Ep 5. s Up

Bottom season 1 episode 5, titled "s Up," is a hilarious and raunchy comedy that follows the misadventures of Eddie and Richie, two down-on-their-luck flatmates who are constantly looking for ways to make some quick cash. In this episode, the duo hatches a plan to get rich quick by selling a homemade herbal remedy that they claim can cure all sorts of ailments.

The episode begins with Eddie and Richie sitting in their living room, watching TV and complaining about their lack of money. Suddenly, Eddie has an idea – he remembers reading about a man who made a fortune by selling a herbal remedy that he claimed could cure cancer. Eddie thinks that they can do the same thing and become overnight millionaires.

So, they set to work creating their own herbal remedy, mixing up all sorts of leaves and branches in a giant cauldron. They give their concoction a name – "s Up" – and print up labels and pamphlets advertising its benefits. According to Eddie and Richie, s Up can cure everything from athlete's foot to depression, and they plan to sell it for a fortune.

The next day, they set up a stall in a local market and begin selling their product to anyone who will listen. At first, they have some trouble getting people to buy their product, but a stroke of luck comes their way when a local TV crew arrives at the market to film a segment about bizarre and unusual things for their show.

Eddie and Richie see this as their big break and do everything they can to get the TV crew's attention. They start shouting and waving their arms, trying to get the crew to come to their stall. Finally, the crew takes notice, and they set up their camera to film a segment about s Up.

As the segment begins, Eddie and Richie give their pitch, claiming that s Up can cure everything from piles to halitosis. At first, the crew seems a bit skeptical, but Eddie and Richie are so convincing that they end up selling dozens of bottles to the crew and the crowd that has gathered around their stall.

Flush with success, Eddie and Richie decide to celebrate by going on a spending spree. They buy expensive clothes, jewelry, and even a vintage car. However, their mood quickly turns sour when they receive a visit from a man who claims that he was cured of s Up and wants his money back.

Eddie and Richie try to explain that s Up is not a guaranteed cure, but the man is insistent. He threatens to go to the newspapers and tell them that s Up is a fraud unless he gets his money back. Eddie and Richie realize that they are in trouble and begin to panic, but they come up with a plan to get out of the situation.

They decide to hold a public demonstration of s Up's effectiveness to prove that it really works. They hire a group of actors to pretend to be sick and take s Up, and then they have the TV crew film the whole thing. The demonstration is a success, and all of the actors suddenly feel cured of their ailments.

Eddie and Richie breathe a sigh of relief and prepare to celebrate their victory. However, their joy is short-lived when they realize that they forgot to pay the actors and are now broke again. The episode ends with Eddie and Richie sitting in their living room, broke and miserable once again, wondering what they can do to make some quick cash.

Overall, Bottom season 1 episode 5 is a hilarious and entertaining comedy that showcases the talents of its two leads, Ade Edmondson and Rik Mayall. The episode is full of outrageous humor, zany schemes and irreverent jokes that will keep audiences laughing from start to finish.