THE YOUNG ONES

 
NUMBER OF EPISODES:
YEAR OF PRODUCTION:
COMPANY:		 12
1982-1984
BBC TELEVISION

 
BACKGROUND

One of the programmes that brought 'alternative' comedy to British television
screens, complete with rambling plots, 'comic asides' and 'musical interludes'.

It concerns the daily life and adventures of a group of students living in a sleazy house. 
Rick (Rik Mayall) is a fanatical disciple of Cliff Richard, eager to protest his lack of
virginity at every opportunity. Vyvyan (Adrian Edmondson) is a total nutter, hell bent on
bringing about maximum mayhem and destruction. 
Neil (Nigel Planer) is a hippy type who does most of the cooking (mainly with lentils) and
cleaning (what there is of it). Mike (Christopher Ryan) is a smoothie, totally out of step
with the rest of the no-hope loonies in the house. 
Alexei Sayle appears as various members of the Balowski family and contributes a variety
of short 'asides' during episodes. 

This firmly brought comedy in the eighties and still remains as anarchic as it did 20 years ago.

 
CAST
RIK Rik Mayall
VYVYAN Adrian Edmonson
NEIL Nigel Planner
MIKE Christopher Ryan
BALOWSKI FAMILY Alexei Sayle
 

 
EPISODE GUIDE
SEASON 1 (1982) SEASON 2 (1984)

Demolition
Oil
Boring
Bomb 
Interesting
Flood 
Bambi 
Cash 
Nasty 
Time 
Sick 
Summer Holiday

 
TRIVIA FAX

As part of Comic Relief in 1985, the cast recorded The Young Ones with Cliff
Richard which reached No.1 in the UK. 

Rik Mayall went onto another hit series playing ponsy politician Alan B'stard in the
brilliant The New Statesman. 

Alexei Sayle appeared in the 1985 Doctor Who story Revelation of the Daleks
and Christopher Ryan in the next seasons Trial of a Timelord segment Mindwarp.