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"Bomb" was the fourth episode of British sitcom The Young Ones. It was written by Ben Elton, Rik Mayall and Lise Mayer, and directed by Paul Jackson. It was first aired on BBC2 on 30 November 1982. [edit]

Characters

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 starred as Reggie Balowski, wisecracking used car dealer and son of the students' landlord Jerzei. [edit]

Plot Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Neil fails to notice the real reason for an enormous hole in the ceiling when he got out of bed to do the breakfast, assuming that one of his flatmates had put it there somehow. Eventually Vyvyan points out that a huge red atom bomb has been dropped into the house and is perched against the refrigerator. The initial panic is diverted by the arrival of a sadistic television licence officer who wants blood, but soon the quartet returns to the emergency at hand. Mike tries negotiating with Libya while Rick attempts to make threats to the British Government. Neil, ever the pragmatist, sets out his personal survival plan and Vyvyan tries to quicken up the detonation procedure. The final tick of the clock prior to 'explosion' proves to be a little disappointing.

The episode features a performance from Dexys Midnight Runners performing a cover of Van Morrisons' "Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile)".

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pondering....
"During the footage of the plane dropping the atom bomb, the plane has the words "US Air Force" written near the front, as well as the USAF logo near near the back. It is unusual that the United States would be bombing Britain during this time."

...but wouldn't that be the point?-- Editor510  drop us a line, mate  19:02, 30 October 2008 (UTC) If I remember correctly, the dropping of the bomb was an accident. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.11.21.63 (talk) 04:39, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

I was wondering when it was usual for the US to be bombing the UK... 70.88.213.74 (talk) 21:33, 26 January 2009 (UTC)