Our recent features marking 50 years since the debut of the classic BBC sitcom Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads? have sparked plenty of interest.
The series, first broadcast across 1973 and 1974, was an all-colour sequel of the original black-and-white 1960s Likely Lads. It starred James Bolam and Rodney Bewes as Terry Collier and Bob Ferris, two lifelong pals now approaching middle age and doing their best to navigate the changing world of the 1970s.
Purportedly set on Tyneside, the show had special appeal for TV viewers in our region. The memorable title sequence - backed by the nostalgia-packed theme song Highly Likely - depicted Newcastle under transformation and showed scenes in Byker, Ouseburn, Cruddas Park, Newcastle city centre, and the West End, as well as further afield in Killingworth.
