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Not the Nine O'Clock News
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.
- Cast:
- Rowan Atkinson, Mel Smith, Pamela Stephenson, Griff Rhys Jones
- Language:
- English
- Network:
- BBC Two
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Episode 1
Unbroadcast Pilot
Air date unavailableAs 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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Not The Least Of Not The Nine O'Clock News
1979-12-28Highlights from the first series.
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The Best of Not the Nine O'Clock News
1980-09-09 · 30mEpisode overview is not available yet.
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Twenty-Five Years of Not the Nine O'clock News
1980-09-16 · 30mEpisode overview is not available yet.
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Not the Lot of Not the Nine O'Clock News
1980-09-23Episode overview is not available yet.
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Not the Nine O'Clock News Christmas
1980-12-30Episode overview is not available yet.
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Not Another Not the Nine O'Clock News
1981-10-09Episode overview is not available yet.
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An Eighth Chance to See Not the Nine O'Clock News
1981-10-16Episode overview is not available yet.
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Last of the Summer Repeats
1981-10-23Episode overview is not available yet.
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Not the World Cup
1983-06-19Episode overview is not available yet.
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Not the Nine O'Clock News (1)
1983-09-07The 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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Not the Nine O'Clock News (2)
1983-09-14The 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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Not the Nine O'Clock News (3)
1983-09-28The 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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NOT 1
1995-10-27 · 25mEpisode 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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NOT 2
1995-11-03 · 25mEpisode 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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NOT 3
1995-11-10 · 25mEpisode 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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NOT 4
1995-11-17 · 25mEpisode 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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NOT 5
1995-11-24 · 25mEpisode 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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NOT 6
1995-12-01 · 25mEpisode 6 of the best-of collection of Not the 9 O'Clock News. Sketches include: Sex Shop / I Like Trucking
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NOT 7
1995-12-08 · 25mEpisode 7 of the best-of collection of Not the 9 O'Clock News. Sketches include: Silly trousers / Licence fee
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NOT 8
1995-12-15 · 25mEpisode 8 of the best-of collection of Not the 9 O'Clock News. Sketches include:
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The Not the Nine O'Clock News Story
1999-07-17Episode overview is not available yet.
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Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News
2009-12-28The 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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Rowan Atkinson
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Mel Smith
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Pamela Stephenson
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Griff Rhys Jones
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Chris Langham
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