Definitely one of the most underrated sitcoms of all time.
@rickacton7540 Жыл бұрын
AGREED, LITERALLY ARGUABLY SHOCKINGLY OVERRATED
@morisan4211 ай бұрын
was very popular in it's day actually but seems to have been forgotten, haven't really ever seen any DVD's or anything for it on sale whereas everything else with mayall is pretty well known
@jamesvickers599811 ай бұрын
Was going to say it wasn’t underrated at the time but it does seem to get overlooked now.
@@morisan42I found the DVD box set quite easily on Amazon.
@adrianbunyard60152 жыл бұрын
I forgot how good this was. Rik Mayall always showed brilliance in everything he did. He really was a national treasure.
@inthegrass11 Жыл бұрын
quite depressing how eternally relevant this sitcom is.
@bluefarie104 ай бұрын
I suspect it was watched by a bunch of public school kids at the time, who didn't realise it was satire ...
@twistedbuddhahaАй бұрын
Yes minister - new statesman - drop the dead donkey...the end.
@emmajones93913 жыл бұрын
I just hope some people realise just how much he was trying to tell us about the way things work. I’ve noticed this in all his work. He had a massive heart and of coarse was the funniest man ever born.
@digitalsoldier38943 жыл бұрын
I think he was killed. The morning he died, drop dead fred happens to be broadcast on TV. There was a final film he done about 9/11 taking about "conspiracy theories", he was also very vocal against the BBC and may have had information on high ranking individuals he was going to go forward with about during Operation Yewtree, he was not complicit but he was very aware and afraid to speak out until the Savile Crimes went public. His role of Alan B'stard actually indirectly contributed to the toppling of Thatcher. Just my opinion of course
@emmajones93913 жыл бұрын
@@digitalsoldier3894 totally agree. There’s some shady things going on. He’ll be in heaven though. Not paid my licence or watched telly since the savile thing happened. I’ve seen every single “conspiracy” you could imagine. No way I’m supporting the bbc Peodo’s!!! Ever! Evil. Sorry I just got a bit cross there.
@SamuelBlack843 жыл бұрын
@@emmajones9391 I don't even watch any TV anymore unless it's on my phone. Not having a TV at all is a huge saving
@grandmalovesmebest Жыл бұрын
Loved him in JC, Superstar. Perfect role for him!
@paulanthony5274 Жыл бұрын
I've got a telly but I just lead it unplugged and go online get what you want there. And if you're tired of bad news don't watch it.
@MiniLemmy3 жыл бұрын
Rik Mayall was PERFECT for this role! He totally encapsulates the corruption and smarmy nature of your typical politician...
@MrThorfan643 жыл бұрын
I can think of a few good B'Stards... except they are not acting.
@paulanthony5274 Жыл бұрын
And the Tory boy slightly crumpled wavy hair they all have.
@davidhull2426 Жыл бұрын
Unfortunately such a clear mirror.
@eyeseer110 ай бұрын
It’s so common it’s not just a joke, it’s a practical joke on the public.
@CARLIN47379 ай бұрын
Tory
@vickiwhite41398 ай бұрын
RIP Rik Mayall. You brought this American many many laughs while living in Europe watching the BBC, and "Drop Dead Fred" was my daughter's favorite movie after returning to the U.S. Brilliant (and whacky) in everything he did. One of the greatest comedians of all time in my opinion.
@CarlySmith0015 ай бұрын
Pity they couldn't have made a Funko Pop Vinyl of him as Fred
@UNBARRED19 ай бұрын
Who is here in 2024 10 years since the master passed. I owe the late 80’s and 90’s to this man. 😢
@christophersmith89388 ай бұрын
He today is still one of my idols.
@hpoonis20107 ай бұрын
Why do you need to know "who is here" ?
@UNBARRED17 ай бұрын
@@hpoonis2010 shut it bell end, you sad git.
@UNBARRED17 ай бұрын
@@hpoonis2010 why are you such a nancy bell end?
@cosmicstargazer106 ай бұрын
He was truly great. The good ones are needed elsewhere, someone once told me. No. We need him here.
@evenflow5491 Жыл бұрын
Rik was the absolute best at slimy scumbags. He is dearly missed
@garylawless36083 жыл бұрын
Rik was a very handsome man, but at the same time, with a sly grin and lift of the brow, could look totally evil. Loved this! Thanks for uploading!
