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Richie and Ed
Two of life's pathetic losers share a flat and some lice.

This is definitely one of the best comedies ever shown on the BBC - although it should really be strictly for adults only as there is a lot of mindless violence and bad language, although saying that you just can't help curling up and laughing when the boys start laying in to one another.

The programme is based around two middle aged guys who share a flat, Richie Richard played by Rik Mayall) is a real slob of a man, he's never had a real girlfriend and can only ever fantasizing about woman, he constantly moans about the state of his life, and I think he only changes his underpants once a year. Eddward Hitler is played by Adrian Edmondson, who when asked in reference to his surname, "Any relation?", Eddie replies, "As a matter of fact YES!!". Eddie is always getting pissed and whenever he get hold of some cash can't resist spending it on drink or gambling it away on a sure bet - like the horse 'Sad Ken'.

  Season 1      

Season 2

    Season 3

"Smells" - 17th Sep 91

"Digger" - 1st Oct 92

    "Hole" - 6th Jan 95

"Gas" - 24th Sep 91

"Culture" - 8th Oct 92

"Terror" - 13th Jan 95

"Contest" - 1st Oct 91

"Burglary" - 15th Oct 92

"Break" - 20th Jan 95

"Apocalypse" - 8th Oct 91

"Parade" - 22nd Oct 92

"Dough" - 27th Jan 95

 "'S Up" - 15th Oct 91

"Holy" - 29th Oct 92

"Finger" - 3rd Feb 95

 "Accident" - 29th Oct 91

'S Out" - Unaired

"Terror" - 10th Feb 95

                                                                     
                                                                         

Season 1 ( 1991 )

(1.1) - "Smells" - 17th September

Richie's just so lonely and depressed... obviously the solution is "pheremone," a can of aerosol sex spray that will attract any female, especially the four-footed kind.

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(1.2) - "Gas" - 24th September

Eddie and Richie attempt some nocturnal repair work after a surprise visit from the gasman. The result: an eyeful for Richie, a gutful for Eddie, and a very angry neighbour!

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(1.3) - "Contest" - 1st October

The power struggle between Eddie and Richie manifests itself in a war over what to watch on the telly: "The Miss World Beauty Contest" or... a documentary on cars ?

(1.4) - "Apocalypse" - 8th October

Eddie and Richie are suddenly rich. First thing to do: go to the fair and blow some dosh. Richie crosses a gypsy fortune teller's palm with silver, or as close as he can get... For 5p, his future's going to look pretty bleak.

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(1.5) - 'S Up" - 15th October

Eddie and Richie "skillfully" keep shop. Richie gets to wear a snazzy white shop-keeper's coat, act rude to customers, and generally abuse his "authority"... after all, that's what makes Britain great.

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(1.6) - "Accident" - 29th October

It's Richie's birthday, and he uses every opportunity he gets to rub it in Eddie's face. "Chopper" Hitler's mates, Spudgun and Dave Hedgehog, are introduced.

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Season 2 ( 1992 )

(2.1) - "Digger" - 1st October

The boys visit a "Love Bureau" service, hoping to get a "wazzo pair of jugs." Is Richie finally going to dooooo it? Eddie plays the butler in their apartment, and we learn something new about him: he was once in love with Harry Belafonte.

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(2.2) - "Culture" - 8th October

"We're having an evening of culture--and poetry--and chess," claims Richie when the telly is repossessed. Is Eddie ready for the clash of the Great Big Minds? Or in Richie's case, the tiny petty mind?

(2.3) - "Burglary" - 15th October

Richie and Eddie turn in for bed--that is, until Richie hears a strange noise downstairs. No, it's not Eddie's gastrointestinal problem. It's a burglary--and a chance to escape to Barbados!

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(2.4) - "Parade" - 22nd October

Free drinks from the bit of alright behind the bar, a hot tip from a drunken bookie, and a false leg hand-carved by naked Balinese maidens--can Richie and Eddie's luck last?

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(2.5) - "Holy" - 29th October

It's Christmas and Richie is excited as usual. After all, he's been a very good little boy--there should be presents for him! Eddie couldn't care less, until a tiny package arrives that alters their relationship.

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(2.6) - "'S Out" - Unaired

Armed with a very small tent, a tin-opener, and a packet of chocolate Hob-Nobs, the boys set camp on Wimbledon Common and the comedy begins.

