Q 01/05

Which third writer, then Mayall's girlfriend, co-wrote The Young Ones with him and Ben Elton?

A) Pauline Melville

B) Dawn French

C) Lise Mayer

D) Ruby Wax

Answer · why

C) Lise Mayer

Lise Mayer. She and Mayall wrote the first drafts as a couple, and Ben Elton was then brought in to expand their ideas into working scripts.

Q 02/05

Which channel first showed The Young Ones in 1982, a week after its new rival Channel 4 went on air?

A) BBC2

B) S4C

C) BBC1

D) ITV

Answer · why

A) BBC2

BBC2. Channel 4 had opened with a film made by the same group of comedians, and the BBC answered a week later with its own show starring them.

Q 03/05

The Young Ones' twelve-episode run matched which 1970s BBC sitcom?

A) Porridge

B) Fawlty Towers

C) Dad's Army

D) Open All Hours

Answer · why

B) Fawlty Towers

Fawlty Towers. Both made two series of six, and The Young Ones built much of its following afterwards, through repeats and well-worn home video tapes.

Q 04/05

Which character, played by Adrian Edmondson, was the violent punk medical student?

A) Rick

B) Vyvyan

C) Neil

D) Mike

Answer · why

B) Vyvyan

Vyvyan. In one episode he ignores the warning signs, leans out of a train window and loses his head, which then lies on the track shouting abuse at hi...

Q 05/05

In The Young Ones, what was the name of the punk housemate's talking Glaswegian hamster?

A) Sid Vicious Junior

B) Special Patrol Group

C) Margaret Thatcher

D) Captain Sensible

Answer · why

B) Special Patrol Group

Special Patrol Group. SPG for short, the hamster shared its name with a Metropolitan Police riot unit that was a byword at the time for heavy-handed p...