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1 | 00:00:19,560 | 00:00:24,040 | I mean, The Young Ones - well, it all sounds very good, doesn't it? | I mean, The Young Ones - well, it all sounds very good, doesn't it? |
2 | 00:00:24,040 | 00:00:26,880 | But just look around you - it's trash! | But just look around you - it's trash! |
3 | 00:00:26,880 | 00:00:29,680 | I am an antichrist... # | I am an antichrist... # |
4 | 00:00:29,680 | 00:00:33,760 | It's 1978, and the Sex Pistols are gobbing on everyone in range. | It's 1978, and the Sex Pistols are gobbing on everyone in range. |
5 | 00:00:33,760 | 00:00:37,560 | Punk is taking Britain by storm and, for the first time since | Punk is taking Britain by storm and, for the first time since |
6 | 00:00:37,560 | 00:00:41,080 | the hippies ten years earlier, revolution is in the air. | the hippies ten years earlier, revolution is in the air. |
7 | 00:00:41,080 | 00:00:43,920 | Kids everywhere are kicking against the Establishment, | Kids everywhere are kicking against the Establishment, |
8 | 00:00:43,920 | 00:00:46,560 | and Johnny Rotten is an antichrist, not a celebrity. | and Johnny Rotten is an antichrist, not a celebrity. |
9 | 00:00:46,560 | 00:00:50,640 | Everything seemed possible the year before Mrs Thatcher arrived to put | Everything seemed possible the year before Mrs Thatcher arrived to put |
10 | 00:00:50,640 | 00:00:54,240 | a stop to all that and this is where the story of The Young Ones starts. | a stop to all that and this is where the story of The Young Ones starts. |
11 | 00:00:54,240 | 00:00:57,520 | I'm on board the freedom bus, heading for Good Time City | I'm on board the freedom bus, heading for Good Time City |
12 | 00:00:57,520 | 00:00:59,360 | and I haven't even paid my fare! | and I haven't even paid my fare! |
13 | 00:00:59,360 | 00:01:03,480 | At Manchester University, drama student Rik Mayall | At Manchester University, drama student Rik Mayall |
14 | 00:01:03,480 | 00:01:07,520 | was inspired by the spirit of punk to drop the "C" from his name | was inspired by the spirit of punk to drop the "C" from his name |
15 | 00:01:07,520 | 00:01:10,040 | and team up with fellow student Adrian Edmondson, | and team up with fellow student Adrian Edmondson, |
16 | 00:01:10,040 | 00:01:13,280 | performing with comedy group 20th Century Coyote. | performing with comedy group 20th Century Coyote. |
17 | 00:01:13,280 | 00:01:15,920 | The whole idea of anything straight was a joke. | The whole idea of anything straight was a joke. |
18 | 00:01:15,920 | 00:01:19,080 | The idea of wanting to go on television? I don't think so! | The idea of wanting to go on television? I don't think so! |
19 | 00:01:19,080 | 00:01:22,120 | After graduating from uni, | After graduating from uni, |
20 | 00:01:22,120 | 00:01:24,640 | Rik Mayall and Ade Edmondson went to London's Soho, | Rik Mayall and Ade Edmondson went to London's Soho, |
21 | 00:01:24,640 | 00:01:28,600 | where news was getting out about a new club called the Comedy Store. | where news was getting out about a new club called the Comedy Store. |
22 | 00:01:28,600 | 00:01:32,280 | It put a drawing pin in the cushion of mainstream comedy provided | It put a drawing pin in the cushion of mainstream comedy provided |
23 | 00:01:32,280 | 00:01:35,920 | by Tarby, Monky and O'Connor...y. | by Tarby, Monky and O'Connor...y. |
24 | 00:01:35,920 | 00:01:39,400 | Rik and Ade formed their own double act and jumped straight in. | Rik and Ade formed their own double act and jumped straight in. |
25 | 00:01:41,800 | 00:01:44,248 | The Comedy Store was a breeding ground | The Comedy Store was a breeding ground |
26 | 00:01:44,249 | 00:01:47,220 | for the next generation of talent, a brat pack of funsters. | for the next generation of talent, a brat pack of funsters. |
27 | 00:01:48,920 | 00:01:50,960 | Inspired by its success, | Inspired by its success, |
28 | 00:01:50,960 | 00:01:54,000 | Peter Richardson persuaded his partner Nigel Planer | Peter Richardson persuaded his partner Nigel Planer |
29 | 00:01:54,000 | 00:01:55,600 | and other new wave comedians | and other new wave comedians |
30 | 00:01:55,600 | 00:01:59,080 | to open a new club above Raymond's Revuebar in Soho. | to open a new club above Raymond's Revuebar in Soho. |
31 | 00:01:59,080 | 00:02:01,920 | So it was that the Comic Strip was launched, | So it was that the Comic Strip was launched, |
32 | 00:02:01,920 | 00:02:06,400 | starring Richardson and Planer... Rik Mayall and Ade Edmondson... | starring Richardson and Planer... Rik Mayall and Ade Edmondson... |
33 | 00:02:06,400 | 00:02:09,760 | the female duo Jennifer Saunders and Dawn French... | the female duo Jennifer Saunders and Dawn French... |
34 | 00:02:09,760 | 00:02:14,480 | and a loud-mouthed shiny-suited Bolshevik called Alexei Sayle. | and a loud-mouthed shiny-suited Bolshevik called Alexei Sayle. |
35 | 00:02:14,480 | 00:02:16,320 | Yaki-Da, Yaki-Da, Yaki-Da! | Yaki-Da, Yaki-Da, Yaki-Da! |
36 | 00:02:16,320 | 00:02:20,800 | Fantastic moment in time. Suddenly there was this place | Fantastic moment in time. Suddenly there was this place |
37 | 00:02:20,800 | 00:02:23,640 | where everybody could do things like that. | where everybody could do things like that. |
38 | 00:02:23,640 | 00:02:28,120 | People were generally obsessed with writing new material for next week, | People were generally obsessed with writing new material for next week, |
39 | 00:02:28,120 | 00:02:31,000 | trying new stuff out and, um... | trying new stuff out and, um... |
40 | 00:02:31,000 | 00:02:32,600 | most of it was shit. | most of it was shit. |
41 | 00:02:32,600 | 00:02:38,000 | But the comedy clubs became a huge success with London's Time Out crowd | But the comedy clubs became a huge success with London's Time Out crowd |
42 | 00:02:38,000 | 00:02:41,640 | and soon attracted BBC interest, not from the comedy bosses | and soon attracted BBC interest, not from the comedy bosses |
43 | 00:02:41,640 | 00:02:43,440 | but further down the food chain - | but further down the food chain - |
44 | 00:02:43,440 | 00:02:46,200 | a fledgling producer called Paul Jackson. | a fledgling producer called Paul Jackson. |
45 | 00:02:46,200 | 00:02:48,200 | I think, the first night, I saw Alexei. | I think, the first night, I saw Alexei. |
46 | 00:02:48,200 | 00:02:51,480 | I certainly saw Rik and Ade performing as 20th Century Coyote. | I certainly saw Rik and Ade performing as 20th Century Coyote. |
47 | 00:02:51,480 | 00:02:54,760 | I saw Nigel Planer and Peter Richardson, and I loved it. | I saw Nigel Planer and Peter Richardson, and I loved it. |
48 | 00:02:54,760 | 00:02:58,000 | I really thought, "This is fantastic, this is different." | I really thought, "This is fantastic, this is different." |
49 | 00:02:58,000 | 00:03:01,200 | It really made me laugh. I went back a couple of times. | It really made me laugh. I went back a couple of times. |
50 | 00:03:01,200 | 00:03:03,760 | Second or third time, I had a drink with them | Second or third time, I had a drink with them |
51 | 00:03:03,760 | 00:03:06,760 | and said, "Is anyone from TV talking to you guys?" | and said, "Is anyone from TV talking to you guys?" |
52 | 00:03:06,760 | 00:03:10,560 | Although not long out of assistant floor management, | Although not long out of assistant floor management, |
53 | 00:03:10,560 | 00:03:12,800 | Paul Jackson was the someone from television | Paul Jackson was the someone from television |
54 | 00:03:12,800 | 00:03:15,680 | who managed to get these bright, new comedians onto the screen | who managed to get these bright, new comedians onto the screen |
55 | 00:03:15,680 | 00:03:17,880 | in a 1980 show called... | in a 1980 show called... |
56 | 00:03:17,880 | 00:03:20,520 | Boom boom! Out go the lights! | Boom boom! Out go the lights! |
57 | 00:03:20,520 | 00:03:25,440 | This marked the official debut of alternative comedy on television | This marked the official debut of alternative comedy on television |
58 | 00:03:25,440 | 00:03:28,320 | as Rik, Ade, Nigel Planer and Peter Richardson | as Rik, Ade, Nigel Planer and Peter Richardson |
59 | 00:03:28,320 | 00:03:29,880 | performed some of the characters | performed some of the characters |
60 | 00:03:29,880 | 00:03:32,000 | they'd been developing at the Comic Strip. | they'd been developing at the Comic Strip. |
61 | 00:03:32,000 | 00:03:36,480 | You've been playing like this for some time? Anything wrong, officer? | You've been playing like this for some time? Anything wrong, officer? |
