Bomb (The Young Ones)
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| "Bomb" | |
|---|---|
| The Young Ones episode | |
| Episode no. | Series 1 Episode 4 |
| Directed by | Geoff Posner |
| Written by | Ben Elton, Rik Mayall and Lise Mayer |
| Original air date | 30 November 1982 |
| Guest appearance | |
| Dexys Midnight Runners | |
"Bomb" is the fourth episode of British
nuclear war, and features references to the Protect and Survive pamphlets intended to be distributed in the UK in the event of such a conflict.[1]
Plot
The episode opens with footage of a
atom bomb that lands into the quartet's house. Neil fails to notice the real reason for an enormous hole in the ceiling when he gets out of bed to do the breakfast, assuming that one of his flatmates had put it there somehow. Eventually Vyvyan points out that the atom bomb is perched against the refrigerator. The initial panic is diverted by the arrival of a sadistic television licence
officer who wants blood, but soon the quartet returns to the emergency at hand.
Mike tries negotiating with
British government (his efforts at sending a threatening telegram through the Post Office fail when it turns out he has mistakenly walked into the DHSS). Neil, ever the pragmatist, sets out his personal survival plan ("I'm going to consult the incredibly helpful Protect and Survive
manual!") and Vyvyan tries to speed up the detonation procedure. The final tick of the clock prior to the "explosion" proves to be a little disappointing, with the bomb hatching like an egg and a small aeroplane appearing out of the bomb, flying out of the room, and circling outside the house (thus implying the bomb was merely an "egg" of the bomber).
Characters
As with all episodes of The Young Ones, the main four characters were student housemates Mike (
used car dealer and son of the students' landlord, Jerzei. Roger Sloman appeared as the television license officer named "Right Bleedin' Bastard."[2]
References
- Chrissie Macdonald. "Episode 4 - Bomb". That's Anarchy! The Story of a Revolution in the World of TV Comedy. Temple House Pty Ltd. Australia. 2002. Pages 68 to 71. See also "Bomb" at pages 46, 47, 51 and 56. See also pages 66 and 278.
- "S1E4: Bomb" in "The Young Ones Music Guide: Series One". Dirty Feed. 16 June 2020.
- Robert Ham. "4. Dexys Midnight Runners—“Jackie Wilson Said” (from S01E04)" in "Ranking The Young Ones' Musical Performances". Paste. 9 February 2016.
- ^ Posner, Geoff (30 November 1982), Bomb, The Young Ones, retrieved 26 November 2022
- ^ "The Young Ones" Bomb (TV Episode 1982) - IMDb, retrieved 26 November 2022