The Young Ones

Cast & Crew

Cast & Crew

Series Directed by

Paul Jackson
(1 episode, 1982-1984)
Geoff Posner
(2 episodes, 1982)
Ed Bye
(uncredited) (1 episode, 1984)

Series Writing Credits

Ben Elton
(written by) (12 episodes, 1982-1984)
Rik Mayall
(written by) (12 episodes, 1982-1984)
Lise Mayer
(written by) (12 episodes, 1982-1984)
Alexei Sayle
(additional material) (11 episodes, 1982-1984)

Series Cast

Adrian Edmondson
 Vyvyan / ... 12 episodes, 1982-1984
Rik Mayall
 Rick / ... 12 episodes, 1982-1984
Nigel Planer
 Neil / ... 12 episodes, 1982-1984
Christopher Ryan
 Mike / ... 12 episodes, 1982-1984
Alexei Sayle
 The Balowski Family / ... 12 episodes, 1982-1984
Mark Arden
 Boy in Comic Strip / ... 7 episodes, 1982-1984
Stephen Frost
 Bank Vault Manager / ... 7 episodes, 1982-1984
Ben Elton
 Baz / ... 5 episodes, 1982-1984
Paul Bradley
 Warlock / ... 4 episodes, 1982-1984
Jim Barclay
 Policeman in Comic Strip / ... 3 episodes, 1982-1984
Robbie Coltrane
 Bouncer / ... 3 episodes, 1982-1984
Ruth Burnett
 Cinderella / ... 3 episodes, 1982-1984
Gareth Hale
 Gravedigger / ... 3 episodes, 1982-1984
Dawn French
 Easter Bunny / ... 3 episodes, 1982-1984
Norman Pace
 Gravedigger / ... 3 episodes, 1982-1984
Pauline Melville
 Vyvyan's Mum / ... 3 episodes, 1982-1984
Andy de la Tour
 Man on TV / ... 3 episodes, 1982-1984
Peter Laxton
 Boy in Chimney / ... 3 episodes, 1982-1984
Maggie Steed
 Rosemary / ... 3 episodes, 1982-1984
Madness
 Themselves 2 episodes, 1982-1984
Lee Cornes
 MC / ... 2 episodes, 1984
Arnold Brown
 Chess Player / ... 2 episodes, 1982-1984
Paola Dionisotti
 Bank teller / ... 2 episodes, 1982
Chris Ellis
 Street Level Kid #3 2 episodes, 1982
Ceri Jackson
 Mother on Cornflakes Box 2 episodes, 1982-1984
Patrick Newell
 King / ... 2 episodes, 1982
David Rappaport
 Ftumch / ... 2 episodes, 1982
Peter Wear
 Death / ... 2 episodes, 1982-1984
Jennifer Saunders
 Helen Mucus / ... 2 episodes, 1982-1984
Cindy Shelley
 Girl on Radio / ... 2 episodes, 1982
Michael Redfern
 Policeman 2 episodes, 1982-1984
Chris Barrie
 Captain / ... 1 episode, 1982-1984
Gerard Kelly
 Brush / ... 1 episode, 1982
Helen Lederer
 Bank Teller / ... 2 episodes, 1984
Brian Croucher
 Mr. Real Robber / ... 2 episodes, 1984
Roger Sloman
 Guard on TV / ... 2 episodes, 1982-1984
Alan Freeman
 God 2 episodes, 1984
Jools Holland
 Punk / ... 2 episodes, 1984
Lise Mayer
 Woman at Party / ... 1 episode, 1982-1984
Dexys Midnight Runners
 Themselves 1 episode, 1982
Rip Rig and Panic
 Themselves 1 episode, 1982
Nine Below Zero
 Themselves 1 episode, 1982
Radical Posture
 Themselves 1 episode, 1982
The Damned
 Themselves 1 episode, 1984
Amazulu
 Themselves 1 episode, 1984
Keith Allen
 Pestilence 1 episode, 1982
Tony Alleff
 Saudi King's Aide 1 episode, 1982
Gary Beadle
 First Mate 1 episode, 1984
Christine Ellerbeck
 Maggie 1 episode, 1982
Jean Campbell-Dallas
 Old Lady Vandal 1 episode, 1982
Tony Allen
 Fisher 1 episode, 1982
Helen Atkinson Wood
 Woman in Commercial 1 episode, 1984
Jonathan Caplan
 Knight of the Square Table 1 episode, 1984
Barrie Cookson
 2nd Man on Raft 1 episode, 1982
Stephen Fry
 Lord Snot 1 episode, 1984
Perry Benson
 Grange Hill Student 1 episode, 1984
Steve Dixon
 Madman 1 episode, 1984
Nicholas Ball
 Dr. Jim Morrison 1 episode, 1982
Mark Ezra
 Saudi King 1 episode, 1982
Clair Hill
 Girl on Cornflakes Box 1 episode, 1982
Tamsin Heatley
 Janet 1 episode, 1984
Ronnie Golden
 Buddy Holly 1 episode, 1982
