This heartfelt drama tells the story of Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise's formative years in show business growing from child stars into national treasures. Big head short legs was Eric Bartholomew's first impression of Ernie Wiseman but their friendship endured and after encouragement by his well-meaning but determined mother Sadie Eric became the funny man to Ernie's feed. After a successful stint in children's variety they worked their way up the ladder of live performance but after a disastrous television debut in the series Running Wild Morecambe and Wise learned... to trust their own instincts and just make people laugh. [show more]
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play. This heartfelt drama tells the story of Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise's formative years in show business growing from child stars into national treasures. "Big head, short legs" was Eric Bartholomew's first impression of Ernie Wiseman, but their friendship endured and after encouragement by his well-meaning but determined mother, Sadie, Eric became the funny man to Ernie's feed. After a successful stint in children's variety, they worked their way up the ladder of live performance, but after a disastrous television debut in the series Running Wild, Morecambe and Wise learned to trust their own instincts and just make people laugh. Actors Daniel Rigby, Bryan Dick, Victoria Wood, Jim Moir, Reece Shearsmith, Jonah Lees, Harry McEntire, Thomas Atkinson, Josh Benson & Emer Kenny Certificate 12 years and over Languages English
Feature-length BBC drama portraying the early lives of John Eric Bartholomew and Ernest Wiseman, who became household names as comedy double act Morecambe and Wise in the 1960s. Daniel Rigby and Bryan Dick star as Eric and Ernie, who first meet as child performers in the run-up to the Second World War. Despite some initial success on stage and radio, the men eventually go their separate ways following their service in the war and a disastrous first television outing. But Eric's mother Sadie (Victoria Wood) persuades her son to reform the act, leading to one of the most successful comedy pairings in television history.
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