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 and Bob pair also recorded "Reeves and Mortimer's Driving School", a one-off comedy show featuring, amongst others, Pat Wright and Dave Arrowsmith, the Bra Men characters from "The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer". In 1997, they co-wrote a one-off special, "It's Ulrika!" for "Shooting Stars" panellist, Ulrika Jonsson. The show aired on BBC1, and featured appearances from Vic and Bob, as well as Matt Lucas, David Walliams and Charlie Higson. A new sketch show followed in 1999, "Bang Bang, It's Reeves and Mortimer". Characters Donald and Davey Stott (who had appeared throughout the "Big Night Out" era) returned to the screen. The