Single drama telling the story of Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise's formative years, from child stars to national treasures. 'Big head, short legs' is Eric Bartholomew's first impression of Ernie Wiseman, but their friendship endures and, encouraged by his well-meaning but determined mother Sadie, Eric became the funny man to Ernie's 'feed'. After a successful stint in children's variety, they work their way up the ladder of live performance, but after a disastrous television debut in the series Running Wild, Morecambe and Wise learn to trust their own instincts and just make people laugh.
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Daniel Rigby as Eric Morecambe
Bryan Dick as Ernie Wise
Victoria Wood as Sadie Bartholomew
Vic Reeves as George Bartholomew
Reece Shearsmith as Harry Wiseman
Emer Kenny as Joan
Hannah Steele as Doreen
Ted Robbins as Jack Hylton
Jonah Lees as Young Eric
Harry McEntire as Young Ernie
Pam Shaw as Lily
Ria Jones as Landlady
Angela Curran as Edna
Julian Wadham as Ronnie Waldman
Fine Time Fontayne as Stage Door Keeper
Lee Oakes as Stage Door Keeper
Marcus Taylor as Stage Door Keeper
Andrew Greenough as Gordon Noval
Esmé Bianco as Lola
Robert Willox as Doug
Ian Ross-Henderson as Heckler
Alex Price as Nigel
Stephen Aintree as Vernon
Peter Gunn as Billy Crackers
Thomas Aldersley as MC
Martin Walsh as Fishmonger
Clara Darcy as Usherette
Carolynne Good as Girl form Vasaria
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