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Season guide
The South Bank Show: Season 9
24 episodes
Premiered Oct 6, 1985 Updated Oct 5, 2026
Previously on The South Bank Show
Season 9 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of The South Bank Show Season 8.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
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Season 9 Episodes
Episode Guide
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Season 9 Progress Shield
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S9·E10
Core
John Cleese
Jan 12, 1986 · 60 min
Cleese was silently scripting A Fish Called Wanda at the time this interview was filmed. It is not mentioned in this program. What is mentioned is Cleese's spectrum of work from sk
S9·E23
Mytharc
Velvet Underground
Apr 27, 1986 · 60 min
The South Bank Show’s Velvet Underground documentary contains interviews with Lou Reed, John Cale, Sterling Morrison, Moe Tucker, Nico, Andy Warhol and lots of early Velvet perform