The Young Ones
Vyvyan (Adrian Edmondson), Rick (Rik Myall), Mike (Christopher Ryan), and Neil (Nigel Planer) are four college students who share a house in North London: Vyvyan is a violent punk who smashes everything to pieces, Rick is a political fan of Cliff Richard, Mike is the serious and bossy cool person, and Neil is the depressed hippie who does most of the cooking and cleaning in the house, and his only desire is to commit suicide. Vyvyan, Rick, Mike, and Neil pay their rent to their Russian landlord Jerzy Balowski (Alexei Sayle) and his various family members. The world of this show is surreal, hilarious, and violent as the show also interacts with other characters, and featured live performances from bands.
- 1982-2022
- 2 seasons
- BBC Video
- Comedy
- TV-14
Vyvyan (Adrian Edmondson), Rick (Rik Myall), Mike (Christopher Ryan), and Neil (Nigel Planer) are four college students who share a house in North London: Vyvyan is a violent punk who smashes everything to pieces, Rick is a political fan of Cliff Richard, Mike is the serious and bossy cool person, and Neil is the depressed hippie who does most of the cooking and cleaning in the house, and his only desire is to commit suicide. Vyvyan, Rick, Mike, and Neil pay their rent to their Russian landlord Jerzy Balowski (Alexei Sayle) and his various family members. The world of this show is surreal, hilarious, and violent as the show also interacts with other characters, and featured live performances from bands.
Season 2 Episode Guide
7 Episodes 1984 - 2022
Episode 0
Just For Fun
27 mins
Not intended for broadcast, this 1984 highlights/goofs compilation was made by editor Ed Wooden for a private wrap party. However, finally made available to the public in 2022, it's significant in that it also includes unused material.
Episode 1
Bambi
35 mins
After realizing they haven't done the wash in almost three years, the boys take a trip to the launderette and then Neil remembers that they have been chosen to be on "University Challenge".
Episode 2
Cash
34 mins
The boys are broke so they force Neil to get a job as a policeman to raise money for Vyvyan, who is pregnant.
Episode 3
Nasty
35 mins
Mike and Vyvan plan to watch video nasties but have trouble working the video player; Neil has a bath; a vampire terrorizes the guys.
Episode 4
Time
34 mins
Neil awakes from a Dallas-inspired dream to find a series of problems for the house. There's an axe murderess who Rick thinks he's slept with, not to mention the fact that the house has travelled in a time warp to Medieval Britain.
Episode 5
Sick
35 mins
Vyvyan, Rick, Mike, and Neil suffer with colds, then with being taken hostage by violent criminal Brian Damage Balowski. On top of that, Neil's parents are coming to tea.
Episode 6
Summer Holiday
35 mins
It's the end of the term at College, and Vyvan, Rick, Mike and Neil are having a lazy summer holiday. But they end up getting evicted by Mr. Balowski and decide to rob a bank, before making a getaway on a bus.
