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The Morecambe And Wise Show. Image shows from L to R: Eric Morecambe, Ernie Wise. Copyright: Associated Television
The Morecambe And Wise Show

The Morecambe And Wise Show

  • TV sketch show / stand-up
  • ITV1
  • 1961 - 1968
  • 41 episodes (4 series)

The first successful television format for Morecambe & Wise, a familiar mixture of sketch and stand-up broadcast from 1961 by ATV. Also features Eric Morecambe, Ernie Wise and Millicent Martin.

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The Morecambe And Wise Show trivia

Eric and Ernie made six series with ATV in the 1960s. The first was entitled The Morecambe And Wise Show; the second and third underwent an enforced change in format and were retitled Two Of A Kind; the remaining three series reverted to the original title. Additionally, the final of the six series was co-produced for American television where it aired in colour under the title Piccadilly Palace.

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