quite depressing how eternally relevant this sitcom is.

Definitely one of the most underrated sitcoms of all time.

@rickacton7540

6 ай бұрын

AGREED, LITERALLY ARGUABLY SHOCKINGLY OVERRATED

@morisan42

5 ай бұрын

was very popular in it's day actually but seems to have been forgotten, haven't really ever seen any DVD's or anything for it on sale whereas everything else with mayall is pretty well known

@jamesvickers5998

5 ай бұрын

Was going to say it wasn’t underrated at the time but it does seem to get overlooked now.

@rickacton7540

5 ай бұрын

@@jamesvickers5998 AGREED, SOOOOO ARGUABLY OVERRATED

@Sheffield_Steve

4 ай бұрын

​@@morisan42I found the DVD box set quite easily on Amazon.

I forgot how good this was. Rik Mayall always showed brilliance in everything he did. He really was a national treasure.

Rik Mayall was PERFECT for this role! He totally encapsulates the corruption and smarmy nature of your typical politician...

@MrThorfan64

3 жыл бұрын

I can think of a few good B'Stards... except they are not acting.

@paulanthony5274

Жыл бұрын

And the Tory boy slightly crumpled wavy hair they all have.

@davidhull2426

9 ай бұрын

Unfortunately such a clear mirror.

@eyeseer1

3 ай бұрын

It’s so common it’s not just a joke, it’s a practical joke on the public.

@CARLIN4737

3 ай бұрын

Tory

Who is here in 2024 10 years since the master passed. I owe the late 80’s and 90’s to this man. 😢

@christophersmith8938

2 ай бұрын

He today is still one of my idols.

@hpoonis2010

Ай бұрын

Why do you need to know "who is here" ?

@Timmah00

Ай бұрын

@@hpoonis2010 shut it bell end, you sad git.

@Timmah00

26 күн бұрын

@@hpoonis2010 why are you such a nancy bell end?

@cosmicstargazer10

8 күн бұрын

He was truly great. The good ones are needed elsewhere, someone once told me. No. We need him here.

I just hope some people realise just how much he was trying to tell us about the way things work. I’ve noticed this in all his work. He had a massive heart and of coarse was the funniest man ever born.

@digitalsoldier3894

2 жыл бұрын

I think he was killed. The morning he died, drop dead fred happens to be broadcast on TV. There was a final film he done about 9/11 taking about "conspiracy theories", he was also very vocal against the BBC and may have had information on high ranking individuals he was going to go forward with about during Operation Yewtree, he was not complicit but he was very aware and afraid to speak out until the Savile Crimes went public. His role of Alan B'stard actually indirectly contributed to the toppling of Thatcher. Just my opinion of course

@emmajones9391

2 жыл бұрын

@@digitalsoldier3894 totally agree. There’s some shady things going on. He’ll be in heaven though. Not paid my licence or watched telly since the savile thing happened. I’ve seen every single “conspiracy” you could imagine. No way I’m supporting the bbc Peodo’s!!! Ever! Evil. Sorry I just got a bit cross there.

@SamuelBlack84

2 жыл бұрын

@@emmajones9391 I don't even watch any TV anymore unless it's on my phone. Not having a TV at all is a huge saving

@grandmalovesmebest

Жыл бұрын

Loved him in JC, Superstar. Perfect role for him!

@paulanthony5274

Жыл бұрын

I've got a telly but I just lead it unplugged and go online get what you want there. And if you're tired of bad news don't watch it.

The way that this series really told it all through comedy, and no wonder MPs tried to get it banned

@cosmicstargazer10

8 күн бұрын

He really did, tell it all. Haha, and, they failed!

Couldn’t be more relevant today.

Rik was a very handsome man, but at the same time, with a sly grin and lift of the brow, could look totally evil. Loved this! Thanks for uploading!

@rockys201

Жыл бұрын

Well that's the thing, someone who has a devilish handsome face can be the nicest people ever. It's the average looking people who you have to watch out for

@randyschwaggins

4 ай бұрын

Alright you big nonce...keep it in yer pants...😂

Rik was the absolute best at slimy scumbags. He is dearly missed

Alan looks positively upstanding and principled compared to the shower we have now

RIP Rik Mayall. You brought this American many many laughs while living in Europe watching the BBC, and "Drop Dead Fred" was my daughter's favorite movie after returning to the U.S. Brilliant (and whacky) in everything he did. One of the greatest comedians of all time in my opinion.

