8.1/1020 votesLoading...#1 - Show Twenty Five
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 2/22/1982
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: N/A
Writer: Richard Curtis, Mel Smith, Griff Rhys Jones, John Lloyd
8.0/1019 votesLoading...#2 - International Darts
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 4/21/1980
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: N/A
Writer: Richard Curtis, Mel Smith, Griff Rhys Jones, Andy Hamilton
8.0/1024 votesLoading...#3 - Not The Nine O'Clock In The Morning News
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 10/27/1980
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: N/A
Writer: Richard Curtis
8.0/1020 votesLoading...#4 - Election Special
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 11/3/1980
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: N/A
Writer: Richard Curtis
7.9/1018 votesLoading...#5 - Show Eleven
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 4/28/1980
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: N/A
Writer: Richard Curtis, Mel Smith, Andy Hamilton
7.9/1021 votesLoading...#6 - Show Twenty One
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 12/15/1980
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: N/A
Writer: Mel Smith, Griff Rhys Jones, Richard Curtis
7.9/1022 votesLoading...#7 - Made In Wales
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 3/1/1982
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: N/A
Writer: Richard Curtis
7.9/1024 votesLoading...#8 - Shame
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 3/8/1982
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: N/A
Writer: Richard Curtis, Mel Smith, Griff Rhys Jones
7.8/1027 votesLoading...#9 - Show Six
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/20/1979
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: N/A
Writer: Richard Curtis
7.8/1022 votesLoading...#10 - Show Twenty Three
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 2/8/1982
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: N/A
Writer: Richard Curtis
- 7.7/1033 votesLoading...
#11 - Show Two
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/23/1979
Sketches: Apology to Princess Margaret / News Headlines / Nicest flag in the EEC / Inflation / Kennedy / Gravity / Equal Opportunities / Blind beggar / Phone Bill Sketch / Forgetful Priests / St Vincent / Rowan's Rant 1 / Suburbs at War / Gay Christian / Keep Fit / Milk Tray
Director: N/A
Writer: Andy Hamilton, David Renwick, Richard Curtis
- 7.7/1031 votesLoading...
#12 - Show Four
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 11/6/1979
Sketches: Plane Crash / Mission Ineffable / Scunthorpe strangler / Football Replay / Final Demands / Lifeboatmen / Craftsman's Kitchen / I can't feel my legs / Neurotica / Song: Gob On You
Director: N/A
Writer: Richard Curtis
7.7/1021 votesLoading...#13 - Show Eight
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 4/7/1980
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: N/A
Writer: Andy Hamilton, Richard Curtis
7.7/1022 votesLoading...#14 - Show Twenty
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 12/8/1980
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: N/A
Writer: Mel Smith, Griff Rhys Jones, Richard Curtis
- 7.6/1028 votesLoading...
#15 - Show Five
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/13/1979
Sketches: Baby on the bus / Nativity Sketch / New Jeans / Religious fanatic / Nativity II / Hot Gossip / Church Advertising / Medieval Christmas / Ranting Frenchman / Miss World / Amputation / Trial By Egg / ""Probe"" / Bingo / Rowan Rants Again / Nanny Service / Christmas Carol
Director: N/A
Writer: Richard Curtis
7.6/1022 votesLoading...#16 - Don't Get Your Vicars In A Twist!
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 4/14/1980
Sketches: Russian Army / FIAT Advert / Postman / Railway Announcement / Stout Life / Talking to daffodils / Crime Figures / Out-of-touch Judge / Train cancellation/Announcer breaks down / Glue Sniffing / Suicide / Loud Reporter / James Burke / American Express / President Tito / I Like Bouncing / Abu Ben Adhem
Director: N/A
Writer: Richard Curtis, Mel Smith, Griff Rhys Jones
7.6/1018 votesLoading...#17 - Show Twelve
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 5/5/1980
Sketches: Guardsmen / Blood bank sign / Morgue / Parkinson with Billy Connolly / Pottery presenter / Hi-Fi Shop / Campari and Soda / Passport Photos / News For The Deaf / Mugging / The Devil: Is He All Bad? / Contagious spots / Origami / Hitchcock Directs The News / Hidden Switch / Janet Street Porter interviews Billy Connolly
Director: N/A
Writer: Richard Curtis
7.6/1019 votesLoading...#18 - Death Lasers Of Kazaan
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 5/12/1980
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: N/A
Writer: Richard Curtis, Andy Hamilton
7.5/1022 votesLoading...#19 - Show Twenty Two
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 2/1/1982
Sketches: Taxi in restaurant / Breathalyser / Train Driver / Job Creation Scheme / Punk badge / Air dryers / Hospital signs / Mr Bazouki / Aleebee / Cappuccino / National Bank Of Poland / Criminal driver / Nun stunt display / Polish Show / Nice Video Shame About The Song / Caber tosser
Director: Geoff Posner
Writer: Richard Curtis
- 7.4/1040 votesLoading...
