Channel 4's Twitter gave Channel 5's Twitter some sass over #ch5documentaries

It's fair to say that when it comes to its documentary output, Channel 5 tends to occupy a certain niche. Hence Wednesday's trending hashtag #ch5documentaries, which saw Twitter users pitching some of their own ideas to the broadcaster.

They took the concept and really ran with it. In fact, I feel like some of these might be actual Mighty Boosh sketches...

https://twitter.com/Wooooohh/status/793876136828821505

Impregnated by a second hand pair of leggings.#ch5documentaries

— Loubootins (@crapolatombola) November 2, 2016

https://twitter.com/daisy_and_me/status/793914301425778689
https://twitter.com/Midgetgems26/status/793912381424463872
https://twitter.com/biscuitahoy/status/793914805132419074
https://twitter.com/FluffCustard/status/793886764641452033
https://twitter.com/bsgorrie/status/793886216504639488
https://twitter.com/BooOMeringue/status/793893256979513346
https://twitter.com/richard_littler/status/793886287849746432
https://twitter.com/ReynardCity/status/793881769569357826
https://twitter.com/kiel_phillips/status/793881051743580160

Anyway you get the idea. Weird, surreal, funny and, just occasionally, not a million miles off the mark.

But guess who else got involved? Only Channel 5's next door neighbours Channel 4, asking if they were taking notes...

https://twitter.com/Channel4/status/793891642520383488

On one hand, a nice bit of internet banter. On the other: pot, kettle, black.

Remember, Channel 4 came up with the original concept for the controversial Benefits Street. They also showed The Man with the 10 Stone Testicles. Oh, and Half Ton Mum. And The Boy Who Gave Birth To His Twin, The Man Who Ate His Lover and, who could forget, Curse of the Mermaid.

It looks like Channel 4 should probably be taking notes too...