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The Best Episodes of Not the Nine O'Clock News

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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.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Not the Nine O'Clock News Season 4 Episode 4 - Show Twenty Five
    8.2/10(21 votes)

    #1 - Show Twenty Five

    S4:E4

    Sketches: Embarrassed woman / Question Time / Headbangers / Peep-hole / Hey Bob! / Shoplifters / Restaurant / Porn Photographer / Sommelier / One For The Birds / Roughage K / Snooker / Tomorrow's World - Microchip / Hit and run incident / Strange ID parade / Comedy Chestnuts / Shop Stewards / Jackanory

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Richard Curtis, Griff Rhys Jones, Mel Smith, John Lloyd

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  2. Not the Nine O'Clock News Season 2 Episode 5 - Show Eleven
    8.1/10(23 votes)

    #2 - Show Eleven

    S2:E5

    Sketches: MGM Skit / Death Of A Princess (Apology To The Saudis) / Prostitute / Thatcher actor / Kosher Chewing Gum / Stamp auction / Train carriage cleaners / Multi-ligual Hotel Sign / News vendors / Remote Control / Gerald The Gorilla / Man In Post Office / Kidnapping / Tarts / Princess Anne And Mark Philips / Domino Theory / Neanderthal man / Instant Pot Meals / Bob Wellings / King Of Rock n Roll / Banging On The Ceiling / Train Drums

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Richard Curtis, Andy Hamilton, Mel Smith

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  3. Not the Nine O'Clock News Season 3 Episode 1 - Not The Nine O'Clock In The Morning News
    8.1/10(25 votes)

    #3 - Not The Nine O'Clock In The Morning News

    S3:E1

    Sketches: The Shining 2 / Cockerel / Punk at a Urinal / That's Lies / Made In Britain / Bank Pens / Sir Robert Mark / Dick Head / TV Licence Advert / Bank Signs / Unemployment / Bhuddist Driving School / Loud Man in Sex Shop / Ansaphone Confessional / Vandalised Phone Kiosks / UFO Story / Workaholics / I Like Trucking / National Theatre

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Richard Curtis

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  4. Not the Nine O'Clock News Season 3 Episode 2 - Election Special
    8.1/10(22 votes)

    #4 - Election Special

    S3:E2

    Sketches: Hedgehog apology / Athletics from Birmingham / Bad Language / Buffet car / Cinema Usher / Shoe Shop Theft / Constable Savage / Fly The Flag / Bath Salts / Laxatives Tested / Burns Unit / Granny's Mini Metro / Explicit Bag / Quick Service Queue / Barbarian Lager / Welsh Choir / England My Leotard / Ice cream van

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Richard Curtis

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  5. Not the Nine O'Clock News Season 3 Episode 8 - Show Twenty One
    8.0/10(22 votes)

    #5 - Show Twenty One

    S3:E8

    Sketches: Announcer / Musical aeroplane / Polish cartoon / Radio controlled ospreys / University Challenge / C'est la Vie (Abba skit) / Age Of Consent / Carol Singers / Christmas Blackmail / Multiplex / Thatchula / Shirley Williams / Coffee Commerical / Sexist Cameraman / Sexism Discussion / Door sketch / SPG Man / Swag Card / Now Dry Your Hands / Ayatollah auction

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Richard Curtis, Griff Rhys Jones, Mel Smith

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  6. Not the Nine O'Clock News Season 4 Episode 5 - Made In Wales
    8.0/10(23 votes)

    #6 - Made In Wales

    S4:E5

    Sketches: Lawyers / Thugs on bus / Riot Police / Songs Of Praise / Failed In Wales / Choking on pills / Green man / Car crusher / Brain Death / Nurse trapped inside a patient / Riots / Rumbley's Pies / Made From Whales / What A Lot Of Willies! / Blind man crossing the road / Medical students who aren't / Ah, Come In Rawlinson! / Laid In Wales / Typical Bloody Typical

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Richard Curtis

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  7. Not the Nine O'Clock News Season 4 Episode 6 - Shame
    8.0/10(25 votes)

