Rik Mayall: Magnificent B'Stard
2026 · Movie
as Self
Adrian Edmondson
1957-01-24
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Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK
Writers: , , , Bottom,
Adrian Edmondson was born in Bradford, Yorkshire. He went to Manchester University to study drama. Whilst he was there he met Rik Mayall, and the pair began performing as 20th Century Coyote. The act continued after university when Adrian & Rik moved to London, and they became two of the leading lights in the new 'alternative comedy' scene, performing at the newly established Comedy Store, and setting up their own club, The Comic Strip, with 'Peter Richardson', Nigel Planer, Jennifer Saunders, Dawn French, and Alexei Sayle. This spawned two 1980s TV series: The Young Ones (1982), and The Comic Strip Presents... (1982) In the 1990's Ade & Rik continued their partnership with a new series called Bottom (1991), which ran for three seasons and became a major success on the live circuit. It was basically a live sitcom, liberally sprinkled with slapstick humour, and the pair did 5 long tours between 1993 and 2003. Simultaneously, Adrian established himself as an actor, doing two improvised TV films under the Screen One and Screen Two umbrella, with director Les Blair: Screen Two: Honest, Decent and True (1986), and Screen One: News Hounds (1990) (winner of the BAFTA for best single drama). He was a regular in the hospital drama Holby City (1999) from 2005 - 2008. He took the lead in a drama documentary about the Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster in the series Surviving Disaster (2006), and appeared as Henry Austen in the TV movie Miss Austen Regrets (2008), the film Blood (2012), and the drama series Prey (2014). But his most notable dramatic role to date is that of Count Rostov in the BBC series War & Peace (2016).
Filmography
Rik Mayall's Sketches: Rare And Unseen
2026 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Sam & Ade Go Birding
2026 · TV Show
Alien: Earth
2025 · TV Show
as Atom Eins
Bergerac
2025 · TV Show
as Nigel
Bottom: Exposed
2024 · Movie
as Himself
3 Body Problem
2024 · TV Show
as Denys Porlock
Kidnapped: The Chloe Ayling Story
2024 · TV Show
as Phil
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
2023 · Movie
as Self
Toad & Friends
2023 · TV Show
as Toad
The Best Birthday Ever
2022 · Movie
as Granny (voice)
A Spy Among Friends
2022 · TV Show
as Sir Roger Hollis
The Trick
2021 · Movie
as Edward Acton
Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel
2021 · Movie
as Self
The Pact
2021 · TV Show
as Richard
King Rocker
2020 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Between the Covers
2020 · TV Show
as Self
Out of Her Mind
2020 · TV Show
as Lewis
The Rizen: Possession
2019 · Movie
as The Interviewer
Completely Bad News
2019 · Movie
as Vim Fuego
Cheat
2019 · TV Show
as William Vaughan
Back to Life
2019 · TV Show
as John Boback
RSC Live: Twelfth Night
2018 · Movie
as Malvolio
How The Young Ones Changed Comedy
2018 · Movie
Save Me
2018 · TV Show
as Gideon Charles
Celebrity Catchphrase
2018 · TV Show
as Self - Contestant
The Rizen
2017 · Movie
as Interviewer
Interlude in Prague
2017 · Movie
as Herr Luptak
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
2017 · Movie
as Captain Peavey
Bancroft
2017 · TV Show
as Superintendent Cliff Walker
Urban Myths
2017 · TV Show
as Leslie Conn
Richard Osman's House of Games
2017 · TV Show
as Self - Contestant
Genius
2017 · TV Show
as David Hilbert
War and Peace
2016 · TV Show
as Ilya Rostov
One of Us
2016 · TV Show
as Peter Elliot
Upstart Crow
2016 · TV Show
as Dogberry
Rocky Horror Show Live
2015 · Movie
as Narrator
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
2014 · TV Show
as Self
Prey
2014 · TV Show
as DCI Warner
Ade at Sea
2014 · TV Show
as Self
Ronja, the Robber's Daughter
2014 · TV Show
as Noodle Pete (voice, English version)
Catchphrase
2013 · TV Show
Blood
2012 · Movie
as Tom Tiernan
Five Go to Rehab
2012 · Movie
as Dick
Britain Beware!
