Not the Nine O'Clock News

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  • Genre(s):Comedy
  • Release year: 1979
Not the Nine O'Clock News was a British television comedy sketch comedy which was broadcast on BBC2 from 1979 to 1982. Originally shown as a comedy alternative to the Nine O'Clock News on BBC1, it featured satirical sketches on current news stories...read more
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Not the Nine O'Clock News was a British television comedy sketch comedy which was broadcast on BBC2 from 1979 to 1982. Originally shown as a comedy alternative to the Nine O'Clock News on BBC1, it featured satirical sketches on current news stories and popular culture, as well as parody songs, comedy sketches, re-edited videos, and spoof television formats. The programme featured Rowan Atkinson, Pamela Stephenson, Mel Smith, and Griff Rhys Jones, as well as Chris Langham in the first series.

Original Release

10/16/1979 on BBC

Cast

(see additional cast & crew)
# Title Air Date
1 Episode #4.1 Monday, 01 February 1982
2 Episode #4.2 Monday, 08 February 1982
3 Hi Se Seo An Naught Ag A Naoi Chlog Monday, 15 February 1982
4 Episode #4.4 Monday, 22 February 1982
5 Made in Wales Monday, 01 March 1982
6 Shame Monday, 08 March 1982

Directors

Bill Wilson, Geoff Posner

Writers

Richard Curtis, Richard Sparks, Laurie Rowley, Colin Bostock-Smith, Guy Jenkin, Mel Smith, Andy Hamilton, Griff Rhys Jones, Kim Fuller, Craig Nicholls, Trevor McCallum, Mick Deasy, Otiz Cannelloni, Guy Meredith, Terry Kyan, David Renwick, Paul Smith, John Lloyd, Rowan Atkinson, Quentin Reynolds, Victoria Pile, Pete Sargeant, James Glen, Terry Ravenscroft, Ian Hopkins, Nigel Purton, Christopher Burman, Andrew Marshall, Ray Price, Niall Clark, Neil McVicar, Barry Bowes, Mike Radford, Malcolm Mather, Kit Galer, Lawrence Windley, P.W. Newstead, Norman Braidwood, Ray Binns, Mike Onions, Tim Douglas, Ed McHenry, Simon Woodham, John Cormack, James Watson, Dick Fiddy, Russell Jones, Ric Cooper, Graham, Wilson, Simon Hammond, James Walker, Nicky Pugh, Nigel Planer, Chris Langham, Peter Richardson, Mark Wallington, Alistair Beaton, Jim Pullin, Janey Preger, Peter Spence, Colin Gilbert, Clive Anderson, Colin Pearson, Ian Brown, Simon Bell, Barry Pilton

Cast

Producers

Editors

Hefny Zaky, Noel Chanan

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