Young ones series producer

He was a central part of the alternative comedy circuit in the early 1980s. Within six months, a second series was on tv and the team had a bafta award for their mantelpiece. He then went to sussex university to study african and asian studies. The young ones cast and crew credits british comedy guide. Alexei david sayle born 7 august 1952 is an english standup comedian, actor and author. The young ones tv series 19821984 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Set in the future when water is hard to find, a teenage boy sets out to protect his family and survive. Young ones is set in a near future when water has become the most precious and dwindling resource on the planet, one that dictates everything from. In 1984, a prequel, indiana jones and the temple of doom, was released, and in 1989, a sequel, indiana jones and the last crusade. He was voted 18th on a list of the 100 greatest stand ups in a poll for channel 4.

The young ones are misfit, housesharing students at scumbag college neil the hippy, rick the righton leftist anarchist, vyvyan basterd the punk medical student, and mike thecoolperson. But before long, the show, with its wild slapstick and surreal twists, soon won a dedicated following. Paul jackson, is a british television director, producer and executive, known for his production roles within the bbc, itv, and previously, carlton and granada. The crazy and sometimes surreal comedic adventures of four very different students in. The screenplay was written by peter myers and ronald cass, who also wrote most of the songs. Staring kylee reese, deena daniels, jaylynn west and nikita vi.

Kevin paul jackson born 2 october 1947, credited as paul jackson. Shown on bbc2, it featured anarchic, offbeat humour which helped bring alternative comedy to television in the 1980s and made household names of its writers and performers. With rik mayall, adrian edmondson, nigel planer, christopher ryan. In 2006, jackson was named director of comedy and entertainment at itv.

The young ones stan from saturday, april 7guys, guys, there is a god. When the young ones was first aired in november 1982, ratings were pitiful. A prequel, indiana jones and the temple of doom, followed in 1984, and a sequel, indiana jones and the last crusade, was released in 1989. The young ones, whose 25th anniversary dvd box set is just out, revolutionised sitcoms and forced an entire generation of comedians into retirement, but their influence didnt last long, says. Mayall, edmondson and planer all went on to star in the comic strip presents channel 4, 198288, bbc, 199093 and filthy rich and catflap bbc, 1987, while mayall and edmondson starred together in bottom bbc, 199195. Rik mayall described the book as the third series of the young ones tv show, when interviewed on wogan in the early 80s. The series follow the existence of the ancient and original vampire congregation, the old ones. Jun 09, 2014 the young ones star rik mayall dead at 56 he was the most extraordinarily good actor, producer john lloyd lauds.

Furie and featuring cliff richard, robert morley as his characters father, carole gray as his love interest, and the shadows as his band. His first name is usually pronounced alexy despite the proper russian pronunciation being alexyay. Series two of the young ones was, in the eyes of many of the people behind and in front of the camera, a huge step up from the first. It starred nigel planer as neil reprising his young ones role and jackie earle haley, and had a claymation opening credit sequence. Tv documentary about the young ones beyond the joke. The young ones trivia the characters on the young ones were slight adaptations of characters that the cast developed while performing at londons comic strip club.

Neil was originally nigel planers inept and depressed folk singer. Rik mayall, adrian edmondson, nigel planer, alexei sayle, christopher ryan, jason muller mendelson, paul bradley, pauline melville. Bennett, is the title song to the 1961 film the young ones and its soundtrack album. The young ones star rik mayall dead at 56 he was the most extraordinarily good actor, producer john lloyd lauds. Soon after that, it was shown to americans on mtv, one of the first shows on the new channel that was not mostly about music the programme was about four college students sharing a house. He was additionally the original producer for the scifi sitcom red dwarf. Watch the young ones season 1 episode 05 interesting johnnyzombie on dailymotion. Nigel planer was born in london and educated at the prestigious westminster school. Extra stoopid edition dvd a mad, helterskelter, rude, awesomely violent, unpredictable, swaggering, staggering, joyously infantile, exhilarating steamroller of a sitcom, the young ones provided the breakthrough for the new generation of aggressive and forthright alternative comedians. The series starring rik mayall, adrian edmondson, nigel planer and christoper ryan ran from 1982 until 1985 for 26 episodes not a bad airing for one of the. The sun website is regulated by the independent press standards. A surrealistic, irreverent, and often violent exploration of four college students sharing a seedy house, the young ones, the first bbc series to debut on mtv, became a cult sensation that has kept its popularity for decades, gave audiences their first look at british comedians later to become worldwide stars, and predicted some of the shows that mtv made. By bryan thomas on april 1, 2019 were not really sure what to make of the announcement today that, later this year, the mtv cable tv network will be premiering their remake of the classic bbc2 cult sitcom series the young ones. The young ones we sow the seed, nature grows the seed and then we eat the seed.

In any case, the video presentation is much better than the fuzzy vcr recordings i. He is a producer and director, known for the young ones 1982, three of a kind 1981 and the two ronnies 1971. With nicholas hoult, kodi smitmcphee, michael shannon, elle fanning. Joe mcvey said, i can think of no other sitcom that. The young ones was a british sitcom about four students sharing a house. Shown on bbc2, it featured anarchic, offbeat humour which helped bring alternative comedy to television in the 1980s and made household names of. Jun 09, 2014 image caption the young ones saw mayall playing a poetrywriting, cliff richardloving student called rick. His most famous television works includes monty pythons flying circus, the two ronnies, and the young ones. May 04, 2018 when the young ones was first aired in november 1982, ratings were pitiful. Soon after that, it was shown to americans on mtv, one of the first shows on the new channel that was not mostly about music.

