The Young Ones

Written by Ben Elton, Lise Mayer and Rik Mayall, the first of two series of The Young Ones was shown on Tuesday evenings on BBC2 between 9 November and 14 December 1982. The second series ran, again on Tuesdays on BBC2, between 8 May and 19 June 1984.

Starring Mayall, Ade Edmondson, Christopher Ryan, Nigel Planer as students (P)Rick, Vyvyan, Mike (The Coolperson) and Neil Pye.  Alexei Sayle also appeared as their landlord, supposed eastern European immigrant, Jerzei Balowski.

There are numerous cameos, from Fry and Laurie, Robbie Coltrane, Tony Robinson, French and Saunders, Hale and Pace (!), Terry Jones ('has anyone done the stiffy joke'), Ben Elton, Mel and Griff, Frost & Arden, Lenny Henry...

Music was provided from popular beat combos of the day, including Motörhead, Madness (x2), Dexy's, Ken Bishop's Nice Twelve, The Dammed, Rip, Rig and Panic (including Neneh Cherry) and Amazulu ('oh really, I'm a Glaswegian').

Series 1

1 - Demolition 2 - Oil 3 - Boring 4 - Bomb 5 - Interesting 6 - Flood

Series 2

1 - Bambi 2 - Cash 3 - Nasty 4 - Time 5 - Sick 6 - Summer Holiday