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As every comedy schoolboy should know by now, the Not The Nine O'Clock News "pilot" is something of a misnomer. It was in fact originally intended as the first show of what would have
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As every comedy schoolboy should know by now, the Not The Nine O'Clock News "pilot" is something of a misnomer. It was in fact originally intended as the first show of what would have been their first series, recorded on the 31st of March 1979 and scheduled for broadcast on BBC2 on the 2nd of April 1979, but pulled at the eleventh hour.
Starring
ROWAN ATKINSON
CHRIS EMMET
WILLOUGHBY GODDARD
CHRISTOPHER GODWIN
JOHN GORMAN
JONATHAN HYDE
CHRIS LANGHAM
Written by
PETER SPENCE
CHRIS MILLER
ANDY HAMILTON
BARRY PILTON
CHRIS ALLEN
LAURIE ROWLEY
ROWAN ATKINSON
RICHARD CURTIS
MIKE BURGESS
ANDY STEVENSON
Producers
JOHN LLOYD
SEAN HARDIE
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Compilation of material from Series 1.
Compilation of material from Series 1.
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Material from Series 2 only, shown as publicity for imminent third series. Compilation 1/3.
Material from Series 2 only, shown as publicity for imminent third series. Compilation 1/3.
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Material from Series 2 only, shown as publicity for imminent third series. Compilation 2/3.
Material from Series 2 only, shown as publicity for imminent third series. Compilation 2/3.
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Material from Series 2 only, shown as publicity for imminent third series. Compilation 3/3.
Material from Series 2 only, shown as publicity for imminent third series. Compilation 3/3.
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Highlights from Series 3.
Highlights from Series 3.
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Material from Series 1, 2 and 3; shown as publicity for imminent fourth series. Compilation 1/3
Material from Series 1, 2 and 3; shown as publicity for imminent fourth series. Compilation 1/3
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Material from Series 1, 2 and 3; shown as publicity for imminent fourth series. Compilation 2/3
Material from Series 1, 2 and 3; shown as publicity for imminent fourth series. Compilation 2/3
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Material from Series 1, 2 and 3; shown as publicity for imminent fourth series. Compilation 3/3
Material from Series 1, 2 and 3; shown as publicity for imminent fourth series. Compilation 3/3
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Compilation from Series 4.
Compilation from Series 4.
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Part 1 of 3 compilations, taken from Series 4 only.
Part 1 of 3 compilations, taken from Series 4 only.
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Part 2 of 3 compilations, taken from Series 4 only.
Part 2 of 3 compilations, taken from Series 4 only.
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Part 3 of 3 compilations, taken from Series 4 only.
Part 3 of 3 compilations, taken from Series 4 only.
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Episode 1 of the best-of collection of Not the 9 O'Clock News. Sketches include the Darts Players, Question Time and the Gorilla Interview; and the cast sing Bouncing.
Episode 1 of the best-of collection of Not the 9 O'Clock News. Sketches include the Darts Players, Question Time and the Gorilla Interview; and the cast sing Bouncing.
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Episode 2 of the best-of collection of Not the 9 O'Clock News. Sketches include Game For a Laugh, Because I'm Wet And Lonely, Ah Come In Rawlinson and Hand Built By Roberts. This week's song is Baronet Oswald Ernold Moseley.
Episode 2 of the best-of collection of Not the 9 O'Clock News. Sketches include Game For a Laugh, Because I'm Wet And Lonely, Ah Come In Rawlinson and Hand Built By Roberts. This week's song is Baronet Oswald Ernold Moseley.
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Episode 3 of the first best-of collection of Not the 9 O'Clock News. Sketches include Constable Savage and I Believe; and the cast sing Kinda Lingers.
Episode 3 of the first best-of collection of Not the 9 O'Clock News. Sketches include Constable Savage and I Believe; and the cast sing Kinda Lingers.
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Episode 4 of the best-of collection of Not the 9 O'Clock News. Sketches include The Two Ninnies, Soccer Violence, and General Synod's "Life of Python". This week's song is Supa Dupa.
