Audrey Collier is a character in the television series ''

The Likely Lads ''The Likely Lads'' is a British sitcom created and written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais and produced by Dick Clement. Twenty episodes were broadcast by the BBC, in three series, between 16 December 1964 and 23 July 1966. However, only te ...

'', ''

Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads ''Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?'' is a British sitcom which was broadcast on BBC1 between 9 January 1973 and 9 April 1974. It was the colour sequel to the mid-1960s hit ''The Likely Lads''. It was created and written, as was its predec ...

'' and the film adaptation of ''

''. She is portrayed by

Sheila Fearn Sheila Fearn (born 3 October 1940 in Leicester) is an English retired actress best known for playing Audrey, the sister of Terry Collier in BBC situation comedies ''The Likely Lads'' and ''Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?'', and also lat ...

throughout the series.

Character

Audrey is the elder sister of

Terry Collier 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 fr ...

. In ''The Likely Lads'' she lives with her parents and Terry. Terry and her are shown to bicker over trivial differences in a childish manner, much to the dismay of their mother, Edith. Audrey returns in ''Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads'', where she is shown to be married with children and like

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she has left the area where she grew up and now lives on a new estate. Her marriage to Ernie (

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) is portrayed to be largely unhappy, by statements made by Audrey such as ''I was going to leave Ernie but I couldn't find the time''. In the film their marriage does not seem to have improved. Like Thelma, Audrey is often a source of disapproval for Terry and Bob. Audrey is supportive of Bob and sees her brother as a bad influence on his marriage. Like Thelma, Audrey is usually trying to get rid of Terry and throughout the film she tries to persuade him to emigrate, something she is almost successful in. Audrey is an interfering character who tries to involve herself in Bob's marital problems at every opportunity and does not hesitate to pass any problems they have around her friends as gossip. Fictional housewives Likely Lads series characters {{comedy-tv-char-stub