@rockys201 Жыл бұрын
Well that's the thing, someone who has a devilish handsome face can be the nicest people ever. It's the average looking people who you have to watch out for
@randyschwaggins10 ай бұрын
Alright you big nonce...keep it in yer pants...😂
@philipoconnor426311 ай бұрын
Definitely one of the most underrated political comedies of all times in any part of the known universe. Thank you Mrs. Mayall and family. Lol.
@thesaintst185111 ай бұрын
Rik mayall.. comedy genius and very very sadly missed. RIP
@timmellor259911 ай бұрын
Although I grew up with the Young Ones, this was Rik Mayal's best work for me. He was always a very energetic performer
@fergusdonaghy31242 жыл бұрын
Alan looks positively upstanding and principled compared to the shower we have now
@richardcb60763 жыл бұрын
Back in the days when the regional ITV companies still existed and would provide variety and different content to the network
@thetasmaniandevilispissedo10412 жыл бұрын
I discovered this when I was in the UK to study English, actually it helped me a lot, at school my teachers were surprised by the expressions I was using 😂🤣😂 For instance: he is an up hill gardener 🤣😂🤣
@BlackuLaLa Жыл бұрын
@geraldwoods5798 when someone cries about the"damage" that PC culture has done, it's usually because they are racists. Because really "PC culture" is nothing more than not being a racist, sexist, homophobic, hate-filled pig. That's all. PC isn't a vast conspiracy; it's just not being an asshole.
@pavlovsdogman10 ай бұрын
@geraldwoods5798they would actually call this "woke" now because there's a trans character and the show is a critique of rich, right wing Tories, crooked cops and the two tier justice system.
@randyschwaggins10 ай бұрын
@geraldwoods5798all gender benders
@ac3865610 ай бұрын
@geraldwoods5798that's what he mean there is no way u can mistake it for anything else
@alimantado3739 ай бұрын
'Raving left footer is another one along with 'Shirt lifter' . wouldnt be allowed now on TV but really funny!
@priscillajean-noel3803 Жыл бұрын
So happy I discovered this, albeit in April 2023! Thanks for the great memories Rik, continue to RIEP... xx
@Frakkyfire3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for posting this! I can't believe how much charm Rik Mayall puts into this character - B'stard is an absolutely abhorrent human being, but he has so much magnetism that it's a joy to watch him get up to his schemes. (Of course it also helps that he's VERY easy on the eyes... seriously, who gave him the right to be so hot????)
@SamuelBlack843 жыл бұрын
You call him abhorrent, but I call him someone to look up to🙂
@evaburnz2 жыл бұрын
@@SamuelBlack84 if you are referring to the character being portrayed in the satire, I'd wager a considerable sum that you're in the stark minority.
@SamuelBlack842 жыл бұрын
@@evaburnz Possibly. But, if you want to succeed in life then having a black heart with absolutely no morals whatsoever is how you achieve it
@limabees2 жыл бұрын
@@SamuelBlack84 there's millions of miserable pricks who haven't succeeded in life at all and if there's any mercy you'll be one of them. Being morally bankrupt doesn't mean you won't also be fiscally bankrupt
@anthonykoller4459 Жыл бұрын
One of my Heroes, along with Gordon Gekko and Hitler 😮😅
@sallywright80653 жыл бұрын
Rik was just wonderful!! Such a funny, ironic, sexy, gorgeous handsome, modest man. I cried when I heard of his passing. Missed so much. Xxxx
@cosmicstargazer106 ай бұрын
Rik Mayall was a comedy genius & is sadly missed. From Alan B'Stard to Drop Dead Fred to Bottom, I bloody love him! R.I.P.
@patmackie34996 ай бұрын
Genius role that showed what a brilliant actor as well as being a funny man. His timing was exquisite.
@charliedrosario9994 жыл бұрын
SIR Rik Mayall, I don't give a sod if he didn't really get knighted I'll call him that anyway, R.I.P. 1958 ~ 2014. 6 bluddy years.
@gingaboybuda3 жыл бұрын
Wow time flys R.I.P Rick
@MrThorfan643 жыл бұрын
Probably deserved it more then some of those Knights. Such as IDS, one of the many real-life B'Stards.
