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The Young Ones
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).
- Created by:
- Ben Elton, Alexei Sayle, Rik Mayall, Lise Mayer
- Cast:
- Adrian Edmondson, Rik Mayall, Nigel Planer, Christopher Ryan
- Language:
- English
- Network:
- BBC Two
Episode guide
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Episodes
Episode 1
Comic Relief
1986-04-25 · 35mThe boys prepare for the chance to sing "Living Doll" with Cliff Richard.
Current episodeEpisode 2
Creating The Young Ones
1999-12-05 · 35mExcerpt from "A History of Alternative Comedy" and is hosted by British humorist Angus Deayton.
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The Young Ones and the 80's
1999-12-05 · 35mExcerpt from "Laughter in the House: The Story of the British Sitcom".
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The Guest Stars of
35mEpisode overview is not available yet.
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Alternative Rebellion
35mEpisode overview is not available yet.
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The Making Of
35mEpisode overview is not available yet.
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Cliff Richard & The Young Ones - Living Doll
1986-04-25 · 35mIn 1986, the cast sang "Living Doll" with Cliff Richard and Hank Marvin for Comic Relief. The song, a reworking of his 1959 hit, reached the top of the UK and New Zealand Charts.
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Comedy Connections
2004-08-02 · 35mComedy Connections was a BBC One documentary series produced by BBC Scotland that aired from 2003 to 2008. The show looked at the stories behind the production of some of Britain's comedy television programmes, showing how they tied in with the production of other comedy shows (hence "connections"). The show featured interviews with some of the cast and crew of the subject programme, as well as footage from the series.
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Rik Mayall Live 1981
1981-07-02 · 35mEpisode overview is not available yet.
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Alternative Edit of 'Sick'
1981-07-03 · 35mAn alternative cut of the episode
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BBC Trailers
1981-07-05 · 5mA collection of BBC trailers for the Young Ones
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Photo Gallery
1981-07-06 · 12mA selection of photos from the set
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The Silver Jubilee
1981-07-09 · 50mA Documentary of 25 years of the Young Ones
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Video Nasties
1981-07-10 · 24mA collection of inserts and previously unseen scenes.
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Series 2 Bloopers
1981-07-12 · 27mEpisode overview is not available yet.
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1st Episode of Boom Boom Out Go The Lights
1981-07-13 · 31mA revue featuring artists who appear out of the bright lights of the West End in the pubs and clubs of London's alternative cabaret circuit. With Keith Allen, Tony Allen, Rik Mayall, Nigel Planer, Alexei Sayle and the music of Paul Jones and the Blues Band.
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2nd Episode of Boom Boom Out Go The Lights
1981-07-16 · 32mA second show featuring the most popular artists from London's alternative cabaret club circuit. With Tony Allen, Andy De La Tour, Ade Edmonson, Rik Mayall, Pauline Melville, Nigel Planer, Peter Richardson and Alexei Sayle. Music by Dexy's Midnight Runners
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Alternative Version of Cash
1981-07-17Episode overview is not available yet.
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Alternative Version of Nasty
1981-07-19Episode overview is not available yet.
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Raw Footage and Outtakes
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Oh, No! Not THEM!
2025-11-26 · 29mThe untelevised pilot for the aborted American remake of The Young Ones, directed and produced by David Mirkin (later a showrunner for The Simpsons) and starring Jackie Earle Haley and Robert Bundy, featuring a returning Nigel Planer reprising his role as Neil (the only returning member of the British original to do so). Filmed in 1989, the series was commissioned but not picked up by Fox, remaining a piece of lost media until 2025, when Planer digitised his personal VHS copy and released the episode online.
Watch progress · Not trackedCast
Adrian Edmondson
Vyvyan
Rik Mayall
Rick
Nigel Planer
Neil
Christopher Ryan
Mike
Alexei Sayle
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