Morecambe & Wise
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Stephen Tompkinson to play Eddie Braben in BBC biopic
Stephen Tompkinson will play Morecambe & Wise writer Eddie Braben in BBC Four's Eric, Ernie & Me. Meanwhile Mark Bonnar and Neil Maskell will play the comedy stars.
British Comedy Guide, 6th October 2017BBC Four announces Eddie Braben biopic
BBC Four is to air a one-off biopic comedy drama about Eddie Braben, writer for Morecambe & Wise during their most celebrated BBC years.
British Comedy Guide, 24th August 2017New Morecambe & Wise documentary series for ITV3
ITV3 will broadcast Morecambe & Wise Forever, a new two-part documentary which will include recently found photos of the famous double act.
British Comedy Guide, 16th March 2017Morecambe and Wise statue unveiled in Blackpool
A statue of legendary comedy duo Morecambe & Wise has been unveiled at a ceremony in Blackpool.
ITV News, 14th October 2016Morecambe & Wise statue for Blackpool
A statue of Morecambe & Wise is to be erected in Blackpool, the "spiritual home" of the duo, this October.
British Comedy Guide, 29th September 2016Memorial plaque plan to remember Eddie Braben
The family of Liverpool comedy legend Eddie Braben - the third man behind the success of Morecambe & Wise - hope to pay tribute to him with a plaque in his Dingle birthplace.
Lorna Hughes, Liverpool Echo, 20th July 2015Aborted Morecambe & Wise sitcom by Roy Clarke uncovered
Historian Graham McCann has revealed his discovery of an aborted Morecambe & Wise sitcom pilot, written by Still Open All Hours creator Roy Clarke.
British Comedy Guide, 15th May 2015Comedy Greats appear on Royal Mail stamps
Spike Milligan, The Two Ronnies, Billy Connolly, Morecambe & Wise, Norman Wisdom, Lenny Henry, Peter Cook & Dudley Moore, Monty Python, French & Saunders and Victoria Wood feature on ten special Royal Mail stamps.
The Guardian, 1st April 2015The day I met Morecambe & Wise before they were famous
Back in 1952, former tailor Jimmy Pitts took his then girlfriend, Maria, to see a little known act called Morecambe and Wise.
The Yorkshire Post, 31st January 2015Review: Eric and Little Ern at St James theatre review
In a decade oversubscribed with crude comedy, courtesy of the likes of Dapper Laughs and Jeremy Clarkson, it's soothing to remember the innocent humour of British double act Morecambe & Wise.
Laura Foulger, The Upcoming, 5th January 2015