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British sketch comedy starring the likes of Rowan Atkinson and Mel Smith.British sketch comedy starring the likes of Rowan Atkinson and Mel Smith.British sketch comedy starring the likes of Rowan Atkinson and Mel Smith.
- Won 2 BAFTA Awards
- 2 wins & 5 nominations total
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- TriviaThe original pilot episode had a different cast: Rowan Atkinson and Chris Langham were joined by Chris Emmett, Christopher Godwin, John Gorman, Willoughby Goddard and Jonathan Hyde. The pilot was due to air on April 2, 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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Various roles: [opens a back door and shouts] Why don't you grow up, you little bastards?
Various roles: What's the matter, dear?
Various roles: Nothing, I'm just talking to the plants.
- Alternate versionsThe series was edited down to eight 25-minute compilation episodes in 1995; these have been released on video, and are the versions used for repeats on British TV.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Wood and Walters: Episode #1.4 (1982)
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When I went to school in Denmark the greatest joy was to recite the surreal dialog from the team behind Not the Nine o'clock News with my mates. Granted, some of the more malicious jokes must have appealed more to the younger audience than grown-ups with true knowledge of famine and war - but on the whole - it was the greatest introduction to British society and language usage next to Monty Python. Some of the gags were so classical - I've never forgotten them: The court sketch with the judge and the lawyers arguing over how to prenounce "alibi" or the smash-hit-music-video "Good video - shame about the song - oh oh" with the title repeated again and again while all effort was put into making a state of the art video worthy of MTV. I do hope that the DVD will be released in Denmark too - it's classic fun from the eighties! :0D
- lundkarina
- Apr 28, 2006
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- Runtime25 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1
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By what name was Not the Nine O'Clock News (1979) officially released in India in English?
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