Oil (The Young Ones) (Working On The Chain Gang)," by Roy 'C,' who was better known for his 1966 hit, Shotgun Wedding. During the end credits in which shows a disoriented but conscious Vyvyan stumbling about the cellar, he reveals to the camera: "By the way, it was a complete lie about the oil." The episode featured a performance from electronic band Radical Posture, with Alexei Sayle as their singer, singing "Doctor Martens' Boots" 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
The Young Ones (TV series) Life" where Neil is killed by Rick and covered with garden fertiliser only for several of him to emerge from the ground later on. As established in "Neil's Heavy Concept Album", Neil comes from Twickenham (his name punning on Eel Pie Island). His middle names ("Wheedon Watkins") are revealed in "Neil's Book of the Dead". He is a fan of Hawkwind, Marillion, and Steve Hillage. More information about his musical tastes was revealed when the character 'guest v-jayed' on the still young MTV network in ca. 1985, playing several videos (e.g. T. Rex, "Get It On"), including his own hit