OIL:
SHOWN: 16TH NOVEMBER 1982
BBC 2 Tuesday 9 PM 35 minutes
WRITERS: Rik Mayall, Lise Meyer & Ben Elton
DIRECTOR: Paul Jackson
"As Rick, Vyv, Neil, and Mike move into their new house, the talking statue at the front door begins an odyssey of zaniness that is to culminate in a worker's revolution and a fully-fledged benefit concert in the front room."
After their first house was demolished in a bizarre airplane accident, the
boys move into a new house only to discover oil in the basement. But soon a
power struggle erupts, pitting El Presidente (Mike) and Colonel Vyvyan against
the Revolution (Rick) and the Workers (Neil). This was made six months after Demolition, yet
transmitted the week after it. Infamous moments from this one include Buddy
Holly singing about insects, the two hard-working executives taking a holiday in
front of a 20-watt bulb, Neil having six pairs of arms and Radical Posture /
Alexei Sayle singing about Dr. Marten boots
RIK MAYALL ---------- Rick
ADRIAN EDMONDSON ---------- Vyvyan Bastard
NIGEL PLANER ---------- Neil
CHRISTOPHER RYAN ----------- Mike
ALEXEI SAYLE
RADICAL POSTURE ---------- themselves
TONY ALLEF
ROBBIE COLTRANE ---------- Bouncer
BARRY COOKSON
MARK EZRA
RONNIE GOLDEN ---------- Buddy Holly
TERRY MEDLICOTT
PA
TRICK NEWELL ---------- Man on raftDAVID RHULE
QUOTES:
Rik & Vyv: "Neil, your bedroom's on fire !"
Neil: "No way man ! Everyone knows sleep gives you CANCER!"
TRIVIA:
The Radio Times description says: "Witty, rich, priceless, side-splitting, light, comic, mock heroic, farcical, clownish, knockabout. (Roget's Thesaurus)" Also included was a photo with the caption: "Alexei Sayle strikes a radical posture, Radical Posture strike a chord as The Young Ones assault the senses of all straight thinkers."
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