    #7 - Shame

    S4:E6

    Sketches: Punk road painter / Two Ninnies/Two Ninnies Song / Marc Almond / Jogger trying to cross the road / Pub Grub / Arab identifying his wife's body / Parkinson meets Ian Botham / Zak the Alien / Pork Scratchings / Budget / Barefoot thug / Time, Gentlemen, Please / Hey Wow / Pizza Moment / The Memory Kinda Lingers

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Richard Curtis, Griff Rhys Jones, Mel Smith

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  8. Not the Nine O'Clock News Season 2 Episode 4 - International Darts
    7.9/10(21 votes)

    #8 - International Darts

    S2:E4

    Sketches: International Darts / Milkman's Note / Beat The Cliché / One-man bus / Gone With The Wind / Superman / Cinema Age Restrictions / Tramp / Time Out Lonely Hearts / Late Abortion / Jean Paul Satre / Shop Assistants / Euthanasia / Thoucht For The Day / Confessional / Gob Of The Month / And all because the lady loves...

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Richard Curtis, Andy Hamilton, Griff Rhys Jones, Mel Smith

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  9. Not the Nine O'Clock News Season 4 Episode 2 - Show Twenty Three
    7.9/10(23 votes)

    #9 - Show Twenty Three

    S4:E2

    Sketches: Ivan The Awful / Game For A Laugh / Public Toilet / Wine Tasting / Home Wine Kit / Aussie Pilot / Does God Exist? / Re-Altered Images / Cricket Commetary / Snooker commentary / Home Organ / Man outside phone box / Tomorrow's World / New Glee / Holiday Habits / Commission for Racial Equality / The Not Team At Home With Their Son / Grow Up You Bastards / Hamlet Advert Skit / Ploughman's Lunch / Mannequins / Pushing a car / Suicide

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Richard Curtis

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  10. Not the Nine O'Clock News Season 3 Episode 7 - Show Twenty
    7.8/10(23 votes)

    #10 - Show Twenty

    S3:E7

    Sketches: Baronet Oswold Ernold Mosley / Punk aerosol / Queen's Visit / Loyal Apology / Iran & Iraq / Barry Manilow / Cargo Cult / Pneumatic Drills / Kidney Donor / Wimpy worker / Party Political Broadcast / Sperm Donor / Acupuncture / Not The Parrot Sketch / Karate For The Deaf / Divorce Ceremony / Nine To Five / Rolf Harris

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Richard Curtis, Griff Rhys Jones, Mel Smith

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  11. Not the Nine O'Clock News Season 2 Episode 7 - Death Lasers Of Kazaan
    7.7/10(21 votes)

    #11 - Death Lasers Of Kazaan

    S2:E7

    Sketches: Confrontation Song / Points Of View / Cannabis / Guinness / Defence Minister / Police station phone call / Metal detector / Restaurant revolutions / Transplant Olympics / Freddie Cosgray / Is smoking safer than crossing the road? / Ayatollah Song / Exam Guide / Police Yob

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Richard Curtis, Andy Hamilton

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  12. Not the Nine O'Clock News Season 1 Episode 6 - Show Six
    7.6/10(30 votes)

    #12 - Show Six

    S1:E6

    Sketches: Royal car visor / Whale delivery / Aliens / John Cleese / General Synod's Life Of Python / Disco For Dentists / Licence fee / Milk float visors / Simultaneous Translation / Donald Sinden / Self-defence / Spies / Sex Shop / Poped / Careers Teacher / Oh! Bosanquet

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Richard Curtis

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  13. Not the Nine O'Clock News Season 2 Episode 2 - Show Eight
    7.6/10(23 votes)

    #13 - Show Eight

    S2:E2

    Sketches: Airline Terrorists / Film Certification / Space Invaders / Dinner Party / Awards Ceremony (Sofas) / Alabammy Bound / Prestel / Kleptomania / Vegtarian Hunting Season / Stereoids / Rowan Rants On / Milkman / Ford Cortina / Lead Poisoning / Kiss of life / Government Training Film / Hairdressers / School of archaeology / Aeroplane toilet / Arianna Advert / Boxing in Johannesburg / Rowan Apologises / Clint Eastwood / Debating Point

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Richard Curtis,