#20 - Kenny Everett In Not The Nine O'Clock News
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/16/1979
Sketches: Clapperboard / Tinker, Tailor / Kenny Everett Sketch / Britt Ekland's car / National Wealth Beds / Wilson's Memoirs / Inflatables / Aliens / Vivisection Sketch / On The Moov / Spinning Head / Man With Ten Legs / Tory Conference / Maori Sketch
Director: N/A
Writer: Richard Curtis
- 7.4/1034 votesLoading...
#21 - Show Three
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/30/1979
Sketches: John Cleese / Suicide / Stringmakers' strike / National Laundromat Week / Murder Scene Sketch / Vote For Jimmy Carter / Hospital Stores / Ayatollah Sketch / Blue Peter / Preacher / The Dead Crocodile / Hole Sculptor / Restaurant / Restrictive Practices Suite / Irish Football
Director: N/A
Writer: John Lloyd, Richard Curtis
7.4/1024 votesLoading...#22 - Miss World
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 11/10/1980
Sketches: Thatcher out/Thatcher in / Pyjama case / Presidential Aide / Baboons / Walking Into A Tree / TUC Tea Break / Pop Group / Reg Varney / Sooty Surgeon / Soccer Violence / Join The Royal Family / Gay Flasher / Kendal Mint Cake / I Believe / BBC2 Closedown
Director: N/A
Writer: Richard Curtis
7.4/1022 votesLoading...#23 - Show Seventeen
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 11/17/1980
Sketches: I'm on fire / Nationwide twins / Swedish film centre / ouglas Adams / London tourist board / Sleepy Firemen / Space Salvationists / Girls' Football / Roger Cook / Sir Keith Joseph / Counting Sheep / One Man And His Lion / Return Of Rowan's Rant / Soup and Cocoa / Auld Lang Syne / Controlling TV shows / Big Jobs / Last Of The Mohicans
Director: N/A
Writer: Richard Curtis
7.3/1023 votesLoading...#24 - The Outrageously Expensive Not The Nine O'Clock News Show
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 3/31/1980
Sketches: Grand National Skit / Pinball / Helicopter / Alidair Milne / Wimpy Burgers / Non-Diet Pepsi / Car Vandals / The Cost Of A sketch / Dolphin for President / The lesson I learned from Chappaquiddick / Parkinson Meets Parkinson / Maternity Ward / Perfect evening / Lifeboats / The Nancy Boys / Cottage In Wales
Director: N/A
Writer: Richard Curtis, Andy Hamilton
7.2/1021 votesLoading...#25 - Show Eighteen
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 11/24/1980
Sketches: Ready Brek / Daily Star / Elephant Man / Thieves without stockings to put on their heads but with a pair of tights / Battered Baby / Harty Skit / Sunbed / The Obit / This Is Your Life / Tax Evaders / American Express (Masons) / Open Marriage / Schmidt Old Slag / Cocktail party / Burglar / Cold students / The New Creed / Vicar Breakdown / Lager / All-purpose Advert / Henry Cooper / Chess / Man Alive Skit / Disco which isn't really / Aural sex
Director: N/A
Writer: Andrew Marshall, Andy Hamilton, Mel Smith, David Renwick, Griff Rhys Jones
The Best Episodes of Not the Nine O'Clock News
Every episode of Not the Nine O'Clock News ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Not the Nine O'Clock News!
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...
Genre:Comedy
Network:BBC Two
Best Episodes Summary
"Show Twenty Five" is the best rated episode of "Not the Nine O'Clock News". It scored 8.1/10 based on 20 votes. Directed by N/A and written by Richard Curtis, Mel Smith, Griff Rhys Jones, John Lloyd, it aired on 2/22/1982. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "International Darts".