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Rutland Weekend Television
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)'.
Seasons
- Season 1 — 7 episodes (May 12, 1975)
- Season 2 — 7 episodes (November 12, 1976)
Cast
- Eric Idle as Various Characters
- Neil Innes as Various Characters
- David Battley
- Henry Woolf
- Gwen Taylor
Details
- Created by
- Eric Idle
- First aired
- May 12, 1975
- Episodes
- 14
- Genres
- Comedy
- Network
- BBC Two
- Status
- Returning Series
- TMDB score
- 6.3 / 10 from 6 votes
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