Absolutely Brilliant When Comedy Was Actually Funny

@davidnoelfranks1124

Жыл бұрын

Takes me back to 1973 , Amazing .

One of the best comedy shows ever,

@terrymcgill2798

Жыл бұрын

Lip sync is a bit off lol

A classic episode! Happy days.

@TallSilentGuy

2 жыл бұрын

So where was the Fonz?

Yes, indeed, whatever did happen to the people we used to be? This series is sure a blast from our collective past. I'm an American of the same 'Baby Boom' generation as the two English gents in this sitcom. Although I have never seen this wonderful old show until now, I can identify with the 'Terry Collier' character as I joined the U.S. Army in '68 and was sent to Southeast Asia for my first tour in '69. We were all watching from afar on TV, radio, magazines, etc., as our culture changed drastically. From our viewpoint in Southeast Asia, it was like being on the sidelines in a football game as we helplessly witnessed the world go mad from afar. The Hippies and other counterculture groups were changing the rules, and we looked on powerless. Oh well, that was a long time ago. I'm surprised that this series only aired for one season, as the writing, acting, etc., all look to be outstanding. Gotta love the British sense of humor! *Cheers and Merry Christmas to all of my Boomer brothers and sisters!*

@dorkarama3135

2 жыл бұрын

I'm a Brit in my 40s and I remember watching repeats of this sitcom when I was kid. I'm sure they made more than one season. Happy new year!

@MrMenefrego1

2 жыл бұрын

@@dorkarama3135 I did a search and discovered the following: 'Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?' which was broadcast between 9 January 1973 and 9 April 1974 on BBC1. Only one season, according to that. 😁A Belated Merry Christmas and upcoming Happy New Year! 🎄🎆

@dorkarama3135

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrMenefrego1 You've just prompted a memory. I think the show I was thinking of was called 'The Likely Lads'. It was in black and white with the same actors playing the same characters only younger. I assume 'Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads' was a sequel sitcom to this earlier show. 'The Likely Lads' must have been about events before Terry entered the army. I didn't know the later show had a different name. The things you learn. Thanks!

@michaelrooke2544

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrMenefrego1 I have a DVD box set. There are 8 episodes of the original black and white "The Likely Lads" series and 2 series of the later "Whatever happened to the Likely Lads" with a total of 26 episodes.

@highdownmartin

2 жыл бұрын

Happy New Year to you Jeff Enjoy the rest of these, i was about 11 when they came out, I liked them then, but can appreciate the writing and acting a lot more now. This is class tele!

The World according to Terry Collier! Brilliant

Odd: I remember it well and now find it has aged well and is perhaps better second time around. Thanks for the upload.

There were 26 television episodes of Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads, over two series, and a subsequent 45-minute Christmas special was aired on 24 December 1974.

Imagine leaving your children with a stranger on a train now.

@SamuelBlack84

Ай бұрын

Doing it in any era was madness

Every second is brilliant. When Bob cries on the train it achieves the level of poignancy that Only Fools constantly searched for, but never came close to.

@jamesphillips5926

Жыл бұрын

seriously

@ysgol3

Жыл бұрын

@@jamesphillips5926 Of course. OFAH was a load of over-sentimental drivel.

@nervousnerys4215

Жыл бұрын

Northerner by any chance?.

Great upload …great upload 👊👍

Dont know if you still check your comments but thanks for uploading these 🇬🇧👍

They don't make comedy like this anymore

Terry was only meant to be 28, but Bolam looked 40.

@Leypath14

3 ай бұрын

He was only two years off when this aired.

So sad, knowing that Bolam and Bewes fell out and didn't speak to each other for forty years. Loved this series.

@martinlloyd8866

2 жыл бұрын

Why did They Fall Out?

@kevanwillis4571

2 жыл бұрын

@@martinlloyd8866 I believe James Bolam is a very private person and Rodney Bewes gave some information, possibly about the birth of Bolam's child, to the press. Bolam refused to work with or speak to him again.

@martinlloyd8866

2 жыл бұрын

@@kevanwillis4571 oh ok Thanks

@highdownmartin

2 жыл бұрын

@@kevanwillis4571 worth reading about bolam Bewes feud on the net. There’s a lot more to it, and tbh Rod seems like a bit of a nightmare. Interesting

@MrMenefrego1

2 жыл бұрын

@@highdownmartin Read where?

What a memory of our past fantastic

Great show. Sorry for Bob though.

Sheer class.

high class comedy.

A great show but Bewes was a very limited actor with a big ego by all accounts. and his monologue 7 minutes in virtually mirrored real life once the season ended with Bolam not speaking to him

Terry would have got his licence in the Army surely?

Life is all memory

What a ridiculous premise that they wouldn't recognise each other just because it was dark.

@TallSilentGuy

2 жыл бұрын

And what a ridiculous premise that Thelma would just assume the faceless stranger walking through the ticket barrier was Bob; without any logical basis.

@SCLOUD3112

2 жыл бұрын

@@TallSilentGuy Indeed.

@robertbell9935

2 жыл бұрын

It's a comedy. Sometimes a little suspension of disbelief is required.

@SCLOUD3112

2 жыл бұрын

@@robertbell9935 Indeed - but one would need a JCB to hold the weight of that particular suspension.

@robertbell9935

2 жыл бұрын

@@SCLOUD3112 Ever tried watching, for instance, Laurel and Hardy? The most improbable things happen in that but strangely it really doesn't matter, not to me anyway.

I remember seeing this

Audio goes out of sync.

Lips out of sync in the train scene

Bolam made the series brilliant...others easy replaceable but not him

classic

'GALS'.

Pity about the sound sync.

@user-zg3gj9sk9i

Ай бұрын

You can view the episodes on daily motion - no sound sync issues there.

I thought people joined the army because they couldn’t get a job.

@Ubique2927

2 жыл бұрын

That was me in 1976. Down the pits or join up.

Unfortunately the voices are out of sync.

So did it not occur to you to put the name of the show in the video title? 🙄

Pity the words are out of sync, mars one of the best ever comedy episodes

Mrs Richards: "I paid for a room with a view !" Basil: (pointing to the lovely view) "That is Torquay, Madam ." Mrs Richards: "It's not good enough!" Basil: "May I ask what you were expecting to see out of a Torquay hotel bedroom window ? Sydney Opera House, perhaps? the Hanging Gardens of Babylon? Herds of wildebeest sweeping majestically past?..." Mrs Richards: "Don't be silly! I expect to be able to see the sea!" Basil: "You can see the sea, it's over there between the land and the sky." Mrs Richards: "I'm not satisfied. But I shall stay. But I expect a reduction." Basil: "Why?! Because Krakatoa's not erupting at the moment ?"