The Unforgettable...
- TV documentary
- ITV1
- 2000 - 2012
- 38 episodes (5 series)
Factual documentaries diving into the lives of some of Britain's most influential comedians, comics and actors. Features Daniel Abineri and Martin Glyn Murray.
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2011 Specials - Ernie Wise
Further details
A tribute to one half of Britain's greatest double act. A successful child star by the time he was 12, Ernie Wise went on to become a consummate comedian and foil to Eric Morecambe as Morecambe and Wise.
Ernie was a passionate traveller and would film many of his trips to Europe in the 1950s with his wife Doreen, as well as visits to the US and Australia with Eric. The programme features much of this previously unseen personal footage as well as private photographs and contributions from family, friends and co-stars.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Monday 26th December 2011
- Time
- 7pm
- Channel
- ITV1
- Length
- 60 minutes
Cast & crew
| Martin Glyn Murray | Narrator |
| Barry Cryer | Self |
| Michael Grade | Self |
| Doreen Wise | Self |
| Joan Morecambe | Self |
| Teddy Johnson | Self |
| Pearl Carr (as Pearl Johnson) | Self |
| John Ammonds | Self |
| Eddie Braben | Self |
| Ann Hamilton | Self |
| Ernest Maxin (as Ernest Maxim) | Self |
| Michael Barratt | Self |
| Eddie Plumley | Self |
| Fran Plumley | Self |
| Laurie Holloway | Self |
| Ernie Wise | Self (Archive Material) |
| Karen Steyn | Series Producer |
| John Quinn | Executive Producer |
| Andy Kinnear | Editor |
Press
Ernie Wise was one half of the most popular British comedy duo of the last century but rarely got his due credit, with most of the critical acclaim going to his partner Eric Morecambe. Using previously unseen footage and photos this documentary redresses the balance, revealing a man familiar with fame from an early age, for whom life off the stage was more important than the limelight.
Gerald O'Donovan, The Telegraph, 23rd December 2011