Robert Aldrich Hudson, made for Douglas' company at Universal. Aldrich tried to make "Cross of Iron" with John Mills but could not get finance. Aldrich then went back to Italy where he directed a Biblical spectacular, "Sodom and Gomorrah" (1962) for Joseph E. Levine. Aldrich disparaged the final film, which ended up costing $6 million. Aldrich rejuvenated his career by optioning the novel "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?" (1962) for the Associates and Aldrich Company. He signed Bette Davis and Joan Crawford as stars, got Lukas Heller to write the script, and raised finance through Warner Bros. The film was a
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? show, "Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?" was made in colour. Also, "The Likely Lads" had been quite "stagy" (in the theatrical sense) in its format, being studio bound with little in the way of location filming. The 1970s series made extensive use of location filming in and around the north-east. In terms of humour, the two shows are very different. "The Likely Lads" had been a broad comedy, full of jokes and obvious gags, whereas "Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?" used much subtler humour, derived from the dialogue and characterisation, often interspersed with sentimentality and even touches of