been on all this week :) I've checked my TV choice magazine for 6 - 12 May, and it's been on Mon - Fri at 9.20am repeated at 2.40pm, Seriously, posts like yours annoy me big time, doubting that I actually watched a program on a particular channel. . . I mean, come on!!. It's easier to check first

[@Pauls_Archive]

jrgboy Exactly yes, and Yesterday is a UKTV owned channel, same as GOLD is. They often swap the programs around from channel to channel

[@Pauls_Archive]

newdawnnation Bolan doesn't have the rights to do that anyway. . . They were made for the BBC, which own the copyrights, I doubt he would have the powers to stop them indefinitely. I did read that myself somewhere on here. I've never seen anything official to say he stopped them, This Christmas special was actually shown both on BBC2 and GOLD a couple of Christmas ago, I actually remember thinking, I wonder why they have shown it so close together on 2 different channels. . .but then, not everyone has channels like GOLD, So, if he did stop them repeating it, it's either expired now or BBC took no notice and showed them anyway

[@lesleycunningham8094]

Christmas in the 70s was magical my grandma was a true pillow stone of my life my best friend her stories of her youth through ww1 I feel a heavy heart now she has gone I feel very lucky to have grown up knowing her through 60s and 70s her name was is Nellie. I hope she is looking down on me especially Christmas time

[@lindastanley229]

I am sure your grandma is around you often especially at Christmas.x

[@ianshippen279]

RIP Brigit Forsyth ..

[@ericrobson4291]

Rest in peace Thelma ❤

[@Sally-lg1vn]

Pet ❤❤

[@Derwent03]

what a classic. my Mum used to watch this back in the 70's. it's only now I can appreciate what she loved so much about these characters.

[@blackcountrywench6483]

How I miss these days people used to talk to each other and Christmas was a happy and family affair now Christmas doesn't mean anything no carols in school no nativity plays we seem to have lost all those things

[@user-rq2qv4gz8s]

Are you writing this as a parody?

[@thebadloser]

This has the best theme tune of any sitcom I can think of. Really evocative.

[@thebadloser]

@fifthof seagrams Hope this won't make you cry! kzbin.info/www/bejne/d4e7nGCfgJp6nbc

[@gregkinsky3443]

I just came across this Britcom a few months ago, and I have to agree that the theme song is really wonderful. It was written by the extremely talented Ronnie Hazelhurst, who also wrote the theme songs to "Are You Being Served?", "Yes, Minister/Prime Minister) among others.

[@thebadloser]

@@gregkinsky3443 No - it was written by Mike Hugg (formerly of Manfred Mann) and Ian La Frenais (the series writer).

[@tracywaring3769]

It always makes me cry x

[@lochavich97]

Just wonderful to discover this classic, I loved this programme absolutely excellent to see proper non PC comedy channel & that theme tune, seems so relevant now. Happier Days indeed before the world went completely feckin mad.

[@davidarmstrong3817]

R.I.P rodney bewes you will be sadly missed.

[@Eltonlaleham]

I saw this episode in 1974 and I was 5 and Bob,s car the Oxford blue Vauxhall Viva is an awesome car and I wish I could when I learnt to drive have owned a car like Bob has in this episode

[@MrWellread]

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[@bigteno4597]

@J.E.H by me!

[@bigteno4597]

@J.E.H Yes, he was my dad's cousin. Met him a few times at gatherings when I was young. A nice man.

[@bigteno4597]

@J.E.H you seem angry buddy?

[@phillipgreer4875]

I loved this show when I watched it as a kid in the 70's and I still love it now!

[@MichaelSmith-ui5zs]

Fantastic wasn't it. Genius scriptwriting.

[@racheldoesacrylic4089]

we never watched this as a family in the 1970s /i like looking back at this time brings my childhood back and tears to my eyes/ i am watching it now though/back to 1974 from 2022 wow x

[@borleyboo5613]

The fork lift truck scene had me crying with laughter. 🤣So funny.

