Morecambe & Wise

Season 16 Episode 7: Christmas With Morecambe & Wise 1980

Another outing sees further material re-used; the opening spot on-stage is however largely new and sees Eric presenting Ernie with a life-sized monogrammed wallet which he is at times. duly trapped inside; following this Mick McManus replaces Henry Cooper in a re-worked sketch, Jill Gascoigne visits the duo for dinner (previously Ann Hamilton had appeared in this sketch), a new Rolf Harris sketch also features, Alec Guinness is the doctor who sees two as one, and Peter Barkworth provides the butt for jokes in the Ernie Wise's Hamlet skit at the end.

Genre:

Comedy

Seasons:

19

Episodes:

170

Cast:

Eric Morecambe, Ernie Wise

Quality:

HD

Duration:

50 min

First Air:

1961

Rating:

6.5