Hebburn (TV series) A six-part series was then commissioned by Channel X North and Steve Coogan’s production company Baby Cow Productions. Cook co-wrote the series with Graham Duff, who had written the sitcom "Ideal". Chris Ramsey, a comic from South Shields, was cast to play Jack Pearson, with Kimberley Nixon as his new wife, Sarah. Vic Reeves (credited under his real name, Jim Moir) and Gina McKee were cast as his parents. The show also featured Geordie actors Victoria Elliott and Lisa McGrillis, alongside performances from North East stand-ups Steffen Peddie, Barry Dodds and Alfie Joey. Principal photography began with a week's shoot
Vic Reeves Couldn't Say" was included, a track originally sung by characters Mulligan and O’Hare in "The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer". On the 7" release, the bonus track was "At Least We’ve Got Our Guitars", which was the opening song for the last episode of "The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer". In April 2007, the theme to British stop-motion animation "Shaun the Sheep", sung by Reeves, was released as a single. The song reached No. 20 in the UK Singles Chart. In 1990 both Reeves and Mortimer contributed backing vocals to Jools Holland's "Holy Cow" (a Lee Dorsey cover). The track