The Young Ones

1982 - 1984 TV-14 35m 8.2

The crazy and sometimes surreal comedic adventures of four very different students in Thatcher's Britain.

Vyvyan (Adrian Edmondson), Rick (Rik Myall), Mike (Christopher Ryan), and Neil (Nigel Planer) are four college students who share a house in North London: Vyvyan is a violent punk who smashes everything to pieces, Rick is a political fan of Cliff Richard, Mike is the serious and bossy cool person, and Neil is the depressed hippie who does most of the cooking and cleaning in the house, and his only desire is to commit suicide. Vyvyan, Rick, Mike, and Neil pay their rent to their Russian landlord Jerzy Balowski (Alexei Sayle) and his various family members. The world of this show is surreal, hilarious, and violent as the show also interacts with other characters, and featured live performances from bands.

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Episodes:

Episode 1 Demolition

1. Demolition

Aired: Nov 9, 1982

Mike, Neil, Vyvyan and Rick learn that the council are going to demolish the ...

Episode 2 Oil

2. Oil

Aired: Nov 16, 1982

The boys move into their new house and Vyvyan discovers oil in the basement.M...

Episode 3 Boring

3. Boring

Aired: Nov 23, 1982

The boys are having a very boring day so they decide to go down to the pub, w...

Episode 4 Bomb

4. Bomb

Aired: Nov 30, 1982

When the guys find an atom bomb in the kitchen, Rick wants to use it to black...

Episode 5 Interesting

5. Interesting

Aired: Dec 7, 1982

The boys throw a party for their friends.Rick's liberal college friends clash...

Episode 6 Flood

6. Flood

Aired: Dec 14, 1982

London is flooded and Vyvyan, Rick, Neil and Mike find themselves trapped in ...

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Info about The Young Ones

Current Status: Ended

Network: BBC Two

Genres: Comedy