Bottom - BBC2 Sitcom - British Comedy Guide (original) (raw)

Bottom. Image shows from L to R: Richie Richard (Rik Mayall), Eddie Hitler (Adrian Edmondson). Copyright: BBC

Genre

Sitcom

Broadcast

1991 - 1995

Channel

BBC 2

Episodes

18 (3 series)

Stars

Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson

Writers

Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson

Directors

Ed Bye and Bob Spiers

Producers

Ed Bye and Jon Plowman

Company

Richie Richard and Eddie Hitler are the two most idiotic, depraved men in London.

Living together in a disgusting, run down flat in Hammersmith, the pair are simultaneously best friends and worst enemies, regularly arguing, taking great joy in the pain of the other, and engaging in horrendous physical violence.

Unemployed, incompetent, socially retarded and - in Richie's case - virginal, the pair engage in a never-ending cycle of clashes with each other, locals, fate, nature, time...

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Part of

Bottom Family

Production

Studio

Camera set-up

Multi-camera

Picture

Colour

Soundtrack

The theme tune is Last Night by The Mar-Keys, performed by The Bum Notes.

Broadcast details

First broadcast

Tuesday 17th September 1991 at 9pm on BBC Two

Next repeats

  1. Series 2, Episode 1: Monday at 9:35pm on U&Gold
  2. Series 1, Episode 1: Tuesday at 9:40pm on U&Gold
  3. Series 1, Episode 1: Wednesday at 1:20am on U&Gold
  4. Series 1, Episode 2: Wednesday at 9:35pm on U&Gold
  5. Series 1, Episode 2: Thursday at 1am on U&Gold
  6. Series 1, Episode 3: Thursday at 9:35pm on U&Gold
  7. Series 1, Episode 3: Friday 25th April at 1am on U&Gold
  8. Series 1, Episode 4: Friday 25th April at 9:40pm on U&Gold
  9. Series 2, Episode 6: Saturday 26th April at 12:20am on U&Gold

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