Summary
Lenny Henry takes a look at rarely seen footage featuring the immortal duo at the peak of their careers. Featuring contributions from some of their admiring co-stars.
Trust Morecambe & Wise
- Season 1
- 4 episodes
- Comedy
- Documentary and factual
Episode 4: Love and Relationships
Summary
Lenny Henry takes a look at footage featuring the duo at the peak of their careers, here focusing on how they approached the themes of love and relationships in their comedy. Featuring contributions by Gary Morecambe, Michele Dotrice, Ben Miller and Angela Rippon
Review
If there was a showbiz equivalent of Willie Wonka’s Golden Ticket, it was getting the call-up to appear with Eric and Ern.
“What a happy, happy time that was,” says a clearly moved Michele Dotrice about appearing in 1976. Her versatile turn in a Lady Chatterley spoof is proof of Dotrice’s comedy chops, but then this series has amply demonstrated the quality of the boys’ supporting artists. As well as their mischievous ability to make their guests laugh. “They knew that I was their best audience,” says Dotrice, “and I would pee myself!”
The last of Gold’s clipshows has a theme of love and relationships, and features some solid if slightly saucy laughs. But none of the scenes compares with those underlining the strength of the duo’s own rapport. One, in which they speak, and gesture, at exactly the same time, is still astonishing – and that’s not just down to thorough rehearsal.
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| role | name |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Lenny Henry |
| Unknown | Angela Rippon |
| Unknown | Gary Morecambe |
| Unknown | Michele Dotrice |
| Unknown | Ben Miller |
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Episode 4
Love and Relationships
Summary
Lenny Henry takes a look at footage featuring the duo at the peak of their careers, here focusing on how they approached the themes of love and relationships in their comedy. Featuring contributions by Gary Morecambe, Michele Dotrice, Ben Miller and Angela RipponReview
If there was a showbiz equivalent of Willie Wonka’s Golden Ticket, it was getting the call-up to appear with Eric and Ern.
“What a happy, happy time that was,” says a clearly moved Michele Dotrice about appearing in 1976. Her versatile turn in a Lady Chatterley spoof is proof of Dotrice’s comedy chops, but then this series has amply demonstrated the quality of the boys’ supporting artists. As well as their mischievous ability to make their guests laugh. “They knew that I was their best audience,” says Dotrice, “and I would pee myself!”
The last of Gold’s clipshows has a theme of love and relationships, and features some solid if slightly saucy laughs. But none of the scenes compares with those underlining the strength of the duo’s own rapport. One, in which they speak, and gesture, at exactly the same time, is still astonishing – and that’s not just down to thorough rehearsal.
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role name Presenter Lenny Henry Unknown Angela Rippon Unknown Gary Morecambe Unknown Michele Dotrice Unknown Ben Miller
