Dough (Bottom episode)
Encyclopedia
"Dough" is the fourth episode of the third series of British
television
sitcom, Bottom
. It was first broadcast on 27 January 1995.
money. Eddie gives Spudgun and Hedgehog thousands of pounds in forged money and gives Richie a "very rare" £15 note. Richie then informs Eddie that the notes bear absolutely no resemblance to real money, and instead resemble pornographic doodles. Eddie reveals that his plan is make sure people are so shocked by the extremely perverse images that they will never notice how unconvincing the forgeries are.
The four head down to the local pub to try out their plan on landlord
Dick Head. The plan initially seems to work, but when Dick retreats to the backroom to "take a closer look," he actually gets on the phone to his friend "Skullcrusher" Henderson, the (literally) biggest forger in London. Once the others have downed their expensive drinks, Dick politely informs them that Skullcrusher takes a very dim view of competing forgers, and unless they pay him £5,000 by the end of the night, they'll get their skulls crushed. The group initially panics! Then Eddie spots a poster for that night's pub quiz, which has a £5,000 prize—but also a £200 entry fee, which they meet by giving their gold teeth to Dick.
In an effort to cheat in the quiz, Richie hides an edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica
in the toilet. Eddie takes a rather more proactive approach and sabotages the other team's buzzers to administer near-lethal electric shocks when pressed. Eventually their team is the only one left (as the others are attending to the dying and wounded), and Dick asks them what the capital of Germany is, simultaneously mentioning that it is Berlin
. The team still does not get it however, and while Eddie asks Dick about the time that Dick played for Queens Park Rangers
(which ended rather disastrously when he scored an own goal and got punched by Les Ferdinand
), Richie attempts to look up the answer. A man with a rather severe case of piles has used the necessary volume of the encyclopedia as toilet paper, and even Richie's attempt at beating up the man goes wrong. Upon emerging from the toilet, Richie advises Eddie to pass, and Dick simply gives up and declares them the winners. Skullcrusher shows up at that moment, and Richie and Eddie hand over their winnings - which Skullcrusher instantly throws away, as it's money that Skullcrusher himself has forged. Skullcrusher's forgeries are not much better than Eddie's (featuring Danny La Rue
instead of the Queen); however, he proceeds to demonstrate how he became London's biggest forger by slamming Richie and Eddie's heads together.
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television
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sitcom, Bottom
Bottom (TV series)
Bottom was a British sitcom television series that originally aired on BBC2 between 1991 and 1995. It was written by comic duo Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson who star as Richie and Eddie, two flatmates living on the dole in Hammersmith, London...
. It was first broadcast on 27 January 1995.
Synopsis
Eddie and Richie create a printing press to forge money, but when their secret is found out, they must enter a pub quiz to win £5000 in order to pay off "Skullcrusher" Henderson.Plot
Richie is sitting home bored one day, and Eddie has not been seen for a week. Richie's attempts to get into Eddie's room only get him various injuries (such as being stabbed in the eye with a pencil, falling down the stairs and having his testicles set on fire with a blowtorch). Just as he is about to give up all hope, Spudgun and Dave Hedgehog show up. They quickly reject Richie's attempts at conversation with them and head to Eddie's room. Richie barges his way into Eddie's room and discovers what Eddie's been up to: He has been forgingForgery
Forgery is the process of making, adapting, or imitating objects, statistics, or documents with the intent to deceive. Copies, studio replicas, and reproductions are not considered forgeries, though they may later become forgeries through knowing and willful misrepresentations. Forging money or...
money. Eddie gives Spudgun and Hedgehog thousands of pounds in forged money and gives Richie a "very rare" £15 note. Richie then informs Eddie that the notes bear absolutely no resemblance to real money, and instead resemble pornographic doodles. Eddie reveals that his plan is make sure people are so shocked by the extremely perverse images that they will never notice how unconvincing the forgeries are.
The four head down to the local pub to try out their plan on landlord
Landlord
A landlord is the owner of a house, apartment, condominium, or real estate which is rented or leased to an individual or business, who is called a tenant . When a juristic person is in this position, the term landlord is used. Other terms include lessor and owner...