@angelacooper26612 жыл бұрын
I remember hearing about his demise because it happened on my forty fourth birthday!
@RickyStrockie Жыл бұрын
100% yes. He deserves to be knighted.
@TheHairlessGibbon11 ай бұрын
There's a lesson in this for all of us. Fuck jogging right off and any of that cardigan vascular tripe ! RIP Brother.
@howdan19854 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing this - It should be so much more well known that it is. Loved it!
@lesliefulton92193 жыл бұрын
When i was younger i recorded it off T.V onto VHS and wore out the video watching it. Rick with a Silent P, you were a great actor.
@RevNickBrown2 жыл бұрын
Grew up with this as must watch tv... On my black and white portable tv with a frequency dial rather than buttons so the parents didn't know I was watching. Was reminded of it by Penny Mordaunt's PM campaign photo... So here I am. 😆😆😆
@tehf00n24 күн бұрын
thats great. I had the same situation with The Young Ones. I was only 6 and it was too late on a school-night to watch so I would sneak my sister's portable black and white with a dial to watch it.
@stewsretroreviews Жыл бұрын
A brilliant show and cast, and it was absolutely perfect for Rik here, a very very underrated comedy.
@The3rdRail8262 жыл бұрын
I always get the feeling that this T.V show was more accurate to the real goings on at Westminster, a sort of fly on the wall documentary.
@VintageLifeCars8 ай бұрын
Check out Yes Minister & Yes Prime Minister, even more realistic. Democracy is a sham.
@michaelrawson62615 ай бұрын
Classic laughs from one of the absolute kings of English comedy, from a time when English comedy was in its heyday. This, Blackadder, Last Of The Summer Wine and so many more. Great time to by sat watching tv...
@JustinG19622 жыл бұрын
Couldn’t be more relevant today.
@colinstewart143211 ай бұрын
More relevant now than ever.
@StephenRobertd25 күн бұрын
A national treasure 😊 a true english humble man who always signed autographs for fans always 😊
@S-T-E-V-E11 ай бұрын
I loved this as a kid, it was one of my favourite shows on TV! I was gutted when they cancelled it!
@koralsky1Ай бұрын
Unique Rick Mayall👏🏻
@lesnorth9431 Жыл бұрын
Love this show, sometimes art precedes reality.
@Cwmbran19843 жыл бұрын
This wasn’t a comedy, but rather a documentary portrayal of real life in Parliament 😂😂😂😂
@ac386568 ай бұрын
Yes the great big gravy train is still on a never ending circle line with everyone permanently dipping in 😂😂
@matthewlanchester1049Ай бұрын
A comedic version of that
@jace72 жыл бұрын
This is still sensational.I cant think of anything better anywhere to watch.Thank you so mucb!
@marcelfive12 жыл бұрын
I'm just gutted it's not on TV at the moment!
@jace72 жыл бұрын
@@marcelfive1 It would probably be banned! Im nearly on the last series already just since i found your vids by accident a few days ago thank you again.Its just fantastic! Its just pure genius,from all the casts but especially the writers,and R,I.P RM!
@joebloggs84222 жыл бұрын
This and Drop the dead donkey were two of the best British comedies ever
@katarinakrnjevic8183 Жыл бұрын
Rest in peace Rik Mayall , he might more famous from the young ones and bottom but this show is better than both of them.
@EducationProfessional-pc6ep2 ай бұрын
That is a controversial opinion
@nigelgibbens986411 ай бұрын
Brilliant show!!!! Thank you for this !!! Hotel paradiso would like to find that as well
@darahdoyle317610 ай бұрын
My God, what a trip down memory lane! This was an instant hit with me back in the day, loved it, especially when the Yank ambassador was it came in and kept calling him Mr Bastard! And of course, just like Yes Minister and Yes PM after it, the parallels with todays political crop are frighteningly close!
@A-small-amount-of-peas7 ай бұрын
Probably the only sitcom ITV did in my youth that made me laugh
@billmorris23375 ай бұрын
This takes me back....one of the best comedies of all time...Rik Mayall was a genius🎉
@tuxitalk1World3 жыл бұрын
This is my first time watching this show and if I may use one of your terms, I am gobsmacked! I'm in the USA and loved Rik Mayall in "The Young Ones". Otherwise I caught him in some videos on You Tube. I was shocked to hear of Rik Mayall's death. He left us way too soon and is missed very much.
