The Young Ones (TV series) the mother figure, Mike as the father figure and Vyvyan and Rick as the children, Vyvyan the boy and Rick the girl. In the first six episodes of the series, a person whose hair covers their face appears in the background of some scenes, such as to the left when Neil gets hit by Vyvyan with a kettle in "Bomb". In the episode Demolition he appears slumped against the back wall when Rick is watching TV. These rumours of a mysterious fifth housemate have been the subject of fan speculation on the internet. In 2016 journalist Peter Farquhar sent members
Interesting (The Young Ones) Alexei Sayle starred as Tommy Balowski, aggressive drunkard and cousin of the students' landlord Jerzei. The episode features a performance from Rip Rig + Panic performing "(You're My) Kind of Climate" Jennifer Saunders guest stars as a party guest. Dawn French guest stars, as the Christian. Mark Arden and Stephen Frost also appear as would-be party-crashers and Nicholas Ball plays Dr Jim Morrison, Rick's sociology lecturer, who attends the party. Interesting (The Young Ones) "Interesting" is the fifth episode of British sitcom "The Young Ones". It was written by Ben Elton, Rik Mayall and Lise Mayer, and directed by Paul