The Young Ones (TV series) from the group by Mike, and Vyvyan supposedly having backstage sex with Kate Bush with Neil as his contraceptive). The skit climaxed with Neil claiming Cliff Richard could not perform with them as he was "doing time" (the musical Time was premiering the following week) and John Craven had been booked as a replacement, only for Cliff to then appear. However he was only available to appear on the second night of the run, with Bob Geldof replacing him on the other two nights. On one occasion, Edmondson, Mayall and Planer as their "Young Ones" characters did a parody of
Boring (The Young Ones) from the other characters. They are then revealed to be the subject of an article on the front of "The Guardian" with the headline "Police I.Q. Shocker". Also in this episode is David Rappaport, playing Ftumch the devil. This is one of his two appearances in "The Young Ones", the other being as a different character in "Flood". The episode also features a performance of "House of Fun" by ska band Madness. In addition, lead singer Suggs has a line of dialogue in the episode. When Rick asks if the band knows "Summer Holiday" by Cliff Richard, Suggs replies, "You