@tuxitalk1World3 жыл бұрын
I noticed there was more physical comedy in the last 2 episodes. Looking forward to the next few series of the show.
@eoverend7208 Жыл бұрын
I had such a crush on Rik in this role 😅
@DannyBoy777777 Жыл бұрын
A masterpiece of its and all time.
@ge-21express343 жыл бұрын
Love the James bond version of Pictures At An Exhibition. And B'stad's wife sure is the televisual tease.
@gazbot90009 ай бұрын
First episode - Rik Mayall and John Woodvine (Sir Malachi Jellicoe) reunited on screen. They both appeared previously in the movie An American Werewolf in London (1981). Mayall was one of the chess players in the pub The Slaughtered Lamb, while Woodvine played Dr. Hirsch.
@cosmicstargazer106 ай бұрын
Now I need to watch American Werewolf In London again!
@joelonsdaleАй бұрын
Hah! Well spotted...
@angelacooper26612 жыл бұрын
By Jove, I remember this programme well. I would have been between seventeen and twenty four during its existence. The music is from Mussorgsky - Pictures at a Exhibition, abridged, but recognisable and in the key of Bb major. I associate that work with this programme to this day!
@randyschwaggins10 ай бұрын
Do you take it up the tradesman's?
@plestipg Жыл бұрын
Great quality video and sound. Thanks man.
@dounutstmc2 жыл бұрын
the st. james episode was absolutely brilliant
@janegould89372 жыл бұрын
Absolutely brilliant as always. I’m not sure who owns the rights to this but it really needs repeating. So apt at the moment !!
@johnconlon965210 ай бұрын
Missed the original showing. Brilliant, especially in view of recent shenanigans in the "Mother" of parliaments. Ho-ho! ☘👿
@1fan689 Жыл бұрын
My dad just referenced this show. Id never heard of it but loved Rik in other stuff so had to watch! ❤
@cosmicstargazer106 ай бұрын
And now, you love him in this, too!
@gc78209 ай бұрын
Steve Nallon doing his excellent thatcher impersonation in one episode and Screaming Lord Such as himself in ep. 1.
@NevilleBamshu236 ай бұрын
Rik mayall is one the greatest English t.v. personalities ever to grace out screen..what an absolute legend ov a man..i have immortalised as rick from young ones down my calf..
@RPGDesignatedPaladin4 ай бұрын
That is so cool! ❤
@justinboon381110 ай бұрын
Rik Mayall was the absolute star in this great show it should of lasted longer Rip
@Mister_H.6 ай бұрын
I used to wait up for this every Sunday night, past my bedtime knowing I had school in the morning so I could laugh about it with my mates!
@johnmcglinchey3 жыл бұрын
great post. i shall now binge
@burner91473 жыл бұрын
Most accurate depiction of tories ever put to film.
@brianmorecombe27262 жыл бұрын
RIP Rick Mayal,from Kevin Turvey to Rick to Alan Bstard.All funny characters
@paulanthony5274 Жыл бұрын
And richy in bottom. I think he's called that anyway I know Ade is Eddy Hitler.
@simplesimonhadapie11 ай бұрын
This entire series is a brilliant insight into the modern tory party as it is even with alan as an mep for a series
@87654321j Жыл бұрын
Alan B'stard = David Cameron's mentor and hero lol
@cosmicstargazer106 ай бұрын
And BoJo's.
@Leelee-eu7je2 жыл бұрын
This was written in 1987! Its almost like the writers ripped a hole and jumped through the time continuum fabric to 2021/2020 and watched Boris Johnson and the tory party at PMQs every week for inspiration, before jumping back and putting pen to paper..
@marcelfive12 жыл бұрын
I posted the clip about him "lying as he's a politician" quote on facebook this morning
@beakyturf633611 ай бұрын
Im guessing you werent around in the 1980's.
@cosmicstargazer106 ай бұрын
History has a very nasty habit, of repeating itself...
