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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

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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