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Networks
Created By
Rik Mayall
Alexei Sayle
Ben Elton
The Young Ones
Overview
The misadventures of four lunatic students who live in a shared student house. There's Rick, the overblown political one addicted to Cliff Richard, Vyvyan the experimental scientific one/part-time anarchist, Neil the worried hippy, and Mike the ladies' man (at least he is in his mind).
Key Crew
Producer: Paul Jackson
Writer: Alexei Sayle
Top Cast
Adrian Edmondson
Vyvyan
Rik Mayall
Rick
Nigel Planer
Neil
Christopher Ryan
Mike
Alexei Sayle
The Balowski Family
Seasons
Season 0 (1986)
No overview available.
20 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Comic Relief
1986-04-25The boys prepare for the chance to sing "Living Doll" with Cliff Richard.
Runtime: 35 minEpisode 2: Creating The Young Ones
1999-12-05Excerpt from "A History of Alternative Comedy" and is hosted by British humorist Angus Deayton.
Runtime: 35 minEpisode 3: The Young Ones and the 80's
1999-12-05Excerpt from "Laughter in the House: The Story of the British Sitcom".
Runtime: 35 minEpisode 4: The Guest Stars of
Episode 5: Alternative Rebellion
Episode 6: The Making Of
Episode 7: Cliff Richard & The Young Ones - Living Doll
1986-04-25In 1986, the cast sang "Living Doll" with Cliff Richard and Hank Marvin for Comic Relief. The song, a reworking of his 1959 hit, reached the top of the UK and New Zealand Charts.
Runtime: 35 minEpisode 8: Comedy Connections
2004-08-02Comedy Connections was a BBC One documentary series produced by BBC Scotland that aired from 2003 to 2008. The show looked at the stories behind the production of some of Britain's comedy television programmes, showing how they tied in with the production of other comedy shows (hence "connections"). The show featured interviews with some of the cast and crew of the subject programme, as well as footage from the series.
Runtime: 35 minEpisode 9: Rik Mayall Live 1981
1981-07-02Episode 10: Alternative Edit of 'Sick'
1981-07-03An alternative cut of the episode
Runtime: 35 minEpisode 11: BBC Trailers
1981-07-05A collection of BBC trailers for the Young Ones
Runtime: 5 minEpisode 12: Photo Gallery
1981-07-06A selection of photos from the set
Runtime: 12 minEpisode 13: The Silver Jubilee
1981-07-09A Documentary of 25 years of the Young Ones
Runtime: 50 minEpisode 14: Video Nasties
1981-07-10A collection of inserts and previously unseen scenes.
Runtime: 24 minEpisode 15: Series 2 Bloopers
1981-07-12Episode 16: 1st Episode of Boom Boom Out Go The Lights
1981-07-13A revue featuring artists who appear out of the bright lights of the West End in the pubs and clubs of London's alternative cabaret circuit. With Keith Allen, Tony Allen, Rik Mayall, Nigel Planer, Alexei Sayle and the music of Paul Jones and the Blues Band.
Runtime: 31 minEpisode 17: 2nd Episode of Boom Boom Out Go The Lights
1981-07-16A second show featuring the most popular artists from London's alternative cabaret club circuit. With Tony Allen, Andy De La Tour, Ade Edmonson, Rik Mayall, Pauline Melville, Nigel Planer, Peter Richardson and Alexei Sayle. Music by Dexy's Midnight Runners
Runtime: 32 minEpisode 18: Alternative Version of Cash
1981-07-17Episode 19: Alternative Version of Nasty
1981-07-19Episode 20: Raw Footage and Outtakes
Season 1 (1982)
No overview available.
6 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Demolition
1982-11-09Depressed hippie Neil has plans on killing himself while Rick, Mike and Vyvyan go on ignoring him. The council plans on demolishing the house but have to beat Vyvyan who is using his body to destroy the house from the inside.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 2: Oil
1982-11-16The boys move into their new house while Vyvyan locates oil in the basement. Mike sees this as an opportunity to rule the house like a dictatorship with Vyvyan against Rick and Neil.
Runtime: 29 minEpisode 3: Boring
1982-11-23Oblivious to terrorists, dancing vegetables, and card-playing mice, the gang are feeling incredibly bored, so they decide to go to the pub.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 4: Bomb
1982-11-30The students wonder what to do when an unexploded bomb lands in their house. Mike sees an opportunity to make money, Rick wants to use it as a blackmail tool and Vyvyan tries to detonate it, but Neil's just worried about surviving the inevitable blast.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 5: Interesting
1982-12-07The boys decide to throw a party, but before long it descends into chaos. A preachy Christian turns up, Rick gets annoyed when their guests arrive early, Cinderella appears, and Vyvyan tries to impress some girls.
Runtime: 32 minEpisode 6: Flood
1982-12-14The guys may starve to death while monumental rain threatens to run them out.
Runtime: 29 min
Season 2 (1984)
No overview available.
6 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Bambi
1984-05-08The reprobates from Scumbag College test their mental dexterity against Footlights College on a TV quiz show - but not before Vyvyan loses his head.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 2: Cash
1984-05-15The gang are desperately short of cash, forcing Neil to get a job. The army turn him down but he gets on surprisingly well being a police officer instead. Meanwhile, Vyvyan announces he's pregnant.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 3: Nasty
1984-05-29It's an ordinary evening: Neil's having a bath, Rick's reading Cosmopolitan, and Mike and Vyvyan are trying to watch video nasties. But before the night is over, the gang will have to bury a vampire.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 4: Time
1984-06-05Neil gets kidnapped by a medieval knight, while Rick believes he's finally managed to seduce a woman.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 5: Sick
1984-06-12A bout of illness puts a strain on Vyvyan's usual easygoing approach to communal living. The somewhat delicate matter of Rick's lost virginity raises further consternation.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 6: Summer Holiday
1984-06-19Summer term at college has ended, but Mike didn't know it had even started, and the boys have all summer to laze around. But Mr Bolowski evicts them, and they decide to rob a bank.
Runtime: 31 min