@nigelkthomas950111 ай бұрын
Never seen this before despite knowing of its existence. Seen other political sitcoms like Yes Minister, but this is rather different. 😆
@alimantado3739 ай бұрын
Must be the same producers and writers for Blackadder. Just brilliant satire! I met Rick Mayall many times when he lived in Ladbroke grove Notting Hill a really great and grounded, and polite guy, not like his actor persona at all. Who knew this parody would become truth!...RIP Rick.
@KaiserRika2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for uploading this! Now I don't have to hunt for my DVDs.
@JH-ck1nr2 ай бұрын
Great actor who made this comedy series great too.
@DarkEyes1321 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting. I love it and I was always having issues to get all the dialogue as English is not my first language, so subtitles help a lot :)
@paulanthony5274 Жыл бұрын
Pretty easy language to learn English. You'll soon pick it up properly, compared to, say, German anyway..
@cosmicstargazer106 ай бұрын
If you didn't use Google Translate to post this comment, your English is just fine - in fact, there are (far too) many English people who can't do that well!!
@Nettsinthewoods4 жыл бұрын
A comic genius and a superb actor. He could have done anything and done it brilliantly. Wonder what he’d have made of Trump
@emilyrobbins32383 жыл бұрын
He would have started an under-the-table bet with his counterpart in the Russian Duma about which of their countries could make T their puppet and control the American economy to their benefit.
@elpugoloco34853 жыл бұрын
From what I can see, this is basically just a foreshadowing of Biden and the modern day Democrats, just way more charm and less dementia
@wiseassokaythen3 жыл бұрын
Mincemeat, probably.
@aldalberan3 жыл бұрын
I worked side by side with Rik throughout the whole of this series (I was the Film editor) and I can tell you what he would have thought of Trump!... Unprintable!! LOL!!I know this because of how much he hated Thatcher, who was similar in so many ways. Bless him he was a lovely man as well an extremely funny character actor. RIP Rik.
@notroll12793 жыл бұрын
I always think of T**** as Alan B'stard's American reincarnation: Equally wicked, only dumber, fatter and less educated.
@drunk-mangaming27442 жыл бұрын
ty, they dont make them like this anymore
@amygoldstraw377810 ай бұрын
Such s great show, its still sadly, relevant today. Some things never change. Rik was perfect as b’stard
@barjumbo196911 ай бұрын
Essential, viewing on a Sunday night before a week on the 'YTS' scheme on Mondays! Those were the days!
@randyschwaggins10 ай бұрын
Lol...spastic 😂
@56postoffice11 ай бұрын
Sunday nights, LWT. After *"Spitting Image."* Great comedy classics. Rik Mayall (RIP) nailed the odious Tory prefectly.
@alanpatterson238410 ай бұрын
The Left now hate this for its protrayal of the Labour Party and various characters. When it came out, many rank-and-file Conservatives loved it as it ridiculed the centre Left.
@richardwebb53178 ай бұрын
I sent a copy back to 1987, but they did not heed the warning
@RobertLocksley3855 ай бұрын
They even got old Sutch in for the first episode! There was the only politician with a sense of humour since Churchill.
@adambaldwin13893 жыл бұрын
He’s basically playing Matt Hancock 😂😂😂
@DAZ281112 жыл бұрын
You're mean bojo After all boris his real name is Alan
@georgeiii29982 жыл бұрын
@Dazes No its not.
@cosmicstargazer106 ай бұрын
Old Mister Hand-On-His-Cock, yes, indeed!!
@RebelsInc969Ай бұрын
Starmer
@nadiajasminebaki43189 ай бұрын
Love the quick shot of the gospel choir!
@JMarinelli3 ай бұрын
The Lord Sutch cameo is a nice touch.
@leejones85823 жыл бұрын
2 legends Peter and Rik RIP
@aaronweyl22723 жыл бұрын
Yup, Wallace and Rick always getting along as two respectful people ^^
@rosbifle4135 ай бұрын
Mussorgsky - Pictures at an exhibition on an 80s synth is really quite lovely.
@masterknife84236 ай бұрын
Out of all his characters I'm pretty sure this is the one he was born to play
@davidm113 Жыл бұрын
Genius of the likes we will never see again. Rest in peace Mr Mayall WOOF!!!
@leejones85823 жыл бұрын
Nothing has changed.
