The Young Ones

Short description

This series can give you hysterics time and time again. Something freakish, surprising or brilliantly silly happens every minute, and the comical appeal never seems to fade. The scripts are loaded with some hilarious dialogue, the visual gags are suitably campy and over-the-top, and the plots are filled with surreal and quirky bits of delightful nonsense. This is a treasure trove of unforgettable moments of hilarity, you are urged to seek this out and laugh your head off.

Cast

Adrian Edmondson	....... as ........	Vyvyan / ... (12 episodes, 1982-1984)
Rik Mayall	....... as ........	Rick / ... (12 episodes, 1982-1984)
Nigel Planer	....... as ........	Neil / ... (12 episodes, 1982-1984)
Christopher Ryan	....... as ........	Mike (12 episodes, 1982-1984)
Alexei Sayle	....... as ........	the Balowski Family / ... (12 episodes, 1982-1984)
Mark Arden	....... as ........	Boy in Comic Strip / ... (7 episodes, 1982-1984)
Stephen Frost	....... as ........	Bank Vault Manager / ... (7 episodes, 1982-1984)
Ben Elton	....... as ........	Baz / ... (5 episodes, 1982-1984)
Paul Bradley	....... as ........	Warlock / ... (4 episodes, 1982-1984)
Jim Barclay	....... as ........	Policeman in Comic Strip / ... (3 episodes, 1982-1984)

Review

The main characters were four undergraduate students sharing a house: violent punk metal Vyvyan, pompous would-be anarchist Rick, long-suffering hippie Neil, and the mysterious and diminutive Mike. It also featured Alexei Sayle, who played the quartet's landlord, Jerzy Balowski, and other members of the Balowski family.

The show combined traditional sitcom style with violent slapstick, non sequitur plot-turns and surrealism. These older styles were mixed with the working and lower-middle class attitudes of the growing 1980s alternative comedy boom, in which all the principal performers except Ryan had been involved.

Although the series was set in North London, many external scenes were filmed in Bristol. All four characters attended the fictional Scumbag College. As one of the characters (Neil) sometimes wore a University of London T-shirt, it seems likely that Scumbag is one of the University of London's constituent colleges. Although they were never seen attending the institution and were rarely seen studying.

Other information

Genres :

Comedy

Year of release :

1982

Language :

English

Country :

UK

Seasons :

2

Status :

Completed

Duration :

35 minutes

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