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The Young Ones
1982–1984
· TV Show
· 35 min episodes
· 2 seasons
A
MEANRANK
86/100
Every rating
The crazy and sometimes surreal comedic adventures of four very different students in Thatcher's Britain.
Details
- Created by
- Alexei Sayle, Ben Elton, Lise Mayer, Rik Mayall
- Writer
- Alexei Sayle
- Studio
- BBC
- Released
- 9 November 1982
- Language
- English
- Episode length
- 35 min
- Rated
- TV-14
- Episodes
- 12 across 2 seasons
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