Editing The Young Ones (TV series) (section)

===Cast===
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''The Young Ones'' had a regular cast of five:
* [[Adrian Edmondson]] as Vyvyan "Vyv" Basterd, a heavy metal fan and medical student; [[Psychopathy|psychopathic]], [[Borderline personality disorder|sociopathic]], [[Sadistic personality disorder|sadist]]ic, and [[Misanthropy|misanthropic]]. Vyv was mostly violent and unruly, respecting Mike and tending to pick on his fellow students Rick and Neil, primarily focusing on antagonising the former to the point that they are virtually inseparable. Vyvyan owned both a talking [[Glasgow|Glaswegian]] [[hamster]] named [[Special Patrol Group]] ("SPG" for short), who is subjected to Vyvyan's extreme violence, and a yellow [[Ford Anglia]] with red flames painted along the sides and "Vyv" written across the back window.
* [[Rik Mayall]] as Rick, studying sociology and/or [[Home economics|domestic sciences]] (depending on the episode); [[Hypocrisy|hypocritical]], [[Political radicalism|radical]], [[Narcissism|attention-seeking]], and a self-proclaimed [[Anarchy|anarchist]]. Rick is mostly critical towards the others, often insulting Neil but also occasionally Vyvyan (despite Vyvyan's violent retaliation to criticism). He proclaimed himself as a [[Vegetarianism|vegetarian]] and an avid fan of [[Cliff Richard]], while constantly adapting himself to different political beliefs, depending on how they will benefit him in a particular situation, despite displaying little understanding of them. According to Ben Elton, Mayall's character was influenced by the "try-hard wanna-be Leftie" typically found on university campuses.
* [[Nigel Planer]] as Neil Pye, a [[Peace Studies|peace studies]] student; a [[Melancholia|morose]], [[Pessimism|pessimistic]] [[hippie]] with [[Pacifism|pacifist]] leanings. Neil often wound up having to do all the chores around the house, while the other three students barely acknowledged his presence unless they could blame him for something going wrong.
* [[Christopher Ryan]] as Mike the Cool Person, an unscrupulous student; cool, well-dressed, and generally respected. Mike was the [[straight man]] and nominal leader of the group. He often conducted profitable business to benefit himself to the detriment of others, but also to keep the others calm during unforeseen issues or situations. It was implied that he held on to his student status through blackmailing the university's senior staff.
* [[Alexei Sayle]] as various eccentric supporting characters, mostly the students' landlord Jerzei (Jeremy) Balowski and his family. Jerzei himself was a faux-Russian in that he mainly used a Russian accent to sound "more sophisticated".

Alongside the main cast, the programme also featured a variety of guest appearances, including comedians, actors, and singers, who each took on the role of a supporting character in an episode's plot or cutaway elements. Notable guests on the programme included Ben Elton, [[Dawn French]], [[Jennifer Saunders]], [[Hale and Pace]], [[Stephen Fry]], [[Hugh Laurie]], [[Mark Arden]], [[Stephen Frost]], [[Jools Holland]], [[Mel Smith]], [[Griff Rhys Jones]], [[Anthony Sharp]], [[Terry Jones]], [[Chris Barrie]], [[Helen Lederer]], [[Keith Allen (actor)|Keith Allen]], [[Paul Merton]], [[Paul Bradley (English actor)|Paul Bradley]], [[Pauline Melville]], [[Tamsin Heatley]], [[Ronnie Golden]], [[Roger Sloman]], [[Lee Cornes]], [[Helen Atkinson Wood]], [[Norman Lovett]], [[Lenny Henry]], [[David Rappaport]], [[Robbie Coltrane]], [[Tony Robinson]], [[Andy De La Tour]] and [[Emma Thompson]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Quirk|first1=Justin|title=Shut up you hippy!|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2007/oct/20/comedy.television|access-date=23 September 2017|work=Guardian|date=20 October 2007}}</ref>