The Morecambe & Wise Show. Image shows from L to R: Eric Morecambe, Ernie Wise. Copyright: BBC
The Morecambe & Wise Show

The Morecambe & Wise Show (1968)

  • TV variety / sketch show
  • BBC One / BBC Two
  • 1968 - 1977
  • 70 episodes (9 series)

Sketch series starring comedy legends Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise, plus a string of top-name celebrity guests.

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Miranda Hart: Eddie Braben brought us all sunshine

Miranda Hart recalls meeting her hero Eddie Braben - the genius scriptwriter behind Morecambe and Wise - who died last week.

Miranda Hart, The Telegraph, 26th May 2013

Eddie Braben was Morecambe and Wise's secret weapon

Eddie Braben's work for Morecambe and Wise ranks among the best and funniest of any British comic writing because in many ways it defines it. Braben's rhythms are the quintessential rhythms of British comedy - the comedy of bathos.

Simon Blackwell, The Guardian, 21st May 2013

How Eddie Braben saved Morecambe and Wise's careers

The comedy duo looked uncomfortable on television until Braben came on board. But how did he turn them into comedy legends?

Mark Lawson, The Guardian, 21st May 2013

Eddie Braben: Farewell to man who brought us sunshine

It was the clever scripts of Eddie Braben, who died this week, that made Morecambe and Wise such a lovable act.

David Quantick, The Telegraph, 21st May 2013

Eddie Braben: man that wrote sketches & made us laugh

It's testament to the unassuming Liverpudlian's writing skills that Eric and Ernie were never quite as good before they teamed up with Braben, or after.

Andy Dawson, The Mirror, 21st May 2013

Morecambe and Wise producer John Ammonds dies

One of the most talented light entertainment producers in BBC Television, John Ammonds, has died from the effects of a stroke, his family announced this morning. He was 88.

Richard Anthony Baker, The Stage, 14th February 2013

BBC told Morecambe to dump Wise if he wanted to make it

BBC chiefs initially believed Eric Morecambe would have a much better chance of TV stardom if he dumped Ernie Wise and went solo.

Chris Hastings, Daily Mail, 1st December 2012

Morecambe and Wise's lost first series re-discovered

Bootleg audio recordings of the lost first series of The Morecambe & Wise Show, including scenes with Bruce Forsyth, have been recovered.

The Telegraph, 9th November 2012

Morecambe and Wise - comedy duo brilliance

The immense popularity of Eric Morcambe and Ernie Wise is evidenced by a December 1963 appearance by The Beatles (broadcast in April 1964) where they performed This Boy, All My Loving and I Want to Hold Your Hand ending with a classic performance of Moonlight Bay joined by Eric and Ernie.

Bill Young, Tellyspotting, 14th March 2012

Angela Rippon to re-enact Morecambe and Wise dance

Former newsreader Angela Rippon is to re-enact one of TV's most famous moments for Children In Need, the BBC has announced.

BBC News, 16th November 2011

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