Season
Episodes
12 October 1961
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Acker Bilk
Acker Bilk
2 November 1961
9 November 1961
16 November 1961
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Cast
Eric Morecambe
Self
Ernie Wise
Self
Morecambe & Wise
1961
6.5
20 Seasons
Comedy
The Morecambe & Wise Show is 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 series 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 special, retaining its title, the show moved over to ITV.