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Morecambe & Wise: The Whole Story

Episode #1.2 (Season 1, Episode 2)
TV Episode | Documentary, Comedy

Part 2 looks at success and television. The television years didn't come easy. After their appalling baptism of fire with Running Wild on the BBC, Eric and Ernie's TV career was marked out by an anxiety never to lose editorial control ...See morePart 2 looks at success and television. The television years didn't come easy. After their appalling baptism of fire with Running Wild on the BBC, Eric and Ernie's TV career was marked out by an anxiety never to lose editorial control again. Written by Trevor See less
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Dec 1, 2013 (United Kingdom)

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48 cast members
Name Known for
Dean Lennox Kelly
Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice)   See fewer
Eric Morecambe
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Ernie Wise
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Eric Sykes
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Gary Morecambe
Self - Eric's Son Self - Eric's Son   See fewer
Tony Hannan
Self - Writer, 'A History of Northern Comedy' Self - Writer, 'A History of Northern Comedy'   See fewer
Graham McCann
Self - Author, 'Morecambe & Wise' Self - Author, 'Morecambe & Wise'   See fewer
Michael Parkinson
Self - Chat Show Host (archive footage) Self - Chat Show Host (archive footage)   See fewer
Doreen Blythe
Self - Ernie's Wife - Interviewed in 2008 (archive footage) (as Doreen Wise) Self - Ernie's Wife - Interviewed in 2008 (archive footage) (as Doreen Wise)   See fewer
Joan Morecambe
Self - Eric's Wife Self - Eric's Wife   See fewer
Eddie Braben
Self - Writer, 'The Morecambe & Wise Show', 1969-1981 - Interviewed in 2008 (archive footage) Self - Writer, 'The Morecambe & Wise Show', 1969-1981 - Interviewed in 2008 (archive footage)   See fewer
Fenella Fielding
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Peter Cook
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Dudley Moore
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Barry Cryer
Self - Writer, 'The Morecambe & Wise Christmas Show', 1972 Self - Writer, 'The Morecambe & Wise Christmas Show', 1972   See fewer
Penelope Keith
Self - 'The Morecambe & Wise Christmas Show', 1972 Self - 'The Morecambe & Wise Christmas Show', 1972   See fewer
Peter Cushing
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Jimmy Clitheroe
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Marty Feldman
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
David Frost
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Billy Bennett
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
C.P. Lee
Self - University of Salford (as Dr C P Lee) Self - University of Salford (as Dr C P Lee)   See fewer
Glenda Jackson
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Janet Webb
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Wilson Keppel and Betty
Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage)   See fewer
Robin Day
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
John Ammonds
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Gail Morecambe
Self - Eric's Daughter Self - Eric's Daughter   See fewer
Ann Hamilton
Self - Actor, 'The Morecambe & Wise Show', 1969-1976 Self - Actor, 'The Morecambe & Wise Show', 1969-1976   See fewer
Angela Rippon
Self - 'The Morecambe & Wise Christmas Show', 1976 Self - 'The Morecambe & Wise Christmas Show', 1976   See fewer
Shirley Bassey
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Ernest Maxin
Self - Choreographer, 'The Morecambe & Wise Show', 1968-1974 / Producer, 1974-1977 Self - Choreographer, 'The Morecambe & Wise Show', 1968-1974 / Producer, 1974-1977   See fewer
André Previn
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Michael Grade
Self - Agent, 'Billy Marsh Associates', 1966-1973 Self - Agent, 'Billy Marsh Associates', 1966-1973   See fewer
Michael Aspel
Self - 'The Morecambe & Wise Christmas Show', 1977 Self - 'The Morecambe & Wise Christmas Show', 1977   See fewer
Roy Castle
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Bruce Forsyth
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Cliff Richard
Self - 'The Morecambe & Wise Show', 1973 (as Sir Cliff Richard) Self - 'The Morecambe & Wise Show', 1973 (as Sir Cliff Richard)   See fewer
Mike Fountain
Self - Eric's Chauffeur, 1968-1984 Self - Eric's Chauffeur, 1968-1984   See fewer
Des O'Connor
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Tom Jones
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Barry Norman
Self - 'The Morecambe & Wise Christmas Show', 1977 Self - 'The Morecambe & Wise Christmas Show', 1977   See fewer
Richard Baker
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Peter Woods
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Bill Cotton
Self - Head of Variety, BBC TV, 1967-1970 - Interviewed in 2002 (archive footage) Self - Head of Variety, BBC TV, 1967-1970 - Interviewed in 2002 (archive footage)   See fewer
Tessa Wyatt
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
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