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.
- Won 1 BAFTA Award
- 1 win & 1 nomination total
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- TriviaNone 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 versionsThe original episodes when first broadcast were 35 minutes long. Some repeat showings were edited versions running 30 minutes long, abridging various bits of material from each one.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Comedy Classics of the 80's (1991)
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The Best of British Lunacy!
I remember watching The Young Ones back around 1982-83 on Public TV in Gainesville Florida while attending college at U of Florida. There were only 2 TV stations in this smallish city/town, ABC and the local public television station. It pretty much sucked for television except when they aired the BBC comedies like The Two Ronnies, Dave Allen at Large, Benny Hill and my favorite TYO's! I marveled at their total lack of respect for everything and everyone, especially stuffy english royal types. Back in those days, we in America rarely got to see a show where the characters showed total disregard for authority. Saturday Night Live was about as close to raunch and outrageous as it got. So I loved the 4 lads from england! It reminds me of my youth and the fun times I had back in college. To this day, I haven't seen the Young Ones on TV anywhere! I miss all these great BBC shows!
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- Aug 31, 2004
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- Codrington Road, Bristol, England, UK(exterior shots of the Young Ones' road)
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