2012 · Movie
as Self (Presenter)
The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff
2012 · TV Show
as Headmaster Wackville
Gadget Man
2012 · TV Show
The Great Sport Relief Bake Off
2012 · TV Show
as Self - Contestant
Death in Paradise
2011 · TV Show
as Charles Crabtree
Ade in Britain
2011 · TV Show
No image
Monte Carlo or Bust
2010 · TV Show
Let's Dance for Comic Relief
2009 · TV Show
as Self - Contestant
Miss Austen Regrets
2008 · Movie
as Henry Austen
The Dangerous Brothers - Dangervision
2008 · Movie
as Sir Adrian Dangerous
Rocky Horror Tribute Show
2008 · Movie
as Brad
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
2008 · Movie
as Self - Baron von Richthoven (archive footage) (uncredited)
Teenage Kicks
2008 · TV Show
If It Ain't Stiff: The Stiff Records Story
2007 · Movie
as Self (Narrator)
The Making of 'The Young Ones'
2007 · Movie
as Self (Archived Footage)
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The Alan Titchmarsh Show
2007 · TV Show
as Self
Britain's Got More Talent
2007 · TV Show
as Self
The Graham Norton Show
2007 · TV Show
as Self
Would I Lie to You?
2007 · TV Show
as Self
Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band - 40th Anniversary Celebration
2006 · Movie
as Self
The One Show
2006 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
No image
School's Out
2006 · TV Show
as Self
Surviving Disaster
2006 · TV Show
Great British Menu
2006 · TV Show
as Self - Guest Judge
The Comic Strip - A Retrospective
2005 · Movie
as Self
Twisted Tales
2005 · TV Show
as Ed Barnes
Bottom Mindless Violence
2004 · Movie
as Vyvyan / Eddie Catflap / Sir Adrian Dangerous / Dreamy Time Escort / Eddie Hitler / Eddie Ndingombaba (archive footage)
No image
Doctors and Nurses
2004 · TV Show
as Dr. Roy Glover
Bottom Live 2003: Weapons Grade Y-Fronts Tour
2003 · Movie
as Edward Hitler
Comic Relief Does Fame Academy
2003 · TV Show
Celebrity Mastermind
2003 · TV Show
Spine Chillers
2003 · TV Show
The Best of French & Saunders
2002 · Movie
as Various
Bottom Live 2001: An Arse Oddity
2001 · Movie
as Eddie
Four Men in a Plane
2000 · Movie
as Ian Crisp
Guest House Paradiso
1999 · Movie
as Eddie Elizabeth Ndingombaba
The Making of 'Guest House Paradiso'
1999 · Movie
as Self
Big Bottom Live - The Best of Bottom Live
1999 · Movie
No image
The Man
1999 · Movie
as Ash
Holby City
1999 · TV Show
as Percy "Abra" Durant
Four Men in a Car
1998 · Movie
as Ian
Jack and the Beanstalk: The ITV Pantomime
1998 · Movie
as Dame Dolly
Bottom Live 3: Hooligan's Island
1997 · Movie
as Eddie Hitler
Captain Star
1997 · TV Show
Jonathan Creek
1997 · TV Show
as Brendan Baxter
Midsomer Murders
1997 · TV Show
as Hugo Welles
Bottom Fluff
1996 · Movie
Bottom Live 2: The Big Number 2 Tour
1995 · Movie
as Eddie
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Treasure of the Peacock's Eye
1995 · Movie
as Zyke
No image
Look at the State We're In!
1995 · TV Show
as Dewhurst
French and Saunders' Christmas Carol
1994 · Movie
as Tim Goodchance
Ready, Steady, Cook
1994 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
Bottom Live: The Stage Show
1993 · Movie
as Eddie
Demonella
1993 · Movie
as Sid Vicious
Space Virgins from Planet Sex
1993 · Movie
as 'K' / Air Traffic Controller
Gregory: Diary of a Nutcase
1993 · Movie
as Gregory Dawson
If You See God, Tell Him
1993 · TV Show
as Gordon Spry
Red Nose of Courage
1992 · Movie
as John Major/Coco the Clown
Holy - Bottom: Christmas Special
1992 · Movie
as Edward Elizabeth Hitler
Absolutely Fabulous
1992 · TV Show
as Hamish
The Pope Must Die
1991 · Movie
as Father Rookie
Bottom
1991 · TV Show
as Edward Elizabeth Hitler
No image
Pebble Mill
1991 · TV Show
as Self
Les Dogs
1990 · Movie
as Best Man
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1
1990 · Movie
as Billy
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie!
1990 · Movie
as Billy
Oxford
1990 · Movie
as 2nd MI5 Man / Fan
News Hounds
1990 · Movie
as Phil Burke
GLC: The Carnage Continues
1990 · Movie
as Billy/Prince Charles/Giles Cricket Bat Portland
Rita Rudner
1990 · TV Show
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
1989 · Movie
as Self
Just Like That!
