New spin-off for Bottom’s Rik Mayall & Adrian Edmondson

2013 will mark 18 years since Rik Mayall & Adrian Edmondson last appeared in the UK cult hit, Bottom.

Now the characters of ‘Richie Rich’ and ‘Eddie Hitler’ are set to return in their own spin-off, Hooligan’s Island. It will air in UK in 2013 with six new episodes.

The BBC asks, “Are they still living in one of the dirtiest and least hygienic flats uncondemned by Health and Safety? Are they still drinking neat furniture polish whilst hitting each other over the head with large metal objects, setting fire to each other as they seek to impress gullible members of the opposite sex, and each other? Or are they down the pub?

“No, they are abandoned, lost, shipwrecked on the tropical hell hole that is Hooligans Island and they are still hitting each other over the head with large metal objects, still chasing women, even though there are none on the island, and still waiting for that job seekers allowance cheque as they distil something quite like alcohol, only worse.

“Be afraid, be very afraid and then just a little bit bilious.”

The series begins will be executive produced by Jon Plowman for the BBC.