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The Young Ones

1982 Ended 29m episodes

7.9/10 159 votes

Comedy

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

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Seasons

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Season 2

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E01

Episode 1

★ 8.3

Bambi

1984-05-08 · 30m

The reprobates from Scumbag College test their mental dexterity against Footlights College on a TV quiz show - but not before Vyvyan loses his head.

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E02

Episode 2

★ 7.0

Cash

1984-05-15 · 30m

The gang are desperately short of cash, forcing Neil to get a job. The army turn him down but he gets on surprisingly well being a police officer instead. Meanwhile, Vyvyan announces he's pregnant.

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E03

Episode 3

★ 6.0

Nasty

1984-05-29 · 30m

It's an ordinary evening: Neil's having a bath, Rick's reading Cosmopolitan, and Mike and Vyvyan are trying to watch video nasties. But before the night is over, the gang will have to bury a vampire.

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E04

Episode 4

★ 6.0

Time

1984-06-05 · 30m

Neil gets kidnapped by a medieval knight, while Rick believes he's finally managed to seduce a woman.

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E05

Episode 5

★ 6.0

Sick

1984-06-12 · 30m

A bout of illness puts a strain on Vyvyan's usual easygoing approach to communal living. The somewhat delicate matter of Rick's lost virginity raises further consternation.

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E06

Episode 6

★ 7.0

Summer Holiday

1984-06-19 · 31m

Summer term at college has ended, but Mike didn't know it had even started, and the boys have all summer to laze around. But Mr Bolowski evicts them, and they decide to rob a bank.

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