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Rodney Bewes RIP

Bedsaddick
Bedsaddick Posts: 24,733
edited November 2017 in Not Sports Related
Likely lads actor had died aged 79 .

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  • Richard J
    Richard J Posts: 8,032
    I met him once. RIP.
  • Johnnysummers5
    Johnnysummers5 Posts: 8,469
    RIP Rodney.
    Loved The Likely Lads and Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,021
    Used to love the Likely Lads. RIP.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtmwckP58s8
  • Horsfield9
    Horsfield9 Posts: 3,082
    RIP , Bob Ferris , great comedy.
  • WSA
    WSA Posts: 1,912
    RIP
  • Amos on the wing
    Amos on the wing Posts: 1,802
    Loved Whatever happened to the likey lads. Great British sitcom.RIP Bob Ferris
  • Six-a-bag-of-nuts
    Six-a-bag-of-nuts Posts: 8,127
    Missed out on the original 60's series, but "Whatever happened to..." was one of my favourite sitcoms of the 70's.
    (Good shout for best theme tune ever too, together with Ray Davies "Budgie" theme)
    Also remember his stint with Basil Brush
    RIP
  • PragueAddick
    PragueAddick Posts: 22,144
    Ahh. That was fine TV. RIP
  • AddicksAddict
    AddicksAddict Posts: 15,781
    Well, now we know what happened to one of them.
  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,350
    Blimey. RIP.

    Seemed a bit of a tragic character because of the huge success of the LL's in the 60's then little after. Will read his obituary with interest.
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  • hoof_it_up_to_benty
    hoof_it_up_to_benty Posts: 22,443
    Loved the Likely Lads - him and James Bolam were a great pairing.
    RIP
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 33,998
    RIP Likely Lads was so good
  • iainment
    iainment Posts: 8,039
    So sad to lose him.

    Loved the likely lads in all their incarnations.
  • mid_life_crisis
    mid_life_crisis Posts: 3,263
    Loved the likely lads.
    RIP
  • Red_in_SE8
    Red_in_SE8 Posts: 5,961
    I always remember the episode where they spend the day trying to avoid hearing an England result so they could watch the highlights in the evening.
  • ross1
    ross1 Posts: 50,974
    It was a shame that the two stars of this brilliant series could not get on with each other, especially when James Bolam refused to allow repeats as Bewes needed the money. RIP
  • Hastingsaddick
    Hastingsaddick Posts: 4,079
    RIP....


    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodney_Bewes
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,767
    RIP
  • Lewis Coaches
    Lewis Coaches Posts: 5,408
    Just been watching the series again over the last few days. A sitcom that makes you laugh.

    RIP Bob.
  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    I was very sad to hear this news. I always list WEHTTLL in my top sitcom lists and the film version in sitcom spin-off versions. The theme music to WEHTTLL is so evocative and always brings back memories of being a young lad in the 70's.
    Every Christmas Night for at least the past 20 years I watch the Christmas Special before play starts at the MCG, I will again this year but with a hint of sadness.
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  • johnny73
    johnny73 Posts: 4,567
    edited November 2017
    RIP. Was a great show. Googled Bewes a few times over the years just to see what he was up to. Shame about the fall out with Bolam.

    The Guardian obituary was written by someone who died two years ago!

    https://theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/nov/21/rodney-bewes-obituary
  • bobmunro
    bobmunro Posts: 20,843
    Red_in_SE8 said:

    I always remember the episode where they spend the day trying to avoid hearing an England result so they could watch the highlights in the evening.

    That was the very first thing I thought of when I heard the news today.

    England F was the headline Terry caught a glimpse of - England Five? England Fail?

    Nope - England Fogged Off! Indelibly etched classic comedy.

    RIP Rodney (Bob)

  • man_at_milletts
    man_at_milletts Posts: 5,620
    RIP.
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,619
    Bollox. A really great British comedy. RIP
  • YTS1978
    YTS1978 Posts: 1,701
    Loved the theme tune for this. The England football episode is a classic!
  • cafcfan
    cafcfan Posts: 11,198
    RIP.

    I was an avid viewer of WHTTLL? when it first aired. Partly because I was living in Newcastle at the time. It was very true to life. Things were moving at great pace in the area for some and others were being left behind: this is reflected perfectly in the series. In that regard the differences between the two characters highlighted the differences in the wider community perfectly. It was very astute television. I also preferred Bewes' character to Bolan's.

    My place of work, a brand new building in the early 1970s, featured briefly in the opening credits, highlighting the changing face of Newcastle as a counterpoint to the demolition of the old back-to-back terraces and, indeed the differences between Terry and Bob themselves. It's poignant then that that building, too, suffered the same fate a few years back.
  • uie2
    uie2 Posts: 4,596
    Very sad news , love the likely lads , RIP Bob
  • harveys_gardener
    harveys_gardener Posts: 7,038
    Loved the various series. Saw his one man show, Three Men in a Boat at Windsor Theatre. Very good. He was a keen sculler himself.
  • SheffieldRed
    SheffieldRed Posts: 3,772

    RIP
  • JohnnyH2
    JohnnyH2 Posts: 5,342
    One of the best sitcoms we have ever had. The best writers alongside 2 fine actors.

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