The Morecambe & Wise Show (1961)
The Morecambe & Wise Show is the third TV series by English comedy double-act Morecambe and Wise. It began airing in 1968 on BBC2, specifically because it was then the only channel broadcasting in colour, following the duo's move to the BBC from ATV, where they had made Two of a Kind since 1961. The series was popular enough to be moved to BBC1, with its Christmas specials garnering prime-time audiences in excess of 20 million, some of the largest in British television history. After their 1977 Christmas special, retaining its title, the show moved over to ITV.
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Episode 1 - Episode 1
Release Date: 1970-01-14Ern the baggy pants comic Ticket clipper In bed: the secret of long life Monks smoking The world’s strongest man Lost voice Record shop Ernie is getting married
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Episode 2 - Episode 2
Release Date: 1970-01-28Ernie’s award, Ernie leaves, Passing the joke, Buskers, Monks: the epilogue, Routine with Nina, Ian Carmichael introduction, Frankenstein’s Monster
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Episode 3 - Episode 3
Release Date: 1970-02-11Ernie gets with it Playing in the park Ernie takes a bath Window-cleaning See you at seven Visiting Fenella Fielding Monks: feeding the birds Bowling Fenella Fielding stars in the Ernie Wise play "Nelson And Lady Hamilton"
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Episode 4 - Episode 4
Release Date: 1970-03-11Eric’s wig Meeting Diane Cilento for dinner At the cinema Soaking feet Play introduction Diane Cilento starts in the Ernie Wise play "The Barrats Of Wimpole Street"
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Episode 5 - Episode 5
Release Date: 1970-03-25The permissive show, Edward Chapman introduction, Trouble At Mill, A Shot In The Dark, Whistling at bus stop, Monks: shopping, Princess Anne
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Episode 6 - Episode 6
Release Date: 1970-04-08This episode was entered for the Golden Rose Of Montreaux. The opening spot see the duo attempting to exchange trousers, then Nina performs the Banana Boat Song with some backing and percussion from the duo; a powerful binoculars skit is followed by Eric's enormous ventriloquist doll "Oggy" closing the show with Bring Me Sunshine.
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Episode 7 - Episode 7
Release Date: 1970-04-22Ernie the scout The Nose Blowers Trying to sleep/Richard Greene Love In A Mist Pocket radio Monks: dancing Richard Greene introduction Richard Greene stars in the Ernie Wise play "The Lost Valley"