Not the Nine O'Clock News
Specials
23 episodes
Episode 1
Unbroadcast Pilot
Air date not announced
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 due to elections.
Episode 2
Not The Least Of Not The Nine O'Clock News
Dec 28, 1979
Highlights from the first series.
Episode 3
The Best of Not the Nine O'Clock News
Sep 9, 198030m
Episode 4
Twenty-Five Years of Not the Nine O'clock News
Sep 16, 198030m
Episode 5
Not the Lot of Not the Nine O'Clock News
Sep 23, 1980
Episode 6
Not the Nine O'Clock News Christmas
Dec 30, 1980
Episode 7
Not Another Not the Nine O'Clock News
Oct 9, 1981
Episode 8
An Eighth Chance to See Not the Nine O'Clock News
Oct 16, 1981
Episode 9
Last of the Summer Repeats
Oct 23, 1981
Episode 10
Not the World Cup
Jun 19, 1983
Episode 11
Not the Nine O'Clock News (1)
Sep 7, 1983
The first of three programmes re-edited, reorganised, once more as re-edits and now repeated as compilations; entitled ... Not the Nine O'Clock News, providing another opportunity to savour the delights offered by that award-winning team
Episode 12
Not the Nine O'Clock News (2)
Sep 14, 1983
The second of three programmes re-edited, reorganised once more as re-edits and now repeated as compilations entitled ... Not the Nine O'Clock News. Providing another opportunity to savour the delights offered by that award-winning team.
Episode 13
Not the Nine O'Clock News (3)
Sep 28, 1983
The third of three programmes re-edited, re-organised once more as re-edits and now repeated as compilations; entitled.... Not the Nine O'Clock News. Providing another opportunity to savour the delights offered by that award-winning team.
Episode 14
NOT 1
Oct 27, 199525m
Episode 1 of the best-of collection of Not the 9 O'Clock News. Sketches include: The Dart Players Question Time The Gorilla News Interview And the cast sing Bouncing
Episode 15
NOT 2
Nov 3, 199525m
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 Lonley A Come In Rawlinson Hand built By Roberts This week's song is Baronet Oswald Ernold Moseley
Episode 16
NOT 3
Nov 10, 199525m
Episode 3 of the best-of collection of Not the 9 O'Clock News. Sketches include: Riot Police The Devil: Is He All Bad? Public Toilet
Episode 17
NOT 4
Nov 17, 199525m
Episode 4 of the best-of collection of Not the 9 O'Clock News. Sketches include: Lead Poisoning Sexism Discussion Hi-Fi Shop Soccer Violence General Synod's Life Of Python Preacher Unemployment
Episode 18
NOT 5
Nov 24, 199525m
Episode 5 of the best-of collection of Not the 9 O'Clock News. Sketches include: Job Creation Scheme / Late Abortion / Not The Parrot Sketch
Episode 19
NOT 6
Dec 1, 199525m
Episode 6 of the best-of collection of Not the 9 O'Clock News. Sketches include: Sex Shop / I Like Trucking
Episode 20
NOT 7
Dec 8, 199525m
Episode 7 of the best-of collection of Not the 9 O'Clock News. Sketches include: Silly trousers / Licence fee
Episode 21
NOT 8
Dec 15, 199525m
Episode 8 of the best-of collection of Not the 9 O'Clock News. Sketches include:
Episode 22
The Not the Nine O'Clock News Story
Jul 17, 1999
Episode 23
Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News
Dec 28, 2009
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