Catterick (television)

Catterick
DVD Cover of Catterick, with Bob Mortimer as Carl Palmer and Vic Reeves as Chris Palmer
Genre	Sitcom/drama
Created by	Vic Reeves & Bob Mortimer
Starring	Vic Reeves Bob Mortimer Matt Lucas Reece Shearsmith Morwenna Banks Mark Benton Tim Healy Charlie Higson
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Producer(s)	Pett Productions
Running time	30 minutes
Release
Original network	BBC Three/BBC Two
Picture format	16:9
Audio format	Stereo
Original release	15 February (2004-02-15) – 21 March 2004 (2004-03-21)

Catterick, aka Vic and Bob in Catterick, is a surreal 2004 BBC situation comedy in 6 episodes, written by and starring Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer, with Reece Shearsmith, Matt Lucas, Morwenna Banks, Tim Healy, Mark Benton and Charlie Higson. The series was originally broadcast on BBC Three and later rerun on BBC Two. Reeves has said that the BBC do not want another series of Catterick, though he may produce a spin-off centring on the DI Fowler character.

The series is named after Catterick in North Yorkshire, a village which gives it name to the nearby Catterick Garrison, Britain's largest army base. It is about 10 miles away from Darlington where Vic Reeves grew up. It is also about 20 miles away from Middlesbrough where Bob Mortimer grew up.

Carl Palmer: Played by Bob, Carl is an ex-soldier and has returned home from service in Cyprus. He left because his ex-wife Judy was, according to his brother Chris, "having sly love with a midnight creeper." He never makes it clear what went on in Cyprus. He wants to become reacquainted with his long-lost son, Paul, whom he abandoned when he was just four years old. He becomes attracted to Tess, the receptionist at the Mermade Hotel, when he and Chris go there to stay for a few days.

In a similar way to Chris Palmer and DI Fowler (see below), Carl may be the same character as the Carl who is Head of Security for The Club in the sketches from Bang Bang, It's Reeves and Mortimer, though his appearance and mannerisms are not precisely the same (as with Chris and Keith Fowler). However, there is no indication that the Chris and Carl in The Club are brothers.