62 | 00:03:36,480 | 00:03:38,400 | COULD be. | COULD be. |
63 | 00:03:38,400 | 00:03:41,440 | It was also the TV audience's first exposure | It was also the TV audience's first exposure |
64 | 00:03:41,440 | 00:03:44,800 | to Britain's most notorious students. What's your name? | to Britain's most notorious students. What's your name? |
65 | 00:03:44,800 | 00:03:47,240 | Neil. Neil. | Neil. Neil. |
66 | 00:03:49,440 | 00:03:53,720 | R-I-K Rik's character, Rick, R-I-C-K, | R-I-K Rik's character, Rick, R-I-C-K, |
67 | 00:03:53,720 | 00:03:58,280 | was based on aspects of his own personality. | was based on aspects of his own personality. |
68 | 00:03:58,280 | 00:04:03,360 | That was one of his skills - finding his inner monstrous qualities | That was one of his skills - finding his inner monstrous qualities |
69 | 00:04:03,360 | 00:04:05,440 | and turning them into comedy creations. | and turning them into comedy creations. |
70 | 00:04:05,440 | 00:04:08,480 | Right, my name's Rik, OK? | Right, my name's Rik, OK? |
71 | 00:04:08,480 | 00:04:11,520 | LAUGHTER | LAUGHTER |
72 | 00:04:11,520 | 00:04:13,360 | Shut up. | Shut up. |
73 | 00:04:13,360 | 00:04:16,480 | It was also based on someone that he had seen | It was also based on someone that he had seen |
74 | 00:04:16,480 | 00:04:18,840 | in the Fringe Club at the Edinburgh Festival | in the Fringe Club at the Edinburgh Festival |
75 | 00:04:18,840 | 00:04:21,840 | who stood up and started declaiming poetry | who stood up and started declaiming poetry |
76 | 00:04:21,840 | 00:04:25,880 | and got very angry when people laughed or didn't pay attention. | and got very angry when people laughed or didn't pay attention. |
77 | 00:04:25,880 | 00:04:29,800 | "Whenever I'm near ta the thea-ta, I..." | "Whenever I'm near ta the thea-ta, I..." |
78 | 00:04:29,800 | 00:04:34,480 | Shut up! And the character was sort of born out of that. | Shut up! And the character was sort of born out of that. |
79 | 00:04:36,200 | 00:04:40,360 | Um, hello. Nigel had a character called Neil. | Um, hello. Nigel had a character called Neil. |
80 | 00:04:40,360 | 00:04:44,640 | This number's sort of about a big depression that I had, | This number's sort of about a big depression that I had, |
81 | 00:04:44,640 | 00:04:46,840 | sort of half an hour ago. | sort of half an hour ago. |
82 | 00:04:46,840 | 00:04:49,720 | He talked about all the tropical diseases he'd got | He talked about all the tropical diseases he'd got |
83 | 00:04:49,720 | 00:04:51,920 | when he'd taken the Magic Bus to India. | when he'd taken the Magic Bus to India. |
84 | 00:04:51,920 | 00:04:55,400 | Which was, in fact, what had happened to Nigel. | Which was, in fact, what had happened to Nigel. |
85 | 00:04:55,400 | 00:04:59,640 | When I'm do-o-o-own | When I'm do-o-o-own |
86 | 00:05:01,680 | 00:05:05,920 | You kick me further | You kick me further |
87 | 00:05:07,360 | 00:05:11,240 | You kick me further | You kick me further |
88 | 00:05:11,240 | 00:05:15,200 | Further on...down... # | Further on...down... # |
89 | 00:05:15,200 | 00:05:17,920 | Ade Edmondson appeared as the more violent half | Ade Edmondson appeared as the more violent half |
90 | 00:05:17,920 | 00:05:21,160 | of a double act with Rik, called the Dangerous Brothers. | of a double act with Rik, called the Dangerous Brothers. |
91 | 00:05:21,160 | 00:05:25,360 | My name's Richard Dangerous, and this is Adrian Dangerous. | My name's Richard Dangerous, and this is Adrian Dangerous. |
92 | 00:05:25,360 | 00:05:29,720 | And Alexei Sayle appeared as a sort of people's poet. | And Alexei Sayle appeared as a sort of people's poet. |
93 | 00:05:29,720 | 00:05:33,400 | Hello, John, got a new motor? Hello, John, got a new motor? | Hello, John, got a new motor? Hello, John, got a new motor? |
94 | 00:05:33,400 | 00:05:36,440 | It was on the back of that, having looked at that and thought, | It was on the back of that, having looked at that and thought, |
95 | 00:05:36,440 | 00:05:38,360 | "We've seen our acts on telly now." | "We've seen our acts on telly now." |
96 | 00:05:38,360 | 00:05:40,680 | But it didn't make very exciting telly. | But it didn't make very exciting telly. |
97 | 00:05:40,680 | 00:05:44,960 | It wasn't as exciting as in the Comedy Store and the Comic Strip. | It wasn't as exciting as in the Comedy Store and the Comic Strip. |
98 | 00:05:44,960 | 00:05:49,520 | You just couldn't get the excitement of live performance on television. | You just couldn't get the excitement of live performance on television. |
99 | 00:05:49,520 | 00:05:53,080 | I suddenly thought, "It would be a bloody good idea, | I suddenly thought, "It would be a bloody good idea, |
100 | 00:05:53,080 | 00:05:56,120 | "it would be great, if all these guys lived together!" | "it would be great, if all these guys lived together!" |
101 | 00:05:56,120 | 00:05:59,400 | One night at home, Rik and his then girlfriend Lise Mayer | One night at home, Rik and his then girlfriend Lise Mayer |
102 | 00:05:59,400 | 00:06:03,000 | cobbled together the first ever script of The Young Ones. | cobbled together the first ever script of The Young Ones. |
103 | 00:06:03,000 | 00:06:06,000 | The first script I saw, with coffee cup marks on it, | The first script I saw, with coffee cup marks on it, |
104 | 00:06:06,000 | 00:06:09,600 | was a bit sprawling, it lacked discipline in its presentation. | was a bit sprawling, it lacked discipline in its presentation. |
105 | 00:06:09,600 | 00:06:14,400 | And I'd said this to Rik, but not with any particular vehemence. | And I'd said this to Rik, but not with any particular vehemence. |
106 | 00:06:14,400 | 00:06:16,640 | I'd said, "We need to shape this up a bit." | I'd said, "We need to shape this up a bit." |
107 | 00:06:16,640 | 00:06:20,320 | He came to me later and said, "Do you mind if I bring in another writer?" | He came to me later and said, "Do you mind if I bring in another writer?" |
108 | 00:06:20,320 | 00:06:23,160 | I said, "No. Who is he? Why?" | I said, "No. Who is he? Why?" |
109 | 00:06:23,160 | 00:06:25,360 | I needed someone to churn out the gear. | I needed someone to churn out the gear. |
110 | 00:06:25,360 | 00:06:28,040 | I'd have the ideas, some laughs, and so would Lise, | I'd have the ideas, some laughs, and so would Lise, |
111 | 00:06:28,040 | 00:06:30,440 | but I needed someone to churn out the gear. | but I needed someone to churn out the gear. |
112 | 00:06:30,440 | 00:06:33,920 | Someone to say, "No, no. Yeah, yeah." And so I phoned up Ben. | Someone to say, "No, no. Yeah, yeah." And so I phoned up Ben. |
113 | 00:06:33,920 | 00:06:38,400 | Ben Elton also studied at Manchester University, | Ben Elton also studied at Manchester University, |
114 | 00:06:38,400 | 00:06:41,080 | two years below Rik and Ade on the same drama course. | two years below Rik and Ade on the same drama course. |
115 | 00:06:41,080 | 00:06:44,680 | He also had a job on a production line, bashing out plays. | He also had a job on a production line, bashing out plays. |
116 | 00:06:44,680 | 00:06:48,680 | Rik had seen my plays at university, at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, | Rik had seen my plays at university, at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, |
117 | 00:06:48,980 | 00:06:52,040 | and he rang me up and said, "We've got a chance | and he rang me up and said, "We've got a chance |
118 | 00:06:52,341 | 00:06:54,940 | to do something. Paul Jackson, a producer at the BBC, | to do something. Paul Jackson, a producer at the BBC, |
119 | 00:06:55,240 | 00:06:59,600 | has asked us to produce a pilot of anything. Want to come in on it?" | has asked us to produce a pilot of anything. Want to come in on it?" |
120 | 00:06:59,600 | 00:07:04,160 | What happened next could best be described as "creative differences". | What happened next could best be described as "creative differences". |
121 | 00:07:04,160 | 00:07:06,866 | The upshot was that Peter Richardson decided | The upshot was that Peter Richardson decided |
122 | 00:07:06,867 | 00:07:09,880 | his talents wouldn't be put to best use in The Young Ones. | his talents wouldn't be put to best use in The Young Ones. |
123 | 00:07:09,880 | 00:07:12,123 | So alongside Rik, Vyvyan and Neil, | So alongside Rik, Vyvyan and Neil, |
124 | 00:07:12,224 | 00:07:15,100 | the part of Mike was taken by Christopher Ryan. | the part of Mike was taken by Christopher Ryan. |
