Not the Nine O'Clock News (1979)
- Genre
- sketch comedy, comedy television series
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Length
- 4 seasons, 27 episodes
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 7.3 of 10 from 28 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This is a British sketch comedy show that aired in the late 70s and early 80s. It pokes fun at news stories and popular culture from that era through sketches, parody songs, and spoof TV formats.
satiricalwittyfast-pacededgyirreverentnostalgicplayfulsharp
What happens
Not the Nine O'Clock News is a British television sketch comedy show that was broadcast on BBC2 from 16 October 1979 to 8 March 1982. Originally shown as a comedy alternative to the Nine O'Clock News on BBC1, the show features satirical sketches on news stories and popular culture of the early 1980s, as well as parody songs, comedy sketches, re-edited videos, and spoof television formats. The programme features Rowan Atkinson, Pamela Stephenson, Mel Smith, and Griff Rhys Jones, as well as Chris Langham in the first series. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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