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The Young Ones is a British sitcom, broadcast in the United Kingdom from 1982 to 1984 in two six-part series. Shown on BBC2, it featured anarchic, offbeat humour which helped bring alternative comedy to British television in the 1980s and made household names of its writers and performers. In 1985, it was shown on MTV, one of the first non-music television shows on the fledgling channel. The show's title relates to the song of the same name, written by Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett, and sung by Cliff Richard and The Shadows, which was a No. 1 UK hit single.
Original Release
11/09/1982 on BBC
US Release
03/30/1998
Cast
Name | Character |
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Adrian Edmondson | Vyvyan / Vyvyan Bastard / Randy the Cowpoke / Alien Spotter |
Rik Mayall | Rick / TV Announcer / Bobby Malvenes / Dicky / Fly #1 / Alien Spotter |
Nigel Planer | Neil / Nigel Planer / E.T. Fairfax / Famine / Dino / Fly #2 |
Christopher Ryan | Mike / Mike Thecoolperson / The Late Grand Fairfax / Matchbox |
Alexei Sayle | Train Driver / The Balowski Family / the Balowski Family / Police Recruiter / Jester Balowski / Joan Collins / Jerzy Balowski / Harry the Bastard / Brian Damage |
Mark Arden | Father on Cornflakes Box / Gatecrasher / Gravedigger / Boy in Comic Strip / Headless Ghost / Man in Cabin / Mick the Manure Salesman / Policeman |
Stephen Frost | Tess the Manure Salesman / Policeman / Man in Cabin / Headless Ghost / Gravedigger / Boy in Comic Strip / Gatecrasher / Bank Vault Manager |
Ben Elton | Man in Beer Commercial / Kendal Mintcake / Grange Hill Student / DJ / Cat / Baz |
Paul Bradley | Warlock / Pilot |
Jim Barclay | Racist Policeman / Policeman in Comic Strip |
Directors
Paul Jackson, Geoff Posner, Ed Bye
Writers
Lise Mayer, Alexei Sayle, Ben Elton, Rik Mayall
Cast
Name | Character |
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Adrian Edmondson | Vyvyan / Vyvyan Bastard / Randy the Cowpoke / Alien Spotter |
Rik Mayall | Rick / TV Announcer / Bobby Malvenes / Dicky / Fly #1 / Alien Spotter |
Nigel Planer | Neil / Nigel Planer / E.T. Fairfax / Famine / Dino / Fly #2 |
Christopher Ryan | Mike / Mike Thecoolperson / The Late Grand Fairfax / Matchbox |
Alexei Sayle | Train Driver / The Balowski Family / the Balowski Family / Police Recruiter / Jester Balowski / Joan Collins / Jerzy Balowski / Harry the Bastard / Brian Damage |
Mark Arden | Father on Cornflakes Box / Gatecrasher / Gravedigger / Boy in Comic Strip / Headless Ghost / Man in Cabin / Mick the Manure Salesman / Policeman |
Stephen Frost | Tess the Manure Salesman / Policeman / Man in Cabin / Headless Ghost / Gravedigger / Boy in Comic Strip / Gatecrasher / Bank Vault Manager |
Ben Elton | Man in Beer Commercial / Kendal Mintcake / Grange Hill Student / DJ / Cat / Baz |
Paul Bradley | Warlock / Pilot |
Jim Barclay | Racist Policeman / Policeman in Comic Strip |
Robbie Coltrane | Dr. Carlisle / Captain Blood / Bouncer |
Ruth Burnett | Goldilocks / Cinderella |
Gareth Hale | Soldier / Gravedigger / Peasant |
Dawn French | Woman with Horns in Commercial / Religious Woman / Easter Bunny |
Norman Pace | Soldier / Peasant / Gravedigger |
Pauline Melville | Vyvyan's Mum / Woman on Bus |
Andy de la Tour | Prisoner on Ship / Pilot / Man on TV |
Peter Laxton | Darren / Boy on Corn Flakes Box |
Maggie Steed | Woman from the Council / Rosemary |
Madness | Themselves / Madness |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Paul Jackson | Producer |
Geoff Posner | Producer |