Bottom Live Bottom Live Bottom Live – The Stage Show is a live stage show based on the UK TV series "Bottom". It ran in 1993 and was recorded for VHS (and later DVD) release at the Mayflower Theatre in Southampton. It was written by its stars, Rik Mayall as Richie Richard and Adrian Edmondson as Eddie Hitler. Following a weekend lock-in in the lavatories of their local pub, Richie and Eddie return to their flat. After they unsuccessfully attempt to prepare breakfast the mail arrives, containing a letter and parcel for Richie. The letter is from the solicitors, which Eddie is
Rik Mayall Gerald". He returned to play Lord Flashheart in the "Blackadder II" episode titled "Bells". A descendant of this character, Squadron Commander Flashheart, was in the "Blackadder Goes Forth" episode "Private Plane". In the same episode, he was reunited with Edmondson, who played German flying ace Baron von Richthofen the "Red Baron", in a scene where he comes to rescue Captain Blackadder from the Germans. A decade later, Mayall also appeared in "" as Robin Hood. In 1986, Mayall joined Planer, Edmondson and Elton to star as Richie Rich in "Filthy Rich & Catflap", which was billed as a follow-up to