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The Young Ones. Image shows from L to R: Vyvyan (Adrian Edmondson), Neil (Nigel Planer), Mike (Christopher Ryan), Rick (Rik Mayall). Copyright: BBC
The Young Ones

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

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The Young Ones - Complete Series One & Two

The Young Ones - Complete Series One & Two

There was Mike, the suave, sensible one; Vyvyan, the psychotic punk-metal mohican; Neil, the lentil loving hippy and Rik, right-on anarchist revolutionary and Cliff Richard fan: four students - desperate for money, excitement, girls or just something to help fill the day - sharing a house.

From this simple set up came an amazing speedball of comic caricature, slapstick, infantile humour, animation, musical performances, rants, violence, abuse and surreal jokes - leaving an impression as jaw-dropping as finding one of Vyvyan's steel-capped boots through our television screens.

The Young Ones brought the irreverence, anarchy and energy of the new alternative comedy movement to situation comedy - and it would never be the same again.

First released: Monday 29th October 2007

Extra features

  • Alternative Rebellion: The Beginning of Britain's Alternative Comedy Scene
  • The Making of The Young Ones
  • The Guest Stars of The Young Ones
  • Commentaries
  • Distributor: 2 Entertain
  • Discs: 3
  • Catalogue: BBCDVD2236

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  • Distributor: 2 Entertain
  • Region: 2 & 4
  • Discs: 3
  • Minutes: 408
  • Subtitles: English
  • Catalogue: BBCDVD2236

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