The guests in Season 9 drank wine (sometimes too much). They swore. They told embarrassing stories without PR-approved punchlines. They sat so close together on that couch that they were literally touching knees.
If you can find the Season 9 box set (or hunt down the clips on YouTube), do yourself a favor. Watch the Brad Pitt/Hugh Jackman episode first. Then stay for the Dame Helen Mirren whiskey hour. You will not regret it. the graham norton show season 09 msv
There is a specific era of The Graham Norton Show that fans lovingly refer to as "the golden age." It’s not the early, chaotic Channel 4 days, nor the overly polished later seasons of the 2020s. It is Season 9. Airing from September 30, 2011, to January 27, 2012, Season 9 represents a perfect storm of celebrity culture, social media infancy, and Norton’s mastery of the "group interview." The guests in Season 9 drank wine (sometimes too much)