Bring Me Morecambe & Wise

British TV series or programme
Bring Me Morecambe & Wise
Narrated byVictoria Wood
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes5 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time60 minutes
Original release
NetworkGold
Release21 November (2012-11-21) –
19 December 2012 (2012-12-19)

Bring Me Morecambe & Wise is a five-part television documentary series that goes behind the scenes of one of Morecambe and Wise acts.[1] The series was first shown on UK television station Gold in November 2012. The first of five sixty minute shows aired on 21 November 2012.[2][3]

In the series, people close to the duo are interviewed about their shared experiences during the 1970s and 1980s.[4] The series also showcases never-before-seen sketches and routines from the double act and clips from some of their earliest TV performances, as well as an interview with Eric Morecambe's wife Joan.[5][6]

Episode list

# Title Air date
1"From Stage to Screen"21 November 2012 (2012-11-21)
2"The Guest Stars"28 November 2012 (2012-11-28)
3"At Home with Eric and Ern"5 December 2012 (2012-12-05)
4"The Plays Wot Ernie Wrote"12 December 2012 (2012-12-12)
5"Christmas"19 December 2012 (2012-12-19)

References

  1. ^ "GOLD Unveils Unseen Sketches In Bring Me Morecambe And Wise". UKTV.co.uk. 7 June 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2012.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Morecambe & Wise breakfast scene named 'most iconic sketch'". Digital Spy. 21 November 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
  3. ^ "The Morecambe And Wise Story". Britishclassiccomedy. 15 November 2012. Archived from the original on 19 April 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
  4. ^ "Bring Me Morecambe & Wise". Comedy.co.uk. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
  5. ^ "Morecambe and Wise Documentary Uncovers Lost Sketch". Radio Times. 21 November 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
  6. ^ "Bring me Morecambe and Wise". Virgin Media. 21 November 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2012.

External links

  • Bring Me Morecambe & Wise at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  • Bring Me Morecambe & Wise at UKTV
  • Bring Me Morecambe & Wise at British Comedy Guide
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Morecambe and Wise
  • Eric Morecambe
  • Ernie Wise
Collaborators
  • Hills and Green
  • Eddie Braben
  • John Ammonds
  • Ernest Maxin
  • Barry Cryer
  • John Junkin
Television
  • Running Wild (1954)
  • Two of a Kind (1961–1968)
  • The Morecambe & Wise Show (BBC, 1968–1977)
  • The Morecambe & Wise Show (ITV, 1978–1983)
Episode lists
  • Two of a Kind (1961–1968)
  • The Morecambe & Wise Show (BBC, 1968–1977)
  • The Morecambe & Wise Show (ITV, 1978–1983)
  • Other television appearances
RadioFilms
  • The Intelligence Men (1965)
  • That Riviera Touch (1966)
  • The Magnificent Two (1967)
  • Night Train to Murder (1983)
Songs
  • "Bring Me Sunshine"
Books by
  • Eric & Ernie: The Autobiography of Morecambe & Wise (1973)
  • Morecambe & Wise: There's No Answer to That! (1981)
  • Still on My Way to Hollywood (1990, Wise only)
Television tributes
  • Bring Me Sunshine: A Gala Evening (1984)
  • Morecambe and Wise: Bring Me Sunshine (1994)
  • Morecambe & Wise: Greatest Moments (2008)
  • Bring Me Morecambe & Wise (2012)
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