The Weekenders
- TV sitcom
- Channel 4
- 1992
- 1 pilot
Surreal sitcom pilot starring Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer as two friends who are in search of a quality sausage. Stars Vic Reeves, Bob Mortimer, Simon Day, Brendan O'Sullivan, Wilfred Harrison and more.
Key details
- Genre
- Sitcom
- Broadcast
- 1992
- Channel
- Channel 4
- Episodes
- 1 Pilot
- Stars
- Vic Reeves, Bob Mortimer, Simon Day, Brendan O'Sullivan, Wilfred Harrison, Russell Dennett, Paul Whitehouse, Phil Oakey and more
- Writers
- Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer
- Director
- Sandy Johnson
- Producers
- Mark Robson and David Liddiment
- Company
Friends Jim and Bob decide to take a bus to a meat festival to find a top quality sausage. However, after careful deliberation over their pork purchase they discover that this particular banger is also wanted by a group of invading aliens who want to feed it to their monstrous queen. Can a deal be struck before the police catch up with the group?
Additional details
- Part of
- Also known as
-
- Bunch Of Five: The Weekenders
- Production
- Studio
- Picture
- Colour
- Soundtrack
- Music by Bill Connor.
Website links
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Wednesday 17th June 1992 at 10:30pm on Channel 4
- Episode length
- 30 minutes
- All previous repeats
-
- Saturday 18th August 2012 at 12:20am on 4seven
- Friday 17th August 2012 at 12:05am on C4