The Likely Lads
Time Out says
Full credit to writers Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais for trying to open out The Likely Lads into a feature-length story, with no need of the TV series as a constant reminder. It works a lot of the time, with a solid background of the lads' sentimental attachment to old Newcastle, and the realities of high-rise flats and married life as they increasingly look their age. And of course the characters and gags (Terry: 'I'd offer you a beer, Bob, but I've only got six cans') are terrific. Brigit Forsyth's Thelma is a genuine monster. Unfortunately, Michael Tuchner's direction is so flat that after about an hour the film does begin to seem like an extended TV special.
Details
Release details
Duration:
90 mins
Cast and crew
Director:
Michael Tuchner
Screenwriter:
Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais
Cast:
Rodney Bewes
James Bolam
Brigit Forsyth
Mary Tamm
Sheila Fern
Zena Walker
Alun Armstrong
James Bolam
Brigit Forsyth
Mary Tamm
Sheila Fern
Zena Walker
Alun Armstrong