Channel 4 decided not to give "The Weekenders" a full series.
Simon Day (Slow PC) is credited as 'Tommy Cockles' in the closing credits. Tommy Cockles is a character created and played by Simon Day on the BBC1 show "Paramount City" and again in the popular BBC sketch comedy show "The Fast Show".
Vic Reeves's character is called Jim. In real life, Vic Reeve's real name is Jim Moir.
Future "The Fast Show" writers and performers Simon Day, Paul Whitehouse and John Thomson appear in the pilot. Simon Day as Slow PC, Paul Whitehouse as Spencer Pendel and John Thomson as Policeman 1.
The idea for the show came about because Vic and Bob would go away on a fishing trip or for a weekend and would go to a meat festival.