All Seasons

Season 1

  • S01E01 Culture and Sophistication

    • November 8, 2019
    • Gold

    Lenny Henry is joined by special guests Glenda Jackson and Hugh Dennis – with special help from Angela Rippon – to reveal how Morecambe and Wise can tell us all we need to know about being cultured and sophisticated. Stand by for brilliant but rarely seen clips from Eric and Ernie's heyday, along with familiar favourites such as ‘Antony and Cleopatra' – a play "what Ernie wrote" – and the immortal encounter with Andre Previn as Eric plays "all the right notes – but not necessarily in the right order…"

  • S01E02 Work and Money

    • November 15, 2019
    • Gold

    Lenny Henry is joined by guests Michael Grade, John Thomson and Gary Morecambe – with special help from Angela Rippon – to reveal how Morecambe and Wise can tell us all we need to know about work and money. Stand by for brilliant but rarely seen clips from Eric and Ernie's heyday, featuring famous guest stars and highlighting Ernie's legendary miserliness. Plus a spontaneous recreation of Eric's immortal paper bag trick.

  • S01E03 Travel and Adventure

    • November 22, 2019
    • Gold

    Lenny Henry takes a look at rarely seen footage featuring the immortal duo at the peak of their careers, here joined by guests including Gary Morecambe, Susan Hampshire, Nina Wadia and Angela Rippon to focus on how they approached the themes of travel and adventure in their comedy.

  • S01E04 Love and Relationships

    • November 29, 2019
    • Gold

    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.