- 20th July: Morecambe & Wise's wiped BBC1 debut found
Some other comedies also have this name.
- Genres
- Variety, Sketch Show
- Broadcast
- 1968 - 1977
- Channel
- BBC One
- Episodes
- 70 (9 series)
- Starring
- Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise
- Writers
- Eddie Braben, Sid Green and Dick Hills
- Directors
- John Ammonds and Ernest Maxin
- Producers
- John Ammonds and Ernest Maxin
A long-running and hugely successful sketch series starring comedy duo Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise.
Peppered with A-list celebrity guests, varied and inspired comedy routines, music, dance and song, the series sees Eric and Ernie taking on theatre, cinema, politics, society, entertainment, comedy itself, and everything else in-between. Not to mention plenty of plays wot Ern' wrote.
- Part of
- Production company
- Also known as
- Morecambe & Wise (Other official name)
- The Morecambe & Wise Christmas Show (Other official name)
- The Morecambe And Wise Christmas Show (Other official name)
- Show Of The Week: The Morecambe And Wise Show (Series 2 billed title)
- Laugh track
- Live audience
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Monday 2nd September 1968 on BBC Two at 8:10pm
- Last new broadcast
- Sunday 25th December 1977 on BBC One at 8:55pm
- Last repeat
- Saturday 26th December 2020 at 5:30pm on BBC2