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Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News

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28/12/2009

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The story behind Not the Nine O'Clock News. Interviewees include Mel Smith and John Lloyd.

The story behind Not the Nine O'Clock News, which launched the careers of performers Rowan Atkinson, Mel Smith, Griff Rhys Jones and Pamela Stephenson, and writer Richard Curtis.

Not the Nine O'Clock News launched the glittering careers of its key performers - Rowan Atkinson, Mel Smith, Griff Rhys Jones and Pamela Stephenson - as well as those of writers including Richard Curtis. 

For the first time, this film tells the real story behind the show. Interviewees include Rowan Atkinson, Mel Smith, Griff Rhys Jones, Pamela Stephenson, John Lloyd, Richard Curtis, Billy Connolly and Dara O Briain.

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