Dick Head. The plan initially seems to work, but when Dick retreats to the backroom to "take a closer look," he actually gets on the phone to his friend "Skullcrusher" Henderson, the (literally) biggest forger in London. Once the others have downed their expensive drinks, Dick politely informs them that Skullcrusher takes a very dim view of competing forgers, and unless they pay him £5,000 by the end of the night, they'll get their skulls crushed. The group initially panics! Then Eddie spots a poster for that night's pub quiz, which has a £5,000 prize—but also a £200 entry fee, which they meet by giving their gold teeth to Dick.
In an effort to cheat in the quiz, Richie hides an edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica
Encyclopædia Britannica
The Encyclopædia Britannica , published by Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., is a general knowledge English-language encyclopaedia that is available in print, as a DVD, and on the Internet. It is written and continuously updated by about 100 full-time editors and more than 4,000 expert...
in the toilet. Eddie takes a rather more proactive approach and sabotages the other team's buzzers to administer near-lethal electric shocks when pressed. Eventually their team is the only one left (as the others are attending to the dying and wounded), and Dick asks them what the capital of Germany is, simultaneously mentioning that it is Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
. The team still does not get it however, and while Eddie asks Dick about the time that Dick played for Queens Park Rangers
Queens Park Rangers F.C.
Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in White City, Hammersmith and Fulham, west London. As the 2010-11 Football League Championship champions, they now play in the top tier of English football the Premier League, for the first time in 15 years...
(which ended rather disastrously when he scored an own goal and got punched by Les Ferdinand
Les Ferdinand
Leslie "Les" Ferdinand MBE is a former English footballer. His playing career included spells at Queens Park Rangers, Besiktas J.K., Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United and Bolton Wanderers F.C., during which period he earned a number of appearances for England...
), Richie attempts to look up the answer. A man with a rather severe case of piles has used the necessary volume of the encyclopedia as toilet paper, and even Richie's attempt at beating up the man goes wrong. Upon emerging from the toilet, Richie advises Eddie to pass, and Dick simply gives up and declares them the winners. Skullcrusher shows up at that moment, and Richie and Eddie hand over their winnings - which Skullcrusher instantly throws away, as it's money that Skullcrusher himself has forged. Skullcrusher's forgeries are not much better than Eddie's (featuring Danny La Rue
Danny La Rue
Danny La Rue, OBE was an Irish-born British entertainer known for his singing and drag impersonations.-Early life:...
instead of the Queen); however, he proceeds to demonstrate how he became London's biggest forger by slamming Richie and Eddie's heads together.
Eddie's Banknotes
- £15 - The Queen's face looking like a tomato due to "not getting the dye right yet"
- Welsh money - Triangular-shaped notes
- £5 - The Queen naked, with her "Jugs" on display
- £50 - Similar to the above, but much more explicit
- £10 - The Duke of EdinburghPrince Philip, Duke of EdinburghPrince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh is the husband of Elizabeth II. He is the United Kingdom's longest-serving consort and the oldest serving spouse of a reigning British monarch....
in a threesome with Meryl StreepMeryl StreepMary Louise "Meryl" Streep is an American actress who has worked in theatre, television and film.Streep made her professional stage debut in 1971's The Playboy of Seville, before her screen debut in the television movie The Deadliest Season in 1977. In that same year, she made her film debut with...
and Bobby CharltonBobby CharltonSir Robert "Bobby" Charlton CBE is an English former professional football player, a member of the England team who won the World Cup and Ballon d'Or for European Footballer of the Year in 1966... - £27 - Sylvester StalloneSylvester StalloneMichael Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone , commonly known as Sylvester Stallone, and nicknamed Sly Stallone, is an American actor, filmmaker, screenwriter, film director and occasional painter. Stallone is known for his machismo and Hollywood action roles. Two of the notable characters he has portrayed...
fistingFistingFisting is a sexual activity that involves inserting a hand into the vagina or rectum. Once insertion is complete, the fingers either naturally clench into a fist or remain straight. In more vigorous forms of fisting, such as "punching", a fully clenched fist may be inserted and withdrawn slowly...
Mr. McHenry from The Magic RoundaboutThe Magic RoundaboutThe Magic Roundabout was a children's television programme created in France in 1963 by Serge Danot... - KRKrugerrandThe Krugerrand is a South African gold coin, first minted in 1967 to help market South African gold. The coin, produced by the South African Mint, proved popular and by 1980 the Krugerrand accounted for 90% of the gold coin market. The name itself is a compound of Kruger and rand, the South...
