Bring Me Morecambe And Wise
- TV documentary
- Gold
- 2012
- 5 episodes (1 series)
2012 documentary series showcases rare and never seen before sketches and routines from much loved double act Morecambe & Wise. Features Joan Morecambe, Eric Morecambe, Ernie Wise and Victoria Wood.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 1 - From Stage To Screen
Further details
The first episode uncovers an early incarnation of one of their most classic sketches, which even their nearest and dearest didn't know existed. It also recalls the moment that the nation discovered news reader Angela Rippon had legs, and celebrates Eric's love of props, from a ventriloquist dummy to the infamous curtain.
Bring Me Morecambe And Wise also explains how the comedy legends were brought together by Eric's mum in 1939, after the two teenage comics met during auditions for Jack Hylton for a variety tour. The series follows their career performing together from 1941 until Eric Morecambe's death in 1984, as they became the kings of British comedy with famous sketches such as Singin' in the Rain, The Grieg Piano Concerto and The Breakfast Sketch.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 21st November 2012
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- Gold
- Length
- 60 minutes
Cast & crew
| Joan Morecambe | Self |
| Eric Morecambe | Self (Archive Material) |
| Ernie Wise | Self (Archive Material) |
| Victoria Wood | Narrator |
| Chris Tarrant | Self |
| Tamsin Greig | Self |
| Angela Rippon | Self |
| Michael Grade (as Lord Grade) | Self |
| Stephen Mangan | Self |
| Eddie Braben | Self |
| Gail Morecambe | Self |
| Des O'Connor | Self |
| Gary Morecambe | Self |
| David Baddiel | Self |
| Rhys Thomas | Self |
| Jan Kennedy | Self |
| Ingrid Oliver | Self |
| Lorna Watson | Self |
| Charlie Baker | Self |
| Ronni Ancona | Self |
| Debra Stephenson | Self |
| Arthur Smith | Self |
| Ann Hamilton | Self |
| Ben Elton | Self |
| Fenella Fielding | Self |
| Derek Taylor | Self |
| Reece Shearsmith | Self |
| Andi Osho | Self |
| Sean Doherty | Series Director |
| Sean Doherty | Series Producer |
| Ricky Kelehar | Executive Producer |
| Emma Clarke | Edit Producer |
| Gavin Ames (as Gavin Amess) | Editor |
| Ian Masterson | Composer |
Video
Morecambe & Wise - Grieg concerto (original 'Previn' sketch)
Bring Me Morecambe And Wise reveals an earlier version of the famed 'Previn' sketch, from 1963's second series of Two Of A Kind.
Featuring: Eric Morecambe, Ernie Wise, David Baddiel, Lord Grade, Gary Morecambe & Victoria Wood.