"The Young Ones" (1982) TV series 1982-1984

User Rating:

8.8/10   

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

11 November 1982 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Student | Punk | London | University | Anarchist

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Adrian Edmondson	...	Vyvyan / ... (12 episodes, 1982-1984)
Rik Mayall	...	Rick / ... (12 episodes, 1982-1984)
Nigel Planer	...	Neil / ... (12 episodes, 1982-1984)
Christopher Ryan	...	Mike (12 episodes, 1982-1984)
Alexei Sayle	...	Jerzy Balowski / ... (12 episodes, 1982-1984)
Mark Arden	...	Boy in Comic Strip / ... (7 episodes, 1982-1984)
Stephen Frost	...	Bank Vault Manager / ... (7 episodes, 1982-1984)
Ben Elton	...	Baz / ... (5 episodes, 1982-1984)

Runtime:

35 min (12 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:15 | Singapore:PG | Australia:M (some episodes) | Australia:PG (some episodes)

Filming Locations:

Bristol North Swimming Baths, Gloucester Road, Bristol, England, UK

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Trivia:

The principal characters were all derived from characters performed by the actors at The Comic Strip club in London in the early-1980s. Rik, the People's Poet was a solo act by Rik Mayall; Vyvyan was a development of Adrian Edmondson's half of Twentieth Century Coyote (with Rik Mayall); Neil was originally Nigel Planer's inept (and depressed) folk singer; while Mike was based on Peter Richardson's performance as half of The Outer Limits (with Nigel Planer). It was originally intended that Richardson should join the show, but when he declined, the role was offered to Christopher Ryan.

Movie Connections:

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Without a doubt the greatest show in the history of the universe!

This is my favorite show of all time... no questions asked. My mother introduced it to me last year when she bought a video called "The Very Best of The Young Ones" which featured 5 episodes. They were Bomb, Boring, Bambi, Interesting and Summer Holiday. I was so hooked on it! I gave the video away to someone else... not before getting the complete series of season 1 and season 2 on DVD. It's absolute kick@ss and stuff and I can't help but watch it all of the time. I blooming love it.

I love Vyvyan the most out of them all, followed by Rik than Neil and of course Mike TheCoolPerson. But they're all hilarious. My favorite episode was probably Bambi... but they're all good.

Alexei Sayle would have to have been recognized as the funniest man in the whole entire world during this series.

The musical guests are fantastic as well with Madness, Motorhead, and so much more.

Hilariously written, wonderfully over the top acting, very original the whole way. Great... great... great... great show! This is proof that the British do comedy 100,000,000,000,000,000 times or better than the United States of America. Sorry Yankees... bow down before the Oxford graduates, Cambridge graduates and gifted high school dropouts!