SIR Rik Mayall, I don't give a sod if he didn't really get knighted I'll call him that anyway, R.I.P. 1958 ~ 2014. 6 bluddy years.

@gingaboybuda

3 жыл бұрын

Wow time flys R.I.P Rick

@MrThorfan64

3 жыл бұрын

Probably deserved it more then some of those Knights. Such as IDS, one of the many real-life B'Stards.

@angelacooper2661

2 жыл бұрын

I remember hearing about his demise because it happened on my forty fourth birthday!

@RickyStrockie

Жыл бұрын

100% yes. He deserves to be knighted.

@TheHairlessGibbon

4 ай бұрын

There's a lesson in this for all of us. Fuck jogging right off and any of that cardigan vascular tripe ! RIP Brother.

Rik mayall.. comedy genius and very very sadly missed. RIP

Back in the days when the regional ITV companies still existed and would provide variety and different content to the network

Definitely one of the most underrated political comedies of all times in any part of the known universe. Thank you Mrs. Mayall and family. Lol.

I discovered this when I was in the UK to study English, actually it helped me a lot, at school my teachers were surprised by the expressions I was using 😂🤣😂 For instance: he is an up hill gardener 🤣😂🤣

@BlackuLaLa

6 ай бұрын

@geraldwoods5798 when someone cries about the"damage" that PC culture has done, it's usually because they are racists. Because really "PC culture" is nothing more than not being a racist, sexist, homophobic, hate-filled pig. That's all. PC isn't a vast conspiracy; it's just not being an asshole.

@pavlovsdogman

4 ай бұрын

​@geraldwoods5798they would actually call this "woke" now because there's a trans character and the show is a critique of rich, right wing Tories, crooked cops and the two tier justice system.

@randyschwaggins

4 ай бұрын

​@geraldwoods5798all gender benders

@ac38656

4 ай бұрын

​@geraldwoods5798that's what he mean there is no way u can mistake it for anything else

@alimantado373

3 ай бұрын

'Raving left footer is another one along with 'Shirt lifter' . wouldnt be allowed now on TV but really funny!

This wasn’t a comedy, but rather a documentary portrayal of real life in Parliament 😂😂😂😂

@ac38656

2 ай бұрын

Yes the great big gravy train is still on a never ending circle line with everyone permanently dipping in 😂😂

I always get the feeling that this T.V show was more accurate to the real goings on at Westminster, a sort of fly on the wall documentary.

@VintageLifeCars

2 ай бұрын

Check out Yes Minister & Yes Prime Minister, even more realistic. Democracy is a sham.

Rest in peace Rik Mayall , he might more famous from the young ones and bottom but this show is better than both of them.

Although I grew up with the Young Ones, this was Rik Mayal's best work for me. He was always a very energetic performer

Rik was just wonderful!! Such a funny, ironic, sexy, gorgeous handsome, modest man. I cried when I heard of his passing. Missed so much. Xxxx

Grew up with this as must watch tv... On my black and white portable tv with a frequency dial rather than buttons so the parents didn't know I was watching. Was reminded of it by Penny Mordaunt's PM campaign photo... So here I am. 😆😆😆

Thank you for posting this! I can't believe how much charm Rik Mayall puts into this character - B'stard is an absolutely abhorrent human being, but he has so much magnetism that it's a joy to watch him get up to his schemes. (Of course it also helps that he's VERY easy on the eyes... seriously, who gave him the right to be so hot????)

@SamuelBlack84

2 жыл бұрын

You call him abhorrent, but I call him someone to look up to🙂

@evaburnz

2 жыл бұрын

@@SamuelBlack84 if you are referring to the character being portrayed in the satire, I'd wager a considerable sum that you're in the stark minority.

@SamuelBlack84

2 жыл бұрын

@@evaburnz Possibly. But, if you want to succeed in life then having a black heart with absolutely no morals whatsoever is how you achieve it

@limabees

Жыл бұрын

@@SamuelBlack84 there's millions of miserable pricks who haven't succeeded in life at all and if there's any mercy you'll be one of them. Being morally bankrupt doesn't mean you won't also be fiscally bankrupt

@anthonykoller4459

7 ай бұрын

One of my Heroes, along with Gordon Gekko and Hitler 😮😅

More relevant now than ever.

