Southern Television's 'celebrity stories' series continues on DVD. Following a release containing series one and two, Renown Pictures has now issued series three and four. Host Dick Hills welcomes star names such as Clive Dunn, Yootha Joyce, Max Wall, Kenneth Williams, Henry Cooper, Roy Castle, Charlie Drake, Tom O’Connor and Peggy Mount to name just
Britain's favourite comedy double act before Morecambe & Wise found fame in the 1960s, cousins Jimmy Jewel and Ben Warriss are now largely forgotten - despite having a huge impact on radio and television comedy.
Sunshine And Laughter: The Story of Morecambe & Wise : Book reviews 2021 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide chortle.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from chortle.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
BBC gets a complained 52 years on.
You don’t normally equate Morecambe and Wise with causing offence.
But the BBC’s complaints unit today reveals that they have investigated the much-loved duo over a comedy sketch they recorded in 1968.
The skit featured Irish singer Ronnie Carroll and contained references to the IRA that at least one viewer found offensive enough to complain about.
Carroll played an IRA commander testing the Irish credentials of recruits Eric and Ernie, setting them challenges such as dancing a jig - which Morecambe was singularly unable to do, all the while affecting a dreadful cod Irish accent.