| MAYALL | Rik ___, co-creator of The Young Ones (6) |
| GATISS | Mark _, co creator of the BBC series Sherlock (6) |
| EMMETT | Rik ___, Toronto-born member of "Lay It on the Line" band Triumph |
| FILTHY | ____ Rich & Catflap, TV sitcom featuring co-stars of The Young Ones (6) |
| ALFRED | --- the Great, King of Wessex from 871AD and co-creator of the Danelaw (6) |
| TOMCAT | One of The Young Ones admits master accountant is usually on the prowl (6) |
| DIVIDE | One of The Young Ones loses the head in local sleazy bar in Split (6) |
| VYVYAN | Navvy working around unknown member of The Young Ones (6) |
| TAYLOR | _ Sheridan, actor and co-creator of the hit US neo-Western TV series Yellowstone (6) |
| MERCHANT | Stephen _, co-creator of The Office (8) |
| LYNCH | David _, co-creator of the cult TV series Twin Peaks (5) |
| BOTTOM | Ade Edmondson and the late Rik Mayall's violent sitcom (6) |
| ZUCKERBERG | Mark ___, co-creator of social networking service Facebook (10) |
| EBERSOL | Dick ___, co-creator of "Saturday Night Live" |
| KANE | Bob ___, co-creator of Batman |
| URE | Midge _, co-creator of Band Aid (3) |
| LINEHAN | Graham _, co-creator of comedy Father Ted (7) |
| AVERY | Tex ___, co-creator of Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck (5) |
| NUTTER | Rik Van ------, actor in 1965 film Thunderball (6) |
| HEWLETT | Jamie, co-creator of the band Gorillaz who won the London Design Museum's 2006 Designer of the Year |