Morecambe & Wise: The Whole Story
The story of Eric and Ernie, from struggling variety turns to the kings of TV comedy
- Genre
- Documentary
- Broadcast
- 2013
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Episodes
- 2 (1 series)
- Features
- Michael Grade, Gary Morecambe, Gail Morecambe, Joan Morecambe, Tony Hannan, Christopher Paul Lee, Graham McCann, Ernest Maxin and others
- Director
- Andy Humphries
- Producer
- Andy Humphries
Dean Lennox Kelly narrates this documentary charting the rise of Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise from obscurity to being the most popular entertainers in the country.
Eric and Ernie started out on the variety circuit after the end of the Second World War and found success both there and on radio, but their first venture into TV in 1954 was a complete disaster.
- Production company
- Laugh track
- None
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Sunday 24th November 2013 on BBC Two at 9pm
- Last new broadcast
- Sunday 1st December 2013 on BBC Two at 9pm
- Length of episodes
- 90 minutes