The Young Ones 42 years old

The Young Ones is a British sitcom, broadcast in Great Britain from 1982 to 1984 in two six-part series. Shown on BBC2, it featured anarchic, offbeat humour which helped bring alternative comedy to television in the 1980s and made household names of its writers and performers. In 1985, it was shown on MTV, one of the first non-music television shows on the fledgling channel.

Credits

Robbie Coltrane

Emma Thompson

Hugh Laurie

Ben Elton

Stephen Fry

Roger Ashton-Griffiths

Cast

Name	Character
Robbie Coltrane He was 32 , now 74 years old
Emma Thompson She was 23 , now 65 years old
Hugh Laurie He was 23 , now 65 years old
Ben Elton He was 23 , now 65 years old
Stephen Fry He was 25 , now 67 years old
Roger Ashton-Griffiths He was 25 , now 67 years old
Adrian Edmondson He was 25 , now 67 years old	as Vyvyan Bastard
Griff Rhys Jones He was 28 , now 71 years old	as Bamber 'Bambi' Gascoigne
Patrick Newell He was 50 , 56 years old when he died
Rik Mayall He was 24 , 56 years old when he died	as Rick
Mel Smith He was 29 , 60 years old when he died
Peter Wear He was 33 , now 75 years old	as Witchfinder
Peter Wear He was 33 , now 75 years old	as Death
Jools Holland He was 24 , now 66 years old
Tony Robinson He was 36 , now 78 years old
Terry Jones He was 40 , 77 years old when he died
Hilary Mason She was 65 , 89 years old when she died
Helen Lederer She was 28 , now 70 years old
Brian Oulton He was 74 , 84 years old when he died
Dawn French She was 25 , now 67 years old
Chris Barrie He was 22 , now 64 years old
David Rappaport He was 30 , 38 years old when he died
Alexei Sayle He was 30 , now 72 years old
Nigel Planer He was 29 , now 71 years old	as Nigel Planer
Anthony Sharp He was 67 , 69 years old when he died
Pauline Melville She was 34 , now 76 years old
Roger Sloman He was 36 , now 78 years old
Nicholas Ball He was 36 , 337 years old when he died
Lenny Henry He was 24 , now 66 years old
Gary Beadle He was 17 , now 59 years old
Paul Merton He was 25 , now 67 years old
John Otway He was 30 , now 72 years old
Alan Freeman He was 55 , 79 years old when he died
Cyril Shaps He was 59 , 79 years old when he died

Crew

Name	Job title
Alexei Sayle Writing He was 30 , now 72 years old	Writer
Rik Mayall Writing He was 24 , 56 years old when he died	Writer
Geoff Posner Directing He was 33 , now 75 years old	Director

The Young Ones (42 years)

Ended

First Air Date: 1982-11-09
Runtime: [35] minutes
Number of Episodes: 12