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About The Young Ones

The Young Ones is a comedy TV series that premiered on BBC Two on November 9, 1982. It has 2 seasons and 12 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 2 Episode 6 "Summer Holiday", aired on June 19, 1984.

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).

  • Comedy

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Episodes

12 episodes · 2 seasons

Season 1

1982 · 6 episodes · Last episode: 43 years ago

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    6. Flood

    Finale

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

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    5. Interesting

    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.

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    4. Bomb

    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.

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    3. Boring

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

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    2. Oil

    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.

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    1. Demolition

    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.

Season 2

1984 · 6 episodes · Last episode: 42 years ago

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    6. Summer Holiday

    Finale

    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.

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    5. 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.

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    4. Time

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

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    3. 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.

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    2. 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.

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    1. 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.

Cast & crew

Created by Ben Elton, Alexei Sayle, Rik Mayall and Lise Mayer

  • Patrick Newell

    Patrick Newell

    1st Man on Raft

  • Maggie Steed

    Maggie Steed

    Woman from the Council, Miss T. Smith

  • Roger Sloman

    Roger Sloman

    TV Licence Official Right Bleeding Bastard

  • Cindy Shelley

    Rhiannon

  • David Rappaport

    David Rappaport

    Ftumch

  • Emma Thompson

    Emma Thompson

    Miss Money-Sterling

  • John Otway

    John Otway

    John Otway

  • Robbie Coltrane

    Robbie Coltrane

    Slobber, Bouncer

  • Pauline Melville

    Pauline Melville

    Woman on Bus

  • Ronnie Golden

    Buddy Holly

  • Mel Smith

    Mel Smith

    Grenada Security Guard

  • Alan Freeman

    Alan Freeman

    God

  • Jools Holland

    Jools Holland

    Punk in Bank

  • Andy de la Tour

    Andy de la Tour

    Pilot

  • Gareth Hale

    Gareth Hale

    Soldier

  • Hilary Mason

    Hilary Mason

    Old Woman Next Door

The Young Ones FAQ

Will there be new episodes of The Young Ones?

The Young Ones has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on June 19, 1984.

When did the latest episode of The Young Ones come out?

The most recent episode of The Young Ones, Season 2 Episode 6 "Summer Holiday", aired on June 19, 1984.

How many seasons of The Young Ones are there?

The Young Ones has 2 seasons with 12 episodes in total.

When did The Young Ones first air?

The Young Ones first aired on BBC Two on November 9, 1982.

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