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'''''Filthy Rich & Catflap''''' is<!--NOT "was" due to literary present tense: i.e. the show did not stop being a show just because it no longer airs--> a [[BBC]] [[sitcom]] produced in 1986 and broadcast in 1987. The series featured former ''[[The Young Ones (TV series)|The Young Ones]]'' co-stars [[Nigel Planer]], [[Rik Mayall]] and [[Adrian Edmondson]] as its three titular characters. It was written by [[Ben Elton]] (with additional material credited to Mayall), and produced and directed by [[Paul Jackson (producer)|Paul Jackson]] | '''''Filthy Rich & Catflap''''' is<!--NOT "was" due to literary present tense: i.e. the show did not stop being a show just because it no longer airs--> a [[BBC]] [[sitcom]] produced in 1986 and broadcast in 1987. The series featured former ''[[The Young Ones (TV series)|The Young Ones]]'' co-stars [[Nigel Planer]], [[Rik Mayall]] and [[Adrian Edmondson]] as its three titular characters. It was written by [[Ben Elton]] (with additional material credited to Mayall), and produced and directed by [[Paul Jackson (producer)|Paul Jackson]], with film sequences directed by [[Ed Bye]]. The show's music was written by [[Peter Brewis]]. One series consisting of six half-hour episodes was produced. Despite the [[Continuity announcers in the United Kingdom|continuity announcer]] saying that the show would return the following year,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thetvdb.com/series/filthy-rich-and-catflap |title=Filthy Rich & Catflap |publisher=TheTVDB.com |date= |accessdate=2022-08-31}}</ref> only one series was ever made due to a fall-out between Mayall and Elton over creative control. | ||
The series enjoyed a resurgence of interest in 2004 when it was officially released on [[DVD-Video|DVD]] by independent DVD production company Playback. The [[VHS]] and DVD versions were cut for musical rights. Cuts included Richie singing "[[Where Is Love?]]", "[[Morning Has Broken]]", and "[[Consider Yourself]]"; and Eddie singing "[[Roxanne (The Police song)|Roxanne]]", "[[You've Got to Pick a Pocket or Two]]", and "[[Message in a Bottle (The Police song)|Message in a Bottle]]". A 25th-anniversary DVD was released in 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.acorndvd.com/filthy-rich-and-catflap-25th-anniversary-edition.html |title=Filthy Rich and Catflap on DVD 25th Anniversary Edition - ONLY £8.99: FREE UK DELIVERY |access-date=1 May 2020 |archive-date=18 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150618040506/http://www.acorndvd.com/filthy-rich-and-catflap-25th-anniversary-edition.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> | The series enjoyed a resurgence of interest in 2004 when it was officially released on [[DVD-Video|DVD]] by independent DVD production company Playback. The [[VHS]] and DVD versions were cut for musical rights. Cuts included Richie singing "[[Where Is Love?]]", "[[Morning Has Broken]]", and "[[Consider Yourself]]"; and Eddie singing "[[Roxanne (The Police song)|Roxanne]]", "[[You've Got to Pick a Pocket or Two]]", and "[[Message in a Bottle (The Police song)|Message in a Bottle]]". A 25th-anniversary DVD was released in 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.acorndvd.com/filthy-rich-and-catflap-25th-anniversary-edition.html |title=Filthy Rich and Catflap on DVD 25th Anniversary Edition - ONLY £8.99: FREE UK DELIVERY |access-date=1 May 2020 |archive-date=18 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150618040506/http://www.acorndvd.com/filthy-rich-and-catflap-25th-anniversary-edition.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> | ||
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*'''Ralph Filthy''' ([[Nigel Planer]]): Richie's [[Show business|showbiz]] agent. He is sleazy and sickly and has, to quote writer Elton, "the morals of a [[dog]] caught short on a [[croquet]] lawn" (a line he would re-use as the tag line for his 1989 novel [[Stark (novel)|''Stark'']]). Quote: "Boys. It's not often I get excited but right now I feel like I've been locked in an [[off-licence]]". His speech is peppered with [[Polari]] and he refers to Richie as "Daughter"; his lapel also features a [[blue rose]], a symbol of a quest for the impossible. | *'''Ralph Filthy''' ([[Nigel Planer]]): Richie's [[Show business|showbiz]] agent. He is sleazy and sickly and has, to quote writer Elton, "the morals of a [[dog]] caught short on a [[croquet]] lawn" (a line he would re-use as the tag line for his 1989 novel [[Stark (novel)|''Stark'']]). Quote: "Boys. It's not often I get excited but right now I feel like I've been locked in an [[off-licence]]". His speech is peppered with [[Polari]] and he refers to Richie as "Daughter"; his lapel also features a [[blue rose]], a symbol of a quest for the impossible. | ||
*'''Gertrude Richard "Richie" Rich''' ([[Rik Mayall]]): a half-witted perennially "resting" (out of work) [[comedian]]/[[TV presenter]] whose most prominent work to date includes links on [[Television South|TVS]]. Despite this, he considers himself a "veritable superstar" and has [[Paranoia|paranoid]] delusions about everyone he meets wanting to either cash in on his fame or assassinate him. Hence, he hires a bodyguard. | *'''Gertrude Richard "Richie" Rich''' ([[Rik Mayall]]): a half-witted perennially "resting" (out of work) [[comedian]]/[[TV presenter]] whose most prominent work to date includes links on [[Television South|TVS]]. Despite this, he considers himself a "veritable superstar" and has [[Paranoia|paranoid]] delusions about everyone he meets wanting to either cash in on his fame or assassinate him. Hence, he hires a bodyguard. | ||
*'''Edward Didgeridoo Catflap''' ([[Adrian Edmondson]]): Richie's faithless [[minder]]; permanently [[Alcoholism|drunk]], disloyal and violent. Occasionally, Catflap holds up the pretence of being Richie's best friend, although this is usually for personal gain. | *'''Edward Didgeridoo "Eddie" Catflap''' ([[Adrian Edmondson]]): Richie's faithless [[minder]]; permanently [[Alcoholism|drunk]], disloyal and violent. Occasionally, Catflap holds up the pretence of being Richie's best friend, although this is usually for personal gain. | ||
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| Title = Game Show | | Title = Game Show | ||
