The Young Ones

7.9IMDb Score
Released:1982-11-09
Genre:Comedy
Duration: min
Country:
Director:
Actors:Adrian Edmondson, Rik Mayall, Nigel Planer, Christopher Ryan, Alexei Sayle
Production:BBC

Overview:

The misadventures of four lunatic students who live in a shared student house. There's Rick, the overblown political one addicted to Cliff Richard, Vyvyan the experimental scientific one/part-time anarchist, Neil the worried hippy, and Mike the ladies' man (at least he is in his mind).

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