125 | 00:07:15,200 | 00:07:18,026 | Paul Jackson was excited by the pilot, | Paul Jackson was excited by the pilot, |
126 | 00:07:18,027 | 00:07:21,180 | but would those TV bosses be equally impressed? | but would those TV bosses be equally impressed? |
127 | 00:07:21,480 | 00:07:25,280 | They didn't get it, it's fair to say. Nobody quite knew what it was. | They didn't get it, it's fair to say. Nobody quite knew what it was. |
128 | 00:07:25,280 | 00:07:29,760 | I loved it. I was thrilled with it. It was what we had set out to do. | I loved it. I was thrilled with it. It was what we had set out to do. |
129 | 00:07:29,760 | 00:07:32,558 | I remember walking away with my arm around Ben, | I remember walking away with my arm around Ben, |
130 | 00:07:32,559 | 00:07:35,240 | thinking - I don't know if I said it or not - | thinking - I don't know if I said it or not - |
131 | 00:07:35,240 | 00:07:39,320 | "I don't care if nobody likes this because I think it's fantastic!" | "I don't care if nobody likes this because I think it's fantastic!" |
132 | 00:07:39,320 | 00:07:42,358 | Even so, The Young Ones could have been drowned at birth. | Even so, The Young Ones could have been drowned at birth. |
133 | 00:07:42,359 | 00:07:44,400 | But Paul Jackson had a point to prove. | But Paul Jackson had a point to prove. |
134 | 00:07:44,400 | 00:07:47,870 | I'd shown this tape to the man who was in charge | I'd shown this tape to the man who was in charge |
135 | 00:07:47,871 | 00:07:50,600 | of Youth Programming at the BBC at the time, Mike Boland. | of Youth Programming at the BBC at the time, Mike Boland. |
136 | 00:07:51,000 | 00:07:53,944 | I'd gone to a youth conference with Mike and I had shown him this tape. | I'd gone to a youth conference with Mike and I had shown him this tape. |
137 | 00:07:53,945 | 00:07:56,790 | Mike got it straightaway. "It's fabulous. I love this!" | Mike got it straightaway. "It's fabulous. I love this!" |
138 | 00:07:56,991 | 00:08:00,780 | A couple of months later, he's poached by Channel 4 to run Entertainment. | A couple of months later, he's poached by Channel 4 to run Entertainment. |
139 | 00:08:01,580 | 00:08:04,066 | And of course very smartly, and absolutely correctly, | And of course very smartly, and absolutely correctly, |
140 | 00:08:04,067 | 00:08:05,989 | he goes and contacts these people, | he goes and contacts these people, |
141 | 00:08:05,990 | 00:08:08,760 | 'cause he knows the BBC's not doing anything with them. | 'cause he knows the BBC's not doing anything with them. |
142 | 00:08:08,760 | 00:08:12,560 | And he discovered, Pete Richardson, I think that Rik | And he discovered, Pete Richardson, I think that Rik |
143 | 00:08:12,561 | 00:08:15,260 | was still very committed to The Young Ones, was still hoping it would happen. | was still very committed to The Young Ones, was still hoping it would happen. |
144 | 00:08:15,260 | 00:08:17,535 | But he got hold of Pete and Rich and French and Saunders | But he got hold of Pete and Rich and French and Saunders |
145 | 00:08:17,536 | 00:08:19,560 | by this time had emerged as part of the group, | by this time had emerged as part of the group, |
146 | 00:08:19,561 | 00:08:22,160 | and he gave them a series, which was The Comic Strip. | and he gave them a series, which was The Comic Strip. |
147 | 00:08:22,160 | 00:08:23,982 | In fact, the first ever Comic Strip went out | In fact, the first ever Comic Strip went out |
148 | 00:08:23,983 | 00:08:26,860 | on the first night of Channel 4 - Five Go Mad In Dorset. | on the first night of Channel 4 - Five Go Mad In Dorset. |
149 | 00:08:30,600 | 00:08:33,412 | The Comic Strip Presents starred not only Peter Richardson, | The Comic Strip Presents starred not only Peter Richardson, |
150 | 00:08:34,013 | 00:08:36,280 | Jennifer Saunders, Dawn French and Robbie Coltrane, | Jennifer Saunders, Dawn French and Robbie Coltrane, |
151 | 00:08:36,280 | 00:08:39,140 | and also Rik, Ade and Nigel. | and also Rik, Ade and Nigel. |
152 | 00:08:39,440 | 00:08:41,480 | It finally rang a bell. | It finally rang a bell. |
153 | 00:08:41,480 | 00:08:44,760 | The BBC bosses said, "Hang on, those are those blokes on the tape." | The BBC bosses said, "Hang on, those are those blokes on the tape." |
154 | 00:08:44,761 | 00:08:46,720 | And they phoned me up and said, | And they phoned me up and said, |
155 | 00:08:46,720 | 00:08:51,640 | "Can you get the other five shot quick enough to beat Channel 4 on air?" | "Can you get the other five shot quick enough to beat Channel 4 on air?" |
156 | 00:08:51,740 | 00:08:53,755 | In fact, we didn't. We went on just before... | In fact, we didn't. We went on just before... |
157 | 00:08:53,756 | 00:08:57,620 | We went on within a week of Channel 4 opening, with our full six. | We went on within a week of Channel 4 opening, with our full six. |
158 | 00:08:57,720 | 00:08:59,979 | Channel 4 only had the one Comic Strip. | Channel 4 only had the one Comic Strip. |
159 | 00:09:00,080 | 00:09:02,420 | We got our full six on air and that was our first series. | We got our full six on air and that was our first series. |
160 | 00:09:02,520 | 00:09:06,360 | Once in every lifetime | Once in every lifetime |
161 | 00:09:06,360 | 00:09:09,080 | Comes a love like this | Comes a love like this |
162 | 00:09:09,080 | 00:09:11,720 | I need you, you need me | I need you, you need me |
163 | 00:09:11,720 | 00:09:14,200 | Oh, my darling, can't you see... # | Oh, my darling, can't you see... # |
164 | 00:09:15,800 | 00:09:18,140 | When the first episode went out... | When the first episode went out... |
165 | 00:09:18,440 | 00:09:22,360 | When something's broadcast, it's not like watching a video. | When something's broadcast, it's not like watching a video. |
166 | 00:09:25,160 | 00:09:28,000 | "It's on telly! | "It's on telly! |
167 | 00:09:28,000 | 00:09:33,800 | "I can't believe it!" And, er...I was aware that we were creating a stir. | "I can't believe it!" And, er...I was aware that we were creating a stir. |
168 | 00:09:33,800 | 00:09:36,120 | It's a revolution! | It's a revolution! |
169 | 00:09:36,120 | 00:09:38,960 | Hi, kids! | Hi, kids! |
170 | 00:09:39,060 | 00:09:41,446 | 'What was good about the characters in The Young Ones was | 'What was good about the characters in The Young Ones was |
171 | 00:09:41,447 | 00:09:45,220 | that although they were massively overblown,' | that although they were massively overblown,' |
172 | 00:09:45,220 | 00:09:47,027 | they did have a root in truth. | they did have a root in truth. |
173 | 00:09:47,328 | 00:09:50,860 | I mean, we'd all just been students fairly recently | I mean, we'd all just been students fairly recently |
174 | 00:09:51,060 | 00:09:53,089 | and the characters that you meet at university, | and the characters that you meet at university, |
175 | 00:09:53,090 | 00:09:56,340 | particularly Rik, the sort of desperate wannabe lefty | particularly Rik, the sort of desperate wannabe lefty |
176 | 00:09:56,740 | 00:09:59,558 | who's actually deeply reactionary at heart | who's actually deeply reactionary at heart |
177 | 00:09:59,559 | 00:10:02,320 | and the minute he graduates will immediately revert to type... | and the minute he graduates will immediately revert to type... |
178 | 00:10:02,520 | 00:10:06,760 | You'll be hearing from my solicitor! I'm going to write to my MP. | You'll be hearing from my solicitor! I'm going to write to my MP. |
179 | 00:10:06,760 | 00:10:09,161 | You haven't got an MP. You're an anarchist. | You haven't got an MP. You're an anarchist. |
180 | 00:10:09,662 | 00:10:13,880 | Ah...I shall write to the lead singer of Echo And The Bunnymen! | Ah...I shall write to the lead singer of Echo And The Bunnymen! |
181 | 00:10:13,880 | 00:10:16,720 | Vyv! Eat the telly! | Vyv! Eat the telly! |
182 | 00:10:17,020 | 00:10:20,560 | The sort of "I hate everything and I'm gonna eat it" character, | The sort of "I hate everything and I'm gonna eat it" character, |
183 | 00:10:20,560 | 00:10:23,301 | which is Vyvyan. You do see those at university. | which is Vyvyan. You do see those at university. |
184 | 00:10:23,502 | 00:10:25,280 | I'm sure you see them everywhere. | I'm sure you see them everywhere. |
185 | 00:10:26,080 | 00:10:32,080 | CHURCH BELLS Shut up, you bastards! It's only 11 o'clock! Oh, wow! | CHURCH BELLS Shut up, you bastards! It's only 11 o'clock! Oh, wow! |
186 | 00:10:32,080 | 00:10:34,400 | Oh, heavy, heavy, heavy! | Oh, heavy, heavy, heavy! |
