Basic Info

First Air: December 27, 2018

Status: Ended

Seasons & Episodes

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 3

Last Episode

Name: Episode 3

Season: 1, Episode: 3

Air Date: 2019-01-10

Runtime: 45 min

Eric and Ernie first work in colour on American television and are invited to perform on a major TV special alongside stars like Bing Crosby and Bob Hope. Back in Britain, an ill-fated endeavour to record a series designed for both British and American audiences proves a disappointing end to their time at ATV, and drives them into the waiting arms of the BBC where they go on to deliver the best work of their careers.

Morecambe & Wise in America

2018 1 seasons 3 episodes

Overview

Three part series hosted by Jonathan Ross, telling the story of Eric and Ernie's attempts to break America. Over the course of five years in the 1960s, Morecambe and Wise made multiple trips to New York to appear on the USA's biggest variety show, The Ed Sullivan Show. The untold story of their attempt to make it in the States is documented for the first time, including footage that has never been shown on British television before.