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A Likely Lad

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Terry "This town might have a new Civic Centre mate, but it doesn't disguise the fact that it's a dead end". The word "likely" in the show's title is ambiguous. In some dialects in Northern England it means "likeable" but it may be derived from the phrase the man most likely to (i.e. likely to succeed, having potential), a boxing expression in common use on Tyneside, hence, in Geordie slang, "a likely lad". Another possible meaning is the ambiguous Northern usage of "likely" to mean a small-time troublemaker.

A Likely Lad (Audio Download): Peter Doherty, Simon Spence

Bob and Terry became Geordie icons, as well known as Andy Capp and as revered as football heroes like Malcolm McDonald and Bobby Moncur. Goodbye to all that Today's Newcastle is vastly different from Tyneside in 1964, but what would Terry make of the city 40 years on? Cloughie, a workmate of Bob and Terry from the 1960s series. It is mentioned in passing that he now runs a newsagent's The part of Thelma was also recast, with Susan Jameson playing the role on this occasion. She had previously appeared in the television series as a different character, in the episode "Double Date".The original show followed the friendship of two young working class men, Terry Collier ( James Bolam) and Bob Ferris ( Rodney Bewes), in the mid-1960s. Bob and Terry are assumed to be in their early 20s (when their ages are revealed in the later film, this puts both characters at around 20 when the series started). Bob's immediate neighbours at his new house are the Lawsons and the Jeffcotes, again never seen in the show. A couple called the Nortons are also later referred to as living next door. There had been times in the past when photos had been taken off my phone and used in the press, so after the “High As a Kate” thing Kate turned against me. She said, if you didn’t sell the photos, how did they get in the papers? And I couldn’t say. I just presumed a friend of mine must have done it. There are moments when Doherty communicates something true about himself. When he explains the appeal of John Lydon – he “had this image of being a bit rotten, vicious, but actually he was a really intelligent, sensitive kid… quite timid” – you feel he could be describing himself: soft-spoken, always preferring “Peter” to “Pete”, pinpointing the vulnerability that endeared him to his fans. His desire to create a movement around music, reminiscent of the mutinous thrills of the punk scene of the 1970s, is often returned to – he is genuine and stubborn in his aim to break down boundaries between band and audience, hence all the tiny gigs, the stage invasions, the leaked releases, and the tattoos and online correspondences he shared with fans. The lads' workmate from the 1960s series, Cloughie (played by Bartlett Mullins), does not appear, but it is mentioned in the first episode that he now runs a newsagents.

A Likely Lad by Peter Doherty, Simon Spence | Waterstones

Many of the show's master recordings were 'lost' when the master recordings were wiped at the end of the 1960s

Terry's West German wife was Jutta Baumgarten. The couple married in November 1969 but separated in June 1970 after West Germany defeated England 3–2 in the World Cup. Confusingly, Terry later says they were married for two years "on and off", which further clouds the continuity issue of Terry's time away. She was due to appear in the episode "End of an Era", played by April Walker, but the scenes featuring her were omitted from the broadcast version.

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