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The Young Ones(1982)
79%
138 Votes
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).
Type: Scripted
Status: Ended
Languages: English
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Top 5 Billed Cast
Adrian Edmondson
Vyvyan
Rik Mayall
Rick
Nigel Planer
Neil
Christopher Ryan
Mike
Alexei Sayle
The Balowski Family
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