Smith and Jones
Smith and Jones
The show's creation followed the ending of Not the Nine O'Clock News. Rowan Atkinson and Pamela Stephenson followed individual career paths, whilst Smith and Jones opted to form a double act.
The first post-Not... appearance as a duo was in a short sketch in the BBC1 comedy special The Funny Side Of Christmas in 1982, where Jones played a complete stranger annoying hospital patient Smith to the extent that Smith's character walks out in a rage, leaving Jones' character to enjoy Smith's Christmas gifts.
Shortly afterwards the BBC offered the pair their own show, with much of the material written by themselves with help from a large team of other writers. The show's title was a pun on that of the American television series Alias Smith and Jones.
Smith & Jones Sketchbook Episode 1
Smith & Jones Sketchbook Episode 2
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