The latest tour to be announced by North Tyneside entertainment tourism business TyneIdols is taking one of the north east’s most iconic likely lads on a personal journey through the hotspots, locations and the places that have inspired him.
“MY GENERATION – A LIKELY STORY” is an exclusive one off, three-hour tour with legendary TV and movie writer Ian La Frenais and hosted by Ray Laidlaw with special guests.
Ian, the writer of The Likely Lads, Whatever Happened to The Likely Lads, Porridge, Auf Wiedersehen Pet and countless films takes us on his personal journey around the Tyneside of Ian’s life.
Written by Ian and Dick Clement and still remembered with much affection is the 1970’s series Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads. The series was set on Tyneside and parts of Northumberland and followed the friendship of two working-class young men, Bob Ferris (Rodney Bewes) and Terry Collier (James Bolam).
The tour on board TyneIdols’ 1980’s yellow double decker bus will see passengers visit TV locations from the series including the “Ivanhoe Hotel” from the movie, Bob’s house and scenes from the show’s title sequences. In addition, Ian will be providing anecdotes on his life and career as well as stories of the stars that he has worked with.
Host Ray Laidlaw is looking forward to the tour:
“This is a unique tour and we are incredibly lucky to have Ian with us as he is so busy working in his home in Los Angeles. It’s a great opportunity for fans to hear at first-hand about his life and the classic TV and movies that he and Dick have created.”
Leaving from Tynemouth at midday on Sunday 2nd September and returning around 3pm, tickets priced at £15 are available from Julie Clay on 0191 253 1618 or email julie@tyneidols.com
