Rik Mayall, interview with Sara Cox, 1998

From January 1998, three months before his quad bike accident, the brilliant Rik Mayall appears on 5's Exclusive show, talking about his new film 'Bring me the head of Mavis Davis'.

[@TheLionInWinter07]

"Do you like music?", "Er, no." made me laugh so much! The world misses you Rik!

[@buster9963]

What a smashing blouse you have on

[@lordcharfield4529]

😂

[@jasecee8992]

😂😂

[@andrewphippsphillips1455]

"You can't help it if you're les-bians!"

[@katoness]

Do you use Timotei?

[@dazdaz105]

Tank top.

[@andrewbarker4986]

So sad that Rik is no longer with us.I would have loved to have met him.

[@thecowboymajor]

I loved Rik's hair like this.

[@stephen3654]

Give over it's crap, he had better hair dos... I think!

[@melaniesheppard778]

Go watch Rik's 'One by one' project. Good on you Rik. Thanks. You would have wanted to awaken. RIP

[@ymebo]

"you need a back catalogue first" - Burn

[@ANONYMOUS-xd3eu]

I miss this fella he was so funny

[@freqeist]

three months before his quad bike accident. And in 16 years, gone. He died whilst I was in a coma from my biking accident OK so he had a quad bike accident and whilst in his induced coma my son was born when I was in my induced coma, he died.

[@MsMesem]

Quad bikes, insane things, Ozzy Osbourne did a number and I know other people who have come badly a cropper. All for nought, cos they were just mucking around.

[@jshaw4757]

@@MsMesem crashed one when about 13 ...wrote off 2 quad bikes front suspension on mine and the one I crashed into with my friend on that one the back end was knackered...both me and my friend flew off I done a round the world type thing still holding onto the handles the bike flew over me then landed next to me...I stood up brushed myself off and all I could see was stunned faces asking if I was OK...I was fine my friend was fine not even a scratch a small bit bruising on my side...was absolutely impossible situation guardian angel type thing I'm not religious but it was bonkers..the staff kept coming over asking if I was OK I was more worried that they were worried prob though all gonna get sacked lol..cherrs

[@andymcneil7085]

That’s tragic. My heartfelt sympathy for you.

[@TheTruthKiwi]

​@@jshaw4757I was doing a long sideways slide on a mid-size 125cc one and a wheel "hit" a hole and flipped it. I hit the ground and remember looking up and seeing it flying and spinning towards me. Somehow I shot out of the way to my friends amazement. That could've been a trip to the ER for sure.

[@isaacshaver6218]

Kool?!?

[@finregan9322]

Sara Cox was stunning back then.....She still is to be fair

[@thecatsarse]

Shame she wouldnt keep her gob shut a bit more to let Rik speak though like!

[@therespectedlex9794]

One of my favourite lady boys. Rik was one of my fave gentleman girls, as a person.

[@garyrigby21]

She was but sadly lost her looks now

[@crispyfried]

@@garyrigby21 so have you Gary ;)

[@garyrigby21]

@@crispyfried i suppose i have a bit ha ha i still look ok though for my age

[@dcall7830]

Phwoaaar Sara Cox was a minky musky sly old foxy stoat wasn't she!

[@Jafmanz]

I get the reference but no she was and still is a talentless oik.

[@davedogge2280]

@@Jafmanz she was good eye candy, that's about it. Apart from that just another Northern Slapper you'd see at any night club. I was there, in Manchester and lived in Lancashire, I should know.

[@darthscouser5255]

What about badger?

[@jdig1984]

Cmon Eddie foxy stoat seeks? PIG !!

[@ahippy8972]

If you like those single mums from council estates she just got lucky

[@dannymiester5825]

Bangers !

[@gedrooney9305]

Miss you Rik Mayall

[@katoness]

Do you use Timotei?

[@pow1983]

I would not have been able to keep my eyes above neck - WOW!

[@processred2858]

yeah rik did have nice boobies

[@ieatorbs]

Breaking Glass was an awesome movie.

[@davedogge2280]

I thought it was a decent 'music' movie with Hazell Dean. Watched it many, many moons ago.

[@richardpawlowski7486]

Miss you Rik, Sara Cox is just ace, who on earth is the other guy?

