Not the Nine O'Clock News (1979)
Synopsis
Classic sketch comedy show satirising the news and culture of the late 70s and early 80s which introduced Rowan Atkinson, Mel Smith, Griff Rhys Jones and Pamela Stephenson.
First Air Date: 1979-10-16
Last Air Date: 1982-03-08
Number of Seasons: 4
Number of Episodes: 27
Networks: BBC Two
Top Cast
- Rowan Atkinson as N/A
- Mel Smith as N/A
- Pamela Stephenson as N/A
- Griff Rhys Jones as N/A
- Chris Langham as N/A
- Jim Carter as N/A
- John Cleese as N/A
- Kenny Everett as N/A
Seasons
Specials
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Episodes:
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Ep. 1: Unbroadcast Pilot
As every comedy schoolboy should know by now, the Not The Nine O'Clock News "pilot" is something of a misnomer. It was in fact originally intended as the first show of what would have been their first series, recorded on the 31st of March 1979 and scheduled for broadcast on BBC2 on the 2nd of April 1979, but pulled at the eleventh hour due to elections.
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Ep. 2: Not The Least Of Not The Nine O'Clock News
Highlights from the first series.
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Ep. 3: The Best of Not the Nine O'Clock News
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Ep. 4: Twenty-Five Years of Not the Nine O'clock News
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Ep. 5: Not the Lot of Not the Nine O'Clock News
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Ep. 6: Not the Nine O'Clock News Christmas
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Ep. 7: Not Another Not the Nine O'Clock News
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Ep. 8: An Eighth Chance to See Not the Nine O'Clock News
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Ep. 9: Last of the Summer Repeats
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Ep. 10: Not the World Cup
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Ep. 11: Not the Nine O'Clock News (1)
The first of three programmes re-edited, reorganised, once more as re-edits and now repeated as compilations; entitled ... Not the Nine O'Clock News, providing another opportunity to savour the delights offered by that award-winning team
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Ep. 12: Not the Nine O'Clock News (2)
The second of three programmes re-edited, reorganised once more as re-edits and now repeated as compilations entitled ... Not the Nine O'Clock News. Providing another opportunity to savour the delights offered by that award-winning team.
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Ep. 13: Not the Nine O'Clock News (3)
The third of three programmes re-edited, re-organised once more as re-edits and now repeated as compilations; entitled.... Not the Nine O'Clock News. Providing another opportunity to savour the delights offered by that award-winning team.
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Ep. 14: NOT 1
Episode 1 of the best-of collection of Not the 9 O'Clock News. Sketches include: The Dart Players Question Time The Gorilla News Interview And the cast sing Bouncing
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Ep. 15: NOT 2
Episode 2 of the best-of collection of Not the 9 O'Clock News. Sketches include: Game For a Laugh Because I'm Wet And Lonley A Come In Rawlinson Hand built By Roberts This week's song is Baronet Oswald Ernold Moseley
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Ep. 16: NOT 3
Episode 3 of the best-of collection of Not the 9 O'Clock News. Sketches include: Riot Police The Devil: Is He All Bad? Public Toilet
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Ep. 17: NOT 4
Episode 4 of the best-of collection of Not the 9 O'Clock News. Sketches include: Lead Poisoning Sexism Discussion Hi-Fi Shop Soccer Violence General Synod's Life Of Python Preacher Unemployment
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Ep. 18: NOT 5
Episode 5 of the best-of collection of Not the 9 O'Clock News. Sketches include: Job Creation Scheme / Late Abortion / Not The Parrot Sketch
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Ep. 19: NOT 6
Episode 6 of the best-of collection of Not the 9 O'Clock News. Sketches include: Sex Shop / I Like Trucking
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Ep. 20: NOT 7
Episode 7 of the best-of collection of Not the 9 O'Clock News. Sketches include: Silly trousers / Licence fee
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Ep. 21: NOT 8
Episode 8 of the best-of collection of Not the 9 O'Clock News. Sketches include:
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Ep. 22: The Not the Nine O'Clock News Story
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Ep. 23: Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News
The inside story of the anarchic comedy sketch show, which ran on BBC Two from 1979 to 1982, and launched the careers of Rowan Atkinson, Griff Rhys Jones, Mel Smith and Pamela Stephenson, as well as writers including Richard Curtis, Andy Hamilton and Clive Anderson. This documentary reveals how the series first came about, looks at the casting of the four main players and the dynamic of the team, as well as recalling the show's key moments, its impact at the time and its legacy. Featuring interviews with Smith, Jones, Stephenson and Curtis, as well as celebrity fans including Billy Connolly and Dara O Briain
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