1989 · Movie
as Self
Press Gang
1989 · TV Show
as Simon Knowles
Snakes and Ladders
1989 · TV Show
as Giles Tewkesbury
Screen One
1989 · TV Show
as Phil Burke
Mr Jolly Lives Next Door
1988 · Movie
as Dreamy Time Escort
An Audience With Victoria Wood
1988 · Movie
as Self
The Yob
1988 · Movie
as Michael
The Strike
1988 · Movie
as Adrian/Slim/Policeman
More Bad News
1988 · Movie
as Vim Fuego
This Morning
1988 · TV Show
as Self
Eat the Rich
1987 · Movie
as Charles
Filthy Rich & Catflap
1987 · Movie
as Edward Catflap
Going Live!
1987 · TV Show
as Self
Filthy Rich & Catflap
1987 · TV Show
as Edward Catflap
French & Saunders
1987 · TV Show
as John
Hardwicke House
1987 · TV Show
as Tiny
Dangerous Brothers Present: World of Danger
1986 · Movie
as Sir Adrian Dangerous
Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)
1986 · Movie
as John
Private Enterprise
1986 · Movie
as Brian
No image
Honest Decent & True
1986 · Movie
as Alun Pickersgill
The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live
1986 · Movie
as Self
Saturday Live
1986 · TV Show
The Dangerous Brothers
1986 · TV Show
as Sir Adrian Dangerous
The Supergrass
1985 · Movie
as Dennis Carter
Happy Families
1985 · Movie
as Guy Fuddle / Grandpa Harold Fuddle
Happy Families
1985 · TV Show
as Guy Fuddle
Screen Two
1985 · TV Show
as Alun Pickersgill
Eddie Monsoon - a Life?
1984 · Movie
as Eddie Moonson
Dirty Movie
1984 · Movie
as Bean
Susie
1984 · Movie
as Martin
Gino: Full Story and Pics
1984 · Movie
as Gordon/Bill
Slags
1984 · Movie
as Ace
A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques
1984 · Movie
as Billy
Dead on Time
1983 · Movie
as Fool
Summer School
1983 · Movie
as Peter
War
1983 · Movie
as Various Roles
The Beat Generation
1983 · Movie
as Desmond
Five Go Mad on Mescalin
1983 · Movie
as Dick
Bad News
1983 · Movie
as Vim Fuego/Alan Metcalfe
Natural World
1983 · TV Show
as Narrator
Blackadder
1983 · TV Show
as Baron von Richtoven
Five Go Mad in Dorset
1982 · Movie
as Dick
Kevin Turvey: The Man Behind the Green Door
1982 · Movie
as Keith Marshall
The Young Ones
1982 · TV Show
as Vyvyan
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982 · TV Show
as Dick, Mike/Hatchett/Julio/Bolsen/Man in Cage/Jenkins/Zarkoff, Desmond, Vim Fuego, Peter, Bean, Martin, Billy, Gordon/Bill, Eddie Monsoon, Ace, John, Brian, Adrian/Slim/Policeman, Dreamy Time Escort, Michael, Billy/Prince/Giles Cricket Bat Portland, 2nd MI5 Man/Fan, Bestman
The Comic Strip
1981 · Movie
Boom Boom... Out Go the Lights
1980 · TV Show
An Audience with...
1978 · TV Show
as Self
The Secret Policeman's Ball
1976 · TV Show
as Self
No image
Film '72
1971 · TV Show
as Self
No image
Codes
· Movie
as Head of MI6
Crew Credits
Partridge and Moulding Want To Get Laid
2026 · Movie
Thanks
Bottom: Exposed
2024 · Movie
Director
Completely Bad News
2019 · Movie
Writer, Music
Teenage Kicks
2008 · TV Show
Creator
Bottom Live 2001: An Arse Oddity
2001 · Movie
Writer
Mirrorball
2000 · Movie
Director
Guest House Paradiso
1999 · Movie
Director, Writer
Holy - Bottom: Christmas Special
1992 · Movie
Writer
Bottom
1991 · TV Show
Writer, Creator
French & Saunders LIVE
1990 · Movie
Director
Mr Jolly Lives Next Door
1988 · Movie
Writer
More Bad News
1988 · Movie
Director, Writer
Private Enterprise
1986 · Movie
Director, Writer
No image
Honest Decent & True
1986 · Movie
Theme Song Performance
The Dangerous Brothers
1986 · TV Show
Creator
Eddie Monsoon - a Life?
1984 · Movie
Writer
Dirty Movie
1984 · Movie
Writer
Bad News
1983 · Movie
Music, Writer
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982 · TV Show
Writer, Director
The Comic Strip
1981 · Movie
Writer
