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Mar 29, 2020 · So says Adrian Edmondson. It was a groundbreaking sitcom that defined a generation of comedy – but its star Adrian Edmondson reckons The Young Ones hasn't aged well. And in a new interview, he also was keen to underplay the importance of the groundbreaking 1980s show, which also starred Rik Mayall, Nigel Planer, Christopher Ryan and Alexei Sayle.
- Adrian Edmondson
The son of an armed forces teacher, Edmondson attended...
- Adrian Edmondson
The Young Ones was actually very left-leaning and progressive but there was use of the n-word at least once. This was a scene clearly angrily decrying systemic police racism, but still it wouldn’t fly today. Other than that, I don’t think there was anything particular offensive elsewhere.
The Young Ones is a British sitcom written by Rik Mayall, Ben Elton, and Lise Mayer, starring Adrian Edmondson, Mayall, Nigel Planer, Christopher Ryan, and Alexei Sayle, and broadcast on BBC Two for two series, first shown in 1982 and 1984.
Aug 31, 2021 · The Young Ones was written by Mayall, Ben Elton and Lise Mayer, an American-born writer who met Mayall when he was a drama student at Manchester University. The role of the peerless producer Paul Jackson should not be underestimated.
Oct 9, 2018 · An interview with writer, comedian, and Big Mouth star Jessi Klein about the ‘80s British comedy series The Young Ones starring Nigel Planer, Adrian Edmondson, Rik Mayall, and Christopher Ryan...
May 26, 2018 · Producer Paul Jackson was desperate to get the groundbreaking Comedy Store acts he loved on screen. But when a pilot script was delivered in 1981 bemused BBC bosses asked Ben Elton, one of...
I love the ones who took the time to click on a thread titled "The Young Ones" and bitch that no one has bothered to hold their hand and explain it to them. I takes a special kind of slow learner to enter a thread on a subject and complain about not knowing what it is.
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