A brilliant show and cast, and it was absolutely perfect for Rik here, a very very underrated comedy.

Rik mayall is one the greatest English t.v. personalities ever to grace out screen..what an absolute legend ov a man..i have immortalised as rick from young ones down my calf..

I had such a crush on Rik in this role 😅

When i was younger i recorded it off T.V onto VHS and wore out the video watching it. Rick with a Silent P, you were a great actor.

A masterpiece of its and all time.

So happy I discovered this, albeit in April 2023! Thanks for the great memories Rik, continue to RIEP... xx

Thanks for sharing this - It should be so much more well known that it is. Loved it!

Rik Mayall was a comedy genius & is sadly missed. From Alan B'Stard to Drop Dead Fred to Bottom, I bloody love him! R.I.P.

Love this show, sometimes art precedes reality.

My God, what a trip down memory lane! This was an instant hit with me back in the day, loved it, especially when the Yank ambassador was it came in and kept calling him Mr Bastard! And of course, just like Yes Minister and Yes PM after it, the parallels with todays political crop are frighteningly close!

Probably the only sitcom ITV did in my youth that made me laugh

By Jove, I remember this programme well. I would have been between seventeen and twenty four during its existence. The music is from Mussorgsky - Pictures at a Exhibition, abridged, but recognisable and in the key of Bb major. I associate that work with this programme to this day!

@randyschwaggins

4 ай бұрын

Do you take it up the tradesman's?

This is my first time watching this show and if I may use one of your terms, I am gobsmacked! I'm in the USA and loved Rik Mayall in "The Young Ones". Otherwise I caught him in some videos on You Tube. I was shocked to hear of Rik Mayall's death. He left us way too soon and is missed very much.

@tuxitalk1World

2 жыл бұрын

I noticed there was more physical comedy in the last 2 episodes. Looking forward to the next few series of the show.

Rik Mayall was the absolute star in this great show it should of lasted longer Rip

I loved this as a kid, it was one of my favourite shows on TV! I was gutted when they cancelled it!

This and Drop the dead donkey were two of the best British comedies ever

Love the James bond version of Pictures At An Exhibition. And B'stad's wife sure is the televisual tease.

This is still sensational.I cant think of anything better anywhere to watch.Thank you so mucb!

@marcelfive1

Жыл бұрын

I'm just gutted it's not on TV at the moment!

@jace7

Жыл бұрын

@@marcelfive1 It would probably be banned! Im nearly on the last series already just since i found your vids by accident a few days ago thank you again.Its just fantastic! Its just pure genius,from all the casts but especially the writers,and R,I.P RM!

RIP Rick Mayal,from Kevin Turvey to Rick to Alan Bstard.All funny characters

@paulanthony5274

Жыл бұрын

And richy in bottom. I think he's called that anyway I know Ade is Eddy Hitler.

A comic genius and a superb actor. He could have done anything and done it brilliantly. Wonder what he’d have made of Trump

@emilyrobbins3238

3 жыл бұрын

He would have started an under-the-table bet with his counterpart in the Russian Duma about which of their countries could make T their puppet and control the American economy to their benefit.

@elpugoloco3485

3 жыл бұрын

From what I can see, this is basically just a foreshadowing of Biden and the modern day Democrats, just way more charm and less dementia

@wiseassokaythen

3 жыл бұрын

Mincemeat, probably.

@aldalberan

2 жыл бұрын

I worked side by side with Rik throughout the whole of this series (I was the Film editor) and I can tell you what he would have thought of Trump!... Unprintable!! LOL!!I know this because of how much he hated Thatcher, who was similar in so many ways. Bless him he was a lovely man as well an extremely funny character actor. RIP Rik.

@notroll1279

2 жыл бұрын

I always think of T**** as Alan B'stard's American reincarnation: Equally wicked, only dumber, fatter and less educated.

Must be the same producers and writers for Blackadder. Just brilliant satire! I met Rick Mayall many times when he lived in Ladbroke grove Notting Hill a really great and grounded, and polite guy, not like his actor persona at all. Who knew this parody would become truth!...RIP Rick.

