Morecambe & Wise

Filming begins on Morecambe & Wise drama

Bryan Dick and Daniel Rigby - who are playing the two stars for a BBC2 drama - donned dinner jackets during a city centre location shooting.

Victoria Wood to star in Morecambe and Wise film

Comedians Victoria Wood and Vic Reeves have signed up to star in a feature-length film about the comic duo Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise.

Horne & Corden beat Morecambe & Wise as greatest duo

James Corden and Mat Horne have been voted as the greatest comedy duo of all time in a new poll of the most popular comedians.

Found at last: the lost gems of Morecambe & Wise

Radio 4 is to air early sketches that had been thought missing for 60 years. Michael Hogan reports.

Victoria Wood set for Morecambe and Wise drama

Comedian and actress Victoria Wood is to star in a TV drama about the early years of Morecambe and Wise, playing Eric Morecambe's mother.

Radio 4 to air newly found Morecambe & Wise recordings

An unheard treasure trove of vintage recordings by comedy greats Morecambe and Wise is to be aired for the first time by Radio 4, it was announced today.

How Eric Morecambe saved Ernie from an unwise break-up

They were one of the nation's most enduring comedy double-acts, their sketches tickling audiences for more than four decades and catapulting them from music halls to some of the highest audiences ever recorded on British television. But the emergence of a long-lost letter reveals that Morecambe and Wise almost broke up long before their TV debut.

Everybody has a favourite Morecambe and Wise sketch - including those too young to see the shows when they first aired.

Thanks to repeats and tribute shows such as these, even babies are familiar with the 'Andrew Preview' music sketch and the time newsreader Angela Rippon got her pins out for the boys.

Both pop up in this homage to the great comedy duo, hosted by lifelong fan Paul Merton.

It's lovely watching a presenter who genuinely cares about the subject. He's joined by people who worked with Eric and Ernie, including Angela, Bruce Forsyth, conductor Andre Previn and writer Eddie Braban - who provided acres of material for the duo and wrote many of their famous Christmas specials.

Watching the footage again, you realise just how pants today's sketch shows are. Who will remember Tittybangbang in 30 years' time, let alone pay tribute to it?

Paul Merton introduces this tribute to the comedy duo. We'll be honest - we could quite happily spend the entire festive period eating dark chocolate Digestives and watching these two muck about with Angela Rippon and prepare breakfast to The Stripper. So, we're ever so excited - even more than if Baileys flowed from the taps - that Paul Merton's uncovered rare material of the duo in action for this tip-top celebration of the best British double act who didn't share the same first name. What a treat.

Arguably the best-loved comedy duo of all time are given due reverence in this celebration hosted by fan Paul Merton. All the usual clips will be present and correct, but there's also some early material thrown in, alongside fond recollections of the mighty pair's comedy mastery from fans and colleagues. Morecambe and Wise: always a pleasure, never a chore.