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& Wise Eric Morecambe & Ernie
Wise remain Britain's best loved comedy double act. So
famous, they're often just referred to just as Eric &
Ernie. Ernie being the straight man, the earnest
playwright, who Eric happily put down, while Eric himself
was totally madcap. It was no rocket science,
regarding formula, but with a combination of high quality
writing, brilliantly delivered by Eric, Ernie, and high
calibre guest stars such as Glenda Jackson, Vanessa
Redgrave, Diana Rigg, André Previn, and Peter Cushing,
it's easy to see why it has endured - two decades after
the partnership came to an end with Eric's death in 1984. The innocence of Eric
& Ernie sharing the same bed is endearing somehow.
Mary Whitehouse never picked on 'em for that! The long-running
gag of the guest stars demanding their money never seemed
to grow stale, and it was such a prestigious gig, in the
'70s particularly, that you kind of suspect a lot of
stars would have paid to have been on the show - as it
would have been a big boost to their careers! Memorable moments included
Angela Rippon displaying her shapely pins, André Previn
getting a music lesson from Eric, the 'Singin' In The
Rain Sketch', and Morecambe & Wise grapefruit
squeezing to David Rose's 'The Stripper' tune. Both Eric & Ernie
seemed unaffected people, and didn't seem that dissimilar
to their on screen personas, though I did once see Eric
lose his temper at a Junior Hatters (Luton Town FC Junior
Supporters Club) do in the early '70s, and rightly so.
Someone was being obnoxious, and you could have heard a
pin drop after that - testament to the respect even
children had for the great man. - Paul Rance/booksmusicfilmstv.com.
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Morecambe
and Wise
Author: Graham McCann
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Morecambe
and Wise
Author: Eric Morcambe, Ernie Wise
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The
Very Best of Morecambe & Wise
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The
Intelligence Men
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Morecambe
and Wise
Author: Gary Morecambe
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The
Morecambe and Wise Christmas Special
Author: Eric Morecambe, Ernie Wise
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The
Morecambe And Wise Movie Collection [1965]
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The
Magnificent Two
Songs
& Sketches
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Morecambe
And Wise - Night Train To Murder [1984]
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The
Morecambe & Wise Show
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Morecambe
and Wise - Behind the Sunshine
Author: Gary Morecambe, Martin Sterling, Graham
Roberts
That
Riviera Touch
The
Intelligence Men
The
Magnificent Two