[@geoffreycoulson2039]

Just listen to the words of the theme ,when you get older they ring so true." The only thing to look forward to the past "

[@SamuelBlack84]

Especially when the future is so bloody awful

[@HHM706]

I had a Christmas Day on my own once....it was fucking brilliant! 🤣

[@liveroom4235]

Great to see the 1970s again, particularly all the old cars.

[@Wilayaat]

What brilliant times they were in so many ways I can't even begin to quantify.

[@stevemaclaine4547]

my god I loved the likely lads ,brilliant just brilliant, god bless Rodney .

[@Sameoldfitup]

“Has it ever struck you that life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you so quick you hardly catch it going?”― Tennessee Williams..

[@bodsnvimto]

in the middle he might have added "...and worry about an unknown future..."

[@kookiemonster9222]

I was feeling quite cheerful...😕

[@rx7fbforum]

RIP Rodney Bewes., thanks for the laughs

[@philsooty5421]

This was one of the best sitcoms ever!

[@markhodgson2348]

Is

[@edwardshaw4345]

Best days of my life 70s and 80s

[@idsynott]

Wonderful dialogue in every episode. A lot of it just the two of them together on their own. Still funny now in 2017.

[@paullynton-green6570]

2o23 and still superb.

[@stuartwebster1496]

Wow definitely have given Thelma a good seeing to back in 1974 !!!

[@johnallen7807]

Classic, no swearing, no smut, just clever use of the English language.

[@christianfreeman9832]

I watch this every year as well. Me and my mate very much modelled ourselves on Bob and Terry and there were loads of similaritys between them and us. I was Very much Bob and my mate was Terry. We watched this all the time although I was born in 1973 and my mate in 1974. Unfortunately my mate passed away suddenly in 2014. Looking back on some marvelous video I have of us two we were definitely the original likely lads l. God bless up there kidder.

[@cliffheywood9224]

sorry to hear that mate.

[@Finglesham]

How bizarre , or perhaps not as my friend and were likened to them by his mother. I became a Chartered Accountant and he a engineer in a factory that closed and he was redundant on his 30th birthday. He then started a motor garage, Sadly, he died in 2002 aged 55.

[@QuorkEx]

I usually watch this episode at about this time of year, but it will seeing Ivan more poignant this year now that Bridget has passed away.

[@Beatlefan67]

Still my all-time favourite comedy. Wonderful.

[@markdavies3489]

Simply wonderful.Comedy was so so good in the 70's.And the Likely Lads were always great to look forward to.Part of our cultural heritage.Where has it all gone.

[@katakisLives]

Thelma in that Peter Pan outfit is just as hot as I remember it being. I remember my dad thinking it was Robin Hood.

[@OldManDave1960]

This, and the annual Morecambe and Wise Christmas Special.

[@steveoshow4832]

Haven’t seen this wonderful episode since the 70s and it still delivers. The acting and script were top rate and with such a flow you can never seen the joins. Really clever concept even now because this is comedy and yet its light drama when you peel away the layers. 😎👌

[@franceskronenwett3539]

That scene with Terry in the fork lift truck lifting Bob up to the bedroom window had me in stitches. One of the funniest things I have ever seen.

[@malcolmjawohowelll2892]

Amazing writing casting and the art of being true to your characters. 70s TV sitcom magic as Rodney Bewes and James Bolam take us through their misadventures of aspiration and dissafection..the comedy contrast of these two worked perfectly. Huge TV audiences

[@alexhamilton4084]

Such a pity that James Bolam refused to speak to Rodney Bewes for decades. Didn’t even have the decency to make up before Rodney died. Over such a trivial matter too. So sad.

[@paullynton-green6570]

Life's too short.

[@ianbentley7276]

Up there with the greatest ever UK comedies, Rising Damp, Porridge and Faulty Towers.

[@thewomble1509]

Clement and la Frenais. Brilliant observational writers.

[@kevinscott1600]

@@thewomble1509 auf wiedersehen pet

[@thewomble1509]

@@kevinscott1600 Yes, brilliant until the BBC got hold of it.

