Rutland Weekend Television

Rutland Weekend Television

1975
Rutland Weekend Television
Rutland Weekend Television

Rutland Weekend Television

7.4 | en | Comedy

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)'.

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Seasons & Episodes

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EP7  Rutland Weekend Showtime!
Dec. 24,1976
Rutland Weekend Showtime!

Sketches: Repression, Censorship, David Frost Show Again, The Pink Panzer, The AA, Angels' Protests, Postman, Sportsbore. Songs: Smoke of Autumn Bonfires, The Penthouse Floor, Slaves of Freedom, It's Hard to Make it When You're Straight

EP6  Rutland Weekend Is Innocent
Dec. 17,1976
Rutland Weekend Is Innocent

Sketches: Highwayman, Lone Accountant, Judge Jeffries, Safari Park, Sexist Sketch, The Writer's Power, Recitation, Nixon Is Innocent. Songs: Drama on a Saturday Night

EP5  Rutland Weekend Insurance
Dec. 10,1976
Rutland Weekend Insurance

Sketches: Tony Bilbow Theatre, Extremely Method Actor, Flag Flog Day, Sex Problems, Travel Agency Escape Songs: Song O' The Insurance Men, Accountancy Shanty, I Don't Want to Fall In Love Again

EP4  Rutland Weekend Sprimpo
Dec. 03,1976
Rutland Weekend Sprimpo

Songs: The Hard to Get, Sprimpo, 24 Hours in Tunbridge Wells.

EP3  Rutland Weekend Sequel
Nov. 26,1976
Rutland Weekend Sequel

Sketches: Prisoner, Tomorrow's Burke, Husband and Wife, Collier Rides Again, Restaurant Dress Code, Killing People Songs: I Give Myself to You, Crystal Balls

EP2  Rutland Weekend Cop Show
Nov. 19,1976
Rutland Weekend Cop Show

Sketches: The Razor Blade Four, Quite Interesting People, Expose on Carswapping, Rutland 5-O, Coming up on RWT. Songs: Topless A-Go-Go, Godfrey Daniel

EP1  Rutland Weekend Rutles
Nov. 12,1976
Rutland Weekend Rutles

Sketches: Botched Intros, Defence Lawyer, Love is an Illness, The Rutles, The Entire History of the World: Volume 3, Classic Season, That's My Mum. Songs: I Must Be in Love, The Age of Desperation

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7.4 | en | Comedy
Synopsis

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)'.

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Cast

Eric Idle , Neil Innes , David Battley

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