A rib-tickling collection of seasonal sketches songs & plays from Eric & Ernie's BBC television Christmas specials ' The greatest double act in the history of British television' The Independent Morecambe & Wise are one of the most popular & enduring double acts ever to appear on television Their Christmas specials were amongst the highest-rated programmes of all time with viewing figures in the tens of millions & they soon became regarded as a national institution These highlights from the years 1969 to 1975 feature a host of stellar guests including Eric Porter Fenella Fielding Peter Cushing Glenda Jackson & Des O' Connor Here too is Ernie's play Victoria & Albert the classic Grieg's Piano Concerto with Eric as soloist conducted by Mr Andre Previn Preview & Eric's appearance at the flat with a giant Christmas tree taken from Trafalgar Square ('we were very lucky there was only one left') With the duo's inimitable style of delivery & repartee it's no wonder that a BBC poll saw Morecambe & Wise voted ' Best Light Entertainment Performers of All Time' This fantastic compilation represents the very best of Eric & Ernie's festive fun Duration 2 hours approx ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Morecambe & Wise are the greatest comedy double act ever to grace our TV screens The fabulous mixture of sketches musical numbers insights into their ‘home’ life’ & the play&s &wot Ernie wrote& brought them audiences in the millions On stage they were living legends with Eric’s raised eyebrows Des O’ Connor jibes & cheeky catchphrases putting every audience in the palm of their hands & of course the stars – from Shirley Bassey & Elton John to Laurence Olivier & Glenda Jackson – lined up to join in the fun This complete series

Includes:: nine series & five Christmas Specials & features every memorable moment of Eric & Ernie’s BBC career including the legendary Singin’ in the Rain the famous Andre Previn appearances & the acclaimed Breakfast Stripper sketch – as well as every shoulder-&-cheek slap Luton Town reference & “ Not Now Arthur!” in between

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One of Britain best-loved comedy double acts appear a variety show that combines sketches musical numbers & the plays Ernie wrote& that became a firm family favourite This collection features the surviving footage of the first & complete second series ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play It was as much a part of Christmas Day as the Queen&s Speech & Turkey & Plum Pudding The Morecambe & Wise Christmas Day Special was an event not to be missed! The legendary comedy duo&s Christmas Specials began in 1969 but the phenomenon exploded in 1971 when the first lavish extended Christmas production was broadcast Shirley Bassey sang in hobnail boots; Glenda Jackson was serenaded by an assortment of BBC Presenters & the Andre Previn sketch stole the show From then on every subsequent year demanded new stars & great sketches Diana Rigg played Nell Gwynne Elton John was sent the wrong way round Television Centre Vanessa Redgrave starred in a Latin-American extravaganza & a leggy Angela Rippon emerged from behind the news desk to perform a legendary dance routine In their last year at the BBC the show reached it&s peak as a record 28 million people tuned in to see a chorus line of newsreaders acrobatically dance & sing & There Ain&t Nothing Like A Dame& Penelope Keith climb awkwardly from an unfinished stairway & an unexpected return for Elton John

Includes:: all 8 christmas specials from The Morecambe & Wise Show in colour from 1969 to 1977 Actors Eric Morecambe & Ernie Wise Certificate PG Year 1969
- 1977 Languages English


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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Box set featuring all three of Eric & Ernie&s big screen adventures In & The Intelligence Men& (1965) Eric helps secret agent Ernie to protect Russian ballerina Madame Petrovna when her life is placed in danger In & That Riviera Touch& (1966) the pair travel to the Riviera where they become mixed up with jewel thieves while attempting to romance the beautiful Claudette In & The Magnificent Two& (1967) the boys visit Latin America where Eric is persuaded by a latin beauty to impersonate a dead rebel leader ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play All the best comedy routines from the ever popular comedy duo including & Anthony & Cleopatra& & Monty On Bounty& & Bryon Meets Keats& & more ...

Quivira Kowtow The Devil & Me Tall Boogie Broken Sunshine Red Bricks Stranger Than Most Road Blind Bite Your Tongue Everybody Wants to Rule the World Waste Away Time Ain&t Long Modern Boy ...

Take Me With You (When You Go) Mean & Evil Hannah When The Lights Are Burning Low Woman Down In Arkansas Mount Comfort Long Did I Hide It Waco Avenue I'm A King Bee ...

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In Karel Reisz's MORGAN A SUITABLE CASE FOR TREATMENT the wildly eccentric artist Morgan played with lunatic delight by David Warner is driven over the edge when his ex-wife Leonie (Vanessa Redgrave) with whom he is still smitten announces that she plans to remarry The focus of the film is tilted toward the comedic aspects of Morgan's exploits (King Kong is his role model) as he desperately tries to win Leonie back from her posh--and sane--fiance Charles Napier (Robert Stephens) Morgan begins by living in his ex-wife's car outside her apartment & things only get stranger from there Enter Vanessa Redgrave in her first major screen appearance possessing the most wickedly innocent look imaginable Although she firmly tells Morgan that their relationship is over because she wants a normal life with Napier she still engages in passionate sex with him The other woman in Morgan's life is his mother (Irene Handl) a Trotskyite who sincerely believes that Morgan should be taking over the country But even she can see that he has serious mental problems MORGAN is overall a likable comedy about the artist representing the id in all of us Who among us hasn't wanted to put on a gorilla suit & run amok ...