The young ones was a huge success and made bonafide television stars out of its cast. The young ones producer norrie paramor writtenby tepperbennett. Mar 09, 2018 how the young ones changed comedy and the young ones 20 greatest moments are commissioned by joe mcvey, commissioning executive, and ordered by richard watsham, director of commissioning and steve north, genre general manager, comedy and entertainment. But instead of jokes that were deceptively clever and games with antihumour, it became broader and coarser, with the character of rick, in particular, far more screechy and selfconscious. Apr 01, 2019 mtv announces a brand new remake of the classic 80s bbc cult sitcom the young ones. Wondagurl, the 20yearold producer who has already worked with jayz, rihanna, big sean, travis scott and eminem, tells us the fun, surprising.

The young ones tv series 19821984 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses. Executive producer for north one is john quinn and the series is directed by. Its anarchic sense of humour, in the 1980s, made the actors famous in the uk. The beauty of the young ones is that, particularly in its first series, its quite thematically dense. The young ones is a british sitcom, first seen in 1982, on bbc2. I wouldnt go so far as to credit it with such high aspirations.

Unlike the young ones, where the brit invasion was the influence, this block of songs seems more based on the sf bay sound. We hope to one day have this brand new series streaming for our subscribers on night flight. Vyvyan was a development of adrian edmondsons half of twentieth century coyote with mayall. The principal characters were all derived from characters performed by the actors at the comic strip club in london in the early 1980s. Every episode of legendary british comedy series the young ones starts streaming this week.

The television series is based on the book series of the same name by cameron henderson. The young ones season 1 episode 05 interesting dailymotion. The organ is more in the forefront and there is much psychedelic jangle from the guitarist. During 1969, the band labored on a tensong album, produced by sossaman in his garage studio.

Gold to reveal how the young ones changed comedy news. The young ones launched the career of ben elton as a major writer, and was the first situation comedy of the alternative generation. Every stoopid episode is presented in same fullscreen format as the original television show and appears much the same as my memory serves me. Summer holiday 1984, the final show of the series, he is alive and well. The young ones series 1 episode 02 oil by alurkinggrue.

A fourth film followed in 2008, titled indiana jones and the. Justin quirk on the young ones legacy 25 years on stage. Vyvyan and rick loathe each other, and all three look down on neil, who acts as the unappreciated mother of the house. The writers, producer and stars of the young ones the anarchic 80s comedy that captured the frenzy and fury of living in thatchers britain. The plot of the film was cribbed for the 1980 john landis musical the blues brothers external links imdb title0055626the young ones. Paul jackson was born on october 2, 1947 as kevin paul jackson. The young ones is a british sitcom written by rik mayall, ben elton, and lise mayer, starring. Apr 03, 2018 the young ones stan from saturday, april 7guys, guys, there is a god. The young ones simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Mtv announces a brand new remake of the classic 80s bbc. Series 1 1982 the crazy and sometimes surreal comedic adventures of four very different students in thatchers britain. In spite of the fact that the young ones was set in london, most of the outdoor shots were not filmed in london at all, but were filmed in bristol as that was where the shows producer, paul jackson, was living at the time. Stars rik mayall, adrian edmondson, nigel planer, christopher ryan and alexei sayle. The young ones was one of the first bbc series to have most of its scenes shot on location using videotape rather than film.

However, he left after a year and decided to pursue his love of theatre. The crazy and sometimes surreal comedic adventures of four very different students in thatchers britain. Image caption the young ones saw mayall playing a poetrywriting, cliff richardloving student called rick. Police said they were called to reports of a sudden death of a man in his 50s at. Oct 08, 2007 the young ones launched the career of ben elton as a major writer, and was the first situation comedy of the alternative generation. The young ones is a british sitcom written by rik mayall, ben elton, and lise mayer, starring adrian edmondson, mayall, nigel planer, christopher ryan, and alexei sayle, and broadcast on bbc two for two series, first shown in 1982 and 1984.

But series producer geoff posner was happy to shed some light on the mystery guest. He trained as an actor at the london academy of music and dramatic art. Original release, 9 november 1982 19821109 19 june 1984 19840619. The young ones is a british sitcom written by rik mayall, ben elton, lise mayer, starring adrian edmondson, nigel planer, christopher ryan, alexei sayle, broadcast on bbc two for two years from 1982 to 1984. Teenage dreams director matt wolfs history of adolescent rebellion tells the tale of the original it girl bafta awardwinning actor ben whishaw narrates the story of elegantly wasted 1920s socialite brenda dean paul in todays excerpts from matt wolfs new documentary, teenage. The show focused on the lives of four students and their landlords family on different plots that included anarchic, offbeat humour. Executive producer for north one is john quinn and the series is directed by sean doherty. Indiana jones is an american media franchise based on the adventures of dr. The original young ones series which lasted just two seasons, 19821984 also aired briefly on night flight during the 1980s, so you can see why many of us here at night flight hq would be particularly interested in this breaking news. How the young ones changed comedy and the young ones 20 greatest moments are commissioned by joe mcvey, commissioning executive, and ordered by richard watsham, director of commissioning and steve north, genre general manager, comedy and entertainment. While sometimes unfairly derided as just swearing and violence, theres actually a lot of subtext to it, a series that began with rats talking about greek writers from pre400bc. The young ones tv series the young ones is a british sitcom written by rik mayall, ben elton, lise mayer, starring adrian edmondson, nigel planer, christopher ryan, alexei sayle, broadcast on bbc two for two years from 1982 to 1984. Oct 20, 2007 the young ones, whose 25th anniversary dvd box set is just out, revolutionised sitcoms and forced an entire generation of comedians into retirement, but their influence didnt last long, says. The young ones is a british sitcom, broadcast in great britain from 1982 to 1984 in two sixpart series.