Hebburn (TV series)
| Hebburn | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy |
| Created by | Jason Cook |
| Written by | Jason Cook Graham Duff |
| Directed by | Christine Gernon |
| Starring |
Kimberley Nixon Chris Ramsey Jim Moir Gina McKee |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 2 + 1 special |
| No. of episodes | 13 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Gill Isles |
| Cinematography | John Daly |
| Editor(s) | Liana Del Giudice |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Baby Cow Productions Channel X North |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC Two |
| Original release | 18 October 2012 – 22 December 2013 |
Hebburn is a BBC television comedy series set in Hebburn in Tyne and Wear. The six-part series commenced broadcasting on BBC Two on 18 October 2012 starring Kimberley Nixon and Chris Ramsey. The show is written by Jason Cook and Graham Duff and follows the recently wedded couple Jack and Sarah alongside Jack's family, the Pearsons.
The show received a mixed critical reaction, including criticism from residents of the town on which it was based. A Christmas special was commissioned as well as a second series, which began airing on BBC Two on 12 November 2013. In 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. 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.
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