The Likely Lads (film) - Locations

Locations

The film was made at EMI's Elstree Studios in Hertfordshire and on location on Tyneside, in and around Newcastle and Whitley Bay. Locations used include the Spanish City funfair at Whitley Bay, the Beehive public house, the Coast Road(A1058) flats, and Tynemouth pier.

• Terry's fictional employer "Extralight" washing powder, was filmed at Greggs Christon Road Dept, Gosforth
• Terry's highrise flat - Howdon, Wallsend (The flats used were demolished in the 1990s)
• The church where Thelma and Chris are abandoned - Corbridge, Northumberland. The road layout is the same, but the road is now a 1 way system, and the traffic flow is opposite to that in the film.
• The caravan trip takes place across Tyne Bridge and through Rothbury, Northumberland
• The caravan site and 'The Beehive' pub - Earsdon, and Whitley Bay Caravan Park near St Mary's Lighthouse
• Bob gets some flowers trapped in the bus after Terry does a "voice of above" on him at the Grainger Market (The area is now heavily pedestrianised since it was filmed)
• The coast - Whitley Bay
• Wallsend High Street - where Bob crosses the zebra crossing in front of Terry's van. The Greenwoods store is still there on the corner of Atkinson Terrace.
• City Road on the Quayside is where Bob is rescued from the roof of the building.
• Borehamwood Library is where Thelma has the brick dropped on her foot.
• Terry's flat was at Taunton Close, Willington Square, Wallsend. Terry's works depot was filmed at the former George Angus site on the Coast Road, Wallsend. It has since been demolished and B&Q now occupy the site.
• The bed and breakfast, known in the film as Ivanhoe, where they were thrown out of, is on The Links, Whitley Bay. The Briar Dene pub is just visible in the background as they draw up in the car.