Vic Reeves' House Arrest
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Vic Reeves' House Arrest was a weekly radio comedy series written by and starring Vic Reeves
. It was produced by Open Mike Productions and broadcast on BBC Radio 2
It co-starred Reeves' wife, Nancy Sorrell
, his comedy partner, Bob Mortimer
and The Mighty Boosh
star, Noel Fielding
. It was first broadcast in 2007 in the 1pm slot on Saturday afternoons.
in the newspaper, watching a television program, reading his book Nothing but the Sleuth, struggling to stop his records from jumping, and visiting the animal menagerie in his shed. Reeves was also visited by a variety of characters such as Carl, a talkative housecall-making hairdresser, a local vagrant just out of jail and looking for odd jobs, and his parole officer.
In addition to these new characters, the show also featured some characters from previous Vic and Bob
series' including "Kinky" John Fowler (Bang Bang, It's Reeves and Mortimer
/ Catterick
) and Davey Stott (Vic Reeves Big Night Out
/ Bang Bang, It's Reeves and Mortimer). The program also featured Reeves practicing his "club singer"-style vocals (Shooting Stars
) in the bath, with the intention of getting on The X Factor
.
Vic Reeves
James Roderick Moir , better known by the stage name Vic Reeves, is an English comedian, best known for his double act with Bob Mortimer . He is known for his surreal and non sequitur sense of humour....
. It was produced by Open Mike Productions and broadcast on BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2 is one of the BBC's national radio stations and the most popular station in the United Kingdom. Much of its daytime playlist-based programming is best described as Adult Contemporary or AOR, although the station is also noted for its specialist broadcasting of other musical genres...
It co-starred Reeves' wife, Nancy Sorrell
Nancy Sorrell
Nancy Sorrell is an English former lap dancer turned model, actress and TV presenter who has been married to Jim Moir since 25 January 2003. She appeared in the 2004 series of I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!, and was later joined in the jungle by her husband...
, his comedy partner, Bob Mortimer
Bob Mortimer
Robert "Bob" Renwick Mortimer is an English comedian and actor, who is best known for his double act with Vic Reeves...
and The Mighty Boosh
The Mighty Boosh
The Mighty Boosh is a British comedy troupe featuring comedians Julian Barratt and Noel Fielding. Developed from three stage shows and a six episode radio series, it has since spawned a total of twenty television episodes for BBC Three and two live tours of the UK, as well as two live shows in the...
star, Noel Fielding
Noel Fielding
Noel Fielding is a British artist, comedian and actor. He is known for his roles as Vince Noir in The Mighty Boosh, which he co-writes with comedy partner Julian Barratt, and as team captain on the music panel show Never Mind the Buzzcocks.-Stand-up comedy:Noel Fielding performed regularly as a...
. It was first broadcast in 2007 in the 1pm slot on Saturday afternoons.
Show format and characters
The show's premise was that Reeves had been put under house arrest for "a crime he didn't commit", each show beginning with Reeves informing listeners of a different ludicrous crime. Each episode consisted of the various events that take place in and around his house on a particular day. Regular occurrences included Reeves waking up the street and inadvertently firing objects into the local vicar's vestry in the process, reading bizarre small adsClassified advertising
Classified advertising is a form of advertising which is particularly common in newspapers, online and other periodicals which may be sold or distributed free of charge...
in the newspaper, watching a television program, reading his book Nothing but the Sleuth, struggling to stop his records from jumping, and visiting the animal menagerie in his shed. Reeves was also visited by a variety of characters such as Carl, a talkative housecall-making hairdresser, a local vagrant just out of jail and looking for odd jobs, and his parole officer.
In addition to these new characters, the show also featured some characters from previous Vic and Bob
Vic and Bob
Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer , more commonly known simply as Vic and Bob or Reeves and Mortimer, are a British comedy double act...
series' including "Kinky" John Fowler (Bang Bang, It's Reeves and Mortimer
Bang Bang, It's Reeves and Mortimer
Bang Bang, It's Reeves and Mortimer was comedy double act Vic & Bob's third television sketch show. It aired during January 1999 on BBC2 in the United Kingdom...
