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Not the Nine O'Clock News (TV Series 1979–1982)

25 min  -  Comedy
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British sketch comedy starring the likes of Rowan Atkinson and Mel Smith.

Directors:

Geoff Posner, Bob Spiers, and 1 more credit »

Writers:

Rowan Atkinson, Stephen Fry, and 30 more credits »

Stars:

Rowan Atkinson, Pamela Stephenson and Mel Smith
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Season:

4 | 3 | 2 | 1

Year:

1982 | 1980 | 1979
2 wins & 5 nominations See more awards »
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Cast

Series cast summary:
Rowan Atkinson ...
Various Roles (27 episodes, 1979-1982)
Pamela Stephenson Pamela Stephenson ...
Various Roles (27 episodes, 1979-1982)
Mel Smith Mel Smith ...
Various Roles (27 episodes, 1979-1982)
Griff Rhys Jones Griff Rhys Jones ...
Various Roles (27 episodes, 1979-1982)
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British sketch comedy starring the likes of Rowan Atkinson and Mel Smith.

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British | Social Satire | Actor Playing Multiple Roles | Anti Fascist | Entertainment  | See more »

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Comedy

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Country:

UK

Language:

English

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Also Known As:

Ei yhdeksän uutiset See more »

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Trivia

The original pilot episode had a different cast: Rowan Atkinson and Chris Langham were joined by Chris Emmett, Christopher Godwin, John Gorman, Willoughby Goddard and Jonathan Hyde. The pilot was due to air on 2nd April 1979, but was cancelled due to BBC fears over its political content just before a General Election, and has never been broadcast. See more »

Quotes

[a scientist is being interviewed about his project to communicate with a gorilla sitting next to him]
Interviewer: Professor, can Gerald really speak as we would understand it?
Prof. Timothy Fielding: Oh yes, yes. He can speak a few actual words. Of course it was extremely difficult to get him even to this stage. When I first captured Gerald in the Congo, '67 I think it was...
Gerald, the Gorilla: '68
Prof. Timothy Fielding: '68. Umm... there was an awful lot of work to do. He was enormously slow and difficult. I had to do a lot of work with him on a sort of one-to-one basis...
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