The Perfect Morecambe & Wise: The Perfect Morecambe And Wise Christmas Special

TV sketch show
BBC Two
2013 - 2014
10 episodes (1 series)

Highlights from the very best moments from Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise's lengthy television career. Stars Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise.

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The Perfect Morecambe And Wise Christmas Special

The Perfect Morecambe & Wise. Image shows left to right: Ernie Wise, Des O'Connor, Eric Morecambe. Credit: BBC

The very best moments from Eric and Ernie's festive specials. Des O'Connor has finally had it with the insults, Angela Rippon gets out from behind the news desk, Eric Porter shows his friends he can dance and André Previn is shown how to play Grieg.

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Broadcast details

Date: Tuesday 24^th December 2013
Time: 7:30pm
Channel: BBC Two
Length: 30 minutes

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Eric Morecambe: Pianist

Eric assures André Previn that he's playing all the right notes...

Featuring: Eric Morecambe, Ernie Wise & Andre Previn.

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Radio Times review

Once upon a time the highlight of Christmas was settling down to watch Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise's sketch show. You can see in this compilation that the roll call of stars who were prepared to be humiliated by the duo was legendary: Glenda Jackson, Peter Cushing, Shirley Bassey, Des O'Connor and Angela Rippon among them.

The running gags were brilliant and even if you can recite the words of their sketches verbatim, they still make you laugh. Eric's assertion to "Andrew Preview" that "I'm playing all the right notes - but not necessarily in the right order" is as funny today as it was way back in 1971.

Jane Rackham, Radio Times, 16th December 2015

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