Thanks for the memories. The Likely Lads was one of my favourite sit coms and worth a watch if you have never seen it. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5104995/Likely-Lads-star-Rodney-Bewes-died-aged-79.html
Sublime casting - Bob with a strong West Yorkshire accent having (supposedly) spent all his life in Newcastle, and Terry with a true Geordie accent. It worked brilliantly thanks to their performances and the bonny scripts courtesy of Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais