Rutland Weekend Television poster

Rutland Weekend Television (1975)

Comedy · Music

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)'.

IMDb rating
7.4 (154 votes)
Seasons
2
Language
EN
Type
TV series

Ratings refreshed Jul 3, 2026 · 2 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1975)

7.80 avg 7 episodes 7.4 → 8.2

Ep 1: 7.4 · 18 votesEp 2: 8.0 · 14 votesEp 3: 7.4 · 12 votesEp 4: 8.0 · 12 votesEp 5: 7.9 · 12 votesEp 6: 7.7 · 12 votesEp 7: 8.2 · 19 votes
Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Rutland Weekend Gibberish7.418
2Rutland Weekend Kung-Fu8.014
3Rutland Weekend Warning System7.412
4Rutland Weekend Whistle Test8.012
5Rutland Weekend Rain in Hendon7.912
6Rutland Weekend Budget Cuts7.712
7Christmas with Rutland Weekend Television8.219

Season 2 (1976)

7.84 avg 7 episodes 8.0 → 8.2

Ep 1: 8.0 · 12 votesEp 2: 7.1 · 10 votesEp 3: 7.7 · 10 votesEp 4: 8.1 · 10 votesEp 5: 7.5 · 11 votesEp 6: 8.3 · 10 votesEp 7: 8.2 · 9 votes
Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Rutland Weekend Rutles8.012
2Rutland Weekend Cop Show7.110
3Rutland Weekend Sequel7.710
4Rutland Weekend Sprimpo8.110
5Rutland Weekend Insurance7.511
6Rutland Weekend Is Innocent8.310
7Rutland Weekend Showtime!8.29