Continuity mistake: Bob and Terry go away for the weekend in Bob's car, a blue four door Vauxhall Viva, registration number JCU 331G, but in the next episode "The Expert" they come home in a two door Vauxhall Viva, registration number ALF 132H.
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? (1973)
Starring: James Bolam, Rodney Bewes, Brigit Forsyth, Sheila Fearn
Genres: Comedy
The Likely Lads: A Special Christmas Edition - S3-E1
Continuity mistake: There is a white Ford Cortina driving between Bob and Terry's cars, but when they stop at the second set of traffic lights the Cortina has disappeared.
The Likely Lads: A Special Christmas Edition - S3-E1
Continuity mistake: When Bob and Thelma are driving home after shopping, the exterior shots show them about to reach the traffic lights, but when the shot switches to inside the car they take longer to reach the lights.
The Likely Lads: A Special Christmas Edition - S3-E1
Bob: I don't even mind Leslie Crowther in a children's ward, I can even take Rolf Harris.
Terry: Good god.
The Likely Lads: A Special Christmas Edition - S3-E1
Bob: We spent three days on the tarmac at Luton airport that's why I grew a beard.
Terry: Why?
Bob: There's nothing else to do in Luton. It's not the fun capital of Europe, despite what Eric Morecombe says.
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