[@thedoc4447]

I remember watching the Likely Lads first time around - brilliant comedy which has never dated. I had to smile when I noticed the party cans on the kitchen table - took me back to numerous all night parties and still managed to get to work on time (just!!).

[@kafkastrial8650]

Wonderful comedic acting and perfect timing.

[@terranceparsons5185]

Terry sat by the canal fishing. Bob wanders by. Terry says i'd give you one of these beers, but ive only got 6".

[@dpitd]

Glad I wasn’t the only young boy effected by Thelma’s outfit 😅

[@margaretmitchell4200]

My Christmas treat. Still laugh myself silly over these guys.

[@judgeberry6071]

The on-screen chemistry between them is first class. This should be shown in film school to showcase how to make a sitcom.

[@andrewjohnston2850]

just a pity it went so sour offscreen

[@judgeberry6071]

@@andrewjohnston2850 Yes I remember hearing they had some fall out off screen.

[@andrewjohnston2850]

@@judgeberry6071 would of been nice to see a few episodes of them in the 80's and 90s as they got older , as you said they had great chemistry

[@merseydave1]

In 1974 I was 9 years old, I loved watching W.E.H.T.T. L. Ls, however I don't remember this episode ... even though its dated ... it still made me laugh !!! ... Brill.

[@DRAINPIPE57]

Watching this Great comedy is the best ive had The Likely Lads Christmas 1974 happier times from the same team who did Porridge which is what were supposed to be doing till mid Feb Hahaha,, 😂No. Way

[@QuorkEx]

Thelma's Peter pan outfit makes me wish it could be Christmas every day.

[@lewisdaniel5953]

QuorkEx

[@geckoman478]

well worth one

[@phillipgreer4875]

i could have given her millions!

[@doktoruzo]

she had gorgeous lips did Thelma

[@peterring2287]

I was about 12 when I saw this lol,,,

[@pyewackett5]

Have all these , plus the black & white episodes on dvd. Never get tired of watching them. Merry Christmas 2018 everyone ! 😊

[@catherinerobilliard7662]

I expect this will be on again this Christmas. RIP Rodney Bewes.

[@aob4214]

I love the likely lads, they are available on Audible and I have all the series. I only discovered this Christmas special yesterday on KZbin I watched it and I absolutely loved it. I’m watching it for a second time

[@paulhank7967]

As a kid, I watched my my folks. The music has always stuck with me as part of my growing up.

[@ste123456754]

rip rodney bewes one of the funniest shows during the 60s an70s

[@73egg]

I love this one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rodney Bewes is brilliant in this one - RIP will be sadly missed xx (thanks for loading)

[@richardedmonds7989]

Watched this when first aired, isn’t any Sitcoms can match these classics!!!

[@ossyable]

It takes some beating. The Peep Show could be an updated version. Bob as Mark, Terry as Jez and Thelma as Sophi.

[@jr7845]

Early Doors

[@tonypike763]

last of the summer wine

[@Andrew-tx9jy]

RIP Rodney Bewes. "Thelma, you've known me for long enough to know that I can't stand conducting a conversation when I'm in the lavatory!" Still making us all laugh mate.

[@HalStargazer]

i watch this every crimbo too- and a whole load more from the60s & 70s. the garbage they put on nowdays over crimbo is just incredible

[@nimueh4298]

Britgit Forsyth passed away on December 1, 2023. I remember her being on the first episode of Poirot. RIP.

[@jujuoliver6959]

It’s comical that Bob talks about the Great Escape being “usually on” at Christmas 50 years ago and it’s still being shown at Christmas all these years on.

[@christhomson5377]

It got a big laugh at the time because it WAS always on then! Amazing.

[@jujuoliver6959]

@@christhomson5377 yep, and as I said in my original post it was on 50 years ago and it's still being shown now. It was on the other day.

[@kennyguitarallen5662]

RIP rodney bewes,just loved this show

[@edwinchaffin3154]

pure genius and thelma in a pixie costume WOW

[@malcolmharris5277]

Ahem - Peter Pan, bonnie lad 😁