The Morecambe & Wise Show

Morecambe and Wise, described as 'the most illustrious, and the best-loved, double act that Britain has ever produced', first achieved their phenomenal television success in the early 1960s with this long-running hit series for ATV. Showcasing their mildly anarchic humour, impeccable sense of timing and keen eye for the absurd in a feast of uproarious sketches and lampoonery. Each half-hour extravaganza features fast-moving skits and musical parodies, with Eric and Ernie giving us their very own Telstar and inimitable versions of television favourites Supercar, Face to Face and Candid Camera - turning to crime with a satirical take on some of the most popular police series of the '60s. But that’s not all. They reveal their keen appreciation of Shakespeare by enacting Brutus and Cassius' quarrel in Julius Caesar and, in a nod to contemporary theatrical trends, Cleopatra's death scene is played in modern dress. To clear up any possible confusion, there’s even a sketch to help viewers remember which one is which... The series was billed on-screen as Two Of A Kind until 1963 and The Morecambe and Wise Show from 1964 onwards. However, for its entire run it was referred to by its stars and in TV listings as The Morecambe and Wise Show.


Aliases
  • Two Of A Kind (1961)
English
  • TheTVDB.com Series ID 70664
  • Status Ended
  • First Aired October 12, 1961
  • Recent December 24, 2012
  • Network BBC One ITV1
  • Average Runtime 30 minutes
  • Genres Comedy
  • Original Country Great Britain
  • Original Language English
  • On Other Sites IMDB
  • Episode Screenshot Format 4:3 Screencap
  • Favorited This series has been favorited by 11 people.
  • Created February 4, 2008 by
    CraigWally
  • Modified July 12, 2022 by
    gadg17
Season From To Episodes
All Seasons
Specials December 1959 December 2012 8
Season 1 October 1961 December 1961 9
Season 2 June 1962 September 1962 13
Season 3 June 1963 September 1963 13
Season 4 April 1964 June 1964 13
Season 5 January 1966 March 1966 9
Season 6 October 1967 March 1968 11
Season 7 September 1968 October 1968 8
Season 8 July 1969 December 1969 5
Season 9 January 1970 April 1970 7
Season 10 July 1970 December 1970 7
Season 11 April 1971 December 1971 8
Season 12 September 1971 December 1972 8
Season 13 January 1973 December 1973 13
Season 15 December 1975 December 1978 3
Season 16 September 1980 December 1980 7
Unassigned Episodes 0
Season From To Episodes
Specials 0
Unassigned Episodes 142
Absolute ordering places all episodes in a single ordered season. This is generally used for anime.
Season From To Episodes
Season 1 0
Unassigned Episodes 142
Name Number of Episodes Dates
Sid Green and Dick Hills 67 10/12/1961 - 03/31/1968
Eddie Braben 16 07/27/1969 - 12/25/1977
Sid Green 4 02/19/1966 - 10/14/1968
Dick Hills 4 02/19/1966 - 10/14/1968
Name Number of Episodes Dates
Colin Clews 57 10/12/1961 - 03/19/1966
John Ammonds 21 09/23/1968 - 12/25/1980
Colin Clews, Philip Casson 11 10/01/1967 - 03/31/1968
Ernest Maxin 2 12/25/1977 - 12/25/1978
Alan Tarrant 1 12/26/1959
Barney Colehan 1 12/26/1959
Francis Essex 1
Name Number of Episodes Dates
Ernie Wise 2 12/25/1975
Eric Morecambe 2 12/25/1975

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BFI TV 100 (2000)

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The BFI TV 100 is a list of 100 television programmes or series that was compiled in 2000 by the British Film Institute (BFI), as chosen by a poll of industry professionals, with the aim to determine the best British television programmes of any genre that had been screened up to that time.

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