Bottom (1991)

Name: Bottom
Rating: 7.9

TV-MA — Mature Audiences

Rating: 7.9

IMDb

Synopsis

Richie Richard (socially awkward, sexually inexperienced) and Eddie Hitler (carefree alcoholic ) are two social outcasts living on the dole. Trapped together in a squalid flat in Hammersmith, London they are perpetually skint, bored and sexually frustrated. They spend their days scheming, bickering, and being nasty and sadistic to each other.

First Air Date: 1991-09-17

Last Air Date: 1995-04-10

Number of Seasons: 3

Number of Episodes: 18

Created By: Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmondson

Networks: BBC Two

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Top Cast

Adrian Edmondson as Edward Elizabeth Hitler
Rik Mayall as Richard Richard
Christopher Ryan as Dave Hedgehog
Steven O'Donnell as Spudgun
Lee Cornes as Dick Head
Rupert Bates as Mr Tent
Helen Lederer as Nurse
Roger Sloman as Mr. Harrison
Robert McKewley as P. C. Cholmondley-Smythe
Clive Mantle as Woman's Husband

Seasons

Season 1 (1991)

Season 2 (1992)

Season 3 (1995)

Season 1 (1991)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Smells (1991-09-17)

Richie and Eddie return home after another depressing night down the pub trying to pick up women and failing miserably. Richie is beginning to think that he is never going to get the chance to do it' until Eddie suggests that he puts an ad in the local paper. This idea revitalizes Richie and he begins to read through the dating pages of the local rag. There he spots an ad for a pheromone spray that women are unable to resist, this is something that appeals to him even more and the two of them decide that they are going to have to try this out!
Ep. 2: Gas (1991-09-24)

The gasman calls to read Eddie and Ritchie's meter. Not a problem? It is when you are getting your gas from an illegal connection to your next-door neighbors gas. Can the boys persuade the meter reader that they don't use gas and stall him until they can disconnect their supply from next door?
Ep. 3: Contest (1991-10-01)

Eddie and Richie have an argument over whether or not to watch the Miss World contest on their TV. An argument started by Eddie having spent most of the £11.80 they had to last them two months on a second hand copy of Parade magazine.
Ep. 4: Apocalypse (1991-10-08)

After inheriting £600 from Richie's Auntie Olga, the two decide to spend it down the Funfair, where Richie learns that he is destined to die in three nights time. He goes to the lengths of kicking Eddie out to escape his fate, but can't do anything when the Grim Reaper comes knocking!!!
Ep. 5: Bottom's Up (1991-10-15)

When Richie and Eddie's landlord has to leave to attend his mother's funeral, he leaves the two in charge of their shop, but something like this isn't going to stop Richie and Eddie from relaxing on Sunday, as the two decide to watch some cricket.
Ep. 6: Accident (1991-10-29)

It's Richie's birthday and he has a big party planned, Eddie's friends and all the birds' Richie knows are coming. As he prepares for the party, putting up the decorations, Richie falls and horribly breaks his leg. Will having his leg in plaster and being in a wheelchair ruin his party, will it heck as like!