Alexei Sayle
Director
The Young Ones (1982)
Season 2
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
9.0
S2E1 - Bambi
The reprobates from Scumbag College test their mental dexterity against Footlights College on a TV quiz show - but not before Vyvyan loses his head.
May 8, 1984, midnight
S2E2 - Cash
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.
May 15, 1984, midnight
S2E3 - Nasty
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.
May 29, 1984, midnight
S2E4 - Time
Neil gets kidnapped by a medieval knight, while Rick believes he's finally managed to seduce a woman.
June 5, 1984, midnight
S2E5 - Sick
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.
June 12, 1984, midnight
S2E6 - Summer Holiday
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.
June 19, 1984, midnight
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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