Rutland Weekend Television

Overview

Comedy sketch series purporting to show the programming of a low key regional television service. Written by Eric Idle of 'Monty Python's Flying Circus' fame. A popular feature was the music of Neil Innes (one time member of the eccentric Bonzo Dog Dooh Dah Band), especially his Beatles parody The Rutles. They later featured in their own film: 'The Rutles (All You Need Is Cash)'.

Details

Status

Ended

First aired

May 12, 1975

Last aired

December 24, 1976

Episodes

14

Network

BBC Two

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Production

BBC

Creator

Eric Idle

Homepage

Official site