Bottom

TV Series
1991–1995
TV-MA
30m

IMDb RATING

8.3/10

15K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

4,732

Adrian Edmondson and Rik Mayall in Bottom (1991)

Sitcom Slapstick Comedy

Two perpetually bored and broke flatmates waste their days in a futile struggle to get laid, earn cash, and not kill one another.Two perpetually bored and broke flatmates waste their days in a futile struggle to get laid, earn cash, and not kill one another.Two perpetually bored and broke flatmates waste their days in a futile struggle to get laid, earn cash, and not kill one another.

Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

8.3/10

15K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

4,732

Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win

Episodes18

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Trivia
Adrian Edmondson and Rik Mayall originally planned to call the series 'Your Bottom' - so that viewers would be heard to say such things as, "I saw Your Bottom on television last night".

Goofs
The status of duo's tenancy in the flat changes from one episode to the next. In some, it is Richie who charges Eddie rent to live with him, but in others, the flat is owned by Mr. Harrison who runs the downstairs shop.

Quotes
Eddie: This is a sex shop isn't it?
Shop Assistant: Yes.
Eddie: [slaps money down] I'll have five quid's worth then!
Shop Assistant: Very droll sir, I've never heard that one before.
Eddie: Haven't you? Shall I tell it again?
Shop Assistant: No thank you sir, I'd rather have a pineapple inserted violently into my rectum.
Eddie: You've been working here too long mate.

Crazy credits
During the closing credits of the Series 3 opening show 'Hole' Eddie is heard shouting "Woo Hoo!" and Richie is heard screaming which confirms Richie and Eddie both survived falling from the Ferris wheel.

Connections
Edited into Auntie's Bloomers: Auntie's New Bloomers 1 (1994)

Soundtracks
B.B.'s Blues
Written by B.B. King
Performed by The Bum Notes

User reviews55

Review

Featured review

Funniest show on earth

Bottom is without a doubt a funny, witty, violence and often surreal comedy with plenty of gags laughs and bone-crunching effects.

Bottom Stars Rik Mayall and Ade Edmondson as "Richard Richard" and "Eddie Hitler" as couple of bums with no life, no cash and no friends. Their life evolves around Richie's deadly concoctions of lethal drinks and cooking, getting hold of easy money and "birds".

In every episode the lads always put their foot in it, ending up in a fight with the odd leg or neck broken...thanks to Richie's unbelievable and stupid plots to get hold of easy cash or women

Fantastic comedy all round...

9/10