Richie causes trouble in his pursuit of TV fame with Eddie, his alcoholic minder, and Filthy, his sponging agent.
Created by
Ben Elton
Network
BBC Two
Status
Ended
Type
Miniseries
First Aired
1987-01-07
Last Aired
1987-02-11
Nigel Planer
Ralph Filthy
Rik Mayall
Richard Rich
Adrian Edmondson
Edward Catflap
1. Dead Milkmen
34m
Richie has a paternity suit on his hands, while also killing several milkmen in the process.
2. Game Show
1987-01-14
35m
After a disastrous appearance on Ooer!! Sounds a Bit Rude!, Richie gets blackmailed by The Nolans.
3. Dinner Party
1987-01-21
Richie and Eddie plan a dinner party to celebrate Richie's 10 years in show business.
4. A Death in the Family
1987-01-28
After losing the rights of his game show idea to executives, Richie takes advantages of his terminally ill father to get back in the limelight.
5. Breakfast Television
1987-02-04
32m
Filthy gets Richie a guest spot on TV-am reading celebrity gossip. Eddie and Richie celebrate by going on an all-night bender.
6. Smear Campaign
After being put on trial and blacklisted for exposing themselves on TV, the trio start a smear campaign against everyone else in entertainment.
