Flood (The Young Ones)
"Flood" | |
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Paul Jackson | |
Written by | Ben Elton, Rik Mayall and Lise Mayer |
Original air date | 14 December 1982 |
"Flood" is the sixth episode of British
This episode was the only one of the dozen made not to feature a band performing mid-show; the lion-tamer provided the "cabaret" instead.
Plot
With none of the quartet noticing a medieval execution in their back garden, there is initial tranquility in the house, with Neil randomly hitting himself in the face with a
Torrential rain soon traps everyone in the house and a game of
Characters
As with all episodes of The Young Ones, the main four characters were student housemates Mike (Christopher Ryan); Vyvyan (Adrian Edmondson); Rick (Rik Mayall) and Neil (Nigel Planer). The episode also features their landlord Jerzei Balowski (Alexei Sayle), a character who was appearing for the second time during the first series, and would appear once more in total.
The cat puppet in this episode was voiced by writer Ben Elton.
References
- Chrissie Macdonald. "Episode 6 - Flood". That's Anarchy! The Story of a Revolution in the World of TV Comedy. Temple House Pty Ltd. Australia. 2002. Pages 75 to 78. See also "Flood" at pages 44, 47, 51 and 56. See also pages 71, 93 and 99.
- "S1E6: Flood" in "The Young Ones Music Guide: Series One". Dirty Feed. 16 June 2020.
- ^ ""The Young Ones" Flood (1982)". IMDb. Retrieved 1 May 2009.
Original Air Date: 14 December 1982 (Season 1, Episode 6)
External links
- "Flood" at IMDb