Richard "Richie" Richard and Edward "Eddie" Elizabeth Hitler (No relation) are two losers who live together in a run down flat in hammersmith. Richie and Eddie are so called mates who spend most of there unemployed time fighting. Richie is a tall blonde haired virgin who spends alot of time masturbating and wishing of female company, where as Eddie a bald head idiot who loves a good drink... 24/7 Most episodes are set inside there dirty flat and very rarly change sets. The shows comedy is based around fart gags and slapstick. Even though the show only ran 3 series it has become a massive succes with 5 live show tours and 1 film.

• BBC comedy guide for Bottom
• British Sitcom Guide
• Phill.co.uk Comedy Guide
• Open Directory Project entry for Bottom
• British Film Institute Screen Online
• Britfilm's review of Guest House Paradiso