The Young Ones
- TV sitcom
- BBC Two
- 1982 - 1984
- 12 episodes (2 series)
Hippy Neil, nerdy Cliff Richard-obsessed Rick, psychopathic punk Vyvyan and smooth Mike share a squalid and collapsing student house together. Stars Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmondson, Nigel Planer, Christopher Ryan and Alexei Sayle
Key details
- Genre
- Sitcom
- Broadcast
- 1982 - 1984
- Channels
- BBC Two
- Episodes
- 12 (2 series)
- Stars
- Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmondson, Nigel Planer, Christopher Ryan and Alexei Sayle
- Writers
- Ben Elton, Rik Mayall, Lise Mayer and Alexei Sayle
- Director
- Paul Jackson
- Producer
- Paul Jackson
- Companies
The Young Ones are misfit, house-sharing students at Scumbag College - Neil the hippy, Rick the "right-on" leftist anarchist, Vyvyan Basterd the punk medical student, and Mike The-Cool-Person. Only Mike attracts any respect: Vyvyan and Rick loathe each other, and all three look down on Neil, who acts as the unappreciated mother of the house.
Their dysfunctional relationships with each other, lack of money, squalid surroundings, reluctance to attend any lectures and violent landlord Mr Balowski regularly combine to create anarchy in and around the house, even - or perhaps especially - when they're all deathly bored.
Additional details
- Production
- Studio
- Camera set-up
- Multi-camera
- Picture
- Colour
Website links
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Tuesday 9th November 1982 at 9pm on BBC Two
- Most recent repeats
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- Friday 22nd October 2021 at 10:40pm on Gold - Series 2, Episode 6
- Friday 22nd October 2021 at 2:00am on Gold - Series 1, Episode 6
- Thursday 21st October 2021 at 10:40pm on Gold - Series 1, Episode 6
Recording details
- BBC Television Centre
- Bristol - Locations