Alexei Sayle
Director
The Young Ones (1982)
Specials
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).
Released Nov. 9, 1982
Episode 30 min
14+
Genres: Comedy
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Production Companies: BBC
Network: BBC Two
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S0E1 - Comic Relief
The boys prepare for the chance to sing "Living Doll" with Cliff Richard.
April 25, 1986, midnight
S0E2 - Creating The Young Ones
Excerpt from "A History of Alternative Comedy" and is hosted by British humorist Angus Deayton.
Dec. 5, 1999, midnight
S0E3 - The Young Ones and the 80's
Excerpt from "Laughter in the House: The Story of the British Sitcom".
Dec. 5, 1999, midnight
S0E4 - The Guest Stars of
S0E5 - Alternative Rebellion
S0E6 - The Making Of
S0E7 - Cliff Richard & The Young Ones - Living Doll
In 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.
April 25, 1986, midnight
S0E8 - Comedy Connections
Comedy 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.
Aug. 2, 2004, midnight
S0E9 - Rik Mayall Live 1981
July 2, 1981, midnight
S0E10 - Alternative Edit of 'Sick'
An alternative cut of the episode
July 3, 1981, midnight
S0E11 - BBC Trailers
A collection of BBC trailers for the Young Ones
July 5, 1981, midnight
S0E12 - Photo Gallery
A selection of photos from the set
July 6, 1981, midnight
S0E13 - The Silver Jubilee
A Documentary of 25 years of the Young Ones
July 9, 1981, midnight
S0E14 - Video Nasties
A collection of inserts and previously unseen scenes.
July 10, 1981, midnight
S0E15 - Series 2 Bloopers
July 12, 1981, midnight
S0E16 - 1st Episode of Boom Boom Out Go The Lights
A 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.
July 13, 1981, midnight
S0E17 - 2nd Episode of Boom Boom Out Go The Lights
A 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
July 16, 1981, midnight
S0E18 - Alternative Version of Cash
July 17, 1981, midnight
S0E19 - Alternative Version of Nasty
July 19, 1981, midnight
S0E20 - Raw Footage and Outtakes
Network: BBC Two
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 361 min.
Released: Nov. 9, 1982
Last Air Date: June 19, 1984, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-14 / 14+
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