Actor of hit BBC show The Young Ones, Nigel Planter, has revealed his portrayal of the hippie character in the 80s sitcom caused a flurry of babies to be called Neil View 2 Images The Young Ones was a hit comedy show featuring Adrian Edmondson, Nigel Planer, Christopher Ryan and Rik Mayall (Image: ©British Broadcasting Corporati)

Nigel Planer has revealed The Young Ones has made ‘Neil’ one of the most popular names in Barcelona. ‌

The 72-year-old actor played hippy student Neil in the anarchic 1980s sitcom and he has always been mobbed by fans when he visits the city because it was one of the first TV shows broadcast in the Catalan language who shout his catchphrase “bad karma” in Catalan to him. ‌

Nigel can recall one visit to Barcelona when he met 20 people named Ne

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