The Young Ones BBC - Ben Elton, Rik Mayall, Lise Mayer Audiobook

Written by Ben Elton, Rik Mayall, Lise Mayer
Read by Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmondson, Nigel Planer, Christopher Ryan, Alexei Sayle, Ben Elton, Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders, Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, full cast
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 128 Kbps
Dramatization

The Young Ones
The Complete BBC TV Soundtracks
By: Ben Elton, Rik Mayall, Lise Mayer
Narrated by: Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmondson, Nigel Planer, Christopher Ryan, Alexei Sayle, Ben Elton, Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders, Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, full cast
Length: 6 hrs and 32 mins
Radio/TV Program
Release date: 07-03-2024
Language: English
Publisher: BBC Audio

The complete television soundtracks of all 12 episodes of the legendary BBC sitcom

Ground-breaking, satirical and anarchic, The Young Ones introduced alternative comedy to mainstream TV, and made household names of its writers and performers. It ran for two series on BBC Two between 1982 and 1984, winning a host of devoted fans and a BAFTA Award for its second series.

A world away from the cosy suburban sitcoms that preceded it, the show centred around four degenerate students sharing a squalid North London house: hippy Neil (Nigel Planer), right-on Rick (Rik Mayall), Mike ‘TheCoolPerson’ (Chris Ryan) and punk psycho Vyvyan (Ade Edmondson). Alexei Sayle co-starred as the various members of the dodgy Balowski family, and the plethora of guest stars included Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders, Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, Robbie Coltrane, Emma Thompson and series co-writer Ben Elton. Musical interludes were provided by top bands such as Dexy’s Midnight Runners, The Damned, Madness, Motörhead and Nine Below Zero.

Collected here are all the dysfunctional foursome’s manic adventures - from discovering oil in the basement, to playing host to the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, to representing Scumbag College on University Challenge. Now you can hear from your favourite characters once again, and listen to their iconic one-liners, inventive insults and fabulously funny quotes.

Full of wild slapstick, surreal twists, over-the-top ultra-violence and absurdist humour, this innovative, iconoclastic series remains one of the greatest sitcoms of all time. This audio-only collection of the original TV soundtracks provides the perfect opportunity for fans to relive the show’s finest moments while on the go.

Contains strong language and humour that some listeners may find offensive.