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The Young Ones is a British sitcom written by Rik Mayall, Ben Elton, and Lise Mayer, starring Adrian Edmondson, Mayall, Nigel Planer, Christopher Ryan, and Alexei Sayle, and broadcast on BBC Two for two series, first shown in 1982 and 1984.
- 12
- BBC Two
- 9 November 1982 –, 19 June 1984
Planer is best known for his role as Neil, the hippie housemate in the BBC comedy The Young Ones, which ran for two series broadcast in 1982 and 1984. He has starred in The Comic Strip Presents..., a series of short films broadcast from 1982 onwards, on Channel 4.
Neil is arguably the only member of the Young Ones to have a happy ending as he was shown to become a successful host of MTV and released a best selling album. It is not known what became of the other 4 after their number 1 single with Cliff Richard.
The Young Ones: With Adrian Edmondson, Rik Mayall, Nigel Planer, Christopher Ryan. The crazy and sometimes surreal comedic adventures of four very different students in Thatcher's Britain.
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- 1998-03-30
- Comedy
- 35
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Nigel George Planer (born 22 February 1953) is an English actor, comedian, novelist and playwright. Planer is perhaps best known for his role as Neil Pye in the cult BBC comedy The Young Ones. He has appeared in many West End musicals, including Evita, Chicago, We Will Rock You, Wicked and Hairspray.
