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The Young Ones

  • TV Series
  • 1982–1984
  • Tous publics
  • 35m
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
17K
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Adrian Edmondson, Rik Mayall, Nigel Planer, and Christopher Ryan in The Young Ones (1982)
The crazy and sometimes surreal comedic adventures of four very different students in Thatcher's Britain.
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The crazy and sometimes surreal comedic adventures of four very different students in Thatcher's Britain.The crazy and sometimes surreal comedic adventures of four very different students in Thatcher's Britain.The crazy and sometimes surreal comedic adventures of four very different students in Thatcher's Britain.

  • Stars
    • Rik Mayall
    • Adrian Edmondson
    • Nigel Planer
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.2/10
    17K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,850
    1,381
    • Stars
      • Rik Mayall
      • Adrian Edmondson
      • Nigel Planer
    • 80User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 BAFTA Award
      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

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    Rik Mayall
    Rik Mayall
    • Rick…
    • 1982–1984
    Adrian Edmondson
    Adrian Edmondson
    • Vyvyan…
    • 1982–1984
    Nigel Planer
    Nigel Planer
    • Neil…
    • 1982–1984
    Christopher Ryan
    Christopher Ryan
    • Mike…
    • 1982–1984
    Alexei Sayle
    Alexei Sayle
    • The Balowski Family…
    • 1982–1984
    Mark Arden
    • Boy in Comic Strip…
    • 1982–1984
    Stephen Frost
    Stephen Frost
    • Bank Vault Manager…
    • 1982–1984
    Ben Elton
    • Baz…
    • 1982–1984
    Paul Bradley
    • Warlock…
    • 1982–1984
    Jim Barclay
    Jim Barclay
    • Policeman in Comic Strip…
    • 1982–1984
    Robbie Coltrane
    Robbie Coltrane
    • Bouncer…
    • 1982–1984
    Ruth Burnett
    • Cinderella…
    • 1982–1984
    Gareth Hale
    • Gravedigger…
    • 1982–1984
    Dawn French
    Dawn French
    • Easter Bunny…
    • 1982–1984
    Norman Pace
    Norman Pace
    • Gravedigger…
    • 1982–1984
    Pauline Melville
    • Vyvyan's Mum…
    • 1982–1984
    Andy de la Tour
    Andy de la Tour
    • Man on TV…
    • 1982–1984
    Peter Laxton
    • Boy in Chimney…
    • 1982–1984
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    dootuss

    I LOVE THIS SHOW!!!

    Absolutely brilliant describes this show. I have never laughed so hard in my entire life that was until I saw one episode of "The young ones" a while back. I couldn't stop laughing! Such funny characters like Rick, Vyvyien, Mike Thecoolguy, and Neil the hippie have never made me laugh until I cried. It has a lot of silly, and funny moments as well as some of the best memorable quotes ever to be written on a script. All I can say is to those who have never seen this show, and have a good opportunity to see it, CHECK IT OUT!!! 10/10.
    zmaturin

    One of the greatest television programs EVER.

    The Young Ones is simply the most wonderful sit-com ever. A mad combination of Monty Python's Flying Circus with the British punk scene, The Young Ones focuses on four hilariously demented student archtypes. I can't believe this doesn't have a larger cult following. I highly recommend this to any and everyone.
    vkn

    Surreal, nasty and simply marvellous.

    This series can give you hysterics time and time again. Something freakish, surprising or brilliantly silly happens every minute, and the comical appeal never seems to fade. The scripts are loaded with some wonderful, hilarious dialogue, the visual gags are suitably campy and over-the-top, and the plots are filled with surreal and quirky bits of delightful nonsense. This is a treasure trove of unforgettable moments of hilarity, you are urged to seek this out and laugh your head off.
    8owen-watts

    Utter, utter anarchy.

    The definitive post-punk sitcom is a wild watch in these future times, it seems dingy, grotty and cheap but the sheer relentless energy of it is breathtaking. It respects nothing, not least the conventions of television sitcom, and takes no prisoners. Certainly the second series is a great deal more consistently funny (as consistent as the Young Ones could ever be at least) but the entire endeavour is foolish, otherworldy and extraordinary. During a recent rewatch I discovered the house where the exteriors were filmed was right around the corner from me, and I went there to look, but that made it seem all the distant and strange. Could this have ever really taken place? Was any of this madness ever real?
    redmondrobert

    Without a doubt the greatest show in the history of the universe!

    This is my favorite show of all time... no questions asked. My mother introduced it to me last year when she bought a video called "The Very Best of The Young Ones" which featured 5 episodes. They were Bomb, Boring, Bambi, Interesting and Summer Holiday. I was so hooked on it! I gave the video away to someone else... not before getting the complete series of season 1 and season 2 on DVD. It's absolute kick@ss and stuff and I can't help but watch it all of the time. I blooming love it.

    I love Vyvyan the most out of them all, followed by Rik than Neil and of course Mike TheCoolPerson. But they're all hilarious. My favorite episode was probably Bambi... but they're all good.

    Alexei Sayle would have to have been recognized as the funniest man in the whole entire world during this series.

    The musical guests are fantastic as well with Madness, Motorhead, and so much more.

    Hilariously written, wonderfully over the top acting, very original the whole way. Great... great... great... great show! This is proof that the British do comedy 100,000,000,000,000,000 times or better than the United States of America. Sorry Yankees... bow down before the Oxford graduates, Cambridge graduates and gifted high school dropouts!

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    • Trivia
      None of the writers had ever done anything for television before and simply wrote what they thought would be funny, not giving any thought to how it would actually be filmed. When they arrived on set the first day they realized how much work the crew had gone to for what were, in a lot of cases, throw-away jokes with no real connection to the plot. They apologized and promised to write things that would be easier to film, but the crew told them they had enjoyed the challenge and to keep writing as they had and they would find a way to film it.
    • Alternate versions
      Repeats shown on the BBC and UK Gold since the late 1990s have been trimmed of some terminology that is now deemed racist.
    • Connections
      Featured in Comedy Classics of the 80's (1991)
    • Soundtracks
      The Young Ones
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      Written by Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett

      Sung by the cast

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    • Release date
      • November 9, 1982 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Les branchés débranchés
    • Filming locations
      • Codrington Road, Bristol, England, UK(exterior shots of the Young Ones' road)
    • Production company
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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    • Runtime
      • 35m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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