's Up

Not to be confused with What's up.

"'s Up"
Bottom episode
Episode no.	Series 1 Episode 5
Directed by	Ed Bye
Written by	Ade Edmondson Rik Mayall
Original air date	15 October 1991 (1991-10-15)
Guest appearances
Evie Garratt Mike Redfern Roger Sloman John Wells

"'s Up" (short for Bottom's Up) is the fifth episode of the first series of British sitcom Bottom. It was first broadcast on 15 October 1991.

Plot

As the episode begins, Richie is trying to enjoy an English Sunday morning, while Eddie is watching what he believes are pornographic videos. After Eddie has forced Richie to sit down to watch the film, the pair observe that the film is not particularly erotic, and Richie suggests that the "Furry Honey-pot Adventure" is probably a children's film. Eddie's other purchases also turn out to be innocent documentaries - "Big Jugs" is a history of Victorian pottery and "Swedish Lesbians in Blackcurrant Jam" is actually "Swedish Legends in Blackcurrant Jam Making". Eddie was disappointed that he spent an hour choosing the wrong videos and ruining his own Sunday entertainment. At this point, the landlord Mr. Harrison bursts into the flat asking Richie and Eddie if they would mind his shop, as he must deal with his mother's "stupid bloody funeral!".

In the shop, Richie demands to wear a white overcoat and make Eddie his assistant by wearing a brown coat. But Mr Harrison does not have one, so Richie tells Eddie to put his jacket on "back-to-front" so customers can see that Eddie is merely his assistant (there was no "assistant" name tag). Mr Harrison leaves and Richie engrosses himself in the role of shopkeeper, while Eddie empties all the packets of Hula Hoops that Richie repeatedly crushes with the counter flap. Richie goes on bizarre nationalist rants, repeatedly insisting that British things are "best in the world" and is extremely rude to every customer who enters the shop. First, Richie insults a friend of Eddie's who came to complain that his newspaper was not delivered. The customer wants to take the newspaper Richie is reading and beats Richie's head against the counter when Richie argues with him. (Richie timidly calls him a "thug" after he leaves, to which Eddie responds, "British thugs, best in the world!")

Later, an old woman in the shop hears Richie talking to himself and inquires if he is mad, to which Richie responds by threatening to punch her. Then a doctor arrives to buy three bottles of champagne but makes Richie cross when he calls him "assistant". Richie is in desperation with the state of the nation when Eddie suggests they go up to the roof and watch cricket. Eddie sets up a bell on the door so they know when people are entering the shop. Richie refuses to watch the cricket because he feels responsible for watching the shop, but then changes his mind when the same little old woman comes back with her big, tattooed son, who punches Richie in the face for threatening her.

On the roof, the pair chat and watch the cricket match before Eddie hears the bell and goes downstairs to serve a customer. Richie sets a trap for Eddie by sabotaging his deckchair, then he realises that the roof flap cannot be opened from the outside and panics before Eddie opens the flap, hitting Richie in the face. Eddie then helps Richie to the booby-trapped chair and Richie injures himself further. When Eddie goes down to serve another customer Richie sets another trap with Eddie's favourite sandwich, pickled onion, where the trap door will smash Eddie's head. The plan backfires again and the hatch shuts, trapping both of them on the roof. People start looting the shop and Eddie climbs down the drainpipe to stop them. Richie has removed the string that holds the pipe to the roof, so the pipe collapses to the ground with Eddie on it. Eddie does manage to stop the looting and returns to the roof. As soon as Eddie gets back up, the door slams shut, and it begins to rain. The episode ends with Richie punching Eddie off the roof.

Cast

Cast	Characters
Rik Mayall	Richie
Adrian Edmondson	Eddie
Roger Sloman	Mr. Harrison
Michael Redfern	John Cooper
John Wells	Doctor
Evie Garrett	Old Lady

External links

• "'s Up" at BBC Online
• "'s Up" at IMDb