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  • 1970-06-30T23:00:00Z on BBC Two
  • 30m
  • 5h 50m (7 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • Comedy
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.

7 episodes

Season Premiere

1970-06-30T23:00:00Z

10x01 Moon landing

Season Premiere

10x01 Moon landing

  • 1970-06-30T23:00:00Z50m

This Is Your Life, Moon landing, It’s over between us, Eric Porter’s dressing room, Tarzan’s last adventure, Six weeks to live, Bill-posting, The glove puppet, Monks: 007, Wuthering Heights

1970-07-14T23:00:00Z

10x02 In the Park with Baby

10x02 In the Park with Baby

  • 1970-07-14T23:00:00Z50m

Fox hunting, Record shop: bird calls, Visiting Eric’s parents, Three in a bed, Boarding house, In the park with baby, Telephone clock, Barbers shop, Frankie Vaughan’s son, Monks: sign posts, Pregnant lady calls for Ernie

1970-07-28T23:00:00Z

10x03 Underwear Shop

10x03 Underwear Shop

  • 1970-07-28T23:00:00Z50m

Health food, Contagious disease, Underwear shop, Miss Holiday resort, Nina’s cake, Monks: pay day, Writing in bed

1970-08-11T23:00:00Z

10x04 The Big Record

10x04 The Big Record

  • 1970-08-11T23:00:00Z50m

Ernie’s ballet Accident, Christening, Fenella Fielding comes to the flat, Directions from a policeman, The big record, Monks: dice, Sing Something Simple, I’ll See You Again

10x05 No Business like Big Business

  • 1970-08-25T23:00:00Z50m

The stool, The diet, Messing up Ernie’s plays/famous guest stars, Ticket collector, The drama critic, Monks: the organ, Barbara Murray introduction, There’s No Business Like Big Business, Politicians

1970-10-07T23:00:00Z

10x06 Special

10x06 Special

  • 1970-10-07T23:00:00Z50m

Previously considered lost, a b/w copy of this episode was discovered round 2020 and re-colourised by the BBC. It was transmitted it its restored form at Christmas 2021. Originally transmitted as a curtain-raiser to a repeat run of Morecambe and Wise shows in a new midweek slot on BBC1, it opens with the "moustache seeds" sketch that appeared on a BBC LP released at around this time. Unusually, all the guest artistes are singers and do not take part in sketches. Main guest is Paul Anka.

1970-12-24T23:00:00Z

10x07 Christmas Special 1970

10x07 Christmas Special 1970

  • 1970-12-24T23:00:00Z50m

Christmas presents - musical watch, Legionnaire in washroom, Economy Petrol (1), Sawing Peter Cushing in half, Christmas dinner with Ann Hamilton, Economy Petrol (2), Magic trick/Eric Porter, Economy Petrol (3), Long John Silver, Rabbit shooting, Economy Petrol (4), Not John Wayne, Duck hunters, Edward Woodward introduction, Edward want to sing, Economy Petrol (5), William Franklyn introduction, The Three Musketeers, Following You Around, Economy Petrol (6)

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