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Known for Acting
Born 1935-06-16 in Sunderland, Tyne-and-Wear, England, UK
James Christopher Bolam is an English actor. He is best known for his roles as Terry Collier in The Likely Lads and its sequel Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?

A Memory Owed (2025) — Stan

Marriage (2022) — Gerry · 4 episodes

Remembers… (2022) — Self · 1 episode

Wartime Christmas (2020) — Narrator

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves (2016) — Terry Collier (archive footage) (uncredited)

Unconditional (2012) — Hutch

Tentboy (2011) — Baz

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (2011) — Self - Participant · 1 episode

The Last Days of Lehman Brothers (2009) — Ken Lewis

Grandpa in My Pocket (2009) · 66 episodes

Celebration (2007) — Matt

The Plot Against Harold Wilson (2006) — Harold Wilson

New Tricks (2004) — Jack Halford · 87 episodes

He Knew He Was Right (2004) — Mr Crump · 1 episode

To Kill a King (2003) — Denzil Holles

The Afternoon Play (2003) — Billy · 1 episode

Harold Shipman: Doctor Death (2002) — Harold Shipman

Born and Bred (2002) — Dr. Arthur Gilder · 21 episodes

Dirty Tricks (2000) — Moss

Stormin' Norman (2000) — Norman

It Was an Accident (2000) — Vernon Fitch

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings (2000) — Various Characters

Pay and Display (2000) — Sydney Street · 6 episodes

Close and True (2000) — Graham True · 6 episodes

The End of the Affair (1999) — Mr. Savage

The Stalker's Apprentice (1998) — Helmut Kranze

The Alex Ferguson Story (1998) — Narrator

The Island on Bird Street (1997) — Doctor Studjinsky

The Missing Postman (1997) — Clive Peacock

Stella Does Tricks (1997) — Mr. Peters

Midsomer Murders (1997) — Ron Pringle · 1 episode

The Missing Postman (1997) — Clive Peacock · 2 episodes
Have Your Cake and Eat It (1997) — Nat Oliver · 4 episodes

Dalziel and Pascoe (1996) — Father Leonard Tibbings · 1 episode

Clockwork Mice (1995) — Wackey

Eleven Men Against Eleven (1995) — Ted Whitehead
Seaview Knights (1994) — Merlin

Second Thoughts (1991) — Bill · 49 episodes

Sticky Wickets (1990) — Glyn

Communicators From Hell (1989)

Screen One (1989) — Glyn · 1 episode

The Beiderbecke Connection (1988) — Trevor Chaplin · 4 episodes

Andy Capp (1988) — Andy Capp · 6 episodes

The Beiderbecke Tapes (1987) — Trevor Chaplin · 2 episodes
Room at the Bottom (1986) · 13 episodes

The Beiderbecke Affair (1985) — Trevor Chaplin · 6 episodes

The Maze (1983) — Arthur Frode

Clash of Loyalties (1983) — A.T. Wilson

Macbeth (1983) — Porter

ITV Christmas Comedy (1983) · 15 episodes

Shades of Darkness (1983) — Arthur Frode · 1 episode

The Plague Dogs (1982) — The Tod (voice)

Fish and Ships (1979) — Narrator

Only When I Laugh (1979) — Roy Figgis · 29 episodes

As You Like It (1978) — Touchstone
The Limbo Connection (1978) — Mark Omney

Armchair Thriller (1978) — Mark Omney · 6 episodes

The BBC Television Shakespeare (1978) — Touchstone · 1 episode

The Likely Lads (1976) — Terry

When the Boat Comes In (1976) — Jack Ford · 51 episodes

In Celebration (1975) — Colin Shaw
The Philanthropist (1975) — Don
If You Could See What I Can See (1974) — Charlie

O Lucky Man! (1973) — Attenborough/Examination Doctor

Making the Play (1973) — Husband

Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? (1973) — Terry Collier · 26 episodes
Oranges and Lemons (1973) — Arthur · 1 episode

Straight On Till Morning (1972) — Joey

Crucible of Terror (1972) — John Davies

The Protectors (1972) — Max Toller · 1 episode

Budgie (1971) — Wossname · 1 episode

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971) — Roberts · 1 episode

Budgie (1971) — Wossname Walsh · 1 episode

Play for Today (1970) — Husband · 1 episode

Otley (1969) — Albert
W. Somerset Maugham (1969) — Leslie Gaze · 1 episode

Omnibus - Graham Greene: The Hunted Man (1968) — Pinkie

Half a Sixpence (1967) — Mr Jones

Omnibus (1967) — Pinkie · 1 episode
Inheritance (1967) — David Oldroyd · 10 episodes

Boy Meets Girl (1967) — McHenry · 1 episode

Public Eye (1965) — Alan Grove · 1 episode

Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965) — Muggles · 1 episode

Murder Most Foul (1964) — Bill Hanson

A Choice of Coward: Present Laughter (1964) — Roland Maule

The Likely Lads (1964) — Terry Collier · 20 episodes

It's Dark Outside (1964) — Wilfred · 1 episode

A Choice of Coward (1964) — Roland Maule · 1 episode
Thursday Theatre (1964) — Magpie · 1 episode
The Four Seasons of Rosie Carr (1964) — Frank Lambert · 2 episodes
The Four Seasons of Rosie Carr (1964) — Frank Lambert (voice) · 1 episode
For King and Country: Out There (1963) — Herbert Hudd

A Kind of Loving (1962) — Jeff

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962) — Mike

H.M.S. Defiant (1962) — Midshipman (uncredited)

The Kitchen (1961) — Michael
Drama 61-67 (1961) · 1 episode
Drama 61-67 (1961) — Nick · 1 episode

No Hiding Place (1959) · 1 episode

Armchair Theatre (1956) — Charlie · 1 episode