'The Young Ones' was a highly popular series in both Britain and the rest of the world. Everyone enjoyed the crazy and sometimes disgusting household made up of the foursome named Vyvyan, Rik, Neil and Mike. The series started in 1982 and only two series were made. You will still find that every now and then re-runs of the four British students are aired in almost every country.

Adrian Edmondson: Vyvyan
Rik Mayall: Rik
Nigel Planner: Neil
Christopher Ryan: Mike

Jennifer plays a bored party guest called Sue who is totally humiliated by Rick. He first starts screaming at her and her friend for arriving early. He then rampages her bag and finds a package of tampons. Totally unaware of what it is he starts playing with one. It ends up in someone’s glass absorbing some of the wine. Rick looks at the package and finally understands what he has done. Jennifer ends up fighting with Santa Clause another bored and very drunk party guest.

Rik: Who the bloody hell are you.
Sue’s friend: Hello Rik, we’re here for the party.
Rik: Oh, it’s a bit early, isn’t it. It’s not suppose to start for another 5 minutes. I distinctively remember telling you 7.30. Are you calling me a lyer. Sue: We can go to the pub.
Rik: Oh, you can go to the pub, can you. Oh, that’s all right. Go on, piss off to the pub. I just thought you were my friends, that’s all.
Sue’s friend: Oh Rik, it’s only 5 minutes.
Rik: Oh, it’s only 5 minutes. Tell that to Roger Banister.
Sue: It’s only 5 minutes.
Roger Banister: Oh really, how interesting.

Teacher: Hey, nobody’s drinking.
Sue: We’d like to but the party hasn’t actually started yet.

Santa: Hoohoohoo.
Sue: Fascist.

Rik: Look, everybody. This is supposed to be a party. So for flips sake start having fun.
Sue: The Pigs smashed the hi-fi. We’ve got no music.

And then there was music: Rip Rig & Panic.

Jennifer plays a girl called Helen Mucus who wakes up in Rik’s bed. Rik doesn’t remember what happened but is absolutely sure they had it off. So he boasts to his roommates about his pretend girlfriend. The rest of the boys are also very interested in Helen. Vyvyan is checking out her form from up close, real close. Mike is constantly trying to talk Helen into his bed but it doesn’t really work. The BBC radio news broadcast says that a very dangerous mass murderess has escaped. This turns out to be Helen who tries to kill Mike for hitting on her. She ends up being smashed by the front door.

Vyvyan: There’s those girls.
Neal: Hello.
Rik: Goodmorning.
Mike: Hi baby, you want a game of strip-poker.
Rik: Shut up Mike. Hello, I didn’t hear you come in.
Helen: I did.
Rik: Come in, sit down, have some breakfast. Let me introduce you to everybody.
Mike: Okay, last one to find the jungle animal takes of all their clothes. I found it, your turn.
Rik: This is Michael. This is Neal, go away, go away. That’s Vyvyan being sick. Guys this is .....
Helen: Who are you?
Rik: Oh gosh, it’s all so casual, isn’t it. It’s Rik, Rik.
Neal: It’s a nice day for it, isn’t it. I didn’t mean for it. I meant it’s a nice day for weather.
Rik: Come on Neal get on with the breakfast. Honestly we haven’t got all day.
Vyvyan: Yes we have.
Rik: What?
Mike: He’s right Rik. It’s Sunday we have got all day.
Rik: That’s not the point. That’s not really what I am trying to say.
Neal: What’s the matter Rik.
Rik: Nothing I’ll just go make the breakfast, shall I.
Mike: I know what your thinking baby and if I was the telly you think I was talking in centimetres.
Helen: Amazed.
Mike: I bet you are. There’s always tonight. What did you say your name was.
Helen: Promise you won’t laugh. It’s Helen. It’s awful, isn’t it. It sounds like the sort of name someone would give to someone who looks as if they’ve been to hell and back, doesn’t it. It’s hugely embarrassing. Still at least my surname isn’t back. It would be awful, wouldn’t it. Hell and back. My surname is Mucus.
Rik: Get down and groove. We dance all day in this house. He Vyv are you dancing.
Vyvyan: Are you asking.
Rik: I’m asking.
Vyvyan: Piss off.
Mike: I hope I’m not putting you al out.
All: No, no, no.
Helen: I hope you don’t mind me spending the night but I was desperate for somewhere to stay. When I saw you all had gone away for the weekend I just climbed in through the kitchen window. Found an empty bed and went to sleep.
Rik: No, no, no, no darling, no. It wasn’t an empty bed, was it. Because I was in there, wasn’t I.
Helen: Were you? You weren’t there when I woke up.
Neal: Rik you bloody lyer. You said you’d done it to her. He said he’d done it to you.
Rik: There’s obviously been some ghastly misunderstanding.
Vyvyan: Rik is still a virgin.
Rik: I am not. I am not a virgin.

Neal: No it’s definitely knackered. I can hear something rattling around inside.
Helen: Oh dear, I am sorry. I don’t know how I managed to spill tea on it from this distance.
Neal: Yeah it was weird. You just seem to like pick up the cup and violently through it to the radio.
Helen: Yes I am sorry. I really must apologise.
Mike: Don’t worry about it. Neal does it all the time.
Helen: Throw cups?
Mike: No he apologises.
Neal: Oh hang on, hang on. I think I’ve fixed it.

- Good afternoon this is the objective and strictly impartial BBC World Service operating on behalf of the conservative party. And now a news flash. -
Helen: Oh dear, clumsy old me. I seem to have done it again. What can I say.
Mike: How about, oh Mike please put your hand up my skirt.

Mike: That’s it baby treat me rough.

Mike: That’s our song baby. Let’s dance.

Mike: Here we are baby. Ready for action, ready for fun, ready for lovin’ and it’s only just gone one.
Helen: Gosh, is that the time.
Mike: No time is an abstract concept, that’s a wristwatch.
Helen: I really must be going.
Mike: No wait a minute, wait a minute. What’s two foot long with a big round end.
Helen: Don’t know.
Mike: Nor do I but I keep finding it in my cornflakes.
Helen: It will be your .....
Mike: Now I’ll never know.
Neal: Mike, Mike, Rik’s pretend girlfriend has been crushed by a sort of medieval knight.

Jennifer’s 1982 appearance in 'The Young Ones’ is the first time Jennifer can be seen together with her then hubby-to-be Adrian Edmondson. It’s actually her first on-screen performance.

Jennifer’s comedy-partner also made some guest appearances in ‘The Young Ones’. You can see her in the episodes ‘Interesting’ playing a religious woman, ‘Time’ playing an Easter bunny and ‘Nasty’ where she is the woman with horns in a commercial.

Helen Lederer can also be seen in 'The Young Ones'. If you haven’t got a clue who she is, this might help. She plays Catronia Kirk in 'Absolutely Fabulous'. The blond one working for 'Magda' and later on taking 'Bubble’s' place as 'Edina’s' secretary.