187 | 00:10:34,400 | 00:10:39,880 | Another house-mate given to labelling his lentils was Nigel Planer's Neil, | Another house-mate given to labelling his lentils was Nigel Planer's Neil, |
188 | 00:10:39,880 | 00:10:44,560 | who'd lost his hat since Boom Boom, but still had suicidal tendencies. | who'd lost his hat since Boom Boom, but still had suicidal tendencies. |
189 | 00:10:44,560 | 00:10:50,560 | I thought you were dead! Well, that's no reason to hassle me on the toilet! | I thought you were dead! Well, that's no reason to hassle me on the toilet! |
190 | 00:10:52,560 | 00:10:54,693 | When Rik and Vyvyan weren't terrorising Neil, | When Rik and Vyvyan weren't terrorising Neil, |
191 | 00:10:54,994 | 00:10:57,472 | or killing each other, they spent their time looking up | or killing each other, they spent their time looking up |
192 | 00:10:57,573 | 00:11:00,740 | to the short guy with the shades and the business plan, Mike. | to the short guy with the shades and the business plan, Mike. |
193 | 00:11:02,040 | 00:11:05,252 | Mike the cool person really was written for Peter Richardson, | Mike the cool person really was written for Peter Richardson, |
194 | 00:11:05,253 | 00:11:07,720 | the fourth person in the Comic Strip gang. | the fourth person in the Comic Strip gang. |
195 | 00:11:08,520 | 00:11:13,000 | It was a great character, and Chris did an unbelievable job with it. | It was a great character, and Chris did an unbelievable job with it. |
196 | 00:11:13,000 | 00:11:15,398 | Get lost! I AM lost! That's why I'm here. | Get lost! I AM lost! That's why I'm here. |
197 | 00:11:15,999 | 00:11:18,380 | There's no chance of using your toilet, is there? No. | There's no chance of using your toilet, is there? No. |
198 | 00:11:18,480 | 00:11:21,660 | I thought not. That's why I pissed in your garden. | I thought not. That's why I pissed in your garden. |
199 | 00:11:26,400 | 00:11:31,480 | The other regular characters who came into the house via unorthodox means, | The other regular characters who came into the house via unorthodox means, |
200 | 00:11:31,480 | 00:11:35,240 | 'were all played by Alexei Sayle.' Let me in, boys! | 'were all played by Alexei Sayle.' Let me in, boys! |
201 | 00:11:35,240 | 00:11:39,800 | As the Balowski Family, he hijacked the programme every week. | As the Balowski Family, he hijacked the programme every week. |
202 | 00:11:39,800 | 00:11:42,880 | Greetings from South Africa. AGH! | Greetings from South Africa. AGH! |
203 | 00:11:42,880 | 00:11:46,960 | What am I now? Come on, quick, quick! A pain in the arse. | What am I now? Come on, quick, quick! A pain in the arse. |
204 | 00:11:46,960 | 00:11:51,200 | Alexei's style of delivery and type of humour | Alexei's style of delivery and type of humour |
205 | 00:11:51,200 | 00:11:54,760 | wasn't really the same as Rik and Ade's. | wasn't really the same as Rik and Ade's. |
206 | 00:11:54,760 | 00:11:57,080 | BELL TINKLES | BELL TINKLES |
207 | 00:11:57,080 | 00:11:59,920 | Excuse me, is this the cheese shop? No, sir. | Excuse me, is this the cheese shop? No, sir. |
208 | 00:11:59,920 | 00:12:02,160 | That's that sketch knackered then, innit? | That's that sketch knackered then, innit? |
209 | 00:12:02,160 | 00:12:04,090 | Although he was part of the movement, | Although he was part of the movement, |
210 | 00:12:04,091 | 00:12:07,240 | his career sort of went off on a different way from the rest. | his career sort of went off on a different way from the rest. |
211 | 00:12:07,240 | 00:12:09,480 | They all talk about me behind my back. | They all talk about me behind my back. |
212 | 00:12:09,480 | 00:12:12,320 | I hate him. He drinks like a fish. | I hate him. He drinks like a fish. |
213 | 00:12:12,320 | 00:12:15,080 | He's got no talent. Alexei who? | He's got no talent. Alexei who? |
214 | 00:12:15,080 | 00:12:17,889 | So I think, probably, that is a sign of the fact | So I think, probably, that is a sign of the fact |
215 | 00:12:17,990 | 00:12:21,380 | that he wasn't really as integrated as the rest were with the scene. | that he wasn't really as integrated as the rest were with the scene. |
216 | 00:12:24,020 | 00:12:26,467 | If Alexei Sayle seemed an alien invader, | If Alexei Sayle seemed an alien invader, |
217 | 00:12:26,568 | 00:12:29,780 | it may have been because the other four were a classic tight-knit group. | it may have been because the other four were a classic tight-knit group. |
218 | 00:12:29,980 | 00:12:31,947 | As word got round about The Young Ones, | As word got round about The Young Ones, |
219 | 00:12:32,048 | 00:12:35,080 | and millions of kids discovered the existance of BBC 2, | and millions of kids discovered the existance of BBC 2, |
220 | 00:12:35,280 | 00:12:37,993 | the show started attracting the fanatical support | the show started attracting the fanatical support |
221 | 00:12:37,994 | 00:12:40,120 | that's usually reserved for rock bands. | that's usually reserved for rock bands. |
222 | 00:12:42,040 | 00:12:45,482 | Schoolyards buzzed with the exploits of Rick, Vyvyan, Neil and Mike, | Schoolyards buzzed with the exploits of Rick, Vyvyan, Neil and Mike, |
223 | 00:12:45,483 | 00:12:49,320 | and people started to read meanings into their relationship. | and people started to read meanings into their relationship. |
224 | 00:12:49,720 | 00:12:52,560 | A lot of people likened The Young Ones to a family, | A lot of people likened The Young Ones to a family, |
225 | 00:12:52,560 | 00:12:56,570 | with Neil as the mum, and Mike as the dad, | with Neil as the mum, and Mike as the dad, |
226 | 00:12:57,071 | 00:13:01,080 | and Rik and Ade as the naughty children - | and Rik and Ade as the naughty children - |
227 | 00:13:01,280 | 00:13:03,020 | Rik as the little girl. | Rik as the little girl. |
228 | 00:13:05,560 | 00:13:07,980 | It's incredible - I'm not a girl at all! | It's incredible - I'm not a girl at all! |
229 | 00:13:08,780 | 00:13:10,958 | If they are a family, The Young Ones must be | If they are a family, The Young Ones must be |
230 | 00:13:10,959 | 00:13:13,760 | the most dysfunctional, not to say homicidal, ever. | the most dysfunctional, not to say homicidal, ever. |
231 | 00:13:14,160 | 00:13:18,920 | The show seemed to be smashing up all the rules of sitcom. | The show seemed to be smashing up all the rules of sitcom. |
232 | 00:13:18,920 | 00:13:20,920 | I'm sorry, Vyv. | I'm sorry, Vyv. |
233 | 00:13:31,920 | 00:13:36,000 | That's OK, Neil. It was bound to happen sooner or later. | That's OK, Neil. It was bound to happen sooner or later. |
234 | 00:13:37,800 | 00:13:40,880 | On the face of it, this was a completely different planet | On the face of it, this was a completely different planet |
235 | 00:13:40,880 | 00:13:43,920 | to the one inhabited by Terry And June and The Good Life. | to the one inhabited by Terry And June and The Good Life. |
236 | 00:13:43,920 | 00:13:47,240 | No! No! No! No! | No! No! No! No! |
237 | 00:13:47,240 | 00:13:52,360 | We are not watching The flaming Good Life! Bloody, bloody, bloody! | We are not watching The flaming Good Life! Bloody, bloody, bloody! |
238 | 00:13:52,360 | 00:13:55,120 | Of course, it falls into the rules of sitcom, | Of course, it falls into the rules of sitcom, |
239 | 00:13:55,120 | 00:13:58,240 | because we had sets and characters and a situation. | because we had sets and characters and a situation. |
240 | 00:13:58,240 | 00:14:03,400 | Dad's Army is probably a more weirdly original idea. | Dad's Army is probably a more weirdly original idea. |
241 | 00:14:03,400 | 00:14:05,680 | I mean, ours was in a house, on a sofa! | I mean, ours was in a house, on a sofa! |
242 | 00:14:05,680 | 00:14:07,480 | Bloody hell! | Bloody hell! |
243 | 00:14:07,980 | 00:14:12,860 | No room for me on the sofa as usual! I have to sit on the rickety chair. | No room for me on the sofa as usual! I have to sit on the rickety chair. |
244 | 00:14:12,960 | 00:14:16,072 | The fact that it was regularly set on fire or eaten by a hamster | The fact that it was regularly set on fire or eaten by a hamster |
245 | 00:14:16,073 | 00:14:17,640 | doesn't really make any difference. | doesn't really make any difference. |
246 | 00:14:17,640 | 00:14:20,600 | Christ! Bo-ring! | Christ! Bo-ring! |
247 | 00:14:20,600 | 00:14:24,560 | What it was saying was surreal, but it looked like an ordinary sitcom. | What it was saying was surreal, but it looked like an ordinary sitcom. |
