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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 British Academy Television Award for Best Scripted Comedy, BAFTA Television Award for Best Situation Comedy in 1974. The cast was reunited in 1975 for a BBC radio adaptation of series 1, transmitted on BBC Radio 4, Radio 4 from July to October that year. A The Likely Lads (film), 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 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Gilbert (producer)
Cecil James Gilbert (15 May 1923 – 7 July 2016) was a Scottish television producer, director and executive for the BBC, who was its head of comedy from 1973 to 1977 and head of light entertainment from 1977 to 1982. Early life Cecil James Gilbert was born in Edinburgh on 15 May 1923. His father had moved to Scotland from Ireland. Gilbert was educated at Edinburgh Academy and the University of Edinburgh, though his studies at the latter ended after a year, when he joined the RAF Coastal Command during World War II, flying Handley Page Halifax and Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft from RAF Wick, Scotland.''The Times'' Obituary 12 July 2016 p. 55 Career After the war, Gilbert enrolled at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, and he initially aspired to direct films. However, he also acted and wrote for theatre, and it was through this that he began a collaboration with Julian More; their 1956 show '' Grab Me a Gondola'' was a success, and led to Gilbert being offered a traine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susan Jameson
Susan I. M. Jameson (born 13 August 1941) is an English actress. She is best known for three roles: portraying Esther Lane in the BBC crime drama series ''New Tricks'' between 2003 and 2013, voicing Mrs Wibbsey opposite the Fourth Doctor Tom Baker in a series of ''Doctor Who'' audio dramas., and portraying Great Aunt Loretta in the CBeebies show ''Grandpa in My Pocket''. She is married to fellow actor James Bolam, with whom she has appeared in numerous episodes of various television series, including ''The Likely Lads'', ''New Tricks'', ''Heartbeat'' (playing three different characters), ''When The Boat Comes In'' and ''Grandpa in My Pocket''. Filmography * ''Coronation Street'' (1963–64, 1968) as Myra Booth * ''The Likely Lads'' (1964 – episode "Double Date") as Pat * ''Z-Cars'' (1965) as WPC Nelson * '' Last of the Long-haired Boys'' (1968) * '' I, Monster'' (1970) * ''Take Three Girls'' (1969–70) * ''"Say Goodnight to Your Grandma"'' (1970 – episode of ''Armchair ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Audrey Collier
Audrey Collier is a character in the television series ''The Likely Lads'', ''Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads'' and the film adaptation of ''The Likely Lads''. She is portrayed by Sheila Fearn throughout the series. Character Audrey is the elder sister of Terry Collier. In ''The Likely Lads'' she lives with her parents and Terry. Terry and her are shown to bicker over trivial differences in a childish manner, much to the dismay of their mother, Edith. Audrey returns in ''Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads'', where she is shown to be married with children and like Bob she has left the area where she grew up and now lives on a new estate. Her marriage to Ernie (Ronald Lacey Ronald William Lacey (28 September 1935 – 15 May 1991) was an English actor. He made numerous television and film appearances over a 30-year period. His roles included Harris in ''Porridge'' (1977), Frankie in the Bud Spencer comedy '' ...) is portrayed to be largely unhappy, by statemen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pathos
Pathos appeals to the emotions and ideals of the audience and elicits feelings that already reside in them. ''Pathos'' is a term most often used in rhetoric (in which it is considered one of the three modes of persuasion, alongside ethos and logos), as well as in literature, film and other narrative art. Methods Emotional appeal can be accomplished in many ways, such as the following: * by a metaphor or storytelling, commonly known as a hook; * by passion in the delivery of the speech or writing, as determined by the audience; * by personal anecdote. Appealing to an ideal can also be handled in various ways, such as the following: * by understanding the reason for their position * avoiding attacks against a person or audience's personality * use the attributes of the ideal to reinforce the message. Pathos tends to use "loaded" words that will get some sort of reaction. Examples could include "victim", in a number of different contexts. In certain situations, pathos may be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Rivers
Tony Rivers (born Douglas Anthony Thompson, 21 December 1940, Shildon, County Durham, England) is an English singer, best known for singing with the groups Tony Rivers and the Castaways and Harmony Grass. Additionally, Rivers sang on albums by Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel, Roger Daltrey, Shakin' Stevens and Cliff Richard. Music career Rivers went to Raine's Foundation School in Bethnal Green. After working at Butlins' Holiday Camp in Clacton, he joined a group called 'The Cutaways' and they became 'Tony Rivers and the Castaways'. They recorded six singles for EMI and Columbia Records between 1963 and 1966, but the only hit the band had was with their cover of the Beach Boys' " God Only Knows", which made number 46 in the Melody Maker charts in August 1966; Columbia had been under the impression that the original would not be released as a single. In 1968 the band disbanded and Rivers formed Harmony Grass with former band mates. Their single " Move in a Little Closer" reac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manfred Mann
