gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:television_series
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:BAFTA_TV_Award
Nominated for multiple awards.
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gptkbp:broadcasts
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Black-and-white.
Color.
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gptkbp:cancellationReason
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Declining viewership.
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gptkbp:characterDevelopment
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Focuses on friendship and social issues.
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:createdBy
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gptkb:Ian_La_Frenais
gptkb:Dick_Clement
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gptkbp:criticalReception
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Generally positive reviews.
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gptkbp:culturalImpact
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Influenced_later_British_comedies.
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gptkbp:culturalSignificance
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Reflects 1960s British working-class life.
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gptkbp:filmingLocation
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Newcastle_upon_Tyne.
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gptkbp:firstAwarded
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1964
1966
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gptkbp:followedBy
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Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
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gptkbp:genre
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Comedy
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gptkbp:homeMediaRelease
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2004
2015
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The Likely Lads
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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The Office.
Porridge.
The Goons.
British_sitcoms
Fawlty_Towers.
Steptoe_and_Son.
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gptkbp:inspiration
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Real-life experiences of the creators.
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:legacy
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Considered_a_classic_British_sitcom.
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gptkbp:merchandise
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DVD collections.
Books.
Soundtracks.
Posters.
T-shirts.
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gptkbp:musicComposer
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'The_Likely_Lads'_by_The_Shadows
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gptkbp:notableGuestStars
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gptkb:Maggie_Smith
gptkb:Richard_Wilson
gptkb:Patricia_Routledge
gptkb:Brenda_Blethyn
gptkb:John_Cleese
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gptkbp:numberOfEpisodes
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26
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gptkbp:numberOfSeasons
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2
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gptkbp:originalNetwork
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gptkb:BBC_One
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gptkbp:premise
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Two working-class friends navigate life in the 1960s.
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gptkbp:releaseFormat
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Blu-ray
DVD
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gptkbp:remake
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The Likely Lads (2016).
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gptkbp:setIn
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gptkb:Newcastle_upon_Tyne
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gptkbp:spinOff
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Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
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gptkbp:starring
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gptkb:Rodney_Bewes
gptkb:James_Bolam
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gptkbp:viewership
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High ratings during original run.
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