Summaries

The crazy and sometimes surreal comedic adventures of four very different students in Thatcher's Britain.

Vyvyan (Adrian Edmondson), Rick (Rik Myall), Mike (Christopher Ryan), and Neil (Nigel Planer) are four college students who share a house in North London: Vyvyan is a violent punk who smashes everything to pieces, Rick is a political fan of Cliff Richard, Mike is the serious and bossy cool person, and Neil is the depressed hippie who does most of the cooking and cleaning in the house, and his only desire is to commit suicide. Vyvyan, Rick, Mike, and Neil pay their rent to their Russian landlord Jerzy Balowski (Alexei Sayle) and his various family members. The world of this show is surreal, hilarious, and violent as the show also interacts with other characters, and featured live performances from bands.—Daniel Williamson

Details

Keywords
  • 1980s
  • absurdism
  • long hair
  • written by star
  • narcissist
Genres
  • Comedy
Release date Nov 8, 1982
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) TV-14
Countries of origin United Kingdom
Language English
Filming locations Codrington Road, Bristol, England, UK
Production companies British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

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Tech specs

Runtime 35m
Color Color
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio 1.33 : 1

Synopsis

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