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Season 3 ( 1995 )

(3.1) - "Hole" - 6th January

Eddie and Richie get stranded at the top of a condemned ferris wheel and contemplate the futility of their lives.

(3.2) - "Terror" - 13th January

It's Halloween. Eddie and Richie go trick-or-treating to raise funds for a wild party, which doesn't quite go according to plan...

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(3.3) - "Break" - 20th January

The boys have booked a dream holiday in Bridlington... well, near Bridlington... in Doncaster. But can Richie bear the excitement and anticipation?

(3.4) - "Dough" - 27th January

Eddie's come up with a great new way to raise some cash--forgery! There's only room for one counterfeiter in town, and Skullcrusher Henderson isn't happy about the competition...

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(3.5) - "Finger" - 3rd February

Wedding bells for psycotic Welshman "Cannonball" Taffy O'Jones. One small problem: Eddie and Richie have stolen his car and his honeymoon tickets.

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(3.6) - "Terror" - 10th February

Eddie and Richie go looting at the annual Hammersmith carnival-cum-riot--and find they've stolen a highly incriminating videotape of Prime Minister's Bedtime.

Richie Richard   (played by Rik Mayall)

He seems nice... well, in a smarmy, oozing and oily-tongued way that you realize isn't really nice at all. His problem is sex: he thinks the "Kama Sutra" is an Indian restaurant. Sex is something which happens to other people and they won't even let him watch.

  1. Bottom regular as Richard Richard - co writer of each episode
  2. Filthy Rich & Catflap regular as Richie Rich
  3. The Young Ones regular as Rik
  4. The New Statesman main character as Alan Bastard (Pronounced.... BASS - TARD)

Eddie Hitler   (played by Adrian Edmondson)

He's the sort of person you cross the road to avoid. He likes life's simple pleasures: a visit to the bookies, cheating Richie out of anything he can (including the rent) and then breaking his legs on his birthday. If there's any way he can score, whether it s money, girls or an advantage over Richie, he'll do it.

Adrian Edmondson was born on January 27, 1957.

Spudgun   (played by Steven O'Donnell)

Spudgun is a witless non-entity that has somehow become Eddie's mate.

Spudgun appeared in the following episodes:

Dave Hedgehog   (played by Christopher Ryan)

Dave Hedgehog is a friend of Eddie and Spudgun; he complements Spudgun in a strange way since he's so short and Spudgun is so large. However, both are equally lacking in personality...

Dave Hedgehog appeared in the following episodes:

Dick Head   (played by Lee Cornes)

Dick Head is the landlord at the local pub: a scheming, devious man who takes great pleasure in making Eddie and Richie suffer.

Dick Head appeared in the following episodes:
  1. 1.1. "Smells" - 17th Sep 91
  2. 2.4. "Parade" - 22nd Oct 92
  3. 3.4. "Dough" - 27th Jan 95
  1. Bottom recurring guest as Dick Head
  2. Filthy Rich & Catflap
  3. The Young Ones

Live tour and video - "Bottom Live" - Unaired

It's just another ordinary day in the "Land of Hope and Glory" for Eddie and Richie... until a solicitor's letter and a package of "medical goods" threaten to crush the delicate blossom that is their friendship.

Written By: Adrian Edmondson & Rik Mayall
Directed By: Marcus Mortimer
Toured nationwide in the UK in 1993. Filmed for video at the Mayflower Theatre, Southampton.

Filthy Rich & Catflap

Anarchic comedy featuring showbiz nobody Richie Rich, his freeloading minder Eddie Catflap, and his wino agent Ralph Filthy.

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Produced by the BBC, in association with Paul Jackson Productions.

Two BBC videotapes are available:-

"Filthy Rich & Catflap" (BBCV 4991) and
"Filthy Rich & Catflap 2" (BBCV 5271).

Season 1

  1. "Episode 1" - 7th Jan 87
  2. "Episode 2" - 14th Jan 87
  3. "Episode 3" - 21st Jan 87
  4. "Episode 4" - 28th Jan 87
  5. "Episode 5" - 4th Feb 87
  6. "Episode 6" - 11th Feb 87

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Compiled by D. Brewer - November 1997