The Story Of Light Entertainment
- TV documentary
- BBC Two
- 2006
- 8 episodes (1 series)
Stephen Fry narrates a series tracing the roots of light entertainment,
from variety to Strictly Come Dancing and all points in between. Features Stephen Fry.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 1 - The Double Acts
This first episode looks at double acts ranging from Laurel and Hardy to Morecambe and Wise, from Reeves and Mortimer to Ant and Dec.
Further details
This edition looks at double acts ranging from Laurel and Hardy to Morecambe and Wise, from Reeves and Mortimer to Ant and Dec.
It asks why they work, why viewers love them so much, and why they so often end up hating each other.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Saturday 22nd July 2006
- Time
- 9:05pm
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Length
- 90 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
Cast & crew
Stephen Fry | Narrator |
Roy Hudd | Self |
Chris Costello | Self |
William Cook | Self |
Doreen Wise | Self |
Joan Morecambe | Self |
Graham McCann | Self |
John Ammonds (as John Ammonds MBE) | Self |
Barry Cryer | Self |
Lionel Blair | Self |
Mike Winters | Self |
Siggy Winters | Self |
Royston Mayoh | Self |
Joe McGrath | Self |
Tim Brooke-Taylor | Self |
David Baddiel | Self |
Steve Punt | Self |
Michael Grade | Self |
Bill Cotton (as Sir Bill Cotton) | Self |
David Frost (as Sir David Frost) | Self |
Neil Shand | Self |
Beatrice Ballard (as Bea Ballard) | Self |
Myfanwy Moore | Self |
Eddie Braben | Self |
Ernest Maxin | Self |
Wendy Cook | Self |
Clive James | Self |
Geoffrey Perkins | Self |
Rena Frutcher | Self |
David Quantick | Self |
Dinah May | Self |
Gary Morecambe | Self |
Eddie Large | Self |
Syd Little | Self |
Bobby Ball | Self |
Tommy Cannon | Self |
Peter Fincham | Self |
Rowland Rivron | Self |
Stephen Frost | Self |
Mark Arden | Self |
Jon Plowman | Self |
Paul Morley | Self |
Vic Reeves | Self |
Charlie Higson | Self |
Alan Marke | Self |
Stuart Murphy | Self |
Jeremy Beadle | Self |
Joe Pasquale | Self |
Peter Cook | Self (Archive Material) |
Andy Humphries | Director |
Andy Humphries | Producer |
Steven D. Wright (as Steven D Wright) | Executive Producer |
Anna Gien | Editor |
Rob Sylvester | Editor |
Steven Devlin | Editor |
Joanna Crickmay | Editor |