What is "catterick"

Catterick may refer to:

• Catterick, North Yorkshire, England, a village
• Catterick Garrison, a British Army garrison near Catterick village in North Yorkshire
  • RAF Catterick, former Royal Air Force base in North Yorkshire
• Catterick (TV series), aka Vic and Bob in Catterick, a 2004 BBC situation comedy in 6 episodes
• Harry Catterick (1919–1985), English football player and manager
• John Catterick (died 1419), bishop

Catterick, aka Vic and Bob in Catterick, is a surreal 2004 BBC situation comedy in 6 episodes, written by and starring Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer, with Reece Shearsmith, Matt Lucas, Morwenna Banks, Tim Healy, Mark Benton and Charlie Higson. The series was originally broadcast on BBC Three and later rerun on BBC Two. Reeves has said that the BBC do not want another series of Catterick, though he may produce a spin-off centring on the DI Fowler character 1.

The series is named after Catterick in North Yorkshire, a village which gives it name to the nearby Catterick Garrison, Britain's largest army base. It is about 10 miles away from Darlington where Vic Reeves grew up. It is also about 20 miles away from Middlesbrough where Bob Mortimer grew up.