Hugh Laurie
 Lord Monty 1 episode, 1984
Steve Kelly
 Lorry Driver 1 episode, 1984
Nick Dunning
 TV Reporter 1 episode, 1982
Justine Lord
 The White Witch 1 episode, 1982
Hilary Mason
 Old Woman Next Door 1 episode, 1982
Terry Medlicott
 Genie 1 episode, 1982
Tony Robinson
 Dr. Not the Nine O'Clock News 1 episode, 1984
Vikki Chambers
 Aged and Toothless and Bent Old Crone 1 episode, 1984
Jan Prince
 Stonehenge 1 episode, 1984
Tony Sympson
 Old Guy at Post Office 1 episode, 1982
Mark Dewison
 Neil 1 episode, 1982
Emma Thompson
 Miss Money-Sterling 1 episode, 1984
Ron Cook
 Prisoner on Ship 1 episode, 1984
Kay Stonham
 Neighbour 1 episode, 1984
David Rhule
 Roller Disco Patron 1 episode, 1982
Herbert Norville
 Street Level Kid #2 1 episode, 1982
Griff Rhys Jones
 Bambi 1 episode, 1984
Paul Merton
 Peasant 1 episode, 1984
Cyril Shaps
 Old Man Next Door 1 episode, 1982
Mel Smith
 Security Guard 1 episode, 1984
Roger Ashton-Griffiths
 Orgo 1 episode, 1982
Anthony Sharp
 Roland Pervical 1 episode, 1982
Peter Brewis
 Self - Ken Bishop's Nice Twelve 1 episode, 1984
Julianne White
 Secretary 1 episode, 1984
Damaris Hayman
 Woman Pushing Corpse 1 episode, 1984
Simon Brint
 Self - Ken Bishop's Nice Twelve 1 episode, 1984
Stewart Copeland
 Self - Ken Bishop's Nice Twelve 1 episode, 1984
Daniel Peacock
 Dying Man in Cabin 1 episode, 1984
Chris Difford
 Self - Ken Bishop's Nice Twelve 1 episode, 1984
Carla Mendonça
 Woman at Trial 1 episode, 1984
Barry Stanton
 Postman 1 episode, 1984
Martin Dobson
 Self - Ken Bishop's Nice Twelve 1 episode, 1984
Ken Parry
 Major Domo 1 episode, 1982
Derek Griffiths
 Self - Ken Bishop's Nice Twelve 1 episode, 1984
Terry Jones
 Drunk Vicar 1 episode, 1984
Rowland Rivron
 Self - Ken Bishop's Nice Twelve 1 episode, 1984
Brian Oulton
 Mr. Pye 1 episode, 1984
Peggy Thorpe-Bates
 Mrs. Pye 1 episode, 1984
Lenny Henry
 Postman 1 episode, 1984
Norman Lovett
 The Guy from the Penny Arcade 1 episode, 1984
Mark Lambert
 Bank Manager 1 episode, 1984
Joanne Pearce
 Dawn 1 episode, 1984
Bob Casale
 Self - Ken Bishop's Nice Twelve 1 episode, 1984
Steve Ismay
 Various 1 episode, 1984
John Otway
 Self 1 episode, 1984
Anthony Bettsworth
 The Hulk 1 episode, 1984
Linda Henry
 Girl at Party (uncredited) 1 episode, 1982
Pat Gorman
 Policeman (uncredited) 1 episode, 1982
Neneh Cherry
 Rip, Rig and Panic (uncredited) 1 episode, 1982
Peter Roy
 Lord Kitchener (uncredited) 1 episode, 1982
Andi Oliver
 Self (uncredited) 1 episode, 1982
Paul Jackson
 Self (uncredited) 1 episode, 1982
John Mangan
 Man Dancing (uncredited) 1 episode, 1982
Kenn Oldfield
 Roller Skating Carrot (uncredited) 1 episode, 1982
Tony Moore
 Court Jester (uncredited) 1 episode, 1982
Anne-Marie Martin
 Blonde with Big Tits / ... (uncredited) 1 episode, 1984
Graham Cole
 Ghost Body (uncredited) 1 episode, 1984
Harry Fielder
 Policeman (uncredited) 1 episode, 1984
Rupert Bates
 Peasant (uncredited) 1 episode, 1984
Barbie Denham
 Disco Dancer (uncredited) 1 episode, 1984
Chris Andrews
 Ghost Body (uncredited) 1 episode, 1984
Ricky Newby
 Man (uncredited) 1 episode, 1984

Series Produced by

Paul Jackson
producer / production (12 episodes, 1982-1984)
Geoff Posner
assistant producer (3 episodes, 1982)

Series Music by

Peter Brewis
(12 episodes, 1982-1984)

Series Editing by

Colin Jones
(2 episodes, 1984)
Ed Wooden
(1 episode, 1984)

Series Production Design by

Graeme Story
(12 episodes, 1982-1984)
Chris Seagers
(1 episode, 1984)

