Not the Nine O'Clock News Unaired Pilot (Season 1, Episode 0)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy

Not the Nine O'Clock News

Unaired Pilot (Season 1, Episode 0)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy

Unaired pilot for "Not the 9 o'clock news", introduced by Basil Fawlty and ended by Manuel (because it was to have followed closely on the last episode of Fawlty Towers). Otherwise very similar in format to how the series later took off.

Director

Bob Spiers

Writers

Peter Spence (as Pieter Spence) | Chris Miller | Andy Hamilton (as Aandy Haamilton) | Barry Pilton (as Baarry Pilton) & 6 more

Producers

Sean Hardie | John Lloyd

Composer

Nic Rowley

Editor

Susan Imrie

Production Designer

Janet Budden

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Edit Released

Updated Dec 31, 1979

Release date

1979 (United Kingdom)

Awards

Series awards

2 wins & 5 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
15 cast members

Name	Known for
Robert Llewellyn Bob Hope (voice) (as Rhoodie Llewellyn) Bob Hope (voice) (as Rhoodie Llewellyn) See fewer	Red Dwarf: Smeg Ups (1994)
Rowan Atkinson Various (as Rowan van Atkinson) Various (as Rowan van Atkinson) See fewer	Johnny English (2003)
Chris Emmett Denis Healey (voice) (as Chris van Emmett) Denis Healey (voice) (as Chris van Emmett) See fewer	3-2-1 (1978)
Willoughby Goddard Various (as Willoughby van Goddard) Various (as Willoughby van Goddard) See fewer	The Last Days of Pompeii (1984)
Christopher Godwin Various (as Christopher van Godwin) Various (as Christopher van Godwin) See fewer	Scoop (2006)
John Gorman Various (as John van Gorman) Various (as John van Gorman) See fewer	The Chastity Belt (1972)
Jonathan Hyde Various (as Jonathan van Hyde) Various (as Jonathan van Hyde) See fewer	Titanic (1997)
Chris Langham Various (as Chris van Langham) Various (as Chris van Langham) See fewer	The Thick of It (2005)
Wanda Rokicki Daance Volkgruppe Tepid Chitchat Daance Volkgruppe Tepid Chitchat See fewer	The Meaning of Life (1983)
Libby Roberts Daance Volkgruppe Tepid Chitchat Daance Volkgruppe Tepid Chitchat See fewer	Not the Nine O'Clock News (1979)
Teresa Lucas Daance Volkgruppe Tepid Chitchat Daance Volkgruppe Tepid Chitchat See fewer	Finding Your Feet (2017)
Claire Lutter Daance Volkgruppe Tepid Chitchat Daance Volkgruppe Tepid Chitchat See fewer	Shanghai Surprise (1986)
Chrissy Wickham Daance Volkgruppe Tepid Chitchat Daance Volkgruppe Tepid Chitchat See fewer	The Music Machine (1979)
John Cleese Basil Fawlty (uncredited) Basil Fawlty (uncredited) See fewer	A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
Andrew Sachs Manuel (uncredited) Manuel (uncredited) See fewer	Fawlty Towers (1975)