Not the Nine O'Clock News

Name: Not the Nine O'Clock News
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1979-10-16
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Rowan Atkinson, Mel Smith, Pamela Stephenson, Griff Rhys Jones, Chris Langham

ENDED4 Seasons27 Episodes★ 7.3

Not the Nine O'Clock News is a comedy series on BBC Two that ran from 1979 to 1982, ending after 4 seasons and 27 episodes.

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NetworkBBC Two

First AiredOct 16, 1979

Last AiredMar 8, 1982

GenreComedy

Runtime25 min

LanguageEnglish

CountryUnited Kingdom

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.

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Cast

Rowan Atkinson

Mel Smith

Pamela Stephenson

Griff Rhys Jones

Chris Langham

Seasons & Episodes4 seasons · 27 episodes

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E1Show Twenty Two

Feb 1, 1982

Sketches: Taxi in restaurant / Breathalyser / Train Driver / Job Creation Scheme / Punk badge / Air dryers / Hospital signs / Mr Bazouki / Aleebee / Cappuccino / National Bank Of Poland / Criminal driver / Nun stunt display / Polish Show / Nice Video Shame About The Song / Caber tosser

E2Show Twenty Three

Feb 8, 1982

Sketches: Ivan The Awful / Game For A Laugh / Public Toilet / Wine Tasting / Home Wine Kit / Aussie Pilot / Does God Exist? / Re-Altered Images / Cricket Commetary / Snooker commentary / Home Organ / Man outside phone box / Tomorrow's World / New Glee / Holiday Habits / Commission for Racial Equality / The Not Team At Home With Their Son / Grow Up You Bastards / Hamlet Advert Skit / Ploughman's Lunch / Mannequins / Pushing a car / Suicide

E3Hi Se Seo An Naught Ag A Naoi Chlog

Feb 15, 1982

Sketches: Bankrupt / Ask The Family / What's The Time Mr Wolf? / Rubik Cube / Valentine / Advert for the SDP / No dogs, smoking, bikes / Stunt cops and robbers / Bank / The Price Of Petrol / Kangaroo Meat Advert / Wildebeest / Mad Colonel / Umbrellas / Financial Times / Post Office / Roland Davies / Contac 2000

E4Show Twenty Five

Feb 22, 1982

Sketches: Embarrassed woman / Question Time / Headbangers / Peep-hole / Hey Bob! / Shoplifters / Restaurant / Porn Photographer / Sommelier / One For The Birds / Roughage K / Snooker / Tomorrow's World - Microchip / Hit and run incident / Strange ID parade / Comedy Chestnuts / Shop Stewards / Jackanory

E5Made In Wales

Mar 1, 1982

Sketches: Lawyers / Thugs on bus / Riot Police / Songs Of Praise / Failed In Wales / Choking on pills / Green man / Car crusher / Brain Death / Nurse trapped inside a patient / Riots / Rumbley's Pies / Made From Whales / What A Lot Of Willies! / Blind man crossing the road / Medical students who aren't / Ah, Come In Rawlinson! / Laid In Wales / Typical Bloody Typical

E6Shame

Mar 8, 198226m

Sketches: Punk road painter / Two Ninnies/Two Ninnies Song / Marc Almond / Jogger trying to cross the road / Pub Grub / Arab identifying his wife's body / Parkinson meets Ian Botham / Zak the Alien / Pork Scratchings / Budget / Barefoot thug / Time, Gentlemen, Please / Hey Wow / Pizza Moment / The Memory Kinda Lingers

About Not the Nine O'Clock News

Not the Nine O'Clock News is a comedy series on BBC Two. The show first aired on Oct 16, 1979 and currently has 4 seasons and 27 episodes. Not the Nine O'Clock News has ended. It has a rating of 7.3/10 based on 28 votes. The cast includes Rowan Atkinson, Mel Smith, Pamela Stephenson, Griff Rhys Jones, Chris Langham.