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1987|1|14|df=yes}} | | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1987|1|14|df=yes}} | ||
| ShortSummary = After a disastrous appearance on '' | | ShortSummary = After a disastrous appearance on ''Ooer! Sounds a Bit Rude!'', Richie gets blackmailed by [[The Nolans]] over a series of compromising photographs. | ||
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| Title = A Death in the Family | | Title = A Death in the Family | ||
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1987|1|28|df=yes}} | | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1987|1|28|df=yes}} | ||
| ShortSummary = After losing the rights of his game show idea to executives, Richie takes | | ShortSummary = After losing the rights of his game show idea to BBC executives, Richie takes advantage of his terminally ill father to get back in the limelight. | ||
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| Title = Breakfast Television | | Title = Breakfast Television | ||
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1987|2|4|df=yes}} | | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1987|2|4|df=yes}} | ||
| ShortSummary = Filthy gets Richie a guest spot on [[TV-am]] reading celebrity gossip. Eddie and Richie celebrate by going on an all-night bender. | | ShortSummary = Filthy gets Richie a guest spot on [[TV-am]] reading celebrity gossip. Eddie and Richie celebrate by going on an all-night bender across Britain. | ||
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| Title = Smear Campaign | | Title = Smear Campaign | ||
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1987|2|11|df=yes}} | | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1987|2|11|df=yes}} | ||
| ShortSummary = After being put on trial and blacklisted for exposing themselves on TV, the trio start a smear campaign against everyone else in entertainment. | | ShortSummary = After being put on trial and blacklisted for drunkenly exposing themselves on TV in the previous episode, the trio start a smear campaign against everyone else in entertainment. | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:08, 30 September 2025
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox television Filthy Rich & Catflap is a BBC sitcom produced in 1986 and broadcast in 1987. The series featured former The Young Ones co-stars Nigel Planer, Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson as its three titular characters. It was written by Ben Elton (with additional material credited to Mayall), and produced and directed by Paul Jackson, with film sequences directed by Ed Bye. The show's music was written by Peter Brewis. One series consisting of six half-hour episodes was produced. Despite the continuity announcer saying that the show would return the following year,[1] only one series was ever made due to a fall-out between Mayall and Elton over creative control.
The series enjoyed a resurgence of interest in 2004 when it was officially released on DVD by independent DVD production company Playback. The VHS and DVD versions were cut for musical rights. Cuts included Richie singing "Where Is Love?", "Morning Has Broken", and "Consider Yourself"; and Eddie singing "Roxanne", "You've Got to Pick a Pocket or Two", and "Message in a Bottle". A 25th-anniversary DVD was released in 2012.[2]
Characters
- Ralph Filthy (Nigel Planer): Richie's showbiz agent. He is sleazy and sickly and has, to quote writer Elton, "the morals of a dog caught short on a croquet lawn" (a line he would re-use as the tag line for his 1989 novel Stark). Quote: "Boys. It's not often I get excited but right now I feel like I've been locked in an off-licence". His speech is peppered with Polari and he refers to Richie as "Daughter"; his lapel also features a blue rose, a symbol of a quest for the impossible.
- Gertrude Richard "Richie" Rich (Rik Mayall): a half-witted perennially "resting" (out of work) comedian/TV presenter whose most prominent work to date includes links on TVS. Despite this, he considers himself a "veritable superstar" and has paranoid delusions about everyone he meets wanting to either cash in on his fame or assassinate him. Hence, he hires a bodyguard.
- Edward Didgeridoo "Eddie" Catflap (Adrian Edmondson): Richie's faithless minder; permanently drunk, disloyal and violent. Occasionally, Catflap holds up the pretence of being Richie's best friend, although this is usually for personal gain.
Summary
During the run of the series Richie kills several milkmen, Eddie blackmails Richie with a paternity suit scam, Ralph gets sent to prison and hanged, Richie is blackmailed by The Nolans, they spoof newspaper tycoon Rupert Murdoch and feature bodyguards wearing Federation Stormtrooper uniforms that previously featured in the sci-fi show Blake's 7. Richie appeared as a guest on a panel game called Ooer!! Sounds a Bit Rude!, which bore more than a passing resemblance to the BBC quiz show Blankety Blank (which itself is mentioned several times throughout the show). Richie finally becomes famous by slandering everyone in showbiz and becoming the only person censors deem clean enough to host every show on television (precisely everybody, from the "A-list" names down to the entire cast of Grange Hill). This leads to a song-and-dance routine from Richie, celebrating the fact that, in his words, he has "made it!".[3]
As well as the Nolans, other people appearing as "themselves" included Midge Ure and Anne Diamond (then an anchor woman for breakfast TV station TV-am). The show also featured cameos by Barbara Windsor, Lynda Bellingham and Jools Holland. Contemporaries from the alternative comedy scene who also appeared include Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, Helen Lederer, Gareth Hale, Norman Pace, Arthur Smith, Mel Smith, Chris Barrie, Lee Cornes, David Baddiel, Andy de la Tour, John Bird and Harry Enfield.[4] Many of these guests had previously appeared in The Young Ones.
Episodes
All episodes directed by Ed Bye and Paul Jackson. All episodes written by Ben Elton, with additional material by Rik Mayall.
References
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External links
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