/ Catterick
Catterick (TV series)
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...
) and Davey Stott (Vic Reeves Big Night Out
Vic Reeves Big Night Out
Vic Reeves Big Night Out was a cult British comedy stage show and later TV series which ran on Channel 4 for two series in 1990 and 1991, as well as a New Year special...
/ Bang Bang, It's Reeves and Mortimer). The program also featured Reeves practicing his "club singer"-style vocals (Shooting Stars
Shooting Stars
Shooting Stars is a British television comedy panel game broadcast on BBC Two as a pilot in 1993, then as 3 full series from 1995 to 1997, then on BBC Choice from January to December 2002 with 2 series before returning to BBC Two for another 3 series from 2008 until its axing in 2011...
) in the bath, with the intention of getting on The X Factor
The X Factor (UK)
The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. Created by Simon Cowell, it began in September 2004 and is contested by aspiring singers drawn from public auditions. It is the originator of the international X Factor franchise. The seven series of the show to date...
.
Episode list
| Episode | First broadcast |
|---|---|
| 17 November 2007 | |
| 24 November 2007 | |
| 1 December 2007 | |
| 8 December 2007 | |
| 15 December 2007 | |
| 22 December 2007 | |
Cast and characters
- Vic ReevesVic ReevesJames Roderick Moir , better known by the stage name Vic Reeves, is an English comedian, best known for his double act with Bob Mortimer . He is known for his surreal and non sequitur sense of humour....
-
- Himself
- The vicar
- The fat lad next door
- Father in TV show My Dad, the Moron
- Detective Inspector John "Deacon" Fowler
- Man in TV show Brief Encounters of the Third Kind
- Land of Sport TV show reporter, plus interviewees David BeckhamDavid BeckhamDavid Robert Joseph Beckham, OBE is an English footballer who plays midfield for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer, having previously played for Manchester United, Preston North End, Real Madrid, and A.C...
, Frank Monroe and Kevin Welsh- Bob MortimerBob MortimerRobert "Bob" Renwick Mortimer is an English comedian and actor, who is best known for his double act with Vic Reeves...
- Bob Mortimer
- Carl the hairdreser
- Davey Stott, presenting Davey Stott's Cooking Pot TV show
- Nancy SorrellNancy SorrellNancy Sorrell is an English former lap dancer turned model, actress and TV presenter who has been married to Jim Moir since 25 January 2003. She appeared in the 2004 series of I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!, and was later joined in the jungle by her husband...
- Nancy Sorrell
- PC Mavis (Vic's parole officer)
- Mother in TV show My Dad, the Moron
- Woman in TV show Brief Encounters of the Third Kind
- Kelly HolmesKelly HolmesDame Kelly Holmes, DBE, MBE is a retired British middle distance athlete. She specialised in the 800 metres and 1500 metres events and won a gold medal for both distances at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens...
in Land of Sport TV show- Noel FieldingNoel FieldingNoel Fielding is a British artist, comedian and actor. He is known for his roles as Vince Noir in The Mighty Boosh, which he co-writes with comedy partner Julian Barratt, and as team captain on the music panel show Never Mind the Buzzcocks.-Stand-up comedy:Noel Fielding performed regularly as a...
- Noel Fielding
- Derek Randolph St. Clair D'beauvois of St James', a vagrant looking for odd jobs
- Peter SerafinowiczPeter SerafinowiczPeter Szymon Serafinowicz is an English actor, comedian, writer, composer, voice artist and occasional director.-Early life:Serafinowicz was born in Liverpool, England. He attended Our Lady of the Assumption Roman Catholic Primary School and St Francis Xavier Secondary School...
- Peter Serafinowicz
- Terry WoganTerry WoganSir Michael Terence Wogan, KBE, DL , or also known as Terry Wogan, is a veteran Irish radio and television broadcaster who holds dual Irish and British citizenship. Wogan has worked for the BBC in the United Kingdom for most of his career...