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'Lost' Morecambe and Wise Episode to Air on BBC and Fans Don't Have Long to Wait
Film Is Fabulous! found the lost episode in a former television professional’s estate, and BBC Four will also air a companion special.
- On Thursday, May 14, the BBC will broadcast a long-lost episode of The Morecambe and Wise Show, which remained missing since its original broadcast on 16 September 1968.
- The charitable trust Film Is Fabulous! uncovered the episode within the estate of a former television industry professional and subsequently returned the footage to the BBC.
- Sid Green and Dick Hills penned sketches for the 1968 installment, which features Ann Hamilton and Jenny Lee-Wright alongside a musical performance by The Paper Dolls.
- Eric Morecambe's son, Gary Morecambe, expressed excitement about viewing the footage for the first time since he was 12 years old, calling the discovery "really quite wonderful."
- This broadcast coincides with the centenary of Eric Morecambe's birth, as BBC Archives director Noreen Adams described the duo as one of the most loved British comedy acts.
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BBC finally confirms air date of 'missing' episode of The Morecambe and Wise Show - and it's soon
The BBC has finally confirmed when a lost episode of Morecambe and Wise is set to be broadcast - and there isn’t too long to wait.It was announced last week that an episode of the legendary sketch show starring the British comedy icons from season 1 - which wasn’t archived at the time of broadcast - had been recovered.The episode, which was previously thought to be lost forever, was discovered at the estate of a former TV professional by Film Is…
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