Q 01/05

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

A) Jennifer Saunders

B) Dawn French

C) Lise Mayer

D) Helen Lederer

Answer · why

C) Lise Mayer

Elton had been at Manchester University with Mayall and Edmondson.

Q 02/05

On which channel did The Young Ones air, for two series in 1982 and 1984?

A) BBC2

B) Channel 4

C) BBC1

D) ITV

Answer · why

A) BBC2

The BBC rushed it out a week after Channel 4's launch, on 9 November 1982, partly in response to the new rival.

Q 03/05

How many episodes of The Young Ones were made in total?

A) 6

B) 18

C) 24

D) 12

Answer · why

D) 12

Two series of six; eleven of the twelve featured a live band performing in the house or street.

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

He owned a talking Glaswegian hamster called Special Patrol Group and a flame-painted Ford Anglia.

Q 05/05

What was the name of the punk housemate's talking Glaswegian hamster?

A) Sid Vicious Junior

B) Special Patrol Group

C) Margaret Thatcher

D) Sir Cliff Richard

Answer · why

B) Special Patrol Group

'SPG' for short, he was regularly subjected to Vyvyan's extreme violence.