Rift between Rodney Bewes and James Bolam 

They were never friends in the first place.

I sent james Bolam an article from a Newspaper from the late 2000's which was called "The Unlikliest Feud" James replied by saying "Don't believe all you read in Newspapers" But, there must have been some element of truth in what was said, after reading the comments above. Rodney claims that he disclosed something about James' personal life, which he should have remained silent about. And according to Mr Bewes, James stopped taking phone calls from him, even cancelling another series of "Likely Lads" because of the betrayal of trust. James went on to do alot more tv work, where the late Mr Bewes' work almost dried up, and he spent the end of his years doing the "Talk Circuit" Such a shame. Life's to short. How ironic the theme tune is now for the show that once made them famous.

Agree! Showed on the show! Miserable mouth and demeanor in real life!

Daft sod.

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What a load of cobblers what,💩🤪

Do your research.Whatever Happened was repeated every decade in the 70s and 80s.Plus Martin Shaw had to go to court in the 80s to stop The Professionals being repeated.If Bolam did want repeats stopped why didn't he have to go to court as well?

Yep, Bewes still with a mortgage and a bank overdraft in his 70's! Typical of his Likely Lad's role always pushing the limits!!

@@paulbroderick8438 Don't know why he was complaining as almost everyone now under 30 will likely have a mortgage way beyond their 70's...

The programme was repeated time and time again over the years. James Bolam never rose to the bait Just ploughed on with his career success after success.

Agreed. It is often the case that the actors we think we know we do not. Bolam and his wife come across as real miseries. You dont have to be great mates to just do the decent thing. Don't you just love actors who are so up themselves they block their earlier material. Pathetic. That's why the Professionals was not shown for a long time, Martin Shaw wouldn't agree.

Absolute bullshit, (& seriously skewed reporting that even the BBC would be proud of). Bewes lived very comfortably in, of all places, Henley-on-Thames, one of the most expensive places to live in the UK, and his widow has not had to sell up at all. Bewes was a complete shit of a human being who broke a pact with his co-star. If Bewes found it hard to get work after TLL it's because 1. He simply wasn't much cop as an actor, and 2. He wasn't liked in the profession. For an indication of just how big a cunt he really was witness his unwaranted & unnecessary spat with neighbour George Harrison. Good riddance.

@@wangdangdoodie and you have the gore to call Bewes a shit of a human being...look in the mirror..moron

@@wangdangdoodie Interested to know more about this 'spat' with George Harrison if you'd be willing to share ?

@@wangdangdoodie Hang on a sec. Bewes'wife Daphne wasn't a widow. He outlived her. She died before him.

Poorly made clickbait.

I can corroborate your story. I used to work on Heartbeat, and during a break in filming, one of the extras told me about how Bewes and Fred Feast fell out whilst appearing in rep together.

So if they were coloured would you be hurt if I did not watch? Don't be a racist!

@@Saucyakld He means the text in the video . Twazack!