| The Weekenders | |
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| Also known as | The Meat Festival |
| Genre | Surreal sitcom |
| Written by | Vic Reeves Bob Mortimer |
| Directed by | Sandy Johnson |
| Starring | Vic Reeves Bob Mortimer John Thomson Simon Day Paul Whitehouse Phil Oakey |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | David Liddiment |
| Producer | Mark Robson |
| Running time | 24 minutes 39 seconds |
| Production company | Granada Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | Channel 4 |
| Release | 17 June 1992 |
| Related | |
| The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer Catterick | |
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The Weekenders is a one-off comic television pilot starring Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer, produced by Granada Television for Channel 4. Broadcast on Wednesday 17 June 1992 as part of a series of pilots entitled Bunch of Five, it was a surreal sitcom in which two friends, Jim and Bob, visit a meat festival taking place in an open field. They are then chased by aliens who want the meat they have bought to feed their queen.[1]
- ^ Lewisohn, Mark (2003). Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy (2nd ed.). London: BBC. pp. 645–646. ISBN 0-563-48755-0.