The Young Ones (1982)

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19822 Seasons29m episodes7.9

Comedy

TMDB7.9

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Runtime: 29m episodes
Genre: Comedy
Certificate: TV-14
Origin: GB

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The misadventures of four lunatic students who live in a shared student house. There's Rick, the overblown political one addicted to Cliff Richard, Vyvyan the experimental scientific one/part-time anarchist, Neil the worried hippy, and Mike the ladies' man (at least he is in his mind).

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Writing: Alexei Sayle
Status: Ended
First aired: Nov 9, 1982
Network: BBC Two
Studio: BBC

Time to finish

6 hrs

12 episodes. About 1 week at an hour a night.

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Cast

Adrian Edmondson

Vyvyan

Rik Mayall

Rick

Nigel Planer

Neil

Christopher Ryan

Mike

Alexei Sayle

The Balowski Family

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SERIES

19822 Seasons29m episodes7.9

Comedy

TMDB7.9

Votes156

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Runtime: 29m episodes
Genre: Comedy
Certificate: TV-14
Origin: GB

About

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Episodes

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E1 · Airs Nov 9, 1982 · 30m · ★ 6.7
Demolition
Depressed hippie Neil has plans on killing himself while Rick, Mike and Vyvyan go on ignoring him. The council plans on demolishing the house but have to beat Vyvyan who is using his body to destroy the house from the inside.
E2 · Airs Nov 16, 1982 · 29m · ★ 7.0
Oil
The boys move into their new house while Vyvyan locates oil in the basement. Mike sees this as an opportunity to rule the house like a dictatorship with Vyvyan against Rick and Neil.
E3 · Airs Nov 23, 1982 · 30m · ★ 6.0
Boring
Oblivious to terrorists, dancing vegetables, and card-playing mice, the gang are feeling incredibly bored, so they decide to go to the pub.
E4 · Airs Nov 30, 1982 · 30m · ★ 6.0
Bomb
The students wonder what to do when an unexploded bomb lands in their house. Mike sees an opportunity to make money, Rick wants to use it as a blackmail tool and Vyvyan tries to detonate it, but Neil's just worried about surviving the inevitable blast.
E5 · Airs Dec 7, 1982 · 32m · ★ 6.0
Interesting
The boys decide to throw a party, but before long it descends into chaos. A preachy Christian turns up, Rick gets annoyed when their guests arrive early, Cinderella appears, and Vyvyan tries to impress some girls.
E6 · Airs Dec 14, 1982 · 29m · ★ 5.0
Flood
The guys may starve to death while monumental rain threatens to run them out.

Details

Writing: Alexei Sayle
Status: Ended
First aired: Nov 9, 1982
Network: BBC Two
Studio: BBC

Time to finish

6 hrs

12 episodes. About 1 week at an hour a night.

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Cast

Adrian Edmondson

Vyvyan

Rik Mayall

Rick

Nigel Planer

Neil

Christopher Ryan

Mike

Alexei Sayle

The Balowski Family

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