248 | 00:14:24,560 | 00:14:26,485 | Look, Rik, it's only five minutes. | Look, Rik, it's only five minutes. |
249 | 00:14:26,486 | 00:14:29,740 | "Rik, it's only five minutes!" Tell that to Roger Bannister! | "Rik, it's only five minutes!" Tell that to Roger Bannister! |
250 | 00:14:31,040 | 00:14:34,200 | Roger, it's only five minutes! Oh, really? How interesting. | Roger, it's only five minutes! Oh, really? How interesting. |
251 | 00:14:34,500 | 00:14:36,914 | The surreal demands of The Young Ones | The surreal demands of The Young Ones |
252 | 00:14:36,915 | 00:14:39,700 | made it a dream for the special effects department. | made it a dream for the special effects department. |
253 | 00:14:41,000 | 00:14:42,840 | Special effects loved you. | Special effects loved you. |
254 | 00:14:43,040 | 00:14:44,760 | That's just typical! | That's just typical! |
255 | 00:14:44,760 | 00:14:47,263 | You'd say, "I need a piano to fall through the floor." | You'd say, "I need a piano to fall through the floor." |
256 | 00:14:47,264 | 00:14:49,440 | "Yeah, sure! Tomorrow or this afternoon?" | "Yeah, sure! Tomorrow or this afternoon?" |
257 | 00:14:49,840 | 00:14:54,800 | These guys were fantastic. So we were playing, as we've always been. | These guys were fantastic. So we were playing, as we've always been. |
258 | 00:14:58,680 | 00:15:00,486 | Paul Jackson said to us, | Paul Jackson said to us, |
259 | 00:15:00,487 | 00:15:03,320 | "Don't worry about the budget, let me worry about the budget. | "Don't worry about the budget, let me worry about the budget. |
260 | 00:15:03,420 | 00:15:06,220 | Just write anything you want to write." | Just write anything you want to write." |
261 | 00:15:08,020 | 00:15:10,740 | Rik would bring a certain hint of madness, | Rik would bring a certain hint of madness, |
262 | 00:15:10,740 | 00:15:13,449 | a certain understanding about what the actors could do | a certain understanding about what the actors could do |
263 | 00:15:13,450 | 00:15:15,240 | and what the stage acts were about. | and what the stage acts were about. |
264 | 00:15:15,240 | 00:15:17,260 | Neil, your bedroom's on fire! | Neil, your bedroom's on fire! |
265 | 00:15:17,560 | 00:15:19,640 | I thought this was my bedroom! | I thought this was my bedroom! |
266 | 00:15:20,240 | 00:15:22,560 | Oh, no! | Oh, no! |
267 | 00:15:22,560 | 00:15:27,280 | Lisa tended to bring the weirder stuff, the wilder stuff. | Lisa tended to bring the weirder stuff, the wilder stuff. |
268 | 00:15:27,280 | 00:15:31,440 | It's a bloody game, innit? What is? | It's a bloody game, innit? What is? |
269 | 00:15:31,440 | 00:15:33,400 | Chess. | Chess. |
270 | 00:15:33,400 | 00:15:36,240 | Mice and rats talking to each other. | Mice and rats talking to each other. |
271 | 00:15:36,240 | 00:15:40,920 | Eaten any good books lately? 'I never liked the talking rats and things.' | Eaten any good books lately? 'I never liked the talking rats and things.' |
272 | 00:15:40,920 | 00:15:44,193 | It was OK, but I wasn't so into that side of it. | It was OK, but I wasn't so into that side of it. |
273 | 00:15:44,194 | 00:15:47,600 | I liked Vyvyan's talking socks at the launderette. | I liked Vyvyan's talking socks at the launderette. |
274 | 00:15:47,600 | 00:15:51,680 | Get back in the sack, sock! I'm not going back in there. It stinks! | Get back in the sack, sock! I'm not going back in there. It stinks! |
275 | 00:15:51,680 | 00:15:56,000 | If you can't keep control of your socks, you shan't be allowed any. | If you can't keep control of your socks, you shan't be allowed any. |
276 | 00:15:56,000 | 00:15:58,952 | It was seat-of-the-pants stuff. That was how it had to be done. | It was seat-of-the-pants stuff. That was how it had to be done. |
277 | 00:15:58,953 | 00:16:01,360 | Because without it, it wouldn't be the series. | Because without it, it wouldn't be the series. |
278 | 00:16:01,385 | 00:16:02,359 | When somebody says, | When somebody says, |
279 | 00:16:02,360 | 00:16:05,120 | Sometimes I really wish I was a fly on the wall. | Sometimes I really wish I was a fly on the wall. |
280 | 00:16:05,120 | 00:16:07,360 | We cut to a fly crawling up the wall. | We cut to a fly crawling up the wall. |
281 | 00:16:07,360 | 00:16:10,000 | Who are you? | Who are you? |
282 | 00:16:10,000 | 00:16:14,400 | We're just the fly-on-the-wall documentary film crew, OK? | We're just the fly-on-the-wall documentary film crew, OK? |
283 | 00:16:14,500 | 00:16:16,933 | We're just making a short film about | We're just making a short film about |
284 | 00:16:16,934 | 00:16:19,660 | what it is really like to be a fly-on-the-wall. | what it is really like to be a fly-on-the-wall. |
285 | 00:16:20,560 | 00:16:24,920 | It was our desire to do this in front of an audience for shock value. | It was our desire to do this in front of an audience for shock value. |
286 | 00:16:25,920 | 00:16:29,503 | The audience would see people cutting off their fingers | The audience would see people cutting off their fingers |
287 | 00:16:29,504 | 00:16:32,320 | and seeing the spurts of blood. So it all had to work. | and seeing the spurts of blood. So it all had to work. |
288 | 00:16:32,520 | 00:16:34,360 | Brilliant, eh? | Brilliant, eh? |
289 | 00:16:37,080 | 00:16:38,920 | Oh, dear. | Oh, dear. |
290 | 00:16:39,120 | 00:16:40,920 | Wrong finger. | Wrong finger. |
291 | 00:16:41,120 | 00:16:45,496 | Then it was further complicated by the fact that Paul Jackson told us that | Then it was further complicated by the fact that Paul Jackson told us that |
292 | 00:16:45,497 | 00:16:50,300 | if we did it in variety rather than in comedy, we got a bigger budget. | if we did it in variety rather than in comedy, we got a bigger budget. |
293 | 00:16:50,500 | 00:16:55,300 | So to qualify for variety, we thought we'd have a variety act every week. | So to qualify for variety, we thought we'd have a variety act every week. |
294 | 00:16:55,600 | 00:16:59,760 | The fact that there would be a band on each show got established, | The fact that there would be a band on each show got established, |
295 | 00:16:59,760 | 00:17:02,680 | and it added something to the show. We quite liked it. | and it added something to the show. We quite liked it. |
296 | 00:17:05,040 | 00:17:07,640 | House Of Fun - we were playing in a pub, | House Of Fun - we were playing in a pub, |
297 | 00:17:07,640 | 00:17:09,920 | The Kebab And Calculator. | The Kebab And Calculator. |
298 | 00:17:09,920 | 00:17:13,360 | Good morning, miss Can I help you, son? # | Good morning, miss Can I help you, son? # |
299 | 00:17:13,360 | 00:17:17,000 | And I utter the immortal line, | And I utter the immortal line, |
300 | 00:17:17,000 | 00:17:19,280 | You hum it, I'll smash your face in. | You hum it, I'll smash your face in. |
301 | 00:17:19,280 | 00:17:22,320 | "You hum it, I'll smash your face in." | "You hum it, I'll smash your face in." |
302 | 00:17:22,320 | 00:17:24,920 | Funnily enough, people still stop me in the street, | Funnily enough, people still stop me in the street, |
303 | 00:17:24,920 | 00:17:26,880 | and if I had become a stand-up comedian, | and if I had become a stand-up comedian, |
304 | 00:17:26,880 | 00:17:29,600 | that possibly would have been my catch phrase but unfortunately | that possibly would have been my catch phrase but unfortunately |
305 | 00:17:29,600 | 00:17:31,040 | I never made it that far. | I never made it that far. |
306 | 00:17:31,040 | 00:17:32,240 | MUSIC! | MUSIC! |
307 | 00:17:36,880 | 00:17:41,280 | We were able to pick our own bands, which was great. We had Motorhead. | We were able to pick our own bands, which was great. We had Motorhead. |
308 | 00:17:41,280 | 00:17:44,400 | Wherever you are, Lemmy... Hi. | Wherever you are, Lemmy... Hi. |
309 | 00:17:46,400 | 00:17:48,140 | The Young Ones became a huge hit. | The Young Ones became a huge hit. |
310 | 00:17:48,440 | 00:17:50,466 | And its fans weren't just confined to the kids | And its fans weren't just confined to the kids |
311 | 00:17:50,467 | 00:17:52,260 | and the special effects department. | and the special effects department. |
312 | 00:17:56,120 | 00:17:59,880 | The music's too loud! The neighbours have been complaining. | The music's too loud! The neighbours have been complaining. |
313 | 00:18:00,580 | 00:18:03,068 | The most surprising thing for us was | The most surprising thing for us was |
314 | 00:18:03,069 | 00:18:05,560 | that it was very popular with the police. | that it was very popular with the police. |
