Not the Nine O'Clock News
1979 · 4 seasons · 27 eps · ★ 7.3 · Comedy
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Classic sketch comedy show satirising the news and culture of the late 70s and early 80s which introduced Rowan Atkinson, Mel Smith, Griff Rhys Jones and Pamela Stephenson.
Directed by Bill Wilson · Written by Rowan Atkinson
Network: BBC Two
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