The Young One’s Nigel Planer has returned to the show’s famous student house in Bristol, 41-years after the iconic BBC sitcom fist aired.
The actor, 70, who played hapless hippy Neil Pye in the series from 1982-1984, visited the property for the first time since filming wrapped.
The show was set in North London and followed the lives of four students, also played by Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmondson and Christopher Ryan, but a house in Bristol was chosen for the exterior shots.
A fan of the show Ben Hill got in touch with Nigel and they visited the property together with the actor sharing his memories from the set.
He told Bristol Live: ‘It was years ago but of course a lot comes flooding back when you go back to this house where you spent a lot of formative time’.
The Young One’s Nigel Planer, 40, has returned to the show’s famous student house in Bristol, 41-years after the iconic BBC sitcom fist aired
The actor who played hapless hippy Neil Pye in the series from 1982-1984, visited the property for the first time since filming wrapped (L-R) Nigel Planer, Rik Mayall, Christopher Ryan, Adrian Edmondson
He went on to say how the show would ‘never’ get made today: ‘The younger generation are very different now, there’s a lot more responsibility on their shoulders. You wouldn’t be making something now that’s four guys shouting at each other’.
Before adding: I don’t think it was a golden age. There was a load of crap made then, you just don’t remember the rubbish ones.’
It comes after Nigel and co-star Adrian announced they were reuniting for a new quirky disaster comedy.
The actors, appeared on Good Morning Britain to discuss their play ahead of it’s opening show In October.
Joining Susanna Reid and Ed Balls in the studio, the duo revealed they had co-written It’s Headed Straight Towards Us which comes to Park Theatre, Finsbury Park.
Adrian said: ‘We like each other, that is the strange thing. We got together to write this play just because we enjoy each other’s company.
‘Writing is kind of about working out what the world is about.’
‘And trying to make each other laugh,’ Nigel added.
Nigel wrapped up in a scarf and hat and looked a million miles from his long haired TV character (Right, picture on the show in 1982)
The show was set in North London and followed the lives of four students, also played by Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmondson and Christopher Ryan, but a house in Bristol was chosen for the exterior shots
A fan of the show Ben Hill got in touch with Nigel and they visited the property together with the actor sharing his memories from the set – Nigel (R) and Rik Mayall (L) pictured on the show
Nigel said: ‘It was years ago but of course a lot comes flooding back when you go back to this house where you spent a lot of formative time’
Adding of the play, Adrian explained: ‘It’s about two actors, played by Sam West and Rufus Hound and they hate each other.
‘They’re stuck in a Winnebago in Iceland on a glacier, on a volcano that’s about to go off.’
Directed by Rachel Kavanaugh, the play sees the leading characters squabble over old rivalries dating back to drama school as the film set around them collapses.
Adrian and Nigel were propelled to fame on The Young Ones – a comedy about four students sharing a squalid house that ran from 1982 to 1984.
Rik Mayall, who passed away aged 56 after suffering a heart attack in July 2014, played main character poet Rick.
He went on to say how the show would ‘never’ get made today: ‘The younger generation are very different now, there’s a lot more responsibility on their shoulders. You wouldn’t be making something now that’s four guys shouting at each other’
Last year, the show was given a viewer discretion warning for its release on the streaming service BritBox.
The classic Eighties comedy comes with a disclaimer about its jokes – warning viewers the show features ‘racist and homophobic’ content.
Examples of outdated language used on the sitcom include a 1982 episode entitled Boring, in which Rik is accosted by an obnoxious policeman who, due to wearing sunglasses, believes Rick to be black rather than white.
He then refers to Rik as ‘Mr. Sambo Darkie C**n’, as well as ‘Mr. Rastas Chocolate Drop’, before quipping that he thought Rick was ‘an N-word.’