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Bottom (1991)

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Overview

Richie Richard (socially awkward, sexually inexperienced) and Eddie Hitler (carefree alcoholic ) are two social outcasts living on the dole. Trapped together in a squalid flat in Hammersmith, London they are perpetually skint, bored and sexually frustrated. They spend their days scheming, bickering, and being nasty and sadistic to each other.

Rik Mayall

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Adrian Edmondson

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Series Cast

Adrian Edmondson

Edward Elizabeth Hitler

18 Episodes
Rik Mayall

Richard Richard

18 Episodes
Christopher Ryan

Dave Hedgehog

3 Episodes
Steven O'Donnell

Spudgun

3 Episodes
Lee Cornes

Dick Head

2 Episodes
Rupert Bates

Mr. Tent, Mr. Wormwood

2 Episodes
Helen Lederer

Nurse, Lady Natasha

2 Episodes
Roger Sloman

Mr. Harrison

2 Episodes
Clive Mantle

Woman's Husband

1 Episode
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Season 2

78%

1992 • 6 Episodes

Season 2 of Bottom premiered on October 1, 1992.

Bottom's Out

(2x6, April 10, 1995) Season Finale

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A review by timinaus

Written by timinaus on August 19, 2023

Rik Mayall and Ade Edmonson first teamed up as 20th Century Coyote at the fledgling Comedy Store in 1980. Having established themselves as a duo they were blended in to the TV show “The Young Ones” (part written by Mayall along with Lise Mayer and Ben Elton). Rik as the annoying sociology student Rik and Ade as medical nutcase Vyvyan. This led to a partial spin off, Filthy Rich and Catflap written by Elton. The pair's characters were beginning to take shape with Richie as the hopeless out of work actor Richie Rich and Ade as his minder Eddie Catflap.

Next the pair took control, writing "Bott... read the rest.

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