The Young Ones (TV series) is extremely violent and regularly attacks Neil and Rick with pieces of wood, cricket bats, other large objects or simply his fists. For some reason he looks up to Mike, whom he never attacks and often addresses as "Michael". He despises Rick more than he does Neil; for example when Rick, Mike and Neil meet his mother at a bar in the episode "Boring", he calls both Neil and Mike his friends, but refers to Rick as "a complete bastard." This antagonistic relationship between Rick and Vyvyan makes them virtually inseparable, as the two spend by far more time together
The Young Ones (TV series) have exceptional knowledge of driving and road awareness, as he demonstrated when he tricked the vampire in "Nasty" to admitting he was really a vampire rather than a driving instructor as he had initially said. Vyvyan is not the only house member who can drive, however, during the last episode Rick is briefly seen driving the stolen AEC Routemaster double-decker bus. Portrayed by Nigel Planer. Neil Pye, is a morose, pacifist, vegetarian hippie working toward a Peace Studies degree. He is frequently victimised by the other housemates and forced to do the housework, shopping, cleaning and cooking. He is never