Eric and Ernie

Eric and Ernie is a 2011 television film produced by BBC Wales on the early career of the British comic doubleact Morecambe and Wise. It completed production in 2010 and premiered on BBC Two onJanuary 2011. It was watched by 6.65 million viewers.

After war service they become successful on stage and on radio but their attempt to crack the new medium of television is a disaster because they have been forced to accept a script which will make their Northernness acceptable to Southern viewers. As a result, the duo go their own ways and split up. However Sadie knows the formula that once worked and pushes Eric, now married to dancer Joan, into contacting Ernie, who is married to dancer Doreen. They decide to reform, on their own terms, into the act that would become one of the most successful performing duos ever in British comedy.Daniel Rigby won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actor at the 2011 BAFTAs for his performance as Eric Morecambe. ........

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