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Bottom

Name: Bottom
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1991-09-17
Cast: Adrian Edmondson, Rik Mayall

1991 | 3 seasons | 30 min | Comedy

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

A mixed bag with no real highs. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Made for anyone who wants a laugh.
The mood: Darkly funny.
The pace: 3 seasons: a few weeks of evenings, short, snackable episodes, about 9 hours in all.
What might put you off: Rated TV-MA: expect sex.

Richie Richard (socially awkward, sexually inexperienced) and Eddie Hitler (carefree alcoholic ) are two social outcasts living on the dole. Trapped together in a squalid flat in Hammersmith, London they are perpetually skint, bored and sexually frustrated. They spend their days scheming, bickering, and being nasty and sadistic to each other.

How it earned its rating

CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
AudiencesSolid
7.9 out of 10
AwardsWeak
1 win and 0 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
Reach & staying powerSolid
Ran for 3 seasons and reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 119K people sought it out in the past year

Season by season

The show overall is a Weeknight Watch. Here's how each season stacks up; Season 1 is the high point.

Season 11991 · 6 episodes · 8.4 out of 10
Friday
Season 21992 · 6 episodes · 8.0 out of 10
Saturday
Season 31995 · 6 episodes · 7.9 out of 10
Saturday

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Cast & crew

Created by Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmondson

Adrian EdmondsonEdward Elizabeth Hitler
Rik MayallRichard Richard