Comments on: Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? http://crookedtimber.org/2007/10/12/whatever-happened-to-the-likely-lads/ Out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:21:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Phil http://crookedtimber.org/2007/10/12/whatever-happened-to-the-likely-lads/comment-page-1/#comment-213842 Phil Tue, 16 Oct 2007 10:37:08 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2007/10/12/whatever-happened-to-the-likely-lads/#comment-213842 Looking at wikipedia it was et in the North-East but it was not made clear exactly where. The area has changed incredibly since the 70s. Get Carter is also a good record of Newcastle and Tyneside before it's more recent redevelopment. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whatever_Happened_to_the_Likely_Lads%3F Looking at wikipedia it was et in the North-East but it was not made clear exactly where. The area has changed incredibly since the 70s. Get Carter is also a good record of Newcastle and Tyneside before it’s more recent redevelopment.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whatever_Happened_to_the_Likely_Lads%3F

]]> By: ejh http://crookedtimber.org/2007/10/12/whatever-happened-to-the-likely-lads/comment-page-1/#comment-213730 ejh Sun, 14 Oct 2007 17:52:51 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2007/10/12/whatever-happened-to-the-likely-lads/#comment-213730 I believe that <i>Likely Lads</i> is quite a useful social document simply on the grounds that most of the places where it was shot have been knocked down now. Is this so? I believe that Likely Lads is quite a useful social document simply on the grounds that most of the places where it was shot have been knocked down now. Is this so?

]]> By: nick s http://crookedtimber.org/2007/10/12/whatever-happened-to-the-likely-lads/comment-page-1/#comment-213694 nick s Sun, 14 Oct 2007 04:31:18 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2007/10/12/whatever-happened-to-the-likely-lads/#comment-213694 Strange to think that Clement and Le Frenais have spent their lives since then almost entirely in California -- they moved in 1975, during the run of <i>Porridge</i> -- and as such, their own writing on Britain or British culture often seems stuck in the mid-1970s. (They're also often-uncredited rewriters of dodgy scripts, and are responsible for <i>Across The Universe</i>, the previews for which made me squirm.) I'd like to watch those episodes again -- the one always referenced is the football one -- not least to see how they look after <i>Our Friends In The North</i>. After all, they were first shown just as T. Dan and Poulson went down. Strange to think that Clement and Le Frenais have spent their lives since then almost entirely in California—they moved in 1975, during the run of Porridge—and as such, their own writing on Britain or British culture often seems stuck in the mid-1970s.

(They’re also often-uncredited rewriters of dodgy scripts, and are responsible for Across The Universe, the previews for which made me squirm.)

I’d like to watch those episodes again—the one always referenced is the football one—not least to see how they look after Our Friends In The North. After all, they were first shown just as T. Dan and Poulson went down.

]]> By: engels http://crookedtimber.org/2007/10/12/whatever-happened-to-the-likely-lads/comment-page-1/#comment-213664 engels Sat, 13 Oct 2007 15:01:28 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2007/10/12/whatever-happened-to-the-likely-lads/#comment-213664 YM wasn't 60s/70s either... YM wasn’t 60s/70s either…

]]> By: ejh http://crookedtimber.org/2007/10/12/whatever-happened-to-the-likely-lads/comment-page-1/#comment-213652 ejh Sat, 13 Oct 2007 12:59:19 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2007/10/12/whatever-happened-to-the-likely-lads/#comment-213652 #4 - <i>Dad's Army</i> and <i>Yes Minister</i> are hardly "bitter sweet". #4 – Dad’s Army and Yes Minister are hardly “bitter sweet”.

]]> By: Martin Wisse http://crookedtimber.org/2007/10/12/whatever-happened-to-the-likely-lads/comment-page-1/#comment-213639 Martin Wisse Sat, 13 Oct 2007 09:47:27 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2007/10/12/whatever-happened-to-the-likely-lads/#comment-213639 Besides himself, surely? Besides himself, surely?

]]> By: craig a http://crookedtimber.org/2007/10/12/whatever-happened-to-the-likely-lads/comment-page-1/#comment-213627 craig a Sat, 13 Oct 2007 04:10:18 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2007/10/12/whatever-happened-to-the-likely-lads/#comment-213627 Likely Lads is excellent, part of that wonderful stream of bitter sweat comedies that the Brits specialised in during the late 60's- 70's. From Liverbirds, Dad's Army, Rising Damp, Reginald Perrin through to the truly sublime Yes Minister series! Likely Lads is excellent, part of that wonderful stream of bitter sweat comedies that the Brits specialised in during the late 60’s- 70’s. From Liverbirds, Dad’s Army, Rising Damp, Reginald Perrin through to the truly sublime Yes Minister series!

]]> By: Barry http://crookedtimber.org/2007/10/12/whatever-happened-to-the-likely-lads/comment-page-1/#comment-213620 Barry Sat, 13 Oct 2007 02:47:45 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2007/10/12/whatever-happened-to-the-likely-lads/#comment-213620 With himself, of course. With himself, of course.

]]> By: ignobility http://crookedtimber.org/2007/10/12/whatever-happened-to-the-likely-lads/comment-page-1/#comment-213602 ignobility Fri, 12 Oct 2007 23:26:19 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2007/10/12/whatever-happened-to-the-likely-lads/#comment-213602 You married yourself? Where do you live? You married yourself? Where do you live?

]]> By: Dan Simon http://crookedtimber.org/2007/10/12/whatever-happened-to-the-likely-lads/comment-page-1/#comment-213588 Dan Simon Fri, 12 Oct 2007 18:14:45 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2007/10/12/whatever-happened-to-the-likely-lads/#comment-213588 <em>it provided a vision of adult life and, eventually, marriage, that only dissipated when I finally decided to marry myself.</em> ....and discovered that it was even more dreary than marrying someone else... it provided a vision of adult life and, eventually, marriage, that only dissipated when I finally decided to marry myself.

….and discovered that it was even more dreary than marrying someone else…

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