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.
- Series 1, Episode 6 repeated at 9pm on Gold
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Bottom box set review
Unfairly labelled juvenile and tasteless, Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson's flatshare comedy was one of the last sitcoms to boast political insight with the power to make you laugh uncontrollably.
George Bass, The Guardian, 4th June 2015Rik Mayall 'Bottom' bench to be unveiled in Hammersmith
A roadside bench matching the one that featured in the opening credits of BBC sitcom Bottom is due to be officially unveiled in the same spot in London.
Richard Crook, BBC News, 14th November 2014Video: Rik Mayall 'Bottom' bench unveiled in London
The bench which features in the opening credits of the sitcom Bottom has been reinstalled after a campaign by fans.
BBC News, 14th November 2014In praise of Rik Mayall and Ade Edmondson's Bottom
Grimy, bleak, extremely violent and stupidly funny, Wil salutes the genius of Ade Edmondson and Rik Mayall's sitcom, Bottom...
Wil Jones, Den Of Geek, 2nd July 2014Rik Mayall: I'm desperate to bring back Bottom
"I'm desperate to bring back Bottom but Ade isn't". Rik Mayall's back on TV but without his pal.
The Mirror, 30th March 2013Rik Mayall on why Hooligan's Island was scrapped
"Ade said we're not old enough and that we should do it in ten years. I said that in ten fucking years I won't be able to think, the two brain cells I have left will not work! There is a fucking thing called acting and something called make-up but he said 'No I don't think we're old enough!'"
Rachel Bowles, Den Of Geek, 25th March 2013Rik Mayall hopes for 'Bottom' revival
Rik Mayall has revealed the revival of his madcap cult show Bottom could finally happen - but not for another decade.
Western Morning News, 6th March 2013Ade Edmondson on 'Bottom' revival demise
Ade Edmondson has revealed to Digital Spy his reasons for abandoning a revival of Bottom with comedy partner Rik Mayall.
Alex Fletcher, Digital Spy, 26th February 2013Why Bottom should be top
The timeless quality that squalor and desperation provide, along with the pitch-perfect execution of a double act at the heights of its power mean that Bottom deserves to be be treasured by comedy fans - and critics - for years to come.
Alex Newsome, Chortle, 14th January 2013Bottom sequel Hooligan's Island scrapped
The previously announced Bottom reunion, Hooligan's Island, will now not go ahead as Adrian Edmondson has walked out of the project.
British Comedy Guide, 15th October 2012