Not the Nine O'Clock News

Not The Nine O'Clock News was a satirical show broadcast on BBC2 (UK) from 1979 to 1982. Noted for its topical sketches and skits, it made stars of Rowan Atkinson, Mel Smith, Griff Rhys-Jones and Pamela Stephenson. The show required a large number of writers, and to this end operated an "open door" policy, accepting sketch ideas from anybody who wanted to contribute. With a large number of contributing writers, there was plenty of material to go round, and only the best ideas made it to the screen; thus the series was able to maintain a remarkably high quality of material across four series. The series ended in 1982, partly due to the various cast members wanting to pursue their own projects instead.


Aliases
  • Not the 9 o'clock news
dansk English suomi Nederlands español
  • TheTVDB.com Series ID 77009
  • Status Ended
  • First Aired October 16, 1979
  • Recent December 28, 2009
  • Network BBC Two
  • Average Runtime 25 minutes
  • Genres Comedy
  • Original Country Great Britain
  • Original Language English
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  • Episode Screenshot Format 4:3 Screencap
  • Favorited This series has been favorited by 22 people.
  • Created February 4, 2008 by
    CraigWally
  • Modified January 22, 2024 by
    Tuffty
Season From To Episodes
All Seasons
Specials March 1979 December 2009 33
Season 1 October 1979 November 1979 6
Season 2 March 1980 May 1980 7
Season 3 October 1980 December 1980 8
Season 4 February 1982 March 1982 6
Unassigned Episodes 1
Season From To Episodes
Unassigned Episodes 61
Absolute ordering places all episodes in a single ordered season. This is generally used for anime.
Season From To Episodes
Season 1 0
Unassigned Episodes 61
Name Number of Episodes Dates
Richard Curtis 27 03/31/1979 - 03/08/1982
Colin Bostock-Smith 19 10/23/1979 - 03/08/1982
Rowan Atkinson 14 03/31/1979 - 11/17/1980
Laurie Rowley 11 03/31/1979 - 03/08/1982
Mel Smith 9 04/14/1980 - 03/08/1982
Andy Hamilton 8 03/31/1979 - 11/24/1980
Griff Rhys Jones 8 04/14/1980 - 03/08/1982
Howard Goodall 6 11/10/1980 - 02/22/1982
Colin Gilbert 6 10/16/1979 - 11/17/1980
Guy Jenkin 3 04/28/1980 - 03/08/1982
Peter Brewiss 3 11/06/1979 - 11/24/1980
Ray Price 2 10/27/1980 - 02/08/1982
John Burrows 2 11/03/1980 - 12/08/1980
Mike Onions 2 11/06/1979 - 03/08/1982
Pete Sargent 2 11/03/1980 - 02/22/1982
David Renwick 2 10/23/1979 - 11/24/1980
John Lloyd 2 10/30/1979 - 02/22/1982
Peter Brewis 1 12/08/1980
E.A. Canfor-Dumas 1 02/08/1982
Guy Meredith 1 12/15/1980
Webb & Hughes 1 03/01/1982
Mick Deasey 1 03/01/1982
David Hewison 1 04/28/1980
Barry Bowes 1 11/24/1980
Graham Buxton 1 02/22/1982
Charlie Adams 1 02/15/1982
Barry Pilton 1 03/31/1979
Chris Judge Smith 1 11/06/1979
Nat Clare 1 11/03/1980
Arnold Brown 1 10/30/1979
David Jackson Young 1 02/08/1982
A. Graham 1 02/22/1982
Gerald Mahlowe 1 02/01/1982
Simon Woodham 1 04/28/1980
Chris Allen 1 03/31/1979
Peter Steggles 1 11/24/1980
Alastair Beaton 1 10/23/1979
Tony Mather 1 02/22/1982
Andrew Marshall 1 11/24/1980
Andy Stevenson 1 03/31/1979
Colin Pearson 1 03/08/1982
Ruby Wax 1 03/31/1980
Craig Warren Nichols 1 10/27/1980
Mike Radford 1 02/01/1982
John Cormack 1 12/08/1980
James Watson 1 02/22/1982
Barry Faulkner 1 02/22/1982
Howard Curtis 1 10/27/1980
Paul Smith 1 02/01/1982
Ian Brown 1 03/01/1982
Pete Dredge 1 03/31/1980
Peter Richardson 1 10/27/1980
Jon Lea 1 02/22/1982
Chris Miller 1 03/31/1979
Janey Preger 1 03/01/1982
Mark Smith 1 10/27/1980
Roger Planer 1 10/27/1980
Peter Spence 1 03/31/1979
David Kind 1 11/24/1980
Tony Hilton 1 12/01/1980
W. Wilson 1 02/22/1982
Nigel Planer 1 10/27/1980
Terry Kyan 1 02/01/1982
Mike Burgess 1 03/31/1979
Jeff Blowers 1 11/13/1979
Paul W Newstead 1 11/03/1980
Name Number of Episodes Dates
Bill Wilson 7 10/16/1979 - 05/12/1980
Andy Humphries 2 12/28/2009
Geoff Posner 1 02/01/1982
Gabrielle Osrin 1 07/17/1999

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