Browse episode ratings trends for The Likely Lads. Simply click on the interactive rating graph to explore the best and worst of The Likely Lads's 20 episodes.
Best Episodes of The Likely Lads
Double Date
S1 Ep2
7.8
23rd Dec 1964
A lovelorn Bob is cheered up by a double date.
Older Women Are More Experienced
S1 Ep3
7.4
30th Dec 2001
Terry finds an older girlfriend, and Bob finds a younger one.
Goodbye to All That
S3 Ep8
7.0
23rd Jul 1966
Bob signs up for the army As the weeks go by Terry starts to miss him and finally decides to join him only to discover that Bob has been discharged due to flat feet
Worst Episodes of The Likely Lads
Last of the Big Spenders
S2 Ep4
5.0
7th Jul 1965
While visiting a department store, Bob and Terry try to impress two pretty demonstrators by buying up most of their products.
Entente Cordiale
S1 Ep1
6.0
16th Dec 1964
The Lads return home from their first foreign holiday, pursued by a French girl they met in Spain.
Rocker
S3 Ep3
6.7
18th Jun 1966
Bob has bought a second-hand scooter and dreams of Sunday morning rides to the country with a "bird" on the back.
The Likely Lads Episode Guide
Entente Cordiale
S1 Ep1
6.0
16th Dec 1964
The Lads return home from their first foreign holiday, pursued by a French girl they met in Spain.
Double Date
S1 Ep2
7.8
23rd Dec 1964
A lovelorn Bob is cheered up by a double date.
Older Women Are More Experienced
S1 Ep3
7.4
30th Dec 2001
Terry finds an older girlfriend, and Bob finds a younger one.
The Other Side of the Fence
S1 Ep4
6.8
6th Jan 1965
Bob is offered a better job, in management.
Chance of a Lifetime
S1 Ep5
13th Jan 1965
The Lads are offered the chance to emigrate to Australia.
The Suitor
S1 Ep6
7.0
20th Jan 1965
Terry enlists Bob's help to try to get rid of his sister's Italian boyfriend.
Terry Collier and Bob Ferris are good friends. Terry was working class and secure in his life, whereas Bob was more aspirational, determined to work his way to a better place. Both viewed the others' worldview with disdain, but they were united by events, generally revolving around the pursuit of women.
Although 20 total episodes were filmed, only 10 are currently known to survive. There is one missing from the first season, three from the second, and six from the final run.
The best rated episodes of The Likely Lads are:
Double Date S1E2 rated 7.8
Older Women Are More Experienced S1E3 rated 7.4
Goodbye to All That S3E8 rated 7.0
The lowest rated episodes of The Likely Lads are:
Last of the Big Spenders S2E4 rated 5.0
Entente Cordiale S1E1 rated 6.0
Rocker S3E3 rated 6.7
The first episode of The Likely Lads aired on December 16, 1964.
The last episode of The Likely Lads aired on December 30, 2001.