Most accurate depiction of tories ever put to film.

THANK YOU, SO MUCH, FOR POSTING THIS!! :0)

Alan B'stard = David Cameron's mentor and hero lol

@cosmicstargazer10

7 күн бұрын

And BoJo's.

This was written in 1987! Its almost like the writers ripped a hole and jumped through the time continuum fabric to 2021/2020 and watched Boris Johnson and the tory party at PMQs every week for inspiration, before jumping back and putting pen to paper..

@marcelfive1

2 жыл бұрын

I posted the clip about him "lying as he's a politician" quote on facebook this morning

@beakyturf6336

5 ай бұрын

Im guessing you werent around in the 1980's.

@cosmicstargazer10

7 күн бұрын

History has a very nasty habit, of repeating itself...

Brilliant show!!!! Thank you for this !!! Hotel paradiso would like to find that as well

Hey to the guy who uploaded this, could you upload season 2? Or any other full good quality episodes like this???

Great quality video and sound. Thanks man.

He’s basically playing Matt Hancock 😂😂😂

@DAZ28111

2 жыл бұрын

You're mean bojo After all boris his real name is Alan

@georgeiii2998

Жыл бұрын

@Dazes No its not.

@lloyd_r

4 ай бұрын

Or Tony Blair, or Gordon Brown. See I can do it too

@cosmicstargazer10

7 күн бұрын

Old Mister Hand-On-His-Cock, yes, indeed!!

Absolutely brilliant as always. I’m not sure who owns the rights to this but it really needs repeating. So apt at the moment !!

I used to wait up for this every Sunday night, past my bedtime knowing I had school in the morning so I could laugh about it with my mates!

2 legends Peter and Rik RIP

@aaronweyl2272

2 жыл бұрын

Yup, Wallace and Rick always getting along as two respectful people ^^

Rik Mayall's finest hour.

@cosmicstargazer10

7 күн бұрын

Many fine hours for our continued enjoyment. I hope from where he is now, he knows how much he is loved.

Thank you so much for uploading this! Now I don't have to hunt for my DVDs.

Missed the original showing. Brilliant, especially in view of recent shenanigans in the "Mother" of parliaments. Ho-ho! ☘👿

great post. i shall now binge

the st. james episode was absolutely brilliant

Sunday nights, LWT. After *"Spitting Image."* Great comedy classics. Rik Mayall (RIP) nailed the odious Tory prefectly.

@alanpatterson2384

4 ай бұрын

The Left now hate this for its protrayal of the Labour Party and various characters. When it came out, many rank-and-file Conservatives loved it as it ridiculed the centre Left.

I bet Boris Johnson watched all episodes several times in his youth.

@OpalEaagle

8 ай бұрын

Rumour has it that Jacob rees-mogg exclusively watched this growing up

@inthegrass11

7 ай бұрын

shame he didn't have the brains to work out it was satire

@petertaylor4980

4 ай бұрын

Nonsense, TV didn't exist then.

@cosmicstargazer10

7 күн бұрын

@@inthegrass11 it's typical of that breed - their parents rinse thousands of pounds a year on their education & they learn nothing. There are very clever kids in families with no money, that could make much better use of that education.

@cosmicstargazer10

7 күн бұрын

@@OpalEaagle that is utterly unsurprising. That dude's face & voice freak me the-F out! EUCH!!

Such s great show, its still sadly, relevant today. Some things never change. Rik was perfect as b’stard

HAHAHA great sitcom, one of the best :)

There is absolutely no doubt that Tony Fucking Blair (I believe that's his full name) watched this series and spent nigh on a decade learning how to make this fictional character a reality. To be fair though, I think Alan B'Stard was a bit of an empathetic moral stalwart in comparison to his most ardent impersonator.

@Musingsonthelawofattraction

4 ай бұрын

Well said!

First episode - Rik Mayall and John Woodvine (Sir Malachi Jellicoe) reunited on screen. They both appeared previously in the movie An American Werewolf in London (1981). Mayall was one of the chess players in the pub The Slaughtered Lamb, while Woodvine played Dr. Hirsch.

