Terry Collier

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Terry Collier
The Likely Lads, Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?, The Likely Lads film character
Terry Collier in Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
First appearance	"Entente Cordiale" (The Likely Lads)
Last appearance	The Likely Lads
Portrayed by	James Bolam
In-universe information
Gender	Male
Occupation	Electrician (by trade), corporal in the British Army, car washer, hospital porter, forklift driver, taxi driver and mobile salesman (through the series and film)
Family	Cyril Collier (father) Edith Collier (mother)
Spouse	Jutta Baumgarten ​ ​ (m. 1969; div. 1976)​
Relatives	Audrey Collier (sister) Linda Collier (sister)
Nationality	British

Terence Daniel Collier is a character in British sitcoms The Likely Lads, Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?, and The Likely Lads film. He is played by Sunderland-born actor James Bolam.

In The Likely Lads Terry works with friend Bob Ferris as an electrician at Ellison's Electricals, before joining the British Army. During his time in the army, he married a West German woman, Jutta Baumgarten, from whom he separates a few months later. Terry's army service is not shown, nor is his marriage (although his wife was due to appear in the episode "End of an Era", and remains on the credits despite the scene being cut). Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads begins with Terry's discharge from the army, and for the duration of the series he spends most of his time unemployed, although he takes brief temporary work as a car washer, hospital porter, forklift truck driver, and finally as a minicab driver.^[1] In The Likely Lads film he works briefly as a mobile soap powder salesman.