Manfred Mann were an English Rock music, rock band formed in London in 1962. They were named after their keyboardist Manfred Mann (musician), Manfred Mann, who later led the successful 1970s group Manfred Mann's Earth Band. The group had two lead vocalists: Paul Jones (singer), Paul Jones from 1962 to 1966 and Mike d'Abo from 1966 to 1969. Other members of various group line-ups were Mike Hugg, Mike Vickers, Dave Richmond, Tom McGuinness (musician), Tom McGuinness, Jack Bruce (later of Cream (band), Cream) and Klaus Voormann. Prominent in the Swinging London scene of the 1960s, the group regularly appeared in the UK Singles Chart. Their breakthrough hit "5-4-3-2-1" (1964) was the theme tune for the ITV (TV network), ITV pop music show ''Ready Steady Go!''. The band achieved a UK and US No. 1 hit with "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" (1964), which made them the first southern-England band to top the US charts during the British Invasion. The group scored two more UK No. 1 singles with "Pret ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Likely Lads1
Likely may refer to: *Probability *Likelihood function *Likely (surname) *Likely, British Columbia, Canada, a community *Likely, California, United States, a census-designated place *Likely McBrien (1892–1956), leading Australian rules football administrator in the Victorian Football League *In the nomenclature of political forecasting Political forecasting aims at forecasting the outcomes of political events. Political events can be a number of events such as diplomatic decisions, actions by political leaders and other areas relating to politicians and political institutions. ..., a "likely" seat is one that is predicted, but not definitively, to probably be won by a particular political party See also * Likely Airport (other) {{disambig, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Class Traitor
Class traitor is a term used mostly in socialist discourse to refer to a member of the proletarian class who works directly or indirectly against their class interest, or against their economic benefit and in favor of the bourgeoisie. It applies particularly to soldiers, police officers, corrections officers, collection bureau agents, bounty hunters, loss prevention, repossession agents, security guards (mainly those hired by private security companies), workers who cross and refuse to respect picket lines during a strike and anyone paid a wage who actively facilitates the ''status quo''. According to Barbara Ehrenreich: "Class treason is an option at all socioeconomic levels: from the blue-collar man who becomes a security guard employed to harass striking workers, to the heirs of capitalist fortunes who become donors to left-wing causes". In Russia before and during the Russian Revolution, the Bolsheviks and other socialist revolutionary organizations used it to describe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White-collar Worker
A white-collar worker is a person who performs professional service, desk, managerial, or administrative work. White-collar work may be performed in an office or similar setting. White-collar workers include job paths related to government, consulting, academia, accountancy, business and executive management, customer support, design, economics, science, technology, engineering, market research, finance, human resources, operations research, marketing, public relations, real estate, information technology, networking, law, healthcare, architecture, and research and development. In contrast, blue-collar workers perform manual labor or work in skilled trades; pink-collar workers work in care, health care, social work, or teaching; green-collar workers specifically work in the environmental sector; and grey-collar jobs combine manual labor and skilled trades with non-manual or managerial duties. With the emergence of the AI boom, there have been studies released ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Middle Class
The middle class refers to a class of people in the middle of a social hierarchy, often defined by occupation, income, education, or social status. The term has historically been associated with modernity, capitalism and political debate. Common definitions for the middle class range from the middle fifth of individuals on a nation's income ladder, to everyone but the poorest and wealthiest 20%. Theories like "Paradox of Interest" use decile groups and wealth distribution data to determine the size and wealth share of the middle class. Terminology differs in the United States, where the term ''middle class'' describes people who in other countries would be described as working class. There has been significant global middle-class growth over time. In February 2009, ''The Economist'' asserted that over half of the world's population belonged to the middle class, as a result of rapid growth in emerging countries. It characterized the middle class as having a reasonable amo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terry Collier
Terence Daniel Collier is a character in British sitcoms '' The Likely Lads'', ''Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?'', and ''The Likely Lads'' film. He is played by Sunderland-born actor James Bolam. In ''The Likely Lads'' Terry works with his friend, Bob Ferris, as an electrician at Ellison's Electricals, before joining the British Army. During his time in the army, he married a West German woman, Jutta Baumgarten, from whom he separates a few months later. Terry's army service is not shown, nor is his marriage (although his wife was due to appear in the episode "End of an Era", and remains on the credits despite the scene being cut). ''Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads'' begins with Terry's discharge from the army, and for the duration of the series he spends most of his time unemployed, although he takes brief temporary work as a car washer, hospital porter, forklift truck driver, and finally as a minicab driver. In ''The Likely Lads'' film he works briefly as a mobile ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
