Jul 2, 2026 · 57 min · 17 segments
There's no business like show business and there's no shortage of TV execs trying to capture lightning in a bottle. In 1989, U.S. TV network Fox decided to take one of the most uniquely British…
Ange PearsonHost
Matt BrooksHost
Paul TanterHost
Following the huge success of the two series in the UK in 1982 and 1984, the public appetite for more Young Ones was enormous.
People clamored for a third series, but Rik, Lisa, and Ben had been insistent that it was two series and done, ending with a literal bang.
The British public would have to satisfy their urges with the Bachelor Boys book, Living Doll record release, live shows, and occasional advert featuring basically the same characters.
So The Young Ones was done in the UK, but show business often has more emphasis on business than show, and if a program or format is successful, then there's money to be made.
Everyone knows that one of the UK's biggest and most successful exports abroad is our music.
But did you also know that following the success of Steptoe and Son remake, Sanford and Son in the US in the '70s, a slew of British sitcoms were successfully remade for American audiences over the following decades.
Fawlty Towers, Red Dwarf, Men Behaving Badly, and The Inbetweeners were all remade across the pond and were smash hit successes, all running for years and winning numerous awards.
Following the huge success of the two series in the UK in 1982 and 1984, the public appetite for more Young Ones was enormous.
People clamored for a third series, but Rik, Lisa, and Ben had been insistent that it was two series and done, ending with a literal bang.
The British public would have to satisfy their urges with the Bachelor Boys book, Living Doll record release, live shows, and occasional advert featuring basically the same characters.
So The Young Ones was done in the UK, but show business often has more emphasis on business than show, and if a program or format is successful, then there's money to be made.
Everyone knows that one of the UK's biggest and most successful exports abroad is our music.
But did you also know that following the success of Steptoe and Son remake, Sanford and Son in the US in the '70s, a slew of British sitcoms were successfully remade for American audiences over the following decades.
Fawlty Towers, Red Dwarf, Men Behaving Badly, and The Inbetweeners were all remade across the pond and were smash hit successes, all running for years and winning numerous awards.
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