The Morecambe & Wise Show: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The Morecambe & Wise Show is a BBC television comedy sketch show and 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 Morecambe & Wise Show 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 show, Morecambe and Wise returned to ITV, keeping the title The Morecambe & Wise Show.

Series details

• Title: The Morecambe & Wise Show
• Format: Variety
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1968-09-02
• Final broadcast date listed: 1976-04-19
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC Two
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 7745
• IMDb ID: tt0063930
• TVDB ID: 248292

Cast and credited roles

• Eric Morecambe — Himself
• Ernie Wise — Himself

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1968-09-02; final listed air date 1968-10-21; episode order: 8.
• Season 2: premiered 1969-07-27; final listed air date 1969-09-07; episode order: 4.
• Season 3: premiered 1970-01-14; final listed air date 1970-04-22; episode order: 7.
• Season 4: premiered 1970-07-01; final listed air date 1970-10-08; episode order: 6.
• Season 5: premiered 1971-04-08; final listed air date 1971-07-15; episode order: 7.
• Season 6: premiered 1971-09-19; final listed air date 1971-10-31; episode order: 6.
• Season 7: premiered 1973-01-05; final listed air date 1973-03-23; episode order: 12.
• Season 8: premiered 1974-09-27; final listed air date 1974-11-01; episode order: 6.
• Season 9: premiered 1976-01-07; final listed air date 1976-04-19; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

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