Rik mayall rik adrian edmondson vyvyan nigel planer neil christopher ryan mike formed from members of the cast of bbc comedy show the young ones, together with cliff richard, they recorded a 1986 charity release living doll for comic relief to raise money for sudan and ethopia. Four mismatched university students share a house in north london. The four boys are walking up to a twolevel house, very similar to their old one, the house that was demolished. By mark ellen for smash hits, 25th october 7th november 1984 rick, vyvyan, mike and neil have got a book coming out on october 25. For comedywatchers of brian logans vintage, the good life was notable chiefly for one thing only. It was daring for its time, like an antidote to safe sitcoms like the good life which they take the piss out of in an episode. The bbc is reporting the death of rik mayall, the british comedian and actor best known for playing the pretentious, callow anarchist rick on the young ones, and for roles in films like drop dead fred that made similar use of his skill at playing snotnosed annoyances.
While the book gets a good laugh now and then, there is a missing element that the show has in spades. The young ones song, title song to the film and a numberone 1962 single, by cliff richard and the shadows the young ones album, the soundtrack album to the 1961 film the young ones 1973 film, a 1973 taiwanese film, spoken in mandarin the young ones tv series, a 1980s british sitcom about four students living together which uses the. The bbc is reporting that rik mayall has died at age 56. You fell for the oldest trick in the book, the old strange parcel routine. Well, im going to tell thatcher that weve got a bomb. See more ideas about young ones, rik mayall and british comedy. The show focused on the lives of four students and their landlords family on different plots that often included.
Nasty ashes to ashes, funk to funky, vyv is now a video head and neils. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. It was written by ben elton, rik mayall, and lise mayer, and directed by paul jackson and ed bye. Could anyone with any knowledge of this add any information relating to this and was it ever released on video or broadcast on television. The ashes for winning, which he promptly tries to do by setting rick on fire. Apr 29, 2011 first broadcast in 1982, the young ones was written by rik mayall who played rick, ben elton and lise mayer. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. While alexei sayle went back to do standup, rik mayall went to do drop dead fred, chris ryan went to do santa claus the movie and ade edmondson went off to do, er, jennifer saunders after the young ones, nigel planer managed to get more life out of the character who wished all the time he was dead, neil pye. Police said they were called to reports of a sudden death of a man in his 50s at. Young ones is set in a near future when water has become the most precious and dwindling resource on the planet, one that dictates everything from the macro of political policy to the detailed. The young ones summer holiday written by ben elton, rik mayall and lise mayer.
The episode features the song our house, performed by madness, the only band to appear on the show twice. The young ones ade edmondson, nigel planer, rik mayall and christopher ryan made a big bang in the eighties but there was a secret hiding in the house credit. At the grave site when the vicar says ashes to ashes, rick responds with funk to funky, we all know major. The crazy and sometimes surreal comedic adventures of four very different students in thatchers britain. Bambi is the seventh episode of british sitcom the young ones. Additional material by alexei sayle shot of a plane flying overhead. The young ones musical theatre, quarry banknetherton, west midlands, uk.
Written by ben elton, rik mayall, and lise mayer additional material by alexei sayle bbc, 1984 opening scene. Boring is the third episode of the young ones, a british sitcom. May 19, 2010 my personal compilation of my favorite rik clips. Additional material by alexei sayle broadcast on bbc2, tuesday 19 june 1984. Jul 08, 2010 trying to fill the hours the gang decide to play cricket and vyvyan wants his ashes watch more high quality videos on the new bbc worldwide youtube channel h. A young girl, stricken with terminal cancer, once asked rik mayall for an autograph.
It drops a large red bomb opening titles shot of kitchen. Rik mayall described the book as the third series of the young ones tv show, when interviewed on wogan in the early 80s. Hes probably bestknown in america for playing rick, the pompous, wouldbe anarchist and peoples poet on the young ones, the punk sitcom. John sykes, thenvp of programming for mtv, told billboard magazine in november 1985, even though there are only fourteen episodes, we find viewers getting more and more excited about the show, and also suggested the network would commission new episodes. Rip rik mayall aka prick of the young ones, comic strip. It was written by ben elton, rik mayall, and lise mayer, and directed by paul. The young ones tv series 19821984 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Jun 11, 2014 so without further ado and in no particular order, though im fond of the thatcher phone book bit, i present to you my favourite quotes.
With rik mayall, adrian edmondson, nigel planer, christopher ryan. The young ones is a single by cliff richard and the shadows. Time is the tenth episode of british sitcom the young ones. I wouldnt go so far as to credit it with such high aspirations. Back then a vhs copy of the series diligently taped.
An archive of our own, a project of the organization for transformative works. The young ones rik mayall interviews and articles archive. Vyvyan and rick loathe each other, and all three look down on neil, who acts as the unappreciated mother of the house. Jul 20, 2016 a surrealistic, irreverent, and often violent exploration of four college students sharing a seedy house, the young ones, the first bbc series to debut on mtv, became a cult sensation that has kept its popularity for decades, gave audiences their first look at british comedians later to become worldwide stars, and predicted some of the shows that mtv made famous.
