6/8. The Young Ones. The anarchic antics of four students sharing a squalid house in the early 1980s ofThatcher's Britain appeared to tear up the sitcom handbook. But stars Rik Mayall , Adrian Edmondson and co-writer
Ben Elton quickly made the transition from young pretenders to members of the comedy establishment. So, just what is the legacy of hippy Neil, would-be radical Rick, punk Vyvyan and smoothie Mike? Julia Sawalha narrates.
Director Eric Haynes ; Series producer Toby Stevens