Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?

Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? is a British sitcom which was broadcast on BBC1 between 9 January 1973 and 9 April 1974. It was the colour sequel to the mid-1960s hit The Likely Lads. It was created and written, as was its predecessor, by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais. There were 26 television episodes over two series, and a subsequent 45-minute Christmas special was aired on 24 December 1974. The show won the BAFTA Television Award for Best Situation Comedy in 1974.

Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
Series title card
Starring
Theme music composer
Opening theme"Whatever Happened to You?"
Ending theme"Whatever Happened to You?"
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes27
Production
Producers
Running time30 minutes (series)
45 minutes (special)
Original release
NetworkBBC1
Release9 January 1973 (1973-01-09) 
24 December 1974 (1974-12-24)

The cast was reunited in 1975 for a BBC radio adaptation of series 1, transmitted on Radio 4 from July to October that year. A feature film spin-off was made in 1976. Around the time of its release, however, Rodney Bewes and James Bolam fell out over a misunderstanding involving the press, and never spoke again. This long-suspected feud was finally confirmed by Bewes while promoting his autobiography in 2005. Even while Bewes was alive, Bolam was consistently reluctant to talk about the show, and vetoed any attempt to revive his character. Following Bewes' death in November 2017, Bolam maintained there was never any rift.

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