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Morecambe & Wise

The following films, TV and radio programmes were all starring vehicles for the most popular double act in British history, Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise.

Image shows from L to R: Eric Morecambe, Ernie Wise Radio

You're Only Young Once

Sketch and music series based around the Morecambe and Wise Detective Agency, starring the loveable comedy duo.

Running Wild. Image shows from L to R: Eric Morecambe, Ernie Wise. Copyright: BBC TV

Running Wild

Morecambe and Wise's first television vehicle - and a rare spectacular failure for the pair.

BBC radio microphone. Copyright: BBC Radio

The Morecambe And Wise Show

An early radio show starring Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC TV

Double Six

Fast-moving revue series starring and hosted by Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise.

BBC radio microphone. Copyright: BBC Radio

Laughter Incorporated

Entertainment from Morecambe and Wise 'presiding over a company of unlimited laughter-makers'.

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

The Morecambe And Wise Show

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

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

Two Of A Kind

A familiar mix of sketch, stand-up and special guests starring comedy legends Morecambe & Wise.

The Intelligence Men. Copyright: Rank Organisation Film

The Intelligence Men

Espionage spoof starring Morecambe and Wise as an MI5 agent and a lookalike, sent undercover in criminal organisation Schlecht.

That Riviera Touch Film

That Riviera Touch

Comedy starring Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise. The accident-prone duo escape to the French Riviera, only to become caught up in a crime sting.

The Morecambe & Wise Show Radio

The Morecambe & Wise Show

A radio romp written by Eric Merriman, starring Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise.

The Magnificent Two. Image shows from L to R: Eric (Eric Morecambe), Ernie (Ernie Wise) Film

The Magnificent Two

Comedy film starring Morecambe & Wise as a pair of travelling salesmen who become entangled in a South American country's civil war.

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

The Morecambe & Wise Show

Sketch series starring comedy legends Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise, plus a string of top-name celebrity guests.

Morecambe & Wise Sing Flanagan & Allen. Image shows from L to R: Eric Morecambe, Ernie Wise Radio

Morecambe & Wise Sing Flanagan & Allen

Radio broadcast of the popular LP, Morecambe & Wise Sing Flanagan & Allen - a collection of comic songs originally made famous by the wartime duo.

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

The Eric Morecambe And Ernie Wise Show

Popular Radio 2 series based on the duo's TV long-running BBC TV series, The Morecambe & Wise Show, mixing stand-up with sketches and special guests.

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

The Morecambe & Wise Show

Towards the end of their career together, Morecambe & Wise took their beloved mix of sketch, song and dance to Thames Television for this series.

Night Train To Murder. Image shows left to right: Ernie Wise (Ernie Wise), Eric Morecambe (Eric Morecambe). Credit: Euston Films Film

Night Train To Murder

Spoof horror/thriller comedy starring Morecambe and Wise.

Products

Morecambe & Wise

Morecambe & Wise Paperback

Graham McCann

The dual biography of the great British comedy double-act and the rise and fall of mass audience television by the respected biographer of Cary Grant.

Following the success of Cary Grant - A Class Apart, Graham McCann has now created an intricate portrait of Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise, possibly...

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