Bottom: Series 1

BBC Home Video (1991)

Comedy
 /   / Color / 180 mins
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Plot

Richard Richard & Edward Elizabeth Hitler, two men with no hope of fitting in with society. Two men who will forever fall foul of lifes little jokes, mainly because they are too stupid to avoid them! Adrian Edmondson and Rik Mayall take an anarchic look into the lives of these two friends who are forever threatening, and commiting, violence on each other. This series could be said to be a follow up, of a kind, to The Young Ones. Same stars and same attitude but the young ones are now heading into middle age. A succesful series that spawned three live tours [and three videos of these shows] and a big screen film, Guest House Paradiso. Although the film was not released as such it is advertised as a Bottom film on the video release.

Cast

Rik Mayall Richard Richard
Adrian Edmondson Eddie
Christopher Ryan Dave Hedgehog
Steve O'Donnell Spud Gun

Crew

Director
Bob Spiers
Ed Bye
Producer Ed Bye
Writer Rik Mayall , Adrian Edmondson

Episodes

Disc 01

1
Smells
30 mins  17/09/1991
Richie and Eddie return home after another depressing night down the pub trying to pick up women and failing miserably. Richie is beginning to think that he is never going to get the chance to do it' until Eddie suggests that he puts an ad in the local paper. This idea revitalizes Richie and he begins to read through the dating pages of the local rag. There he spots an ad for a pheromone spray that women are unable to resist, this is something that appeals to him even more and the two of them decide that they are going to have to try this out!

Director:  Ed Bye 

Writer:  Rik Mayall  / Adrian Edmondson 

2
Gas
30 mins  24/09/1991
The gasman calls to read Eddie and Ritchie's meter. Not a problem? It is when you are getting your gas from an illegal connection to your next-door neighbors gas. Can the boys persuade the meter reader that they don't use gas and stall him until they can disconnect their supply from next door?

Director:  Ed Bye 

Writer:  Rik Mayall  / Adrian Edmondson 

3
Contest
30 mins  30/09/1991
Eddie and Richie have an argument over whether or not to watch the Miss World contest on their TV. An argument started by Eddie having spent most of the £11.80 they had to last them two months on a second hand copy of Parade magazine.

Writer:  Rik Mayall  / Adrian Edmondson 

4
Apocalypse
30 mins  07/10/1991
After inheriting £600 from Richie's Auntie Olga, the two decide to spend it down the Funfair, where Richie learns that he is destined to die in three nights time. He goes to the lengths of kicking Eddie out to escape his fate, but can't do anything when the Grim Reaper comes knocking!!!

Director:  Ed Bye 

Writer:  Rik Mayall  / Adrian Edmondson 

5
Bottom's Up
30 mins  14/10/1991
When Richie and Eddie's landlord has to leave to attend his mother's funeral, he leaves the two in charge of their shop, but something like this isn't going to stop Richie and Eddie from relaxing on Sunday, as the two decide to watch some cricket.

Director:  Ed Bye 

Writer:  Rik Mayall  / Adrian Edmondson 

6
Accident
30 mins  28/10/1991
It's Richie's birthday and he has a big party planned, Eddie's friends and all the birds' Richie knows are coming. As he prepares for the party, putting up the decorations, Richie falls and horribly breaks his leg. Will having his leg in plaster and being in a wheelchair ruin his party, will it heck as like!

Director:  Ed Bye 

Writer:  Rik Mayall  / Adrian Edmondson 

Edition Details

Series Bottom
Release Date 18/08/2003
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Fullscreen (4:3)
Subtitles English
Layers Single Side, Single Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 1

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