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Bottom

  • TV Series
  • 1991–1995
  • 10
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
8.3/10
15K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
3,302
94
Adrian Edmondson and Rik Mayall in Bottom (1991)
SitcomSlapstickComedy

Two perpetually bored and broke flatmates waste their days in a futile struggle to get laid, earn cash, and not kill one another.Two perpetually bored and broke flatmates waste their days in a futile struggle to get laid, earn cash, and not kill one another.Two perpetually bored and broke flatmates waste their days in a futile struggle to get laid, earn cash, and not kill one another.

  • Stars
    • Adrian Edmondson
    • Rik Mayall
    • Steven O'Donnell
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    8.3/10
    15K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,302
    94
    • Stars
      • Adrian Edmondson
      • Rik Mayall
      • Steven O'Donnell
    • 56User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win total

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    Adrian Edmondson
    Adrian Edmondson
    • Eddie
    • 1991–1995
    Rik Mayall
    Rik Mayall
    • Richie
    • 1991–1995
    Steven O'Donnell
    Steven O'Donnell
    • Spudgun
    • 1991–1995
    Christopher Ryan
    Christopher Ryan
    • Dave Hedgehog
    • 1991–1995
    Lee Cornes
    Lee Cornes
    • Dick Head
    • 1991–1995
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    • 1992–1993
    Helen Lederer
    Helen Lederer
    • Lady Natasha Letitia Sarah Jane Wellesley Obstromsky Ponsonsky Smythe Smythe Smythe Smythe Oblomov Boblomov Dob, 3rd Viscomptress of Moldavia…
    • 1991–1992
    Roger Sloman
    • Mr. Harrison
    • 1991–1992
    Robert McKewley
    • P. C. Cholmondley-Smythe…
    • 1992–1995
    Brian Glover
    Brian Glover
    • Mr. Rottweiller
    • 1991
    Mark Arden
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    • 1991
    Evie Garratt
    • Old Lady
    • 1991
    David Lloyd
    • Willy
    • 1991
    Lisa Maxwell
    Lisa Maxwell
    • Mrs Linneker
    • 1992
    Kelly Hunter
    Kelly Hunter
    • Mrs. Gascoigne
    • 1992
    Robert Ashe
    Robert Ashe
    • Ralph Maxwell
    • 1992
    Victor Spinetti
    Victor Spinetti
    • Maitre 'd
    • 1995
    John Abbott
    John Abbott
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    • 1995
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    SkippyDevereaux

    One of the best comedy series ever!!

    This is one of the funniest programs ever. The humor may be low-brow, but it is still great!! Every episode was a classic!! Another winner from Great Britain!! I loved the episodes about getting stuck on top of the ferris wheel after closing time, trying to tap into a neighbor's gas line illegally, and the one where Eddie was dressed as a woman in the hotel. Like I said, it is a funny show!!
    9Tweekums

    It may be puerile and crude but it is also utterly hilarious

    This crude comedy series is centred on Richie Richard and Edward Hitler; a couple of unemployed losers living in Hammersmith. Over the course of eighteen episodes they get into a number of situations where things inevitably turn out for the worse or their feeble plans fail miserably. Their frequent arguments inevitably end up with violence.

    If you object to puerile humour you won't like this but if crudity and slapstick violence amuse you then you should find this hilarious... more than once I laughed till I cried I found it so funny. Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson are great as Rich and Eddie; in many episodes the only characters to feature. The violence is so over the top, in the manner of a 'Tom and Jerry' cartoon, that it is no longer disturbing. Characters recover from serious injuries, including having legs removed with a chainsaw, by the next episode. Overall I'd definitely recommend this to fans of lowbrow humour.
    action-6

    Excellent British humour

    Bottom is one of my favorite tv-series. It is a really funny show with over-the-top-violence and starring two men who just refuse to accept what they really are: losers. There is plenty of needless violence, weird-situations and laughable special-effects which makes Bottom a real cult-series. This series rocks and everyone who`d enjoy a different comedy-series should buy the series on video or catch the re-runs on tv. Magnificent!
    10FilmBlokeJ

    One of the Funniest Sitcoms Ever Made

    This is one of the funniest shows ever made in my opinion, you may disagree but to me it is a masterpiece. It's low brow and stupid but it's a prime example of how to do sex and toilet humour correctly. Rik Mayall and Ade Edmondson are one of my favourite double acts and this is an example of them mastering there trade. The characters of Richie and Eddie are brilliant as two flatmates in a s***y flat looking for birds and alcohol (and beating the c**p out of each other). This formula has been done before in sitcom such as Steptoe and Son, Porridge and Red Dwarf but this is by far the best (although Red Dwarf comes very close). These are characters we enjoy watching and detesting but let's face it, on the inside we all have a little Richie or a Eddie but we won't let them out for moral, ethical and legal reasons. This comedy show is about as deep as a puddle in terms of it's themes and targets for satire unlike other brilliant comedies such as The Young Ones, The New Statesman and South Park, but it's not intended to be deep, it's suppose to be something to watch (preferably after a long drinking binge and some curries) and get a good laugh out of. Every episode had me laughing out loud and they all have great writing and rewatch value (I can watch it 100s of times and never get board of it), even plots that seem dull on paper like being stuck up a ferris wheel or trying to kill time without the telly, in execution they are as funny as hell (I will still keep quoting it until the day I die). Overall a brilliant comedy that's not for everyone but if you have a demented sense of humour like me than, yeah give it a go.
    Kryten-11

    Greatest physical pervy humour there ever was

    Bottom. Comedy masterpiece. From the opening episode 'Smells', to the most recent live tour 'Hooligan's Island', Bottom has succeeded in making anyone who is into fart gags and frying pan bashed gasmen, laugh uncontrollably.

    The two central characters, Richie and Eddie, are portrayed superbly by Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson, and timely appearances by old Young Ones favourtie Christopher Ryan and that guy who plays spudgun add to the quality of this excellent series.

    Most viewers from countries other than the UK may struggle to identify with these violent, sexually obsessed icons, but us brits lap it up.

    Watch them all NOW !!!!!!!!

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    • Trivia
      Adrian Edmondson and Rik Mayall originally planned to call the series 'Your Bottom' - so that viewers would be heard to say such things as, "I saw Your Bottom on television last night".
    • Goofs
      The status of duo's tenancy in the flat changes from one episode to the next. In some, it is Richie who charges Eddie rent to live with him, but in others, the flat is owned by Mr. Harrison who runs the downstairs shop.
    • Quotes

      Eddie: This is a sex shop isn't it?

      Shop Assistant: Yes.

      Eddie: [slaps money down] I'll have five quid's worth then!

      Shop Assistant: Very droll sir, I've never heard that one before.

      Eddie: Haven't you? Shall I tell it again?

      Shop Assistant: No thank you sir, I'd rather have a pineapple inserted violently into my rectum.

      Eddie: You've been working here too long mate.

    • Crazy credits
      During the closing credits of the Series 3 opening show 'Hole' Eddie is heard shouting "Woo Hoo!" and Richie is heard screaming which confirms Richie and Eddie both survived falling from the Ferris wheel.
    • Connections
      Edited into Auntie's Bloomers: Auntie's New Bloomers 1 (1994)
    • Soundtracks
      B.B.'s Blues
      Written by B.B. King

      Performed by The Bum Notes

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 17, 1991 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Salut i Peles
    • Filming locations
      • Hammersmith Bridge Road, Hammersmith, London, England, UK(title sequence)
    • Production company
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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    • Runtime
      • 30m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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