The Morecambe And Wise Story
Were These Two Britain's Best Loved Double Act?
The famous partnership of Morecambe and Wise, began in 1941, when they were each booked separately to appear in Jack Hylton's revue, Youth Takes a Bow at the Not...
Lenny Henry Hitting The Double
Lenny Henry Hitting The Double
Comedy favourite Sir Lenny Henry is returning to his comic roots as he joins digital TV channel GOLD later this year.
UKTV has announced the veteran funnyman will host a three...
Morecambe and Wise Christmas Legends?
Morecambe and Wise - The Christmas Specials, 1969 - 1983
The Morecambe and Wise annual Christmas shows became a national iinstitution, as much a part of Christmas as turkey.
With the exception of 1974, ther...
The Morecambe And Wise Show
The Morecambe And Wise Show, 1968
After contract negotiations with ATV failed and following Eric Morecambe’s desire to appear in colour for their next series it was off to the BBC. In 1968 the first of their ...
Two Of A Kind
Two Of A Kind, 1961
After coming together in the 1940's, Morecambe and Wise made their 1950's television breakthrough with a show called Running Wild. Not well received, they would continue playing live whils...
Shakespeare It’s Not !
The Importance Of Being Ernie, 1993
The Importance Of Being Ernie was one off documentary detailing the later career of Ernie Wise. The program was made in 1993 for the BBC Omnibus series .
The documentary...
The All Time Greats
Are These Among Britain's All Time Greatest Entertainers?
Today, 22nd February 2018, Sir Bruce Forsyth would have been 90, had we not lost him last year. Bruce was among a now dwindling group of entertainers ...
70 Years Of British Comedy – 1960’s
Part Three - The 1960's - An Offer ?
Continuing our look back at some of the the highlights in British Comedy over the last 70 years we reach the 1960's. In this post you'll read about two comedians making a ...
Morecambe And Wise, Night Train To Murder
Morecambe And Wise, Night Train To Murder, 1984
And this is where the story ends. Night Train To Murder was the last work that Eric and Ernie worked on together before Eric's sad death in 1984.
The move ba...
Bring Me Morecambe & Wise
An original documentary from digital channel UKTV GOLD. Bring Me Morecambe & Wise first aired in 2012, showcasing rare and never seen before sketches and routines from one of Britain's best loved comedy du...