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'Bottom' - 'Chess Rules'

Chess Rules

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Bottom is a sitcom from the early 1990's, written by and starring Adrian Edmondson and Rik Mayall. Eddie and Richie are two desperate flatmates on the dole, living in a flat in Hammersmith. In the absence of a TV, they try to fend off boredom by playing chess. Eddie tries to explain the game to Richie with a chess board comprising of chess pieces and household ornaments.

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8th July 2010

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Director
Ed Bye
Actor
Adrian Edmondson
Actor
Rik Mayall
Writer
Rik Mayall
Writer
Adrian Edmonson

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