The Young Ones Now Available Online in the U.K.

LONDON, August 5: BBC
Worldwide’s hit ’80s series The Young Ones is now available on the iTunes Store in the U.K.,
with all six 30-minutes episodes from season one launching today and season two
to follow shortly.

The Young Ones looks at student life in Thatcherite Britain in the
early 1980s. It follows four students at Scumbag College who share a house and
are apathetic about life and society. Clips from the show have garnered
successful views on BBC Worldwide’s YouTube and MySpace channels.

Simon Danker, the director
of digital media at BBC Worldwide, commented: “The Young Ones was a massive cult hit when it aired first time
round and its continuing fan base marks it out as a truly classic show. Making
the series available on iTunes will bring it to a whole new audience, while
existing fans can relive their ‘80s memories with a show that literally blasted
its way on to the screens.”

Danker continued: “Whether
you want to watch the ‘Atom Bomb’ episode or the final ‘Summer Holiday’ show,
the whole twisted, violently slapstick history of The Young Ones will be available online.”

—By Kristin
Brzoznowski