@cosmicstargazer10

7 күн бұрын

Now I need to watch American Werewolf In London again!

Never seen this before despite knowing of its existence. Seen other political sitcoms like Yes Minister, but this is rather different. 😆

Bombadier salutes tennis - bang on! So vey much missed 😢

John Nettleton around the same time was playing Sir Arnold in Yes Prime Minister as playing Sir Steven here #. Good character actor. Rik Mayall was superb in this...............shame the chief constable was only in the first episode John Woodvine played a good part

ty, they dont make them like this anymore

Genius of the likes we will never see again. Rest in peace Mr Mayall WOOF!!!

My dad just referenced this show. Id never heard of it but loved Rik in other stuff so had to watch! ❤

@cosmicstargazer10

7 күн бұрын

And now, you love him in this, too!

rip rik you were my hero and still are

Thanks for posting. I love it and I was always having issues to get all the dialogue as English is not my first language, so subtitles help a lot :)

@paulanthony5274

Жыл бұрын

Pretty easy language to learn English. You'll soon pick it up properly, compared to, say, German anyway..

@cosmicstargazer10

7 күн бұрын

If you didn't use Google Translate to post this comment, your English is just fine - in fact, there are (far too) many English people who can't do that well!!

Nothing has changed.

This is not a comedy. This is a documentary

@cosmicstargazer10

7 күн бұрын

SO tragic & SO TRUE!

13:14 The Star headline "Lords Give Licence To Bang" 🤣👍

Love the quick shot of the gospel choir!

ah hell Rik. You are missed so much......................

This entire series is a brilliant insight into the modern tory party as it is even with alan as an mep for a series

All our politicians should be called B'Stard, its only right.😂

@cosmicstargazer10

7 күн бұрын

Not quite all, but yeah, most...

Love this 👍

@cmotdibbler8105

3 жыл бұрын

Insanely good

Imagine the inner hell of being someone like B'Stard!?!

@SamuelBlack84

2 жыл бұрын

I would enjoy the hell out of it

@randyschwaggins

4 ай бұрын

Not as bad as being your wife

@cosmicstargazer10

7 күн бұрын

They are not suffering in the slightest, but, that is exactly where they are going to end up. There's a special place there, reserved just for them.

RIP Rik..he was funny as fk!

Shame the Tory party no longer has MPs like Alan B-Stard we would have none of this bloody wokery!!

What the bloody hell is Jumbo Mills doing in parliament... Thought he was off selling cars is Australia...

@ChubbyChecker182

2 жыл бұрын

Luvvly Jubbly 😁

@logicalnetwork1611

2 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

Right you are, Mr Barstard 😁

@gaz1tinsley

15 күн бұрын

B'stard

@Dungshoveleux

15 күн бұрын

@@gaz1tinsley Yes, but the running gag is that everyone mispronounces his name like I miswrote it to reflected how it is mispronounced.

Thank you for this 😂😂

Steve Nallon doing his excellent thatcher impersonation in one episode and Screaming Lord Such as himself in ep. 1.

I sent a copy back to 1987, but they did not heed the warning

Out of all his characters I'm pretty sure this is the one he was born to play

Essential, viewing on a Sunday night before a week on the 'YTS' scheme on Mondays! Those were the days!

@randyschwaggins

4 ай бұрын

Lol...spastic 😂

Who would even imagine 20 years ago that this political satire will become Brexiters manual and today's government role model....

@rudymatheson1415

3 жыл бұрын

Especially the NHS bit. "If there's no poor people, I have therefore eliminated poverty!"

@MrThorfan64

3 жыл бұрын

@@rudymatheson1415 Policy later this year then?

@rudymatheson1415

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrThorfan64 Have you not seen the nurses bonus law? They are literally tearing it apart piece by piece, while claiming to protect British culture.

@SamuelBlack84

2 жыл бұрын

If you want to be successful in life you have to be a corrupt, devious bastard. You don't get anything in life by being a good person

@ivst3655

2 жыл бұрын

@@SamuelBlack84 oh, alright. And you are...?... The new Alan B'stard....?

I didn't know UK was so open about gay things this early, funny show

How things change and stay the same

Episode 7 I think is the best.

👑king Rik Mayall❤🤣

Prescient then, still relevant now.