's Up
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"'s Up" is the fifth episode of the first series of British
sitcom Bottom
. It was first broadcast on Tuesday 15 October 1991.
Jam Making". At this point, the landlord Mr. Harrison bursts into the flat asking Richie and Eddie if they would mind his shop, so inconvenienced is he with his Mother's funeral.
In the shop, Richie demands to wear a white overcoat and make Eddie, his assistant, put his jacket on "back-to-front" so customers can see that Eddie is merely his assistant (there was no "assistant" nametag). Mr Harrison leaves and Richie engrosses himself in the role of shopkeeper, while Eddie empties all the packets of Hula Hoops
that Richard repeatedly crushes with the counter flap. Richie insults a friend of Eddie's who wants to buy the newspaper Richie is reading and beats Richie's head against the counter when Richie argues with him; an old woman who hears Richie talking to himself and enquires if he is mad; and a doctor who refers to Richie as "assistant." Richie is in desperation with the state of the nation when Eddie suggests they go up to the roof and watch cricket
. Eddie sets up a bell on the door so they know when people are entering the shop.
On the roof, the pair chat before Eddie hears the bell and goes downstairs to serve a customer. Richie realises that the roof flap cannot be opened from the outside and panics before Eddie opens the flap, hitting Richie in the face. When Eddie goes down to serve another customer Richie sets a trap Eddie comes back up and tricks him into falling for it. When going back down again, Richie sets a trap where the trap door will smash Eddie's head, but the plan backfires and the hatch shuts, trapping them on the roof. People start looting the shop and Eddie climbs down the drainpipe
to stop them. Unfortunately, Richie has used the string that holds it to the roof in his trap. Eddie falls to the ground and stops the looting, then comes back to the roof. As soon as Eddie gets back up, the door slams shut and it begins to rain. The episode ends with Richie punching Eddie off the roof.
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sitcom Bottom
Bottom (TV series)
Bottom was a British sitcom television series that originally aired on BBC2 between 1991 and 1995. It was written by comic duo Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson who star as Richie and Eddie, two flatmates living on the dole in Hammersmith, London...
. It was first broadcast on Tuesday 15 October 1991.
Synopsis
Richie and Eddie mind their landlord's shop for him, but end up getting stuck on the rooftop after trying to watch cricket from there.Plot
As the episode begins, Richie is trying to enjoy an English Sunday morning, while Eddie is trying to watch what he believes are pornographic videos. After Eddie has forced Richie to sit down to watch the film, the pair observe that the film is not particularly erotic and Richie suggests that the "Furry Honey-pot Adventure" is probably a kids film. Eddie's other purchases also turn out to be innocent - "Big Jugs" is a history of Victorian pottery and "Swedish Lesbians in Blackcurrant Jam" turns out to be "Swedish Legends in BlackcurrantBlackcurrant
Blackcurrant, Ribes nigrum, is a species of Ribes berry native to central and northern Europe and northern Asia, and is a perennial....
Jam Making". At this point, the landlord Mr. Harrison bursts into the flat asking Richie and Eddie if they would mind his shop, so inconvenienced is he with his Mother's funeral.
In the shop, Richie demands to wear a white overcoat and make Eddie, his assistant, put his jacket on "back-to-front" so customers can see that Eddie is merely his assistant (there was no "assistant" nametag). Mr Harrison leaves and Richie engrosses himself in the role of shopkeeper, while Eddie empties all the packets of Hula Hoops
Hula Hoops
Hula Hoops are a potato-based snack, in the shape of short, hollow cylinders. They were first introduced in 1973. Hula Hoops come in several different flavors. They are produced by KP Snacks...
that Richard repeatedly crushes with the counter flap. Richie insults a friend of Eddie's who wants to buy the newspaper Richie is reading and beats Richie's head against the counter when Richie argues with him; an old woman who hears Richie talking to himself and enquires if he is mad; and a doctor who refers to Richie as "assistant." Richie is in desperation with the state of the nation when Eddie suggests they go up to the roof and watch cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
. Eddie sets up a bell on the door so they know when people are entering the shop.
On the roof, the pair chat before Eddie hears the bell and goes downstairs to serve a customer. Richie realises that the roof flap cannot be opened from the outside and panics before Eddie opens the flap, hitting Richie in the face. When Eddie goes down to serve another customer Richie sets a trap Eddie comes back up and tricks him into falling for it. When going back down again, Richie sets a trap where the trap door will smash Eddie's head, but the plan backfires and the hatch shuts, trapping them on the roof. People start looting the shop and Eddie climbs down the drainpipe
Rain gutter
A rain gutter is a narrow channel, or trough, forming the component of a roof system which collects and diverts rainwater shed by the roof....
to stop them. Unfortunately, Richie has used the string that holds it to the roof in his trap. Eddie falls to the ground and stops the looting, then comes back to the roof. As soon as Eddie gets back up, the door slams shut and it begins to rain. The episode ends with Richie punching Eddie off the roof.
Consistency Errors
- In "ContestContest (Bottom episode)"Contest" is the third episode of the first series of British sitcom Bottom. It was first broadcast on Monday September 30, 1991.-Synopsis:...
" Richie claims the flat is owned by his auntie Mabel. In this episode it is owned by Mr Harrison.
Continuity and Production Errors
- Richie and Eddie are on the shop roof as Richie is trying to make it rain. Before doing his "rain dance", he pulls up the legs of his trousers. After he pulls a muscle in his groin, the right trouser leg falls back down. In the next shot, it is pulled back up again.
- Shown on the Bottom Fluff out-takes video, during the recording of this episode Mayall is seen holding a fish finger in front of Edmondson. However, Edmondson suggests that the fish finger should be turned around so it is in full view. They both sarcastically argue that the fish finger should remain in its original position due to continuity errors (Mayall was seen in the previous shot running with the fish finger in that position). A production assistant is then seen re-adjusting the fish finger to its first position, and Mayall quips "Who was right? It was me, wasn't it?"
- Despite it being ascertained or suggested in other episodes that Eddie is a virgin (most notably the Series 3 episode "TerrorTerror (Bottom episode)Terror is the second episode of the third series of British television sitcom, Bottom. It was first broadcast on 13 January 1995.-Synopsis:One night, Eddie answers the door, and is greeted by a group of children playing Trick or Treat. When he fails to give them any sweets, they "trick" him by...
") in this episode it is revealed that he 'shagged' Richie's only girlfriend to date, Ethel Cardew, on the Christmas Club Coach Trip to Bruge some years previously.
Cast
| Cast | Characters |
| Rik Mayall Rik Mayall Richard Michael "Rik" Mayall is an English comedian, writer, and actor. He is known for his comedy partnership with Ade Edmondson, his over-the-top, energetic portrayal of characters, and as a pioneer of alternative comedy in the early 1980s... |
Richie |
| Ade Edmondson | Eddie |
| Roger Sloman Roger Sloman Roger Sloman is an English actor. Born in the Harlesden district of London, he has performed in dozens of television and film appearances since the late 1970s... |
Mr. Harrison |
| Michael Redfern Michael Redfern Michael Ian Redfern, born 30 March 1943 in Isleworth, London, England, is a British actor, known for his appearances on television and stage.-Career:... |
John Cooper |
| John Wells John Wells (satirist) John Wells was an English actor, writer and satirist, educated at Eastbourne College and St Edmund Hall, Oxford... |
Doctor |
| Evie Garrett | Old Lady |