TV series
The misadventures of four lunatic students who live in a shared student house. There's Rick, the overblown political one addicted to Cliff Richard, Vyvyan the experimental scientific one/part-time anarchist, Neil the worried hippy, and Mike the ladies' man (at least he is in his mind).
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The misadventures of four lunatic students who live in a shared student house. There's Rick, the overblown political one addicted to Cliff Richard, Vyvyan the experimental scientific one/part-time anarchist, Neil the worried hippy, and Mike the ladies' man (at least he is in his mind).
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Episode 1
Depressed hippie Neil has plans on killing himself while Rick, Mike and Vyvyan go on ignoring him. The council plans on demolishing the house but have to beat Vyvyan who is using his body to destroy the house from the inside.
Directed by Paul JacksonWritten by Rik Mayall, Ben Elton, Lise MayerGuest stars Maggie Steed, Pauline Melville, Andy de la Tour, Hilary Mason, Cyril Shaps, Anthony Sharp, Paul Bradley, Christine Ellerbeck
Episode 2
The boys move into their new house while Vyvyan locates oil in the basement. Mike sees this as an opportunity to rule the house like a dictatorship with Vyvyan against Rick and Neil.
Directed by Paul JacksonWritten by Rik Mayall, Ben Elton, Lise MayerGuest stars Patrick Newell, Robbie Coltrane, Ronnie Golden, Tony Alleff, Mark Ezra, Barrie Cookson, Terry Medlicott, David Rhule
Episode 3
Oblivious to terrorists, dancing vegetables, and card-playing mice, the gang are feeling incredibly bored, so they decide to go to the pub.
Directed by Geoff PosnerWritten by Rik Mayall, Ben Elton, Lise MayerGuest stars David Rappaport, Roger Ashton-Griffiths, Stephen Frost, Mark Arden, Jacqueline Clarke, Jim Barclay, Ruth Burnett, Nick Dunning
Episode 4
The students wonder what to do when an unexploded bomb lands in their house. Mike sees an opportunity to make money, Rick wants to use it as a blackmail tool and Vyvyan tries to detonate it, but Neil's just worried about surviving the inevitable blast.
Directed by Geoff PosnerWritten by Rik Mayall, Ben Elton, Lise MayerGuest stars Roger Sloman, Mark Arden, Clair Hill, Ceri Jackson, Peter Laxton, Paola Dionisotti, Jean Campbell-Dallas, Tony Sympson
Episode 5
The boys decide to throw a party, but before long it descends into chaos. A preachy Christian turns up, Rick gets annoyed when their guests arrive early, Cinderella appears, and Vyvyan tries to impress some girls.
Directed by Paul JacksonWritten by Rik Mayall, Ben Elton, Lise MayerGuest stars Cindy Shelley, Dawn French, Mark Arden, Keith Allen, Tony Allen, Linda Henry, Mark Arden, Nicholas Ball
Episode 6
The guys may starve to death while monumental rain threatens to run them out.
Directed by Paul JacksonWritten by Rik Mayall, Ben Elton, Lise MayerGuest stars Gareth Hale, Peter Wear, Norman Pace, Mark Arden, Stephen Frost, Jim Barclay, Arnold Brown, David Rappaport
Episode information updated Sep 19, 2026
Adrian EdmondsonVyvyan
Rik MayallRick
Nigel PlanerNeil
Christopher RyanMike
Alexei SayleThe Balowski Family
Alan FreemanGod
Patrick NewellKing
Chris BarrieRat (voice)
BBC TwoUnited Kingdom
BBCUnited Kingdom
