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.
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