The comedy partnership of Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer are making their TV come-back and reviving a couple of their old characters for a new sitcom, "Catterick".

The characters in question, social club workers Chris and Carl, appeared in Vic and Bob's last sketch series, "Bang Bang: It's Reeves And Mortimer", in 1999.

The six part series, which is yet to go into production, will see Chris and Carl bumping into various characters, including a jazz fusion DJ played by comedian Mark Benton, while they are on the road in search of Carl's missing son.

In an interview with Teletext Benton, who will also play several other characters, said "I've seen the script and some of it is so bizarre, but Vic and Bob are geniuses."

Apparently Bob is a fan of "24" so the show will be set in real-time and follow the first three hours together of the two brothers meeting for the first time in 15 years.  It's not been announced when the show will be aired, but expect to see it sometime in 2004 on BBC 2 and 3.