[@jjc7582]

Why are "hosts" always so lame? Stupid questions even a 12 year old wouldn't ask, interrupting, acting like they're cute...Rik could vivisect her easily, but he doesn't. He was genius. Miss you, Dr. Mayall.

[@frankduffy2413]

Legend ⭐

[@pharoahegypt]

As much as this is a great reminder of Rik; Sara really was so faf in her prime... Probably still would now. lol.

[@ED-209UHD]

Dirty cow 😂

[@JoeScottish]

OMG I used to watch this show... it was called 'Exclusive' and I think it was on Sunday afternoons....

[@elijaprice]

My recollection is that it was a new Channel 5 show when that started, and it was on at 6 or 7pm during the week (probably repeated at the weekend), and it was usually Julia Bradbury presenting, not Sara Cox.

[@JoeScottish]

@@elijaprice I just had a look on IMDB and it has Julia Bradbury as host in 1997, Sara Cox as host 1998 and 1999, which i when I probably watched it, and later hosts being Tess Daly and Lisa Rogers

[@slyfoxie55]

She's so thick. He's so intelligent. I miss Rik and wish he was still around.

[@leighbennett1961]

I think you mean 'fit'.

[@willman85]

It's nice of Rik to acknowledge that Ben Elton does write some utter dreadful lame gags that survive the edit.

[@buckshot4569]

Riks was just ace.

[@michaelrawson6261]

Hell fire!!! Sara is such a corker! Gorgeous!!!

[@s3xyt874]

nice ....

[@dfcvda]

Mayall= genius Cox= hot.

[@leejones8582]

Mavis Davis is a guilty pleasure miss you Rik

[@alexgarnett5373]

I think Sara fancied Rik 😏

[@caryssoper]

Alex Garnett Who doesn’t?

[@Zero_Ninety]

She's only human.

[@lawsonium]

He's using all his energy to just not look lolol. He's doing better than I would.

[@TheTruthKiwi]

Huh. I'm surprised Rik had already done Bottom by 1998, I swear that was an early 2000's thing. Bottom still feels like a kind of "new" show after Young One's and Statesman. Damn, showing my age much 😁

[@ayrshireman1314]

1991-1995, live shows 1993-2003.

[@TheTruthKiwi]

@@ayrshireman1314 Oh yeah, forgot about the live shows. that's why it must seem newer.

[@SStone-dm7es]

Sarah and her co presenter = Krap with a capital C. Rik had so much to say and didn't get a chance with these fools.

[@rgrtnyjjc]

Rik did a tremendous job of not allowing his gaze to be drawn by Sara's smashing blouse.

[@fredfat1606]

sara cox pherrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

[@hyper2high]

I went school with sara. She was a top girl

[@MrMmnngghh]

Seems like it, pretty much every Lancastrian lass I've met has been quality

[@TheRosycruxian]

@@MrMmnngghh Brilliant name!

[@Animebrity.]

he looks like Pat Sajak

[@user-qx4ic4db4f]

Aww his wee smile at the end... is he cringing slightly or worried he offended anyone 🤔 He gets on with females much better I feel... Sara went from pandering to mother rather well... Great quickie! Interview Blondie... 🤗

[@Daniel-ug5rx]

The duke of kidderminster

[@this_is_a_tiny_town]

She's just given him a red-hot tip.

[@NASH78]

I've typed this comment at 88mph... If my calculations are correct, it will arrive approximately 6 years late!

[@juliancielen]

right, i'm off

[@terminalfrost3645]

what was it Rik said to sara at the end? was it you're so quick?

[@anthonydowling3356]

I heard it as >thick < lol

[@johnnywishbone7174]

Coxy looking super hot,nice!

[@ED-209UHD]

“Goddd you’re really weird aren’t you? really weird”

[@user-go2kw5lr2b]

Find the film "one by one" thats the real rik.

[@user-qx4ic4db4f]

Is he on gear? He is too sharp fur me... what a Legend... making lots of cash! 😁

[@shabbos-goy9407]

Tasty bird

[@scotty6388]

A genius being interviewed by muppets

[@steveos111]

Jugs

[@jackthetripper666]

BOTTOM FISH BANANA'S ETC

[@richinderbyshire4779]

..."horribly thexist..."