Not the Nine O'Clock News (UK)
This show is of comedy sketches at their very best. The title comes from the fact that it aired on BBC2 at Nine O'clock in direct competition with the news on BBC1. Being after the 'watershed' therefore the sketches tended to be more 'adult' in nature.
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04x06 Shame Aired: Mar. 08, 1982Sketches: Punk road painter / Two Ninnies/Two Ninnies Song / Marc Almond / Jogger trying to cross the road / Pub Grub / Arab identifying his … [continue reading]
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Previous Episodes
- 04x06 Shame (Mar. 08, 1982)
- 04x05 Made In Wales (Mar. 01, 1982)
- 04x04 Show Twenty… (Feb. 22, 1982)
- 04x03 Hi Se Seo A… (Feb. 15, 1982)
- 04x02 Show Twenty… (Feb. 08, 1982)
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Show's Cast / Crew
Directors
- Geoff Posner (1 episodes)
- Bob Spiers (1 episodes)
- Bill Wilson (1 episodes)
Writers
- Colin Gilbert (II) (20 episodes)
- Douglas Adams (1 episodes)
- Nigel Purton (1 episodes)
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Series Fun Facts
- 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.
- The pilot episode was due to replace the last episode of Fawlty Towers (UK) in the schedules ("Basil the Rat", which was postponed due to a BBC strike). John Cleese filmed a short skit to…
[show]The pilot episode was due to replace the last episode of Fawlty Towers (UK) in the schedules ("Basil the Rat", which was postponed due to a BBC strike). John Cleese filmed a short skit to open the pilot, explaining why he hadn't produced a show that week. Although the pilot was then canceled, the sketch was used during the first full series of Not the Nine O'Clock News, the week after "Basil the Rat" was finally broadcast.
[hide] - The original pilot episode had a different cast: Rowan Atkinson and Chris Langham were joined by Chris Emmett, Christopher Godwin, John Gorman (II), Willoughby Goddard and Jonathan Hyde. The…
[show]The original pilot episode had a different cast: Rowan Atkinson and Chris Langham were joined by Chris Emmett, Christopher Godwin, John Gorman (II), 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.
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