Episode 4 of the best-of collection of Not the 9 O'Clock News. Sketches include The Two Ninnies, Soccer Violence, and General Synod's "Life of Python". This week's song is Supa Dupa.
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Episode 5 of the best-of collection of Not the 9 O'Clock News. Classic sketches include Holiday Habits, Final Demands, and McEnroe's Breakfast.
Episode 5 of the best-of collection of Not the 9 O'Clock News. Classic sketches include Holiday Habits, Final Demands, and McEnroe's Breakfast.
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Episode 6 of the best-of collection of Not the 9 O'Clock News. Sketches include University Challenge, Ask The Family, and What A Load Of Willies. This week's song is (I Like) Trucking.
Episode 6 of the best-of collection of Not the 9 O'Clock News. Sketches include University Challenge, Ask The Family, and What A Load Of Willies. This week's song is (I Like) Trucking.
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Episode 7 of the best-of collection of Not the 9 O'Clock News. Sketches include Points of View, Does God Exist, Hey Wow, and National Wealth Beds.
Episode 7 of the best-of collection of Not the 9 O'Clock News. Sketches include Points of View, Does God Exist, Hey Wow, and National Wealth Beds.
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Episode 8 of the best-of collection of Not the 9 O'Clock News. Sketches include Made From Whales, Marc Almond, Stout Life, and That's Lies.
Episode 8 of the best-of collection of Not the 9 O'Clock News. Sketches include Made From Whales, Marc Almond, Stout Life, and That's Lies.
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A landmark programme in contemporary comedy, Not the Nine O'Clock News was first unleashed on an unsuspecting public 20 years ago.
An anarchic mix of satirical and surreal sketches,
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A landmark programme in contemporary comedy, Not the Nine O'Clock News was first unleashed on an unsuspecting public 20 years ago.
An anarchic mix of satirical and surreal sketches, it launched the careers of Mel Smith , Griff Rhys Jones, Rowan Atkinson and Pamela Stephenson, while its writing and production team included Clive Anderson, Ruby Wax and Richard Curtis.
Protagonists and fans recall the making of the show and explain its success.
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Between 1979 and 1982, the Not the Nine O'Clock News team produced the sharpest comedy to be found on British television and launched the careers of the stars, production team and
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Between 1979 and 1982, the Not the Nine O'Clock News team produced the sharpest comedy to be found on British television and launched the careers of the stars, production team and writers. This selection of their quick-fire blend of satire, pastiche pop and witty sketches includes such memorable TV moments as: Gerald the Gorilla, One-Legged Raid, Cut Off Their Goolies, Punk Zips, Supa Dupa (Abba tribute), Constable Savage, The Devil - Is He All Bad? and Kinda Lingers
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With Rowan Atkinson's hysterically funny visual comedy and verbal gymnastics, Pamela Stephenson's razor-sharp impressions and Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones' naturalistic humour, the Not
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With Rowan Atkinson's hysterically funny visual comedy and verbal gymnastics, Pamela Stephenson's razor-sharp impressions and Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones' naturalistic humour, the Not The 9 O'Clock News team became the most talked-about comedy quartet in Britain in the late 1980s. This selection of zany gags, spoof pop songs and red-hot topical satire includes such classic sketches as McEnroe's Breakfast, Rowan Walks into a Lamppost, Not the Parrot Sketch, Hollywood Salutes Solidarity, I Like Trucking, Aleebee, Deaf Telephone and Nice Vide Shame About The Song.
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The inside story of the anarchic comedy sketch show, which ran on BBC Two from 1979 to 1982, and launched the careers of Rowan Atkinson, Griff Rhys Jones, Mel Smith and Pamela
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The inside story of the anarchic comedy sketch show, which ran on BBC Two from 1979 to 1982, and launched the careers of Rowan Atkinson, Griff Rhys Jones, Mel Smith and Pamela Stephenson, as well as writers including Richard Curtis, Andy Hamilton and Clive Anderson. This documentary reveals how the series first came about, looks at the casting of the four main players and the dynamic of the team, as well as recalling the show's key moments, its impact at the time and its legacy. Featuring interviews with Smith, Jones, Stephenson and Curtis, as well as celebrity fans including Billy Connolly and Dara O Briain
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