Bring Me Morecambe and Wise: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

With first hand testimony from Eric Morecambe's wife, Joan, and those who knew the duo best, Bring Me Morecambe and Wise blends comment with rare and unseen footage, providing a unique view of the pair whose comedy partnership lasted 43 years. Each of the five episodes of this definitive guide to Eric and Ernie examines a particular theme, including their journey From Stage to Screen, The Sketches, The Plays, The Guests and The Christmas Specials and features some rare and unseen footage. Famous fans, including Chris Tarrant, Stephen Mangan and Hugh Dennis talk about their love of the pair's comedy. The series blends anecdotes from friends and family and provides a unique view of the pair whose comedy partnership produced some of the highest-ever TV ratings.

Series details

• Title: Bring Me Morecambe and Wise
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 2012-11-21
• Final broadcast date listed: 2012-12-19
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: U&GOLD
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 42405
• IMDb ID: tt2471888
• TVDB ID: 264364

Cast and credited roles

• Victoria Wood — Narrator

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2012-11-21; final listed air date 2012-12-19; episode order: 5.

Source and licence

Adapted from Bring Me Morecambe and Wise on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.