| BOLAM | James ___, The Likely Lads actor (5) |
| BEWES | Maybe western part for fire Likely Lads actor Rodney (5) |
| FEARN | Sheila ?, actress whose roles have included Audrey Collier in BBC TV sitcom Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? (5) |
| IVORY | James _, The Remains of the Day director (5) |
| JAMESBOLAM | Actor who was in New Tricks and The Likely Lads (5,5) |
| DREAMS | "What became of the likely lads/what became of the _ _ _ _ _ _ we had," The Libertines (6) |
| RODNEYBEWES | One of The Likely Lads (6,5) |
| HOBAN | James ___ (The White House architect) |
| THELMA | Wife of Bob Ferris in the classic BBC sitcom Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? played by Brigit Forsyth |
| HAPPENED | Word which when placed between Whatever and To The Likely Lads gives the title of a classic 19705 sitcom (8) |
| CLEMENT | Dick ?, co-writer, with Ian La Frenais, of BBC TV sitcoms Porridge and The Likely Lads |
| DICKCLEMENT | Co-writer, with Ian La Frenais, of BBC TV sitcoms Porridge and The Likely Lads (4,7) |
| IANLAFRENAIS | Co-writer with Dick Clement of BBC TV sitcom The Likely Lads |
| PRIME | Pierces stump horribly. Who is the likely culprit? (5,7) |
| CELLO | Coach each likely lad originally with love to become a music-maker (5) |
| GALWAY | James ____, "The Man with the Golden Flute" |
| GARFIELD | James ___, the 20th president of the US |
| AGEE | James ___, The Night of the Hunter screenwriter (4) |
| ANDERSON | James ___, the only English bowler to pass 500 Test wickets |
| NEWMAN | James ___ , the UK's 2021 Eurovision entrant who scored nul points with his song Embers (6) |
