
A Rutland TV station would be pretty small, so a Rutland Weekend Television would have to be ridiculously tiny. The joke was doubly meaningful, as instead of a light entertainment budget, the show had to get by on a presentation budget. A typical episode begins with the announcer, usually with something going wrong or with something out of the ordinary. The role of the announcer would be to announce the 'programmes' (typically sketches) - many 'programmes' would lead into, or announce one of many songs and accompanying strange vignettes by Neil Innes.
Series Overview
Rating
- imDb Rating: 8.2 (86 Votes)
- Metascore: N/A
Plot
Low budget 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 ...
Details
- Rated: N/A
- Released: 12 May 1975
- Runtime: 30 min
- Genre: Comedy, Music
- Director: N/A
- Writer: N/A
- Actors: Eric Idle, Neil Innes, David Battley, Henry Woolf
- Language: English
- Country: UK
- Awards: N/A
- Total Seasons: 1
Previous Episode
Showtime!
Episode 2x7; Dec 24, 1976
Previous Episodes

2x7: Showtime!

2x6: Rutland Weekend is Innocent

2x5: Insurance

2x4: Sprimpo

2x3: Sequel

2x2: Cop Show

2x1: Rutles

1x7: Christmas with Rutland Weekend Television

1x6: Budget Cuts
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Season 1
Episode No. | No. Overall | Title | Airdate | Runtime | Summary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Gibberish | 1975-05-12 | 30 | |
2 | 2 | Kung-Fu | 1975-05-19 | 30 | |
3 | 3 | Warning System | 1975-05-26 | 30 | |
4 | 4 | Whistle Test | 1975-06-02 | 30 | |
5 | 5 | Rain in Hendon | 1975-06-09 | 30 | |
6 | 6 | Budget Cuts | 1975-06-16 | 30 | |
7 | 7 | Christmas with Rutland Weekend Television | 1975-12-26 | 30 |
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