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Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson
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Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson
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Ed Bye and Bob Spiers
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Ed Bye and Jon Plowman
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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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The theme tune is Last Night by The Mar-Keys, performed by The Bum Notes.
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First broadcast
Tuesday 17th September 1991 at 9pm on BBC Two
Most recent repeats
- Wednesday 1st January 2025 at 2:55am on U&Gold - Series 2, Episode 1
- Tuesday 31st December 2024 at 11:00pm on U&Gold - Series 2, Episode 1
- Monday 23rd December 2024 at 11:00pm on U&Gold - Series 2, Episode 5