@moreheff3 жыл бұрын
ah hell Rik. You are missed so much......................
@wizzerdsuntzu5 ай бұрын
Why did it take 10 YEARS for this to appear on UTube. Never mind another 4 for me to find It!
@rkjlange38103 жыл бұрын
Hey to the guy who uploaded this, could you upload season 2? Or any other full good quality episodes like this???
@anyamcclure32073 жыл бұрын
rip rik you were my hero and still are
@DearLeaderJoeDragiVoa4 жыл бұрын
HAHAHA great sitcom, one of the best :)
@ReinhardvonHolstАй бұрын
Thank you for this.
@stanleyszelagowski75993 жыл бұрын
Imagine the inner hell of being someone like B'Stard!?!
@SamuelBlack843 жыл бұрын
I would enjoy the hell out of it
@randyschwaggins10 ай бұрын
Not as bad as being your wife
@cosmicstargazer106 ай бұрын
They are not suffering in the slightest, but, that is exactly where they are going to end up. There's a special place there, reserved just for them.
@foreignwarren73613 жыл бұрын
What the bloody hell is Jumbo Mills doing in parliament... Thought he was off selling cars is Australia...
@ChubbyChecker1823 жыл бұрын
Luvvly Jubbly 😁
@logicalnetwork16112 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣
@miguelrotaeche8582 Жыл бұрын
I bet Boris Johnson watched all episodes several times in his youth.
@OpalEaagle Жыл бұрын
Rumour has it that Jacob rees-mogg exclusively watched this growing up
@inthegrass11 Жыл бұрын
shame he didn't have the brains to work out it was satire
@petertaylor498011 ай бұрын
Nonsense, TV didn't exist then.
@cosmicstargazer106 ай бұрын
@@inthegrass11 it's typical of that breed - their parents rinse thousands of pounds a year on their education & they learn nothing. There are very clever kids in families with no money, that could make much better use of that education.
@cosmicstargazer106 ай бұрын
@@OpalEaagle that is utterly unsurprising. That dude's face & voice freak me the-F out! EUCH!!
@TBFI_Botswana8 ай бұрын
Bombadier salutes tennis - bang on! So vey much missed 😢
@dlamiss3 жыл бұрын
John Nettleton around the same time was playing Sir Arnold in Yes Prime Minister as playing Sir Steven here #. Good character actor. Rik Mayall was superb in this...............shame the chief constable was only in the first episode John Woodvine played a good part
@cosmicstargazer106 ай бұрын
THANK YOU, SO MUCH, FOR POSTING THIS!! :0)
@baslongstaff18194 жыл бұрын
Love this 👍
@cmotdibbler81053 жыл бұрын
Insanely good
@Sheffield_Steve10 ай бұрын
13:14 The Star headline "Lords Give Licence To Bang" 🤣👍
@adrianh33211 ай бұрын
All our politicians should be called B'Stard, its only right.😂
@cosmicstargazer106 ай бұрын
Not quite all, but yeah, most...
@Dungshoveleux10 ай бұрын
Right you are, Mr Barstard 😁
@gaz1tinsley6 ай бұрын
B'stard
@Dungshoveleux6 ай бұрын
@@gaz1tinsley Yes, but the running gag is that everyone mispronounces his name like I miswrote it to reflected how it is mispronounced.
@chrisburton807911 ай бұрын
This is not a comedy. This is a documentary
@cosmicstargazer106 ай бұрын
SO tragic & SO TRUE!
@ivst36553 жыл бұрын
Who would even imagine 20 years ago that this political satire will become Brexiters manual and today's government role model....
@rudymatheson14153 жыл бұрын
Especially the NHS bit. "If there's no poor people, I have therefore eliminated poverty!"
@MrThorfan643 жыл бұрын
@@rudymatheson1415 Policy later this year then?
@rudymatheson14153 жыл бұрын
@@MrThorfan64 Have you not seen the nurses bonus law? They are literally tearing it apart piece by piece, while claiming to protect British culture.
@SamuelBlack843 жыл бұрын
If you want to be successful in life you have to be a corrupt, devious bastard. You don't get anything in life by being a good person
@ivst36553 жыл бұрын
@@SamuelBlack84 oh, alright. And you are...?... The new Alan B'stard....?