The Best Episodes of Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? Season 2

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   9.0/10(84 votes)

   #1 - The Great Race

   S2:E52/5/1974

   Bob and Terry argue about fitness over a pint and challenge each other to a cross-country cycle race to see who's the fittest.

   Director:Bernard Thompson

   Writers:Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais

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   Director:Bernard Thompson

   Writers:Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais
2. 

   9.0/10(80 votes)

   #2 - Conduct Unbecoming

   S2:E124/2/1974

   When faced with a fight, Terry has a golden rule: 'Do unto others as they would do unto you - but do it first'.

   Director:Bernard Thompson

   Writers:Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais

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   Director:Bernard Thompson

   Writers:Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais
3. 

   8.8/10(73 votes)

   #3 - Affairs and Relations

   S2:E83/5/1974

   Bob takes time off from marriage to join Terry on a quiet weekend's fishing. He's racked by guilt, but he's not the guilty party.

   Director:Bernard Thompson

   Writers:Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais

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   Director:Bernard Thompson

   Writers:Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais
4. 

   8.7/10(63 votes)

   #4 - One For the Road

   S2:E41/22/1974

   According to Bob and Shakespeare, 'wine is a gentle stimulant and good companion' and so is Terry on the night Bob gets breathalyzed.

   Director:Bernard Thompson

   Writers:Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais

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   Writers:Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais
5. 

   8.5/10(61 votes)

   #5 - Some Day We'll Laugh About All This

   S2:E62/19/1974

   Terry suggests he look after the house when Bob and Thelma go away to Scotland for the weekend. Bob is reluctant at first, but agrees to hand over the keys when Terry promises to do some much-needed DIY. But Terry has an ulterior motive for making such a generous offer.

   Director:Bernard Thompson

   Writers:Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais

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   Writers:Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais
6. 

   8.5/10(59 votes)

   #6 - In Harm's Way

   S2:E72/26/1974

   Bob is in so much pain from the injury caused by Terry's shoddy DIY that he goes to the hospital. Terry is working there as a porter, a fact he tries to hide from his friend, even going so far as to don a disguise. But his attempts to help Bob only cause him more harm.

   Director:Bernard Thompson

   Writers:Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais

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   Writers:Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais
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7. 

   8.4/10(60 votes)

   #7 - The Shape of Things to Come

   S2:E134/9/1974

   The death of disreputable old Uncle Jacob is received by the Collier family with a mixture of regret and relief. The funeral gives Bob an insight into his future.

   Director:Bernard Thompson

   Writers:Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais

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   Writers:Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais
8. 

   8.1/10(64 votes)

   #8 - Heart to Heart

   S2:E21/8/1974

   Terry is off his beer and making midnight visits to Bob's house to discuss the meaning and mystery of life - could this be love?

   Director:Bernard Thompson

   Writers:Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais

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9. 

   8.1/10(58 votes)

   #9 - The Expert

   S2:E93/12/1974

   Thelma has gone back to her mother, leaving Bob to bemoan his fate.

   Director:Bernard Thompson

   Writers:Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais

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   Writers:Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais
10. 

    8.0/10(68 votes)

    #10 - Absent Friends

    S2:E11/1/1974

    Bob and Thelma are on a Norwegian honeymoon, far away from the influence of Terry - or so they think. Terry is striving to get to know Thelma's sister Susan a lot better.

    Director:Dick Clement

    Writers:Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais

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    Writers:Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais
11. 

    8.0/10(63 votes)

    #11 - The Ant and the Grasshopper

    S2:E31/15/1974

    Bob's married life promises work, worry and wallpapering. Terry wastes the days away in the pub and the bookies, as happy as ever. Bob wonders who has the right answer.

    Director:Bernard Thompson

    Writers:Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais

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12. 

    8.0/10(59 votes)

    #12 - The Go-Between

    S2:E113/26/1974

    Bob becomes more and more depressed by Thelma's absence and Terry's housekeeping. Finally, Terry can take no more and leaves him as well.

    Director:Bernard Thompson

    Writers:Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais

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13. 

    7.8/10(59 votes)

    #13 - Between Ourselves

    S2:E103/19/1974

    Thelma has left Bob and is still with her mother, leaving Terry to soothe Bob's furrowed brow. Bob is anxious in case people talk.

    Director:Bernard Thompson

    Writers:Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais

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    Writers:Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais