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Sean Flanagan

Sean Flanagan

Acting

Biography

Sean Flanagan was a British actor known for his work on British television. He was best known for playing Matt the stable boy ghost in The Ghosts of Motley Hall (1976-78). He played Bitzer in two episodes of the TV series Hard Times (1977). He had many guest appearances in several British TV shows from the 1960s to the 1970s including Look and Read (1967-2004), Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? (1973-1974), The Liver Birds (1969-1996), The Nearly Man (1974-1975), The Sunday Drama (1977-1978). He appeared in four episodes of the TV series Coronation Street (1960), where he played multiple characters including Charlie, Bernie Marsh and Rodney Smith. He also appeared in three episodes of the TV series Z-Cars where he also played multiple characters including Chris Coles, First Youth and Roy Grant. Flanagan tragically died in a Road Accident on 27 June 1981 at the young age of only 23.

Known For

Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
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Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? is a British sitcom which was broadcast between 9 January 1973 and 9 April 1974 on BBC1. It was the colour sequel to the mid-1960s hit The Likely Lads. It was created and written, as was its predecessor, by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais. There were 26 television episodes over two series; and a subsequent 45-minute Christmas special was aired on 24 December 1974. The cast were reunited in 1975 for a BBC radio adaptation of series 1, transmitted on Radio 4 from July to October that year. In 1976, a feature film spin-off was made. Around the time of its release, however, Rodney Bewes and James Bolam fell out over a misunderstanding involving the press and have not spoken since. This long-suspected situation was finally confirmed by Bewes while promoting his autobiography in 2005. Unlike Bewes, Bolam is consistently reluctant to talk about the show, and has vetoed any attempt to revive his character.

Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?

1973Series