Alas Smith and Jones | |
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Also known as | Smith and Jones |
Genre | Sketch comedy |
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Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 10 |
No. of episodes | 62 |
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Release | 31 January 1984 14 October 1998 | –
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Not the Nine O'Clock News | |
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Alas Smith and Jones is a British comedy sketch television series starring comedy duo and namesake Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones that originally ran for four series and two Christmas specials on BBC2 from 1984 to 1988, and later as Smith and Jones for six series on BBC1 until 1998. A spin-off from Not the Nine O'Clock News, the show also had a brief run in the United States on A&E and PBS in the late 1980s, as well as on CBS in the early 1990s during their late-night block.