Not the Nine O'Clock News (1979–1982)

British sketch comedy starring the likes of Rowan Atkinson and Mel Smith.

Stars:

Rowan Atkinson, Pamela Stephenson, Mel Smith

2 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Rowan Atkinson	...	Various Roles (27 episodes, 1979-1982)
Pamela Stephenson	...	Various Roles (27 episodes, 1979-1982)
Mel Smith	...	Various Roles (27 episodes, 1979-1982)
Griff Rhys Jones	...	Various Roles (27 episodes, 1979-1982)

Storyline

British sketch comedy starring the likes of Rowan Atkinson and Mel Smith.

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Plot Keywords:

british | comedian | musical number | song | tv news | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 October 1979 (UK)

Also Known As:

Ei yhdeksän uutiset

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

25 min 25 min (27 episodes)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Chris Langham was originally one of the main cast members, but was asked to leave at the end of the first series due to creative differences.

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Quotes

Ronnie Barker: This is a family show, and I will not allow smut into your home!

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Connections

Featured in De wereld draait door: Episode #5.90 (2010)

User Reviews

A brilliant show

This show was so funny. I especially liked the toilet sketch involving the assistant and the weird bloke trying to design a bathroom for the weird bloke and all he ever puts in it is a toilet. that was the best sketch ever.

De niro 2001, you really need to lighten up, not all the sketches involved plane crashes. Only about 2 or 3 did. the rest of the sketches were just funny things about everyday life. The humour isn't in the plane crash, it's how they edited together two completely different news stories and made them look relevent. People weren't sitting at home saying "Hahahaha look at those people on that plane dying". The thing is, if they did have to acknowledge the fact those people died, they would have done it in a funny sketch anyway. like they did when they had complaints about a (stuffed) hedgehog being run over. for god sake it was stuffed. they didn't ask the local nature reserve for a fresh hedgehog to run over but anyway they then did an apology the following week involving them saying "We probably exibited less pain to hedgehogs per-say than whoever it is who goes around stuffing them". Anyway, sorry about all this writing but this show was just great and i'll love it forever. Overall 10 out of 10.