137,000 - Dick EmeryDick EmeryRichard Gilbert "Dick" Emery was an English comedian and actor. Beginning on radio in the 1950s, an eponymous television series ran from 1963 to 1981. He was the brother of Ann Emery.-Life and career:...
in a sexual position (possibly having anal sexAnal sexAnal sex is the sex act in which the penis is inserted into the anus of a sexual partner. The term can also include other sexual acts involving the anus, including pegging, anilingus , fingering, and object insertion.Common misconception describes anal sex as practiced almost exclusively by gay men...
) with Princess AnneAnne, Princess RoyalPrincess Anne, Princess Royal , is the only daughter of Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh...
Pub Quiz Teams
- Table #1 - Members of the CIDCriminal Investigation DepartmentThe Crime Investigation Department is the branch of all Territorial police forces within the British Police and many other Commonwealth police forces, to which plain clothes detectives belong. It is thus distinct from the Uniformed Branch and the Special Branch.The Metropolitan Police Service CID,...
- Table #2 - Nurses of Hammersmith Hospital
- Table #3 - The boys
- Table #4 - Staff and/or Patrons from Rival Pub: The Dog And Handgun
- Table #5 - Students from Hammersmith University
Special Subjects
- Eddie - The exits, Maths
- Richie - Eng (English), Hist (History), Geog (Geography), Chem (Chemistry), Phys (Physics), Bilg (Biology), Lat (Latin), Fr (French) and Gym (Gymnastics)
- Spudgun - I had it a minute ago
- Dave Hedgehog - A pint
Continuity Errors
- When Richie attempts to follow Eddie, Spudgun and Dave Hedgehog into the room, the door slams in his face and the stage shakes.
- When Dick 'pours' the pint of Pernod, the bottle is clearly empty, and the glass behind the counter already filled.
- When Eddie is knocking out Richie's teeth, Spudgun can be seen in the background trying to hide his smileCorpsingCorpsing is a British theatrical slang term used to describe when an actor unintentionally breaks character during a scene by laughing or by causing another cast member to laugh...
with his hand over his mouth. However, when Eddie has finished, Spudgun goes back to character. - In the scene when Richie punches Eddie in the left side of the head, he asks Eddie how it felt. When Eddie claims it was the wrong side, the fake teeth can be seen in his mouth, ready to be spat out for the following scene.
- Richie claims he has goldGoldGold is a chemical element with the symbol Au and an atomic number of 79. Gold is a dense, soft, shiny, malleable and ductile metal. Pure gold has a bright yellow color and luster traditionally considered attractive, which it maintains without oxidizing in air or water. Chemically, gold is a...
teeth, but when Eddie knocks his teeth out, no gold ones can be seen. - Despite having their teeth knocked out Richie, Eddie, Spudgun and Dave Hedgehog's teeth are all still in place.
- When in the Lamb and Flag, Eddie orders a pint of absinthe for Richie. Dick Head says we do not have any anyway and suggests Pernod, which Richie takes. After Dick Head has told them about Skullcrusher Henderson, Eddie says "look" to which Richie replies "Look? I've just had a pint of absinthe, I can't see anything."
Cast
| Cast | Characters |
| Rik Mayall Rik Mayall Richard Michael "Rik" Mayall is an English comedian, writer, and actor. He is known for his comedy partnership with Ade Edmondson, his over-the-top, energetic portrayal of characters, and as a pioneer of alternative comedy in the early 1980s... |
Richie |
| Ade Edmondson | Eddie |
| Lee Cornes Lee Cornes Lee Cornes is a British actor.He appeared in three series of Blackadder, as a talking extra, in two episodes of The Young Ones and in the TV show Bottom, as barman, 'Dick Head'. He made an appearance in the first episode of Filthy, Rich & Catflap as a binman. He also starred in children's drama... |
Dick Head |
| Steven O'Donnell | Spudgun |
| Christopher Ryan Christopher Ryan Christopher Ryan is an English actor. Ryan is perhaps best known for his role as Mike "The Cool Person" in the BBC comedy series The Young Ones.-Early life:... |
Dave Hedgehog |
| Nick Scott | "Skullcrusher" Henderson |
| Dominic Snowdon | Member of "Dog and Handgun" quiz team |