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Is Rutland Weekend Television coming back?

Rutland Weekend Television (1975–1976) — comedy on BBC Two

The answer: Concluded December 24, 1976.
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Genre
Comedy
Network / streamer
BBC Two
Premiered
May 12, 1975
Ended
December 24, 1976
Runtime
~30 min per episode
2seasons
14episodes

About Rutland Weekend Television

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.

Rutland Weekend Television episode schedule

14 aired

Aired · 14

DateEp.Title
December 24, 1976 S2·E7 Showtime!
December 17, 1976 S2·E6 Rutland Weekend is Innocent
December 10, 1976 S2·E5 Insurance
December 3, 1976 S2·E4 Sprimpo
November 26, 1976 S2·E3 Sequel
November 19, 1976 S2·E2 Cop Show
November 12, 1976 S2·E1 Rutles
December 26, 1975 S1·E7 Christmas with Rutland Weekend Television
June 16, 1975 S1·E6 Budget Cuts
June 9, 1975 S1·E5 Rain in Hendon
June 2, 1975 S1·E4 Whistle Test
May 26, 1975 S1·E3 Warning System
May 19, 1975 S1·E2 Kung-Fu
May 12, 1975 S1·E1 Gibberish