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.
Hebburn Argyle, which existed in the early 1900s, reformed several years ago as a youth club. Athletics is also catered for at Monkton Stadium, home of Jarrow and Hebburn Athletic Club, where Brendan Foster, Steve Cram and David Sharpe are notable past runners. The Parachute Regiment 4th Para Reserves have a base in Hebburn. The Air Cadets have a unit located at Hebburn TA Centre. Hebburn has an ecology centre powered by wind turbines. It is the location of a shipyard, operated by A&P Group. In 2012, the BBC commissioned a television series "Hebburn" to be set in the town. It