Episode guide
Morecambe & Wise: Specials
- Episode 1: Christmas Show (1969) 50m The musical guests are Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen, The Pattersons, Nina van Pallandt and Frankie Vaughan. Ernie starts the show dressed as a hippy. Eric and Ernie visit Fenella Fielding…
- Episode 2: Christmas Show (1970) Dec 25, 1970 · 50m The second seasonal offering saw the return of recurring guest star Peter Cushing who still hadn't been paid (a joke that was to continue well into their Thames Television days); also…
- Episode 3: Christmas Show (1971) Dec 25, 1971 · 50m Considered by many to be their finest hour, the festive edition for 1971 contains several all-time classics such as Shirley Bassey singing Smoke Gets in Your Eyes whilst the boys…
- Episode 4: Christmas Show (1972) Dec 25, 1972 · 50m No series was produced in 1972 with the duo concentrating on a high-quality spectacular for Christmas Night, by this time their show had become a staple part of festive viewing and the…
- Episode 5: Christmas Show (1973) Dec 25, 1973 · 50m By this time, an established running gag was the fact that our intrepid duo could not get stars to work with them, and this show features four cameo appearances from Yehudi Menuhin, Rudolf…
- Episode 6: Parkinson Takes A Christmas Look At Morecambe & Wise 1974 Dec 25, 1974 · 50m This was the only year that the duo were with the BBC that no festive programme was made and there was a decrease in their output after this time. Instead of a brand new show the pair were…
- Episode 7: Christmas Show (1975 ) Dec 25, 1975 · 50m The musical guests are Diane Solomon, Brenda Arnau, Des O'Connor and Diana Rigg. Eric and Ernie go to the psychiatrist. Des O'Connor has trouble singing. Diana Rigg stars as Nell Gwynne in…
- Episode 8: Christmas Show (1976) Dec 25, 1976 · 50m The only BBC show that Eric and Ernie made (save for series one) that wasn't penned exclusively by Eddie Braben. Instead, established writers Barry Cryer and John Junkin (among others)…
- Episode 9: Eric & Ernie's Christmas Show (1977) Dec 25, 1977 · 50m The final BBC Christmas Show attracted audience figures of 28.5 million, a record that has still to be broken; this was also the first time that Christian names were used in the opening…
- Episode 10: The Best of Morecambe & Wise Oct 1, 2001 · 50m A collection of some oof your favourite sketches from an irreplaceable comedy partnership, including: Anthony and Cleopatra Monty on the Bounty The meeting of Byron and Keats Eric being…
- Episode 11: Christmas Show (1981) 50m This show marked in some ways the fact that Morecambe & Wise were no longer a prime asset; it was the first time in their television careers that their festive offering had not been…
- Episode 12: Christmas Show (1982) 50m
- Episode 13: Night Train to Murder (1983) 50m
- Episode 15: Song and Dance Dec 24, 2012 · 50m Penelope Keith throws a spotlight on Eric and Ernie's passion for music with a waltz through the archives, showcasing the most brilliant Morecambe & Wise routines and unearthing the…
- Episode 24: 1970: The Lost Tape Oct 8, 1970 · 50m As a Christmas treat for comedy fans, this is a complete episode of The Morecambe and Wise Show, that had been considered lost for over 50 years. Eric’s son Gary Morecambe discovered the…
- Episode 25: The Lost Tapes Episode 1 Oct 9, 1970
- Episode 26: The Lost Tapes Episode 2 Oct 10, 1970