315 | 00:18:05,960 | 00:18:09,720 | We had seen it as kind of politically left-wing. | We had seen it as kind of politically left-wing. |
316 | 00:18:09,720 | 00:18:13,680 | The bathroom's free! Unlike the country, under the Thatcherite junta. | The bathroom's free! Unlike the country, under the Thatcherite junta. |
317 | 00:18:13,680 | 00:18:15,320 | Anti-police... | Anti-police... |
318 | 00:18:16,500 | 00:18:19,260 | That's white man's electricity you're burning, ringing that bell. | That's white man's electricity you're burning, ringing that bell. |
319 | 00:18:19,261 | 00:18:22,400 | That's theft. I've got your number so hold out your hand. | That's theft. I've got your number so hold out your hand. |
320 | 00:18:22,500 | 00:18:25,780 | Officer, I represent Kellogg's Cornflakes car competition. | Officer, I represent Kellogg's Cornflakes car competition. |
321 | 00:18:27,280 | 00:18:31,260 | Oh, sorry, John. I thought you was a nigger. | Oh, sorry, John. I thought you was a nigger. |
322 | 00:18:31,560 | 00:18:35,540 | Every time any of us would come across anyone in the police force, | Every time any of us would come across anyone in the police force, |
323 | 00:18:35,540 | 00:18:38,705 | they would say, "We all love it! It's our favourite show. | they would say, "We all love it! It's our favourite show. |
324 | 00:18:38,706 | 00:18:41,520 | We're always playing it down the police station." | We're always playing it down the police station." |
325 | 00:18:41,920 | 00:18:47,200 | The Young Ones, in its first series, did exactly what we hoped it would. | The Young Ones, in its first series, did exactly what we hoped it would. |
326 | 00:18:47,500 | 00:18:49,982 | It became clear to us really pretty quickly | It became clear to us really pretty quickly |
327 | 00:18:49,983 | 00:18:52,780 | that it was becoming a cult amongst the audience it was targeted at. | that it was becoming a cult amongst the audience it was targeted at. |
328 | 00:18:52,780 | 00:18:55,820 | Clearly it was targeted at a young audience. | Clearly it was targeted at a young audience. |
329 | 00:18:56,120 | 00:18:59,080 | Although I didn't set out to make a cult show, | Although I didn't set out to make a cult show, |
330 | 00:18:59,081 | 00:19:02,040 | the intention was that your mum would hate it. | the intention was that your mum would hate it. |
331 | 00:19:02,040 | 00:19:04,843 | Like rock'n'roll, you didn't want parents to like it. | Like rock'n'roll, you didn't want parents to like it. |
332 | 00:19:04,944 | 00:19:08,120 | You wanted them to be worried you were watching it. | You wanted them to be worried you were watching it. |
333 | 00:19:08,720 | 00:19:12,600 | It's a bloody outrage. It's a waste of the licensing fee. | It's a bloody outrage. It's a waste of the licensing fee. |
334 | 00:19:13,500 | 00:19:17,480 | When series one of The Young Ones ended in December 1982, | When series one of The Young Ones ended in December 1982, |
335 | 00:19:17,480 | 00:19:21,325 | it had become so popular that it was repeated inside six months. | it had become so popular that it was repeated inside six months. |
336 | 00:19:21,426 | 00:19:23,780 | And another series was immediately commissioned. | And another series was immediately commissioned. |
337 | 00:19:23,980 | 00:19:27,560 | But now it was the BBC who had to wait, because The Young Ones team | But now it was the BBC who had to wait, because The Young Ones team |
338 | 00:19:27,560 | 00:19:30,780 | were everything Rik Mayall had dreaded only four years earlier - | were everything Rik Mayall had dreaded only four years earlier - |
339 | 00:19:30,980 | 00:19:32,820 | successful and famous. | successful and famous. |
340 | 00:19:33,220 | 00:19:35,411 | Nigel Planer had gone over to the other side | Nigel Planer had gone over to the other side |
341 | 00:19:35,412 | 00:19:38,620 | to play the Mike-lile character Lou Lewis in Shine On Harvey Moon. | to play the Mike-lile character Lou Lewis in Shine On Harvey Moon. |
342 | 00:19:39,020 | 00:19:42,216 | And as Neil, he released a cover version of Hole In My Shoe, | And as Neil, he released a cover version of Hole In My Shoe, |
343 | 00:19:42,417 | 00:19:44,440 | which went to number two in the charts. | which went to number two in the charts. |
344 | 00:19:44,940 | 00:19:47,425 | In 1983, he and the rest of the cast | In 1983, he and the rest of the cast |
345 | 00:19:47,526 | 00:19:49,860 | toured a stage version of The Young Ones. | toured a stage version of The Young Ones. |
346 | 00:19:50,460 | 00:19:53,957 | Ben Elton co-wrote Alfresco, an ITV sketch show, | Ben Elton co-wrote Alfresco, an ITV sketch show, |
347 | 00:19:53,958 | 00:19:55,840 | where he also tried his hand at acting, | where he also tried his hand at acting, |
348 | 00:19:55,840 | 00:19:59,600 | with the bright young things from the Cambridge Footlights. | with the bright young things from the Cambridge Footlights. |
349 | 00:19:59,600 | 00:20:01,720 | You haven't spoken. | You haven't spoken. |
350 | 00:20:01,720 | 00:20:05,800 | Well, sir, I know some of the fellows think I'm cock-eyed. Perhaps I am. | Well, sir, I know some of the fellows think I'm cock-eyed. Perhaps I am. |
351 | 00:20:05,800 | 00:20:07,549 | But I'm the only chap in this room | But I'm the only chap in this room |
352 | 00:20:07,550 | 00:20:10,800 | who can look in two different directions at the same time. | who can look in two different directions at the same time. |
353 | 00:20:12,400 | 00:20:13,720 | Charlie? | Charlie? |
354 | 00:20:13,720 | 00:20:19,000 | Alfresco may not have been a hit, but Ben Elton added acting to his CV, | Alfresco may not have been a hit, but Ben Elton added acting to his CV, |
355 | 00:20:19,000 | 00:20:24,280 | and duly turned up in the eagerly-awaited second series of The Young Ones. | and duly turned up in the eagerly-awaited second series of The Young Ones. |
356 | 00:20:24,280 | 00:20:28,160 | We've been picked to go on University Challenge tonight! | We've been picked to go on University Challenge tonight! |
357 | 00:20:32,060 | 00:20:33,915 | The first show of series two, | The first show of series two, |
358 | 00:20:33,916 | 00:20:36,800 | and probably the best-remembered of all The Young Ones episodes, | and probably the best-remembered of all The Young Ones episodes, |
359 | 00:20:37,000 | 00:20:39,546 | pitted our radical alternative comedians | pitted our radical alternative comedians |
360 | 00:20:39,547 | 00:20:42,360 | against Ben Elton's posh new best friends. | against Ben Elton's posh new best friends. |
361 | 00:20:42,560 | 00:20:45,600 | We're going to smash the oiks! | We're going to smash the oiks! |
362 | 00:20:47,800 | 00:20:50,149 | In the second series, we were lucky enough to win a BAFTA, | In the second series, we were lucky enough to win a BAFTA, |
363 | 00:20:50,150 | 00:20:51,920 | and the BAFTA-winning episode was Bambi, | and the BAFTA-winning episode was Bambi, |
364 | 00:20:52,920 | 00:20:56,720 | so called because of Bamber Gascoigne, the host then, of University Challenge. | so called because of Bamber Gascoigne, the host then, of University Challenge. |
365 | 00:20:57,720 | 00:21:00,240 | Welcome to another edition of University Challenge. | Welcome to another edition of University Challenge. |
366 | 00:21:00,240 | 00:21:03,680 | Interestingly, these new red-brick alternative comics | Interestingly, these new red-brick alternative comics |
367 | 00:21:03,680 | 00:21:05,808 | had very quickly started to meet | had very quickly started to meet |
368 | 00:21:05,809 | 00:21:09,000 | the then generation of the Cambridge Revue people. | the then generation of the Cambridge Revue people. |
369 | 00:21:09,000 | 00:21:11,480 | What is the chemical equation...? | What is the chemical equation...? |
370 | 00:21:11,480 | 00:21:13,640 | I've got a Porsche. | I've got a Porsche. |
371 | 00:21:15,880 | 00:21:19,960 | Ah...ah...ah... # | Ah...ah...ah... # |
372 | 00:21:22,600 | 00:21:26,440 | If the first series of The Young Ones caused a bit of a stir, | If the first series of The Young Ones caused a bit of a stir, |
373 | 00:21:26,440 | 00:21:29,640 | the second was a smack to the bland face of comedy on TV, | the second was a smack to the bland face of comedy on TV, |
374 | 00:21:29,640 | 00:21:31,120 | followed by a mugging. | followed by a mugging. |
375 | 00:21:31,120 | 00:21:33,120 | The cult audience of the first series | The cult audience of the first series |
