Bottom. Image shows from L to R: Richie Richard (Rik Mayall), Eddie Hitler (Adrian Edmondson). Copyright: BBC
Bottom

Bottom

  • TV sitcom
  • BBC Two
  • 1991 - 1995
  • 18 episodes (3 series)

Richie Richard and Eddie Hitler are a pair of disgusting, anti-social and regularly violent losers who share a grubby flat in Hammersmith. Stars Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson.

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Series 1, Episode 2 - Gas

Having illegally hooked their gas supply up to their neighbour's, Richie and Eddie are somewhat panicked to find the gas man at their door to inspect all the street's meters.

Broadcast details

Date
Tuesday 24th September 1991
Time
9pm
Channel
BBC Two
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

  1. Monday 1st April 2024 at 11:25pm on Gold
  2. Tuesday 2nd April 2024 at 9:45pm on Gold
  3. Thursday 11th April 2024 at 11:50pm on Gold
  4. Friday 12th April 2024 at 9:35pm on Gold

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Friday 14th May 2010 10:50pm Dave
Sunday 23rd May 2010 9:00pm Dave
Monday 9th May 2011 11:50pm Gold
Tuesday 4th October 2011 11:20pm Gold
Wednesday 5th October 2011 1:55am Gold
Tuesday 10th January 2012 1:20am Gold
Wednesday 11th January 2012 12:00am Gold
Thursday 7th June 2012 10:20pm Gold
Friday 8th June 2012 1:00am Gold
Sunday 15th June 2014 10:30pm BBC2
Wednesday 25th June 2014 12:20am Gold
Wednesday 25th June 2014 2:30am Gold
Saturday 4th July 2015 11:40pm Gold
Sunday 5th July 2015 2:30am Gold
Saturday 16th January 2016 10:20pm Gold
Saturday 16th July 2016 11:00pm Gold
Friday 5th August 2016 11:00pm Gold
Saturday 6th August 2016 3:20am Gold
Saturday 5th November 2016 9:40pm Gold
Saturday 18th March 2017 11:00pm Gold
Friday 7th April 2017 10:20pm Gold
Tuesday 17th October 2017 9:40pm Gold
Sunday 4th March 2018 1:00am Gold
Sunday 4th March 2018 11:30pm Gold
Saturday 16th June 2018 10:45pm Gold
Sunday 17th June 2018 2:25am Gold
Friday 8th February 2019 10:15pm Gold
Sunday 17th February 2019 11:35pm Gold
Saturday 1st June 2019 11:00pm Gold
Sunday 2nd June 2019 3:25am Gold
Sunday 30th June 2019 11:20pm Gold
Wednesday 8th April 2020 12:05am Gold
Wednesday 8th April 2020 2:20am Gold
Tuesday 23rd June 2020 9:50pm Gold
Wednesday 24th June 2020 2:00am Gold
Monday 4th January 2021 9:35pm Gold
Tuesday 5th January 2021 12:35am Gold
Sunday 11th April 2021 1:05am Gold
Sunday 11th April 2021 3:10am Gold
Monday 12th July 2021 10:00pm Gold
Thursday 21st October 2021 11:25pm Gold
Friday 22nd October 2021 2:35am Gold
Tuesday 1st February 2022 10:15pm Gold
Wednesday 2nd February 2022 1:25am Gold
Monday 1st August 2022 1:15am Gold
Monday 1st August 2022 11:35pm Gold
Friday 16th September 2022 9:20pm Gold
Thursday 3rd November 2022 11:40pm Gold
Friday 4th November 2022 3:15am Gold
Tuesday 15th November 2022 10:00pm Gold
Tuesday 24th January 2023 9:20pm Gold

Cast & crew

Cast
Rik Mayall Richie Richard
Adrian Edmondson Eddie Hitler
Guest cast
Brian Glover Mr. Rottweiler
Mark Lambert Gas Man
Gabi Valenti Lolly
Writing team
Rik Mayall Writer
Adrian Edmondson Writer
Production team
Ed Bye Director
Ed Bye Producer
Ed Wooden Editor
Bob Cove Production Designer
Chris Hull Production Designer

Press

An undeniably great episode: Bottom - Gas

Picking an all-encompassing episode of a sitcom that gets to the very heart of a show isn't always an easy task. However, with some sitcoms an episode will naturally leap out at you, and none more so than Bottom's Gas - a farce of epic proportions that became a modern classic.

Jazzy Janey, The Comedy Blog, 25th May 2020

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