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The Morecambe & Wise Show. Image shows from L to R: Eric Morecambe, Ernie Wise. Copyright: BBC
Morecambe & Wise

Morecambe & Wise

  • English
  • Double act

Morecambe & Wise features

The Gnomes Of Dulwich. Image shows from L to R: Small (Hugh Lloyd), Big (Terry Scott). Copyright: BBC Features

Three shows missing from the archives

Monday 1st April 2024

A look back at three lost shows: Morecambe & Wise's Running Wild; Tony Hancock performing H.G. Wells; and Hugh Lloyd and Terry Scott in Jimmy Perry's sitcom The Gnomes Of Dulwich.

Two Of A Kind. Image shows from L to R: Eric Morecambe, Ernie Wise. Copyright: Associated Television TV

Morecambe & Wise: Two Of A Kind

Tuesday 26th December 2023

We look back at early Morecambe & Wise show Two Of A Kind. This was the series in which the duo found their feet and allowed them to grow and develop on screen.

Gary Morecambe. Credit: Steve Collins Shop

Gary Morecambe's Forever in the Sunshine

Thursday 7th December 2023

With his latest - and apparently final - book about his father's career, Forever In The Sunshine: The Story Of Morecambe And Wise As Only Family Can Tell It, now published, we talk to author Gary Morecambe.

The Morecambe & Wise Show. Image shows from L to R: Eric Morecambe, Ernie Wise. Copyright: Thames Television TV

Morecambe and Wise at Thames

Wednesday 18th October 2023

Marking 45 years since their first post-BBC television show aired, we reassess the work of legendary comedy duo Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise with ITV broadcaster Thames Television.

Sid James Features

Comedy Chronicles: The ITV Job - The day when the BBC almost lost British comedy

Sunday 26th June 2022

Graham McCann's column charts a fascinating 'what if' moment in British television comedy history: a fork in the road that had consequences of epic proportions in either direction.

Image shows from L to R: Eric Morecambe, Ernie Wise. Copyright: BFI Shop

The Story Of Morecambe & Wise extract

Tuesday 13th July 2021

Here's the introductory chapter of Sunshine And Laughter: The Story Of Morecambe & Wise, the new book by Louis Barfe.

Catterick. Image shows from L to R: Carl (Bob Mortimer), Chris (Vic Reeves) Features

Comedy Rewind: Revisiting Vic & Bob's Catterick

Sunday 23rd May 2021

We take a look back at Catterick, the surreal 2004 BBC Three comedy from Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer.

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