Time (The Young Ones) than anything. As with all episodes of "The Young Ones", the main four characters were student flatmates Mike (Christopher Ryan); Vyvyan (Adrian Edmondson); Rick (Rik Mayall) and Neil (Nigel Planer). Alexei Sayle starred as a medieval jester and a cheese shop customer. Jennifer Saunders plays the murderess Helen Mucus, while Helen Lederer plays the female sidekick of the jester's show and Robbie Coltrane portrays a one-eyed pirate radio DJ Captain Blood. Hale and Pace play peasants. This episode also features Paul Merton (credited under his real name, Paul Martin) as one of three yokels. It was his first television appearance.
Time (The Young Ones) Dawn French also appears briefly as the Easter Bunny. The episode features a performance by pop/reggae band Amazulu. Time (The Young Ones) "Time" is the tenth episode of British sitcom "The Young Ones". It was written by Ben Elton, Rik Mayall and Lise Mayer, and directed by Paul Jackson. It was first aired on BBC Two on 5 June 1984. The episode begins with opening credits and setting which parodies the popular American soap opera "Dallas". Neil is running a Texas oil company and Rick as an American client furious at Neil's way of business - signing over oil wells