The Young Ones

Apr 25, 1986

The boys prepare for the chance to sing "Living Doll" with Cliff Richard.

Dec 05, 1999

Excerpt from "A History of Alternative Comedy" and is hosted by British humorist Angus Deayton.

Dec 05, 1999

Excerpt from "Laughter in the House: The Story of the British Sitcom".

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Apr 25, 1986

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.

Aug 02, 2004

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.

Jul 02, 1981

Jul 03, 1981

An alternative cut of the episode

Jul 05, 1981

A collection of BBC trailers for the Young Ones

Jul 06, 1981

A selection of photos from the set

Jul 09, 1981

A Documentary of 25 years of the Young Ones

Jul 10, 1981

A collection of inserts and previously unseen scenes.

Jul 12, 1981

Jul 13, 1981

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.

Jul 16, 1981

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

Jul 17, 1981

Jul 19, 1981

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Nov 09, 1982

Depressed hippie Neil has plans on killing himself while Rick, Mike and Vyvyan go on ignoring him. The council plans on demolishing the house but have to beat Vyvyan who is using his body to destroy the house from the inside.

Nov 16, 1982

The boys move into their new house while Vyvyan locates oil in the basement. Mike sees this as an opportunity to rule the house like a dictatorship with Vyvyan against Rick and Neil.

Nov 23, 1982

Oblivious to terrorists, dancing vegetables, and card-playing mice, the gang are feeling incredibly bored, so they decide to go to the pub.

Nov 30, 1982

The students wonder what to do when an unexploded bomb lands in their house. Mike sees an opportunity to make money, Rick wants to use it as a blackmail tool and Vyvyan tries to detonate it, but Neil's just worried about surviving the inevitable blast.

Dec 07, 1982

The boys decide to throw a party, but before long it descends into chaos. A preachy Christian turns up, Rick gets annoyed when their guests arrive early, Cinderella appears, and Vyvyan tries to impress some girls.

Dec 14, 1982

The guys may starve to death while monumental rain threatens to run them out.

May 08, 1984

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 15, 1984

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 29, 1984

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.

Jun 05, 1984

Neil gets kidnapped by a medieval knight, while Rick believes he's finally managed to seduce a woman.

Jun 12, 1984

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.

Jun 19, 1984

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.