News: JASON COOK RETURNS TO THE CUSTOMS HOUSE TO REVEAL THE STORY BEHIND BBC SITCOM HEBBURN

JASON COOK RETURNS TO THE CUSTOMS HOUSE TO REVEAL THE STORY BEHIND BBC SITCOM HEBBURN

Comedian, writer and producer Jason Cook lifts the lid on the making of his hit BBC sitcom in a special one-night-only event this Christmas.

How do you get a sitcom about South Tyneside on national television? Find out as Jason Cook returns to The Customs House to share the hilarious, and sometimes tumultuous, story behind Hebburn.

In How I Made a Telly Show: The History of Hebburn, Jason takes audiences behind the scenes with rare footage, personal stories about the cast and crew, and an open Q&A offering fans the chance to ask whatever they've always wanted to know.

Jason explains: “Making Hebburn was one of the most incredible and stressful experiences of my life, and I've been saving the best stories for a hometown crowd! If you want to know what actually happens when you try to convince television executives to make a sitcom about the North East, this is the show for you.”

First broadcast on BBC Two in 2012, Hebburn starred Vic Reeves (Jim Moir), Gina McKee, Chris Ramsey, Steffen Peddie, Kimberley Nixon and Lisa McGrillis, alongside Jason himself.

Jason has since established himself as a major name in UK comedy and television. As well as creating Hebburn, he wrote the Gold-rated comedy-drama Murder on the Blackpool Express and its subsequent sequels. He's also the founder and host of Laffs4Kids, the hugely successful Christmas charity event collecting thousands of gifts for local children living in poverty, and co-hosts the popular Things We Didn't Know podcast with fellow comedian Carl Hutchinson.

A familiar face at The Customs House, Jason's Comedy Club has been entertaining audiences at the South Shields venue for a decade, selling more than 100,000 tickets.

Tickets:

Tickets for the show go on sale to Friends of The Customs House on Wednesday, November 4 and general sale on Friday, November 6 at 10am and will be available from The Customs House Box Office on 0191 454 1234 or online at www.customshouse.co.uk.