Podcasto Catflappo

Ben Relton was part of the Catflap studio audience for the recording of episode 2 back in late 1986, and he joins Jeffers for a chat about his memories of that unforgettable evening!  Ben and his sister got to witness Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmondson and Nigel Planer in all their glory, plus Hugh Laurie as N'Bend and Stephen Fry as P'farty. What a night! You can find Ben's band Kingsway Flyers on thei...

Nigel Planer narrates Filthy's Night Before Christmas , a tale of merry mischief featuring Ralph Filthy, Richie Rich and Eddie Catflap, with appearances from Huge Simon and Father Christmas. Presented with great fondness and good cheer to all of Filthy Rich & Catflap 's fans, creators, cast and crew.  Massive thanks to:  Nigel Planer for narrating. Glenn Linke for the cover artwork. Dave Robinson...

Ed Bye chats about his work on directing the film sequences for Filthy Rich & Catflap . He also talks about The Young Ones , plus his colleagues like visual effects guru Peter Wragg, set designer Mel Bibby and AFM Dona DiStefano, whom Ed also worked with while producing and directing Red Dwarf . There's mention of The Two Ronnies , Happy Families , Murder They Hope and more, plus we solve a few Ca...

The Young Ones' 40th anniversary is here and a special Blu-ray box set to mark the special occasion is due soon, so the set's producer Richard Latto (BBC) joins Jeffers for a chat about all the treats in store! The special features on this release sound amazing, including 10 new commentaries featuring folks like Alexi Sayle, Lise Mayer, Nigel Planer, Ed Wooden, Ed Bye and Paul Jackson. The restora...

A chat with the costume designer for Filthy Rich & Catflap, the wonderful Inez Nordell Vard . Inez shares her memories of creating costumes for the show and working with the cast and production team. We also hear about her wider career (including The Grand with Russell T Davies and Coronation Street ) and much more! Inez hand-painted Ivor Whopper's tie, chose Richie's teddy bear, stuffed his Shake...

A chat with actor Yusuf Sultan about his appearance in episode 5 of Filthy Rich & Catflap, in the classic 'tortoise and the donkey' Indian restaurant scene with Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson. Yusuf also chats about starting his acting career with Roger Moore on the Bond film Octopussy, plus roles in The Bill, Dempsey & Makepeace, King of Bollywood and The League of Gentlemen. You can read more a...

Just who exactly is Eddie Catflap? In this special we investigate the evidence, crunch the numbers and find out! Jeffers is joined by Dave Robinson (of 60MW podcast ) and other Catflap fans in paying tribute to Smelly Eddie, as played by Adrian Edmondson. To whiff him is to love him! The ep is in five segments: 00:06:10 Eddie Evidence 00:54:35 Fan Fave Eddie Moments 01:05:50 Eddie by the numbers (...

An interview with Frank Jakeman who appeared in episode 4 of Filthy Rich & Catflap as one of the tough-guy leather boys from the gay pub. Frank shares memories of his day on the set of Catflap, plus plenty of film anecdotes ( A View to A Kill , Brazil , Top Secret ) and how he went from being a young Zookeeper at London Zoo to being an actor, including his role as a Vale Lord in the final Game of...

Enormous Derek a.k.a. Tank James chats with Jeffers about Catflap episode 2, sledgehammers and chainsaws, Andre the Giant, his Sugar Frosties commercial and plenty more! He fondly recalls working with Nigel Planer, Rik Mayall, Ben Elton and Ade Edmondson in Filthy Rich & Catflap episode 2, and Tank has worked with many other famous UK comedy figures and actors. Tank's live gig dates on drums with...

A chat with Nigel Peever, who appeared in Filthy Rich & Catflap 's episode 3 'Supermarket Scene' as an extra and plenty more besides! Nigel played a pallbearer to Alan B'Stard (Rik Mayall) in The New Statesman plus gave a big thumbs-up to Rimmer (Chris Barrie) in the very first episode of Red Dwarf . We chat about his experiences as a supporting artist and an actor, often straying into Doctor Who...

A detailed peek into the pants of Episode 1 of Filthy Rich and Catflap, from January 1987, starring Ade Edmondson, Nigel Planer and Rik Mayall, written by Ben Elton. How many milkmen bit the dust? Which bits of script didn't make the broadcast? Where did the bodies get dumped in the canal? Jeffers will tell you all about it, so tuck in! With audio contributions from: Rebecca Vaughn @smashing_blous...

An interview with David Lloyd, who appeared in Filthy Rich & Catflap as Rocky from the gay pub. He's also had memorable turns in The Young Ones and Bottom, enjoying being on screen alongside Rik Mayall, Nigel Planer and Adrian Edmondson. David's prime TV role was in Maid Marian and her Merry Men, starring alongside Tony Robinson and Kate Lonergan. His career transitioned from acting to writing (fo...

A bonus episode talking about Filthy Rich & Catflap's debut on Australian TV, how it fits into the Catflap timeline and what it was like experiencing it as a 13 year old kid. We dive into ABC's repeats of The Young Ones leading up to Catflap's first ep being broadcast on 30th April 1987 and how it was followed by The Comic Strip Presents. We also look at what our heroes Nigel Planer, Ade Edmonson...

An interview with the great Nigel Planer who chats about Filthy Ralph, Nicholas Craig, Rik, Ade and Ben, plus Bottom and his new book 'Jeremiah Bourne In Time'. Huge thanks to Nigel for being Catflappo's first guest! The crowdfunding link to pledge a copy of Nigel's book is at: https://unbound.com/books/jeremiah-bourne-in-time/ We also have a quick round of 'Mentch on the next Proge' (however you...

A preview and feed test for the new 'Filthy Rich & Catflap' podcast titled Podcasto Catflappo. Features clips of interviews from actors Nigel Planer (Filthy Ralph) and David Lloyd (Rocky from the gay pub) plus a quiz and more!