Bottom
From The TV IV
| Bottom | |
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| Premiere | September 17, 1991 |
| Finale | February 10, 1995 |
| Airs | |
| Creator | Adrian Edmondson Rik Mayall |
| Network | BBC |
| Style | 30 minute comedy |
| Company | British Broadcasting Corporation |
| Episodes | 18 |
| Seasons | 3 |
| Origin | UK |
Bottom (1997-2003) is a BBC comedy starring Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson as Richard Richard (Richie) and Edward Hitler (Eddie). Unashamedly immature, the show's comedy revolves around innuendo, slapstick and stupidity, pulled off successfully largely due to the strength of the "double act" of Rik and Adrian (whose roles in their standup routine and preceding BBC comedy The Young Ones revolved around a similar thing) and otherwise just because it was all written to be completely over the top - smashing people's faces into saucepans of mashed potato, throwing darts that attach people's hands to rocks, blows to the head that leave the recipient spitting out their teeth for minutes afterward, etc etc.
Despite their complete emotional incompatibility and tendency to physically assualt each other at the first opportunity, Richie and Eddie's codependency is obvious; Eddie's alcoholism among other things assures he'd never be able to secure accommodation, whereas Richie's almost astoundingly arrogant, annoying personality makes sure Eddie will remain his only friend (though why they got together in the first place is a mystery)
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[edit] Cast
[edit] Series
| Series | Premiere | # |
|---|---|---|
| Series One | 17th September, 1991 | 6 |
| Series Two | 1st October 1992 | 6 |
| Series Three | 6th January 1995 | 6 |
[edit] Live Shows
After the end of the show's run there has been a string of live shows based off the Bottom format starring the two main characters; considering a lot of the TV writing was centered around Richie and Eddie interacting in a very limited set (in the most extreme case, they were both confined to a single ferris wheel cart for the entire half hour), the translation from screen to stage was difficult to notice.
- Live: The Stage Show
- The Number 2 Tour
- Hooligan's Island
- Live: 2001
- Weapons-Grade Y-Fronts Tour
[edit] Guest House Paradiso
Guest House Paradiso is the movie "spinoff" of Bottom, featuring Richie and Eddie as the owners of what was planned by the writers to be the most unpleasant hotel in the world - which, for some reason, is visited by glamourous Italian film star Gina Carbonara. Inbetween spying on, cheating and generally mistreating his guests, Richie (named "Mr Twat" in the film; apparently pronounced similar to "thwaite") attempts to seduce Ms Carbonara, not knowing her belligerent husband is following her...
[edit] DVD Releases
| Title | Release Date | # |
|---|---|---|
| Season Sets | ||
| Series 1 | August 18, 2003 | 1 |
| Series 2 | August 30, 2004 | 1 |
| Series 3 | August 8, 2005 | 1 |
| Series 1 to 3 | October 3, 2005 | 3 |
| Live Shows | ||
| Hooligan's Island | December 6, 1999 | 1 |
| Live 2001 | November 19, 2001 | 1 |
| Special Collections | ||
| Mindless Violence | November 22, 2004 | 1 |
| Movie | ||
| Guest House Paradiso | November 13, 2000 | 1 |
[edit] External Sites
Categories: Program | BBC | Comedy | 1990s | 1991 | 1992 | 1995 | 1991 Premieres | 1995 Finales | Bottom
