Dimensions
195 x 255 x 20mm
In 1963 a young Dick Clement was on a BBC director's course. As part of his final presentation he created a sketch about two boys and two girls talking about a date. The BBC liked it. BBC2 was about to be launched and they were short of series. They asked Dick Clement if he could write the first series for them. He and La Frenais got to work on their kitchen table . . . and so launched the careers of three sets of likely lads: Bob Ferris and Terry Collier; James Bolam and Rodney Bewes; Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais.
By 1966, 20 episodes had been recorded and Terry and Bob had become icons of the age. In 1973 they returned in 'Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads?' which proved to be even more popular than the original series. Today both series are still shown. Clement and La Frenais went on to write the classic shows 'Porridge' and 'Auf Wiedersehen, Pet' as well as the hit Hollywood movies 'The Rock' and 'Still Crazy'.
This is the first time writers Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais have collaborated on a book about their most famous creations. They reveal how they were commissioned to write the first series which became 'The Likely Lads', how the series was created, the reaction to it, plus the filming and writing of the sequel. Included are character and main actor profiles, episode-by-episode guides, cast lists, original transmission dates and much more.
