Vic Reeves' Pirates was a six-part historical documentary series of programmes presented by comedian Vic Reeves

Vic Reeves

James Roderick Moir , better known by the stage name Vic Reeves, is an English comedian, best known for his double act with Bob Mortimer . He is known for his surreal and non sequitur sense of humour....

. It presented the tales surrounding the United Kingdom West Country

West Country

The West Country is an informal term for the area of south western England roughly corresponding to the modern South West England government region. It is often defined to encompass the historic counties of Cornwall, Devon, Dorset and Somerset and the City of Bristol, while the counties of...

's most notorious pirates of the 17th and 18th centuries. The programme is filmed predominantly around Bristol

Bristol

Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...

.

The show featured six episodes, each dealing with a particular pirate identity, while also generally dealing with broader pirate themes.

1. Henry Avery, the most successful pirate of all time.
2. Blackbeard
   Blackbeard
   Edward Teach , better known as Blackbeard, was a notorious English pirate who operated around the West Indies and the eastern coast of the American colonies....
   
   , a colourful womaniser, pirate and musician.
3. Thomas Salkeld, a megalomaniac
   Megalomania
   Megalomania is a psycho-pathological condition characterized by delusional fantasies of power, relevance, or omnipotence. 'Megalomania is characterized by an inflated sense of self-esteem and overestimation by persons of their powers and beliefs'...
   
    who declared himself king of Lundy Island.
4. William Dampier
   William Dampier
   William Dampier was an English buccaneer, sea captain, author and scientific observer...
   
   , a buccaneer
   Buccaneer
   The buccaneers were privateers who attacked Spanish shipping in the Caribbean Sea during the late 17th century.The term buccaneer is now used generally as a synonym for pirate...
   
    and explorer.
5. The Barbary pirates
6. Woodes Rogers
   Woodes Rogers
   Woodes Rogers was an English sea captain, privateer, and, later, the first Royal Governor of the Bahamas. He is known as the captain of the vessel that rescued the marooned Alexander Selkirk, whose plight is generally believed to have inspired Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe.Rogers came from an...
   
   , a notorious pirate hunter, who helped put an end to piracy.

James Garrett was the executive producer, while Jayne Edwards was director and producer.