376 | 00:21:33,120 | 00:21:35,600 | swelled to mainstream proportions. | swelled to mainstream proportions. |
377 | 00:21:35,600 | 00:21:39,720 | The Young Ones was a huge success because it wasn't just about students. | The Young Ones was a huge success because it wasn't just about students. |
378 | 00:21:39,720 | 00:21:45,560 | If you were young in 1980s Britain, you knew a Rik or Vyvyan or Neil. | If you were young in 1980s Britain, you knew a Rik or Vyvyan or Neil. |
379 | 00:21:45,560 | 00:21:49,600 | Neil, how are you keeping that plant pot up? | Neil, how are you keeping that plant pot up? |
380 | 00:21:49,600 | 00:21:52,240 | Everyone who watched The Young Ones can quote lines from it, | Everyone who watched The Young Ones can quote lines from it, |
381 | 00:21:52,240 | 00:21:54,480 | often doing the voices, unfortunately, | often doing the voices, unfortunately, |
382 | 00:21:54,480 | 00:21:57,240 | and everyone has a favourite scene. | and everyone has a favourite scene. |
383 | 00:21:57,240 | 00:21:58,760 | Open up, it's the pigs! | Open up, it's the pigs! |
384 | 00:22:00,720 | 00:22:02,520 | Knob end! | Knob end! |
385 | 00:22:02,520 | 00:22:07,880 | Oh, Vyvyan! What repartee! Sticks and stones may break my bones! | Oh, Vyvyan! What repartee! Sticks and stones may break my bones! |
386 | 00:22:07,880 | 00:22:11,120 | That is the first sensible thing you have said all day! | That is the first sensible thing you have said all day! |
387 | 00:22:14,880 | 00:22:18,840 | My favourite moment is Vyvyan doing the thing on the train. | My favourite moment is Vyvyan doing the thing on the train. |
388 | 00:22:18,840 | 00:22:21,364 | They go on the train to get to the studio, | They go on the train to get to the studio, |
389 | 00:22:21,465 | 00:22:23,520 | and Vyvyan is walking along the corridor and says, | and Vyvyan is walking along the corridor and says, |
390 | 00:22:23,520 | 00:22:28,100 | "Why can't you stick your head out of a train window when it's moving?" | "Why can't you stick your head out of a train window when it's moving?" |
391 | 00:22:28,500 | 00:22:32,480 | "Do not lean out of the window." I wonder why? | "Do not lean out of the window." I wonder why? |
392 | 00:22:33,080 | 00:22:35,320 | He sticks his head out and, of course... | He sticks his head out and, of course... |
393 | 00:22:35,320 | 00:22:37,060 | AGH! | AGH! |
394 | 00:22:37,060 | 00:22:38,897 | ..another train comes and knocks his head off, | ..another train comes and knocks his head off, |
395 | 00:22:38,898 | 00:22:41,540 | and he runs down the track kicking his head in front of him. | and he runs down the track kicking his head in front of him. |
396 | 00:22:41,540 | 00:22:44,325 | It was the clip we showed at BAFTA the night we won | It was the clip we showed at BAFTA the night we won |
397 | 00:22:44,326 | 00:22:46,760 | and it's probably one of my favourite clips. | and it's probably one of my favourite clips. |
398 | 00:22:47,760 | 00:22:49,560 | Over here! | Over here! |
399 | 00:22:49,760 | 00:22:53,000 | Over here! Hurry up about it, will you?! | Over here! Hurry up about it, will you?! |
400 | 00:22:54,520 | 00:22:56,840 | You took your time, you bastard! | You took your time, you bastard! |
401 | 00:23:00,920 | 00:23:04,360 | At the end of the second series, we'd done 12. | At the end of the second series, we'd done 12. |
402 | 00:23:04,360 | 00:23:07,600 | Rik, particularly, but all of them, writers and performers, | Rik, particularly, but all of them, writers and performers, |
403 | 00:23:07,600 | 00:23:11,040 | had in their mind that there'd only been 12 Fawlty Towers. | had in their mind that there'd only been 12 Fawlty Towers. |
404 | 00:23:11,040 | 00:23:13,720 | So the basic idea was get out while you're winning. | So the basic idea was get out while you're winning. |
405 | 00:23:13,720 | 00:23:15,960 | I'm completely bloody sick of this! | I'm completely bloody sick of this! |
406 | 00:23:15,960 | 00:23:18,960 | The main reason for stopping was that we'd done everything we could. | The main reason for stopping was that we'd done everything we could. |
407 | 00:23:18,960 | 00:23:21,520 | It was about surprise and we couldn't surprise them any more | It was about surprise and we couldn't surprise them any more |
408 | 00:23:21,520 | 00:23:23,640 | cos they'd be expecting surprise. | cos they'd be expecting surprise. |
409 | 00:23:23,640 | 00:23:25,160 | Hands up who likes me? | Hands up who likes me? |
410 | 00:23:27,080 | 00:23:31,160 | When the creative talents say that to you, you need to listen. | When the creative talents say that to you, you need to listen. |
411 | 00:23:31,160 | 00:23:34,240 | The BBC tried to get them to come back, but they were right. | The BBC tried to get them to come back, but they were right. |
412 | 00:23:34,240 | 00:23:38,600 | The Young Ones had a phenomenal influence on British TV. | The Young Ones had a phenomenal influence on British TV. |
413 | 00:23:38,600 | 00:23:42,420 | By 1986, the comedy map had been redrawn. | By 1986, the comedy map had been redrawn. |
414 | 00:23:42,420 | 00:23:45,032 | The old guard of Tarby and Brucie were relegated | The old guard of Tarby and Brucie were relegated |
415 | 00:23:45,033 | 00:23:47,100 | to game shows and the golf course, | to game shows and the golf course, |
416 | 00:23:47,200 | 00:23:51,080 | and new wave, alternative comedians moved into the mainstream. | and new wave, alternative comedians moved into the mainstream. |
417 | 00:23:51,080 | 00:23:55,120 | Our young anarchists became the new television establishment. | Our young anarchists became the new television establishment. |
418 | 00:23:55,120 | 00:24:00,320 | After Harvey Moon, Nigel Planer went on to Roll Over Beethoven, | After Harvey Moon, Nigel Planer went on to Roll Over Beethoven, |
419 | 00:24:00,320 | 00:24:03,760 | Chris Ryan appeared in a sitcom, A Small Problem, | Chris Ryan appeared in a sitcom, A Small Problem, |
420 | 00:24:03,760 | 00:24:07,960 | while Rik and Ade regularly performed their double act the Dangerous Brothers | while Rik and Ade regularly performed their double act the Dangerous Brothers |
421 | 00:24:07,960 | 00:24:11,400 | on a show that became the flagship of alternative comedy. | on a show that became the flagship of alternative comedy. |
422 | 00:24:11,400 | 00:24:14,040 | Saturday Live was produced by Paul Jackson | Saturday Live was produced by Paul Jackson |
423 | 00:24:14,040 | 00:24:17,280 | and featured a familiar shiny-suited compere. | and featured a familiar shiny-suited compere. |
424 | 00:24:17,280 | 00:24:19,320 | British comedy is the best in the world. | British comedy is the best in the world. |
425 | 00:24:19,320 | 00:24:22,360 | British telly is its crowning glory. We've all seen Saturday Live. | British telly is its crowning glory. We've all seen Saturday Live. |
426 | 00:24:22,360 | 00:24:23,840 | Very funny. Fair enough. | Very funny. Fair enough. |
427 | 00:24:23,840 | 00:24:29,080 | In 1986 Ben Elton was brought in to co- write the second series of Blackadder. | In 1986 Ben Elton was brought in to co- write the second series of Blackadder. |
428 | 00:24:29,080 | 00:24:32,200 | Rik Mayall appeared in it as Lord Flashheart, | Rik Mayall appeared in it as Lord Flashheart, |
429 | 00:24:32,200 | 00:24:35,240 | and The Young Ones reformed as a one-off for Comic Relief. | and The Young Ones reformed as a one-off for Comic Relief. |
430 | 00:24:35,240 | 00:24:39,000 | Their single, Living Doll, with Cliff Richard, went to number one. | Their single, Living Doll, with Cliff Richard, went to number one. |
431 | 00:24:42,240 | 00:24:44,480 | A year later, | A year later, |
432 | 00:24:44,480 | 00:24:47,414 | Rik, Nigel and Ade were reunited with Ben as writer | Rik, Nigel and Ade were reunited with Ben as writer |
433 | 00:24:47,415 | 00:24:50,400 | for six fleeting episodes of Filthy Rich And Catflap. | for six fleeting episodes of Filthy Rich And Catflap. |
434 | 00:24:51,000 | 00:24:54,540 | The Young Ones was a swipe at youth culture. | The Young Ones was a swipe at youth culture. |
435 | 00:24:54,640 | 00:24:57,280 | And lots more. | And lots more. |
436 | 00:24:57,280 | 00:25:00,311 | And then, we had a little bit of fame thrust on us | And then, we had a little bit of fame thrust on us |
437 | 00:25:00,312 | 00:25:03,200 | and so that's what we attacked next. It was showbiz. | and so that's what we attacked next. It was showbiz. |