The young ones is a british sitcom written by rik mayall, ben elton, and lise mayer, starring adrian edmondson, mayall, nigel planer, christopher ryan, and alexei sayle, and broadcast on bbc two for two series, first shown in 1982 and 1984. The young ones is a british sitcom written by rik mayall, ben elton, and lise mayer, starring adrian edmondson, mayall, nigel planer, christopher ryan, and alexei sayle, and broadcast on bbc2 for two years from 1982 to 1984. So without further ado and in no particular order, though im fond of the thatcher phone book bit, i. Adrian edmondson, nigel planer, christopher ryan and rik mayall 8 of 27 rik mayall and phoebe cates in the 1991 movie drop dead fred 9. Nasty is the ninth episode of british sitcom the young ones. The young ones first aired in 1982, the bbc was not entirely convinced, but went ahead to compete with the emerging popularity of channel 4. I suppose you think its pretty weird, dont you mike. It was written by ben elton, rik mayall and lise mayer, and directed by paul jackson.
Hugh laurie tweeted that yesterday, remembering a british. Trying to fill the hours the gang decide to play cricket and vyvyan wants his ashes watch more high quality videos on the new bbc worldwide youtube channel h. Mar 03, 20 for comedywatchers of brian logans vintage, the good life was notable chiefly for one thing only. Trying to fill the hours the gang decide to play cricket and vyvyan wants his ashes watch more high quality videos on the new bbc worldwide. Its also, according to rik mayall, the last thing theyll ever do. About the author 1984 born may 3, 1959 in catford, south london, ben elton began life as a member of an upperclass academic family. Summer holiday is the twelfth, and last, episode of british sitcom the young ones. Whilst watching a comedy connections programme on the young ones tonight on bbc 1 it mentioned that there was a young ones theatre tour. While that idea did not pan out, mtv later acquired u. Image caption the young ones saw mayall playing a poetrywriting, cliff richardloving student called rick. Nigel planer worse than one of those little blue crunchy things. Not only does it feature the peoples poet rick from the young ones, it actually references a specific scene from bambi, unquestionably one of the better episodes of the series, which only ran for 12 episodes.
Mayall was seriously injured in a quad bike accident in 1998 that left him comatose for several days, but he had since made a. It is a funny book, but a lot of the humour of the young ones worked best in its original live action format. Adrian edmondson, nigel planer, christopher ryan and rik mayall 8 of 27 rik mayall and phoebe cates in the 1991 movie drop dead fred 9 of 27 rik mayall at the edinburgh fringe. It was broadcast on bbc2 on 8 may 1984, as the first episode of the shows second series. The young ones book by ben elton, rik mayall and lise mayer 1984 softcover 8 x 9 inches sphere books ltd. Summer holiday the young ones news newspapers books. Apart from a quite expensive looking overcoat, and the fact that im losing my hair and putting on weight, i doubt that rik now 26 is very different from the rik mayall that was. The young ones simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. First broadcast in 1982, the young ones was written by rik mayall who played rick, ben elton and lise mayer. Spike milligan, commenting on mayalls farting, nosepicking rick, described him as the arsehole of british comedy. Its parody of university challenge has been widely acclaimed. The young ones is a british sitcom, first seen in 1982, on bbc2. The young ones bomb written by ben elton, rik mayall and lise mayer. The young ones are misfit, housesharing students at scumbag college neil the hippy, rick the righton leftist anarchist, vyvyan basterd the punk medical student, and mike thecoolperson.
During this time, rik mayall rick, adrian edmondson, vyvyan and ben. 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. Sick is the eleventh episode of british sitcom the young ones. Bennett, is the title song to the 1961 film the young ones and its soundtrack album. Personally, id say bachelor boys was in the latter category.
The young ones is a british sitcom, broadcast in the united kingdom from 1982 to 1984 in two sixpart series. Sometimes humour can translate brilliantly from one format to another, and sometimes it doesnt quite as well. Nasty the young ones news newspapers books scholar jstor september 2016 learn how. It was written by ben elton, rik mayall, and lise mayer, and directed by paul jackson. Its anarchic sense of humour, in the 1980s, made the actors famous in the uk. All you got to do is burn the stumps and theyre yours.
Back then a vhs copy of the series diligently taped off the tv provided many with an. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. So without further ado and in no particular order, though im fond of the thatcher phone book bit, i present to you my favourite quotes. The young ones was a british sitcom about four students sharing a house. Ricks trotsky poem from the book today, i saw a dog, yes, a dog. The show focused on the lives of four students and their landlords family on different plots that often included anarchic, offbeat humour. The design for today isnt actually a sweater, its a sweatshirt done to resemble a sweater. The young ones book by ben elton, rik mayall and lise.