Hebburn (TV series) March 2014 it was announced by the BBC that "Hebburn" would not be returning for a third series. The series follows the Pearson family, Joe (Vic Reeves, credited under his real name, Jim Moir) and Pauline (Gina McKee) and their son Jack (Chris Ramsey), who secretly married a middle-class Jewish girl, Sarah (Kimberley Nixon), in a drunken binge in Las Vegas. "Hebburn" was created by comic Jason Cook, inspired by Hebburn in South Tyneside, the town in which he was raised. It was piloted in October 2011 through a live performance as part of the Salford Sitcom Showcase at MediaCityUK.
Siân Reeves suffered a horrific backstage accident, whilst rehearsing the play "Vernon God Little" at London's Young Vic. A stage trapdoor had been left open, and she fell through it, onto a steel ladder, suffering a punctured lung and crushed ribcage, leaving her unable to move for 10 months. She feared she would never work again. In July 2009, it was announced that Reeves would join the cast of the ITV soap opera "Emmerdale" for a six-month stint, playing the role of evil villain, Sally Spode. Reeves has returned to the ITV1 series "City Lights", where she plays Pauline Scott. In 2009,