438 | 00:25:03,400 | 00:25:07,480 | Showbiz I'm in showbiz! # | Showbiz I'm in showbiz! # |
439 | 00:25:07,480 | 00:25:09,800 | Despite being a critical success, | Despite being a critical success, |
440 | 00:25:09,800 | 00:25:13,320 | the show only ran for one series, and has never been repeated. | the show only ran for one series, and has never been repeated. |
441 | 00:25:13,320 | 00:25:18,200 | I think there was a sort of, what a band would call musical differences. | I think there was a sort of, what a band would call musical differences. |
442 | 00:25:18,200 | 00:25:22,280 | There was some sort of shift in the creative power, | There was some sort of shift in the creative power, |
443 | 00:25:22,280 | 00:25:24,596 | and so I think that's really the reason | and so I think that's really the reason |
444 | 00:25:24,597 | 00:25:27,060 | why there weren't any further Filthy Rich And Catflaps. | why there weren't any further Filthy Rich And Catflaps. |
445 | 00:25:27,060 | 00:25:31,000 | It's just Rik and Ben going off in their own directions. | It's just Rik and Ben going off in their own directions. |
446 | 00:25:31,400 | 00:25:33,880 | A shame for me, 'cause I fell through the middle. | A shame for me, 'cause I fell through the middle. |
447 | 00:25:33,880 | 00:25:37,200 | Look, look, stop it, boys! Shut up, shut up. | Look, look, stop it, boys! Shut up, shut up. |
448 | 00:25:40,160 | 00:25:45,000 | After playing Richie Rich, Rik Mayall embraced the world of Thatch, | After playing Richie Rich, Rik Mayall embraced the world of Thatch, |
449 | 00:25:45,000 | 00:25:47,880 | starring as Alan B'stard in The New Statesman. | starring as Alan B'stard in The New Statesman. |
450 | 00:25:47,980 | 00:25:49,764 | Both he and Ade Edmondson appeared | Both he and Ade Edmondson appeared |
451 | 00:25:49,765 | 00:25:52,600 | in Blackadder Goes Forth, co-written by Ben Elton. | in Blackadder Goes Forth, co-written by Ben Elton. |
452 | 00:25:53,500 | 00:25:56,505 | Rik and Ade returned to their drama roots in 1989, | Rik and Ade returned to their drama roots in 1989, |
453 | 00:25:56,506 | 00:25:58,880 | for Waiting For Godot in the West End. | for Waiting For Godot in the West End. |
454 | 00:25:58,980 | 00:26:01,056 | While Nigel Planer sent up luvviedom | While Nigel Planer sent up luvviedom |
455 | 00:26:01,057 | 00:26:04,220 | as Nicholas Craig on BBC 2 in The Naked Actor. | as Nicholas Craig on BBC 2 in The Naked Actor. |
456 | 00:26:05,420 | 00:26:08,571 | In 1991, Rik and Ade brought their slapstick | In 1991, Rik and Ade brought their slapstick |
457 | 00:26:08,572 | 00:26:13,280 | to a new level of sophistication, as the TV show Bottom was born. | to a new level of sophistication, as the TV show Bottom was born. |
458 | 00:26:13,280 | 00:26:17,040 | If you had the common decency to go out and get yourself a proper job, | If you had the common decency to go out and get yourself a proper job, |
459 | 00:26:17,040 | 00:26:20,220 | and not hang around the flat like some vast slug, | and not hang around the flat like some vast slug, |
460 | 00:26:21,020 | 00:26:24,140 | then perhaps I would have the opportunity to take my top off, | then perhaps I would have the opportunity to take my top off, |
461 | 00:26:24,140 | 00:26:27,080 | and wash it without the risk of you seeing my nipples! | and wash it without the risk of you seeing my nipples! |
462 | 00:26:27,080 | 00:26:29,050 | With Bottom, Rik and Ade returned | With Bottom, Rik and Ade returned |
463 | 00:26:29,051 | 00:26:31,040 | to the double act they'd developed as students, | to the double act they'd developed as students, |
464 | 00:26:31,240 | 00:26:33,500 | and they'd been honing throughout their careers. | and they'd been honing throughout their careers. |
465 | 00:26:33,500 | 00:26:36,692 | They'd been together so long, their relationship predated The Young Ones, | They'd been together so long, their relationship predated The Young Ones, |
466 | 00:26:36,793 | 00:26:38,580 | and it has post-dated The Young Ones. | and it has post-dated The Young Ones. |
467 | 00:26:38,580 | 00:26:42,840 | I'm sure when they're 90, they'll still be doing jokes about bottoms, | I'm sure when they're 90, they'll still be doing jokes about bottoms, |
468 | 00:26:43,440 | 00:26:46,160 | and finding it very funny. As will everyone else. | and finding it very funny. As will everyone else. |
469 | 00:26:49,000 | 00:26:51,914 | In 1999, Rik and Ade brought their double act | In 1999, Rik and Ade brought their double act |
470 | 00:26:51,915 | 00:26:54,900 | to the big screen with a movie, Guesthouse Paradiso. | to the big screen with a movie, Guesthouse Paradiso. |
471 | 00:26:55,000 | 00:26:57,847 | Undeterred by the critical bottom burp it received, | Undeterred by the critical bottom burp it received, |
472 | 00:26:57,948 | 00:27:00,800 | this year, Rik is back working with Peter Richardson, | this year, Rik is back working with Peter Richardson, |
473 | 00:27:01,000 | 00:27:03,780 | on the feature film, Churchill - The Hollywood Years. | on the feature film, Churchill - The Hollywood Years. |
474 | 00:27:04,280 | 00:27:08,120 | Nigel Planer, once again, has Ben Elton's words to speak. | Nigel Planer, once again, has Ben Elton's words to speak. |
475 | 00:27:08,120 | 00:27:13,800 | One starring in, and the other writing, the Queen musical We Will Rock You. | One starring in, and the other writing, the Queen musical We Will Rock You. |
476 | 00:27:13,800 | 00:27:18,280 | Chris Ryan has appeared in several series of Absolutely Fabulous. | Chris Ryan has appeared in several series of Absolutely Fabulous. |
477 | 00:27:18,280 | 00:27:23,440 | And Ade Edmondson has tried and failed to save the NHS in Doctors And Nurses. | And Ade Edmondson has tried and failed to save the NHS in Doctors And Nurses. |
478 | 00:27:23,440 | 00:27:27,600 | But our four middle-aged Turks will always be remembered for their roles | But our four middle-aged Turks will always be remembered for their roles |
479 | 00:27:27,600 | 00:27:32,400 | in what can claim to be the most influential TV comedy of the last 25 years. | in what can claim to be the most influential TV comedy of the last 25 years. |
480 | 00:27:32,400 | 00:27:34,354 | They're forever The Young Ones, | They're forever The Young Ones, |
481 | 00:27:34,355 | 00:27:38,080 | riding on the freedom bus with a one-way ticket to oblivion. | riding on the freedom bus with a one-way ticket to oblivion. |
482 | 00:27:38,080 | 00:27:40,720 | This is it! It's really happening! | This is it! It's really happening! |
483 | 00:27:40,920 | 00:27:43,253 | One of the lovely things about doing The Young Ones was | One of the lovely things about doing The Young Ones was |
484 | 00:27:43,454 | 00:27:46,220 | I was lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time, | I was lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time, |
485 | 00:27:46,420 | 00:27:48,412 | to have met very early in their careers | to have met very early in their careers |
486 | 00:27:48,413 | 00:27:51,360 | this group of people who so clearly were multi-talented. | this group of people who so clearly were multi-talented. |
487 | 00:27:51,560 | 00:27:55,040 | We're all going on a summer holiday. # | We're all going on a summer holiday. # |
488 | 00:27:55,040 | 00:27:57,680 | I was just lucky enough to have walked into a room | I was just lucky enough to have walked into a room |
489 | 00:27:57,680 | 00:28:00,520 | where all these people were sitting, and nobody else was looking. | where all these people were sitting, and nobody else was looking. |
490 | 00:28:00,520 | 00:28:05,000 | We can do exactly whatever we want to do! And do you know why? | We can do exactly whatever we want to do! And do you know why? |
491 | 00:28:05,000 | 00:28:08,640 | Because we're Young Ones! Bachelor Boys! | Because we're Young Ones! Bachelor Boys! |
492 | 00:28:08,640 | 00:28:12,880 | Crazy, mad, wild-eyed, big-bottomed anarchists! | Crazy, mad, wild-eyed, big-bottomed anarchists! |
493 | 00:28:12,880 | 00:28:14,920 | Look out! | Look out! |
494 | 00:28:14,920 | 00:28:16,680 | Cliff! | Cliff! |
495 | 00:28:24,880 | 00:28:29,160 | There was no plan, except to have a good fucking time. | There was no plan, except to have a good fucking time. |
496 | 00:28:29,160 | 00:28:33,640 | Now that's what I call anarchy! | Now that's what I call anarchy! |
496 | 00:28:29,160 | 00:28:33,640 | Now that's what I call anarchy! | Now that's what I call anarchy! |