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The Two Ronnies
- TV sketch show
- BBC One
- 1971 - 1987
- 93 episodes (12 series)
Hugely popular and long-running sketch show that established Ronnie Corbett and Ronnie Barker as two of the biggest names in British comedy.
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Key details
- Genre
- Sketch Show
- Broadcast
- 1971 - 1987
- Channel
- BBC One
- Episodes
- 93 (12 series), plus 5 further specials
- Stars
- Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett
- Writers
- Ronnie Barker, Peter Vincent, Spike Mullins, David Renwick, David Newman, Peter Osborne, Mike Radford, Michael Palin and more
- Directors
- Terry Hughes, Peter Whitmore, Brian Penders, Paul Jackson, Marcus Plantin and Marcus Mortimer
- Producers
- Terry Hughes, Peter Whitmore, Brian Penders, Paul Jackson, Marcus Plantin, Michael Hurll and James Gilbert
- Company
Mixing songs, sketches, comic monologues, witty wordplay, glittering song-and-dance numbers, silly stories and much more, The Two Ronnies sees comedy stars Ronnie Corbett and Ronnie Barker uniting for the first time, in what would become a defining highlight of each of their careers.
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Additional details
- Production
- Studio
- Camera set-up
- Multi-camera
- Picture
- Colour
Website links
- BBC Comedy Guide
A guide to the show on the BBC website. - IMDb
- Wikipedia
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Saturday 10th April 1971 at 8:15pm on BBC One
- Next repeats
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- Series 4, Episode 8: Tomorrow at 2:05am on Gold
- Series 1, Episode 1: Sunday at 2:25am on Gold
- Series 1, Episode 2: Monday at 2:25am on Gold
- Series 3, Episode 6: Tuesday at 1:15am on Gold
- Series 3, Episode 7: Wednesday at 1:15am on Gold
- Series 3, Episode 2: Wednesday at 2:05am on Gold
- Series 3, Episode 8: Thursday at 1:20am on Gold
- Most recent repeats
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- Friday 26th July 2024 at 1:55am on Gold - Series 4, Episode 5
- Thursday 25th July 2024 at 2:15am on Gold - Series 4, Episode 4
- Thursday 25th July 2024 at 1:35am on Gold - Series 4, Episode 3