Series Costume Design by

Barbara Kidd
(6 episodes, 1984)
Andrew Rose
(3 episodes, 1982)
Anna Stubley
(3 episodes, 1982)
Phoebe De Gaye
(2 episodes, 1984)
Robin Stubbs
(1 episode, 1984)

Series Makeup Department

Vivien Riley
makeup supervisor / makeup artist (11 episodes, 1982-1984)
Christine Walmesley-Cotham
makeup artist (1 episode, 1982)

Series Production Management

Marcus Mortimer
production manager (6 episodes, 1982)
Ed Bye
production manager (6 episodes, 1984)

Series Art Department

Bob Warans
properties / properties buyer (12 episodes, 1982-1984)
Peter Clayton
graphic designer (5 episodes, 1984)
Steve Connelly
graphic designer (1 episode, 1982)
Maura Laverty
properties (1 episode, 1984)

Series Sound Department

Laurie Taylor
sound (12 episodes, 1982-1984)
Ian Tomlin
sound effects (3 episodes, 1982-1984)
Clive Derbyshire
film recordist (3 episodes, 1984)
Brian Robinson
OB sound / o.b. sound (3 episodes, 1984)
Paul Cunliffe
O.B. sound (1 episode, 1982)
Michael McCarthy
sound (1 episode, 1982)
Dave Brabants
sound (1 episode, 1984)
Simon Dyer
sound (1 episode, 1984)
John Gardner
sound (1 episode, 1984)
Dave Murricane
dubbing mixer (1 episode, 1984)

Series Special Effects by

John Humphreys
Prosthetics / sculptor (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by

David P. Barton
visual effects (7 episodes, 1982-1984)
John Brace
visual effects designer / visual effects (6 episodes, 1982)
Jim Francis
visual effects (6 episodes, 1984)
Stuart Murdoch
visual effects (1 episode, 1984)
Simon McDonald
visual effects assistant (uncredited) (6 episodes, 1982)
Graham Brown
visual effects assistant (uncredited) (2 episodes, 1984)
Mickey Edwards
visual effects assistant (uncredited) (1 episode, 1982)

Series Stunts

Gareth Milne
stunt arranger (2 episodes, 1984)
Elaine Ford
stunt performer (1 episode, 1984)

Series Camera and Electrical Department

Roger Fenna
camera supervisor / senior cameraman (11 episodes, 1982-1984)
Fred Wright
lighting (11 episodes, 1982-1984)
Geoff Stafford
OB lighting / o.b. lighting (4 episodes, 1984)
William Dudman
film cameraman (2 episodes, 1984)
Duncan Brown
lighting (1 episode, 1982)
John Mason
O.B. lighting (1 episode, 1982)
Ron Peverall
senior cameraman (1 episode, 1982)
Ewen Gardner
camera (1 episode, 1984)
Daryl Kibblewaite
camera (1 episode, 1984)
Steve Plant
camera (1 episode, 1984)

Series Animation Department

Graeme Galvin
character animation / character animator (4 episodes, 1984)
David Claridge
character animation / character animator (2 episodes, 1984)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department

Marlene Hajdu
set costumer (unknown episodes)
Sue Coulson
costume maker (uncredited) (6 episodes, 1982)

Series Editorial Department

Ed Wooden
video tape editor / videotape editor (9 episodes, 1982-1984)
Graham Hutchings
video tape editor (6 episodes, 1982)
Hilary West
vision mixer (6 episodes, 1982)
Heather Gilder
vision mixer (6 episodes, 1984)

Series Music Department

Jamie Talbot
alto saxophone (12 episodes, 1982-1984)
Adrian Edmondson
performer: theme song (uncredited) (12 episodes, 1982-1984)
Rik Mayall
performer: theme song (uncredited) (12 episodes, 1982-1984)
Nigel Planer
performer: theme song (uncredited) (12 episodes, 1982-1984)
Christopher Ryan
performer: theme song (uncredited) (12 episodes, 1982-1984)
Alexei Sayle
performer: theme song (uncredited) (12 episodes, 1982-1984)
Roy C. Bennett
composer: theme music (uncredited) (2 episodes, 1984)
Sid Tepper
composer: theme music (uncredited) (2 episodes, 1984)

Series Script and Continuity Department

Andrew Nickolds
script associate (1 episode, 1984)

Series Additional Crew

Alan Jeffery
technical coordinator / technical manager (11 episodes, 1982-1984)
Ed Bye
production team (6 episodes, 1982)
Marcus Kimber
puppeteer (6 episodes, 1982)
Ilsa Rowe
floor assistant (6 episodes, 1982)
Jackie Tyler
production team (6 episodes, 1982)
Nick Fiveash
production team (6 episodes, 1984)
Anna Staniland
production team (6 episodes, 1984)
Carmella Milne
production team (5 episodes, 1984)
Stephen Haggard
production team (2 episodes, 1984)
Christine Moses
production team (2 episodes, 1984)
Andrew Dixon
technical manager (1 episode, 1982)
Paul Hughes-Smith
production team (1 episode, 1984)
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