The Two Ronnies: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Long running BBC comedy show consisting of sketches and humourous musical routines involving the large Ronnie Barker and the small Ronnie Corbett.

Most sketches involved both men, but occasionally only the one. Barker was excellent at fast talking and complicated dialog. Each week Corbett would tell a short joke and in doing so he'd digress and tell a dozen or more unrelated jokes on his way to the main punch line. Each series contained a mini comedy series as well as characters that'd return weekly. Also on the bill would be a musical piece from a well known singer/group.

Series details

• Title: The Two Ronnies
• Format: Variety
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1971-04-10
• Final broadcast date listed: 1986-02-01
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 45 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 7741
• IMDb ID: tt0066721
• TVDB ID: 76590

Cast and credited roles

• Ronnie Corbett — Various
• Ronnie Barker — Various

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1971-04-10; final listed air date 1971-05-29; episode order: 8.
• Season 2: premiered 1972-09-16; final listed air date 1972-11-04; episode order: 8.
• Season 3: premiered 1973-09-27; final listed air date 1974-01-03; episode order: 8.
• Season 4: premiered 1975-01-02; final listed air date 1975-02-20; episode order: 8.
• Season 5: premiered 1976-09-04; final listed air date 1976-10-23; episode order: 8.
• Season 6: premiered 1977-11-12; final listed air date 1977-12-31; episode order: 8.
• Season 7: premiered 1978-12-26; final listed air date 1979-02-13; episode order: 8.
• Season 8: premiered 1980-11-01; final listed air date 1980-12-26; episode order: 8.
• Season 9: premiered 1981-12-05; final listed air date 1982-01-23; episode order: 8.
• Season 10: premiered 1983-12-10; final listed air date 1984-01-14; episode order: 6.
• Season 11: premiered 1985-02-13; final listed air date 1985-03-13; episode order: 5.
• Season 12: premiered 1985-12-25; final listed air date 1986-02-01; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Two Ronnies 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.